Not quite, but Mark Bedol is working hard to make the Village a secret shopping getaway for Hollywood's A-List celebrities.
Bedol is the owner of Village West business, Bedol What's Next, which sells unique clocks, gadgets and office supplies.
Bedol's hottest product is the Water-Powered Drop clock, celebrated as a "green" product as it requires no batteries. Recently, Bedol and his daughter Laura made an appearance at the Bravo award show at the Orpheum Theater to hand out the clock in a gift basket to celebrities.
Whenever Bedol meets a celebrity, he makes sure to promote Claremont and invites them to come to town visit his store. "I know we can stimulate interest in Claremont and get it to be the ‘hip’ destination," Bedol said. “It was really fun meeting these A-Listers. They were very interested to know about our popular product and learn about our store in Claremont."
Unfortunately, Bedol's store is temporarily closed for business. A water leak from a planter outside his store (not from his clocks) caused damage to the wall and floor of the business. The city has to do tests for mold, replace some of the wall and flooring. The store should be up and running sometime next week.
Thanks Mark for sending in these photos. (photo credit: www.imwphotography.com)
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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