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Northshore April 2016

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149 CO N TAC T Mill No. 5 250 Jackson St. Lowell 978-656-1828 millno5.com having multiple great things to do." For the artisans, Lichoulas provides an alternative to rent- ing a storefront. For many this is a part-time gig. "This is a chance for people to start their business without debt. They start very small and perfect their craft and their message, and build it while having face-to-face [time] with customers," he explains. The spaces vary in size but all of them are pretty small, which forces people to "edit" what they offer—they must pare down to their "best stuff." The mill's limited hours are intentional. They are targeting the times people go out most often. It is a way to keep the costs of owning a small business down. It also helps stimulate relationships between the vendors. Thursday and Friday nights plus Saturdays and Sun- days—those are the required hours. Beyond that, they are free to open at other times of their choosing. On the fifth floor (currently, Mill No. 5 occupies only the fourth floor), New Vestures is moving in. The "co-working fashion makers- space" will occupy 3,000 square feet with sewing machines and cutting tables. Lichoulas is "bring- ing textiles back to the mill." Other ideas for how to use the upper floor include expanding the theater, creating a function space, adding an antiques market, and relocating the yoga studio to the quieter of the two floors. No doubt whatever ends up happening, it will be inspired—Lichoulas is a man brimming with novel ideas. "This is not a finished project," he affirms." (And neither is the defunct mill-turned-boutique-hotel the visionary thinks about building next.) Clockwise from left, Kim Graham manages The Farm Market. The coffee shop offers "sidewalk" seating. Serpentine Books carries antiquarian titles among other vintage items. FOR MORE ABOUT MILL NO. 5, GO TO NSHOREMAG.COM/ MILL-NO5/

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