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Joy Brown Meredith is the owner and operator of Crystal Fantasy, a fascinating gallery and boutique on Palm Canyon Drive in Downtown Palm Springs. Originally from Chicago, Joy is now a passionate promoter of Palm Springs and serves as president of the Main Street Palm Springs Association. Joy Brown Meredith Joy, I’ve followed your pursuits for years now and have always been impressed with your commitment to civic matters that deeply concern the tourist base and vibrancy of downtown Palm Springs. Through Main Street Palm Springs, you’ve mobilized merchants, informed the public, lobbied the town council and so much more! How in the world have you done it all? I’m very passionate about the causes I am involved in so it is a driving force that keeps me going–plus I couldn’t do it without the support of my family who are gracious enough to pick up the pieces when I mess up! Passion involvement + family love and support; sounds like a winning combination to me! Please tell us a little about how you came to found Main Street Palm Springs. I was on the first board of Main Street Palm Springs in 1992 and have remained on the board ever since. We needed an organization to strengthen the downtown business community and I am honored to be a part of it. And what is it about Palm Springs that led you to make your home and business here? My parents came here in 1977 and I followed in 1978. I always dreamed of owning a business in world renowned, beautiful downtown Palm Springs, and one day I went to talk to the man who would become my 1st landlord, Henry Frank. He believed in me and he is the reason we were able to set up shop downtown. We also became friends with his sons, Don and Jay. Both offered great suggestions and helped enhance our vision. Crystal Fantasy boutique and gallery in Downtown Palm Springs. Sounds like it was meant to be! Joy, I know people have to be intrigued by the name of your business. Please tell us more about Crystal Fantasy! Your tagline alone is pretty intriguing: “Gifts for Conscious Living and new Enlightenment Center.” I became interested in crystals due to some serious health problems. My friend Ernest Sussman turned me on to using crystals and meditation to focus on healing and to gain balance with my physical, emotional and spiritual issues. Crystal Fantasy is all about helping yourself, your family, your community, and the world through furthering love and peace. It’s sort of a community center for kind people. We embrace all religions, races, sexual orientations… Wonderful! And Crystal Fantasy has been in Palm Springs for over 20 years now, right? Congratulations–that’s quite a feat! What sort of changes have you seen to downtown Palm Springs in that time? Crystal Fantasy will celebrate 25 years in downtown Palm Springs this November. It’s been a wonderful and enriching journey. Palm Springs has been through many changes. Flexibility is the key. Also, as Jerry Ogburn used to say: “Don’t compete. Be unique.” That has been a mantra of our store. We have things you would not find elsewhere. Our customers are the reason for our success. They really are more like family than anything else. They give us feedback and suggestions that have helped shape Crystal Fantasy over the years. Jerry’s is a wise philosophy indeed and surely an important component of your success! Can you tell us which Palm Springs project or event you are currently most excited about? I love the Forever Marilyn sculpture! She brings a smile to so many faces every single day. She looks so serene and peaceful…blissful. She’s definitely feeling the Palm Springs vibe! “Forever Marilyn” Absolutely! You can’t help but grin when you see her holding court on the green lawn at the corner of Palm Canyon Drive overlooking downtown Palm Springs! I’m also really excited about the Free Summer Screenings! (Every Friday through August 3rd, a series of films starring Marilyn Monroe will be screened outdoors at the Forever Marilyn sculpture at the corner of Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way). Joy, please share with us some of your favorite restaurants, retail stores and hot spots to enjoy in Palm Springs. Palm Springs has an incredible amount to offer a town of under 50,000 residents. Downtown has over 500 businesses! I do all my shopping, dining, etc. downtown whenever possible. And what is it that you most love about Palm Springs? The vibe… It’s difficult to put it into words. There’s a feeling I get when I see the radiant blue sky with majestic San Jacinto mountains in front of it… It’s the sort of place where neighbors are friends and customers are like family. People get involved and truly care about this place they call home… Palm Springs. I know just what you mean! Joy, from all of us at PalmSprings.com, thank you so much for all you to do support and enhance our wonderful desert oasis. And thanks for taking the time to sit down and talk with me today! Like Be the first one who likes this post!
