"It's sad. I feel very sad," said Yvonne Lin, who lives in Lafayette with her three children. She moved two years ago to the East Bay from New York City to open a trampoline park. "Places like this need to exist. There's certain things that can't be replaced by the internet. You need to smell, touch, and feel things. I know they're going to keep it on the internet, but it's not the same."
"We get pretty much all the organics, anything that's fire safe here, that's our goal," said Avary Kent, an Oakland-based fire performer with Ministry of Flow. "And then the Burning Man costumes, and kink costumes, too. Fabric Outlet has the best selection for fire performance, Avary said, adding that the staff is always helpful. They always ask what project..."
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