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| White Rabbit Boutique 529 Main Street Martinez, CA 94553 (located in the historic Martinez downtown - "Discover the Charm") (925) 229-1900 "A little bit of Berkeley, a little bit of Santa Cruz, and something in between" |
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| Anne Mobley’s White Rabbit Boutique opened its doors April 2005 on the 500 block in downtown Martinez. The shoppe was named after Anne’s favorite song from the 1960s by the Jefferson Airplane. When she was a younger woman, people used to tell Anne that she looked like Grace Slick, with that long hippie-style hairdo, which was so popular at the time. White Rabbit Boutique, complete with its purple awning outside and purple walls inside, brings a new and different type of shoppe to the Bay Area, and Martinez in particular. Of the choices for a location, Anne chose our historic downtown for the ambiance, because the people here are friendly, and because there is nowhere else like it in the Bay Area that has that “small town” atmosphere. Anne is very proud that White Rabbit Boutique received the “Best Place to Find a Unique Gift” award for Contra Costa County and was written up in a San Francisco newspaper for its uniqueness. White Rabbit Boutique has many hard to find items as well as items you wouldn’t think you could get here in Martinez. Anne says that her store is “a little bit of Berkeley, a little bit of Santa Cruz, and something in between” and she is right. Her very affordable clothing is geared toward the Martinez people. There are a few children’s clothing items among the extensive unisex t-shirts including great tie-dyes, but there is quite an extensive line of junior and women’s clothing ranging up to size 5X as well as Men's Hawaiian Shirts, t-shirts, and sport pants. There are even some gently used clothing items in her Second Hand Rose section. The gift items carried at White Rabbit Boutique range from the popular skulls, dragons, Egyptian, to cats, dogs, and other critters. The jewelry ranges from sterling silver to beautiful costume jewelry, all at affordable prices. Her shoppe is one of the few places to find AA and NA birthday (recovery) chips, self-help recovery books, clothing, jewelry, and other recovery merchandise. Local artists have also put their artwork in the shoppe and they hang proudly upon those beautiful purple walls. Among the local artists are: Ellen Graves, Chris Kapsalis, Diana Wesche, Roseann Curran, Casey Rasmussen White, and The deceased Nunzio Sparacino’s art works are displayed. Anne's background has been in local government since 1967, working for cities of Union City, South Lake Tahoe, Orinda, and Pleasant Hill, and most recently retiring from Contra Costa Water District after 14 years. In her career, Anne held the following positions: Secretary to the Directors of Planning, Public Works, Engineering, and Human Resources, Microfilm Technician, Office Services Coordinator, and Deputy City Clerk. While living in South Lake Tahoe from 1976 to 1986. she served as President of the Business and Professional Woman’s Club, Secretary to the Republican Woman’s Club, Secretary to the Cowboys and Petticoats Square Dance Club, Secretary/Treasurer of the South Shore Utility Coordinating Council, Member of the Meyers Cable TV Franchise Review Board, and was honored by the AAUW by being awarded the “Women Helping Women” Award. She ended her career in local government in December 2004 and embarked on a new career as a merchant. She is thrilled that she loves her new career which satisfies her desire for shopping. Her customers remark that they love her hand- picked selections of merchandise. Her first shoppe, White Rabbit, was located in Gardnerville, Nevada, where her son and his family live. She and her husband made trips up on weekends to bring in merchandise and work behind the counter which gave Anne the exposure to retailing. The first White Rabbit opened its doors February 2004 and closed a little over a year later when Anne retired so that she could relocate it to Martinez and we are very glad she did. Anne lives with her husband, Bill, in Pleasant Hill. They have two children and six grandchildren. Anne proudly served on the Main Street Martinez Board of Directors from January to September 2008, as President Bradley Jackson’s appointee until his resignation to run for a City Council seat. Anne was instrumental in founding the Downtown Retailers Focus Group in September 2008.The group’s goal is to network with other downtown retailers, promote downtown businesses, and to create events which raise funds for four identified non-profit organizations in Martinez. Anne is also a chairperson with OPEN Martinez, a Martinez citizen watchdog group whose primary goal is to stop redevelopment from coming to Martinez. White Rabbit Boutique is proud to be the first Martinez business to participate in the 3/50 Project. |
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miss if they disappeared? Stop in.
Say hello. Pick up something that
brings a smile. Your purchases
are what keep those businesses
around.
50 - If half the employed population
spent $50.00 each month at local
independent businesses, it would
generate more than $42.6 billion in
revenue.
68 - For every $100 spent in
locally owned independent stores,
$68 of that returns to the
community through taxes, payroll,
and other expenditures. If you
spend that in a national chain only
$43 stays here. Spend it online and
nothing stays here.
1 - The number of people it takes to
start the trend… YOU.
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Save your local economy!
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owned businesses would you
miss if they disappeared? Stop in.
Say hello. Pick up something that
brings a smile. Your purchases
are what keep those businesses
around.
50 - If half the employed population
spent $50.00 each month at local
independent businesses, it would
generate more than $42.6 billion in
revenue.
68 - For every $100 spent in
locally owned independent stores,
$68 of that returns to the
community through taxes, payroll,
and other expenditures. If you
spend that in a national chain only
$43 stays here. Spend it online and
nothing stays here.
1 - The number of people it takes to
start the trend… YOU.
Pick 3, spend 50
Save your local economy!
**Information provided by
the 3/50 Project**