"It's a community, more than just a business. It started like just a business operation, but now you know everybody by name, know their family, know their stories ... so it becomes a mixture of business and friendship."
"As people filter in on a recent Wednesday afternoon, they chat with Shaheen. He refuses the mailman's payment for a Dr. Pepper... rummages in the back room to find one extra-long zip tie, and offers it to them for free."
"Neighbors come to the shop to celebrate their birthdays, play a tune when a piano is set up on the sidewalk, or sit in folding chairs to watch a movie projected on a screen facing the street."
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