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Tá Joy Brown Meredith an t-úinéir agus oibreoir an Crystal Fantasy , gailearaí suimiúil agus siopa ar Palm Canyon Drive i Downtown Palm Springs. Ar dtús ó Chicago, tá Joy anois tionscnóir paiseanta de Palm Springs agus feidhmíonn sé mar uachtarán ar an Phríomhshráid Palm Springs Cumann . Joy Brown Meredith Joy, tá mé ag do caitheamh aimsire le blianta anois agus tá siad tógtha i gcónaí le do thiomantas do nithe sibhialta a mór imní an bonn turasóireachta agus beocht na Downtown Palm Springs. Trí Main Street Palm Springs, tá tú ceannaithe shlógadh, in iúl don phobal, stocaireacht an chomhairle baile, agus i bhfad níos mó! Conas ar fud an domhain a bheith déanta agat go léir? Tá mé an-paiseanta faoi na cúiseanna mé ag baint acu mar sin tá sé ina fórsa tiomána go gcoinníonn dom dul-móide ní raibh mé in ann é a dhéanamh gan tacaíocht de mo theaghlach atá gracious leor a phiocadh suas na píosaí nuair a praiseach mé suas! Rannpháirtíocht paisean + grá an teaghlaigh agus tacaíocht; fuaimeanna cosúil le meascán a bhuaigh dom! Cuir in iúl dúinn le beagán faoi conas a tháinig tú chun aimsíodh Phríomhshráid Palm Springs. Bhí mé ar an gcéad bhord Phríomhshráid Palm Springs i 1992 agus gur fhan ar an gclár ó shin i leith. Gá againn eagraíocht chun an pobal gnó Downtown a neartú agus tá mé onóir a bheith mar chuid de. Agus cad é faoi Palm Springs a thug tú a dhéanamh do bhaile agus gnó anseo? Mo thuismitheoirí a tháinig anseo i 1977 agus lean mé i 1978. shamhlaigh mé i gcónaí de Ónainn gnó sa domhan cáil, Downtown álainn Palm Springs, agus lá amháin chuaigh mé chun labhairt leis an fear a bheadh ina mo 1ú tiarna talún, Henry Frank. Chreid sé i dom, agus tá sé ar an gcúis go raibh muid in ann a chur ar bun Downtown siopa. Bhí muid freisin cairde lena mhac, Don agus Jay. An dá thairiscint moltaí mór agus chabhraigh ár bhfís a fheabhsú. Crystal Fantasy siopa agus gailearaí i Downtown Palm Springs. Fuaimeanna cosúil go raibh sé i gceist a bheith! Joy, tá a fhios agam go bhfuil daoine a bheith intrigued ag an ainm do ghnó. Cuir in iúl dúinn níos mó faoi Crystal Fantasy! Tá do tagline ina n-aonar go leor intriguing: "Bronntanais do Mhaireachtáil Ós feasach agus nua Enlightenment Center." Bhí suim acu i criostail mé mar gheall ar roinnt fadhbanna sláinte tromchúiseacha. Mo chara Ernest Sussman chas mé ar úsáid a bhaint as criostail agus meditation chun díriú ar leighis agus cothromaíocht le mo saincheisteanna fhisiciúil, mhothúchánach agus spioradálta a fháil. Is Crystal Fantasy fad faoi cuidiú leat féin, do theaghlach, do phobal, agus an domhan trí cinn grá agus síocháin. Tá sé saghas ionad pobail do dhaoine comhchineáil. Táimid ag glacadh gach reiligiún, rásaí, treoshuímh gnéasach ... Wonderful! Agus tá Crystal Fantasy i Palm Springs ar feadh breis agus 20 bliain anois, ceart? Comhghairdeas-go leor le feat! Cén cineál na n-athruithe atá feicthe agat go Downtown Palm Springs san am sin? Beidh Crystal Fantasy ceiliúradh 25 bliain i Downtown Palm Springs mí na Samhna. Baineann sé le bheith turas iontach agus a shaibhriú. Palm Springs Tá trí go leor athruithe. Tá solúbthacht an eochair. Chomh maith leis sin, mar a úsáidtear Jerry Ogburn le rá: "Ná iomaíocht. Bí ar leith. "Sin a bhí ina mantra ar ár stór. Tá rudaí nach mbeadh tú in aon áit eile. Is iad ár gcustaiméirí an chúis ar ár rathúlacht. Tá siad i ndáiríre níos mó cosúil le teaghlach ná aon rud eile. Tugann siad aiseolas agus moltaí a chabhraigh cruth Crystal Fantasy thar na blianta. Jerry is ea fealsúnacht ciallmhar go deimhin, agus surely Is gné thábhachtach de do rath! An féidir leat insint dúinn a Palm Springs tionscadal nó imeacht atá tú faoi láthair an chuid is mó excited faoi? Is breá liom an Marilyn Deo dealbh! Tugann sí aoibh gháire chun an oiread sin os comhair gach lá amháin. Féachann sí chomh serene agus síochánta ... aoibhneas. Tá sí ag mothú cinnte an vibe Palm Springs! "Marilyn Deo" Cinnte! Ní féidir leat cabhrú ach Grin nuair a fheiceann tú í a bhfuil cúirte ar an Lawn glas ar an choirnéal Palm Canyon Drive breathnú Downtown Palm Springs! Tá mé chomh maith i ndáiríre excited faoi an tSamhraidh Taispeántais saor in aisce ! (Gach Dé hAoine trí Lúnasa 3, beidh sraith de scannáin starring Marilyn Monroe a scagadh amuigh ag an Marilyn dealbhóireacht Deo ar an choirnéal Palm Canyon Drive agus TAHQUITZ Canyon Bealach). Joy, le do thoil roinnt le linn roinnt de do bialanna is fearr leat, siopaí miondíola agus spotaí te chun taitneamh a bhaint i Palm Springs. Tá méid dochreidte a thairiscint bhaile faoi 50,000 cónaitheoirí Palm Springs. Downtown Tá os cionn 500 ghnólachtaí! Is féidir liom go léir mo siopadóireacht, bia, etc Downtown aon uair is féidir. Agus is é an méid é go bhfuil tú an chuid is mó grá faoi Palm Springs? An vibe ... Tá sé deacair é a chur i bhfocail. Níl mothú a rachaidh mé nuair a fheicim an spéir gorm le radanta maorga sléibhte San Jacinto i os comhair é ... Tá sé an saghas áit ina bhfuil comharsana chairde agus custaiméirí cosúil le teaghlaigh. Daoine a bheith páirteach agus go fírinneach cúram faoin áit seo a thugann siad abhaile ... Palm Springs. Tá a fhios agam go díreach cad is ciall agat! Joy, ó gach duine againn ag PalmSprings.com , buíochas a ghabháil leat an oiread sin do gach duine tú tacaíocht a dhéanamh agus feabhas a chur ar ár n-ósais Desert iontach. Agus go raibh maith agat as an am chun suí síos agus labhairt liom inniu! Cosúil Bí ar an chéad cheann a maith an post seo!