Calico Corners

The Inland Empire's best ghost stories
The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.; 10/29/2009; 991 words; ...she also can seen on occasion near the corner of Highland and Waterman avenues, loitering, as if waiting for a ride. The corner is next to Mt. View Cemetery, where...realizing his dream. A REAL GHOST TOWN: Calico Ghost Town, eight miles north of Barstow...

Freshen up with fabrics: ; Don't let outdated chairs take old age sitting down
Sunday Gazette-Mail; 10/11/2009; 1040 words; ...looks include ethnic-inspired ikat (pronounced e-cat) and suzani motifs, says Jan Jessup, spokeswoman for Calico Corners, which sells hundreds of decorative fabrics. Wood grain-pattern prints also are becoming popular. Don't forget...

homestyle; HARVEST HOME; The sun's slanting rays signify farewell to summer, but you can make the best of the new season. Cozy up with fabrics in happy harvest colors before you batten down the hatches for winter.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 9/30/2009; 700 words; ...in Summer, 100 percent cotton, $20.39 per 54-inch yard. By order, seven to 10 days with free shipping. Calico Corners, 7101 France Av. S., Edina, 952-925-5600. "Cornaro" in Tobasco from the KnollTextiles Archival Collection...

Entrepreneurs who blazed a retail trail.
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 9/29/2009; 1128 words; ...already making a small fortune in Swansea. His shop on the corner of Kingsway went after "the carriage trade" - the wives of...who loved Myfanwy Price "more than all the flannelette and calico, candlewick, dimity, crash and merino, tussore, cretonne...

Sales Talk
The Washington Post; 9/17/2009; 698 words; Calico Corners' annual fall sale ends Oct. 3. Get 20 percent off labor for custom...in the showroom, co-owner Ann Vaughan says. For example, a $598 corner cupboard is on sale for $398, and some items will be sold at cost...