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By R.J. MARX
Seaside Signal
The Sweet Shop has a
new owner.
Traci Williams, who has
owned the shop on Pacifi c
Way in Gearhart for the past
several years, announced the
$1 million sale on Tuesday.
The property was pur-
chased by Pen Pen Indus-
tries LLC, of Portland,
which lists Grammy Award
winner André Allen Anjos
as the registered agent.
“While we’re not quite
ready to make a formal
announcement about our
plans I can confi rm that I
purchased it with Ireland
Baldwin,” Anjos said in an
email. “We want to maintain
the spirit of the place with
coff ee/wine/beer/ice cream,
which is what drew us to it
in the fi rst place.
“We do have some excit-
ing plans for it, but we’re
gonna spend the winter
redoing it. We’ll reach out
when things are closer to
reopening.”
The Portland-based musi-
cian, known by his stage
name, RAC, won a Grammy
in 2017 for his remix of Bob
Moses’ “Tearing Me Up.”
Baldwin is a fashion
model and actress who is
Rebecca Herren/Seaside Signal
Original columns are revealed during the remodel of the
Sweet Shop.
the daughter of actors Alec
Baldwin and Kim Basinger.
Like many who walked
through the door, Baldwin
started as a customer and
became a friend, Williams
said.
“We broke bread, shared
a love of dogs, a good cheese
plate, laughs and tears,” Wil-
liams said. “She has a huge
heart, a passion for animal
rights, and wants to do good
in the world. It was great to
get to know her and see the
concept develop.”
Real estate agent Ann
Samuelson said Williams
received multiple off ers for
the shop, which includes ice
cream, coff ee and places to
sit in a garden outside. “It’s
a unique property,” she said.
“It’s the heart of Gearhart
and the right buyer came
along.”
As with many historical
buildings, the Sweet Shop
has gone through several
transitions. In the 1920s, the
business was known as Pop-
pino’s Sweet Shop, which
operated as a soda fountain.
One side became a high-end
beauty salon in the 1950s,
later an antique shop.
Williams passed the shop
with its for-sale sign posted
in the window in 2016 and
a friend suggested she buy
the place. She approached
Cindy Anderson, who had
owned the business for 15
years, and purchased the
building that October.
Williams renovated and
refurbished both sides of
the building, and added
wine, beers, pastas and
charcuterie.
The closed space still had
remnants of the beauty salon
— tall mirrors, work sta-
tions and ornate columns.
Williams left the mirrors for
the ambiance and was able
to use the stations to display
products. The columns sepa-
rated the larger room from a
lounge area.
“Trantler,” a work by art-
ist Keri Rosebraugh that
depicts a tree and antler, was
unveiled in the redesigned
outdoor area in June 2020.
“It’s got such a nice liv-
ing space in the back,” Sam-
uelson said. “But it’s cer-
tainly leasable space if the
buyer doesn’t decide to do
something with the front.”
For Williams, she’s not
quite sure where she’ll be
living next. She plans on
traveling, not making scones
every morning, spending
time with family and friends
and working on writing
projects.
“This quirky old build-
ing and I have been through
our ups and downs, but I
believe I am leaving it and
Gearhart in better condition
and spirit,” Williams said.
“I am proud to pass along
this bright spot of town his-
tory to people who can bring
a diff erent and equally won-
derful light to the town
and I hope everyone wel-
comes them to our special
community.”
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Evolution of the
Northwest Passage
“In Their Footsteps” is
a monthly Sunday guest
speaker forum sponsored by
Lewis and Clark National the Lewis & Clark National
Historical Park’s next vir- Park Association and the
tual “In Their Foot-
park. This season is
steps” talk is “Cap-
a virtual version of
tain Cook, Lewis &
these events. Both
Clark, and the Evo-
of Nicandri’s books
lution of the North-
about the Lewis
west Passage” by
and Clark Expedi-
David L. Nican-
tion are available for
dri. This will be on
purchase at the Fort
Sunday, Oct. 17, at Dave Nicandri. Clatsop Bookstore
1 p.m.
in the park visitor
In this presentation, center or at www.fortclat-
Dave Nicandri will dis- sopbookstore.com.
cuss and illustrate how the
For more information,
Northwest Passage was not call the park at 503-861-
a single geographic con- 4414, check out www.nps.
cept, but actually a series of gov/lewi or Lewis and Clark
them. The failure of histori- National Historical Park on
ans to make this distinction Facebook.
has led to serious misun-
derstandings about several
expeditions, especially Cap- Rotary Auction
tain Cook’s third voyage.
to benefi t local,
Nicandri has been study-
ing and writing about Cap- international projects
tain Cook as well as the
Seaside Rotary Club &
Lewis and Clark Expedi-
tion for nearly two decades. Foundation’s “Almost Back
The former director of the to the Beach” virtual fund-
Washington State Histori- raiser. Saturday, Oct. 9 from
cal Society, Nicandri is an 6 to 7 p.m.
Some examples of live
expert in the history of the
Pacifi c Northwest’s explo- auction items include a
ration phase. He is the seven-night stay at a Maui
author of ”Lewis and Clark Condominium, a six-night
Reframed: Examining Ties stay at a beautiful mountain
to Cook, Vancouver, and cabin in North Carolina, a
Mackenzie,” and “Cap- metal sculpture of the Sea-
tain Cook Rediscovered: side Turnaround created by
Voyaging to the Icy Lati- recent Seaside High School
tudes” and “River of Prom- student and artist Luke
ise: Lewis and Clark on the Verly, a beautiful neon sign
of the Portland Trailblazers,
Columbia.”
and 70 silent auction items.
There will also be an
opportunity to fi nancially
support the Seaside Rotary
holiday programs which
includes Santa’s Workshop
providing gifts to hundreds
of south county children,
Adopt-a-Family and Shop
with a Cop.
Seaside Rotary canceled
last year’s event during the
height of the pandemic.
Seaside Rotary sup-
ports scholarships for Sea-
side students moving onto
college and trade programs
from the Seaside Rotary
Foundation,
awarding
more than $20,000 annu-
ally. Seaside Rotary Club
is renowned for its success-
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day giving and local service
programs. Seaside Rotary
works with Rotary Inter-
national on peace projects
and to eradicate diseases
worldwide.
To register, go to event.
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District schedules
annual pool
maintenance
The Sunset Pool will be
closed for annual mainte-
nance from Wednesday, Oct.
27 to Friday, Oct. 29.
The Sunset Empire Park
and Recreation District will
perform annual maintenance
on the building as well as
the mechanical systems that
keep the pool running and
open year round.
The short shutdown will
also provide staff time to
complete training and pre-
pare for the winter season.
Arts Council
virtual summit
The Arts Council of Clat-
sop County is gearing up
for the second annual arts
summit, designed to sup-
port, educate and inspire
working artists, local arts
organizations, and other
stakeholders.
This year’s summit, “Art
Works!,” will take place
from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sat-
urday, Oct. 23, in a virtual
environment via the Remo
platform. The objective of
the summit is to support and
empower professional and
emerging artists by provid-
ing them valuable tools and
skills to succeed in a com-
petitive market.
The summit includes fi ve
workshops led by indus-
try professionals: “Under-
standing Copyright Issues,”
“Becoming a Professional,”
“Finding Funding,” “Nav-
igating Online Options,”
and “Developing Your Busi-
ness Plan.” Attendees are
welcome to join any and all
workshops to pick up new
actionable tips and insights
for their business or indi-
vidual arts endeavors. The
event is free but pre-regis-
tration is requested.
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