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Kitten Flower Boutique moves the needle on local piercing culture

Steven De Polo wondered what a new neighborhood boutique called Kitten Flower sold. Was it kittens? Flowers? He ventures inside to get the scoop and finds a charming couple who sacrificed their shoes to open the boutique of their dreams.

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