For a business to survive a decade, a lot of things have to go right. The product or service has to be good; the right person or people have to be behind it, and a thousand...
It’s hard to know the best way to spin this story, which is really two great stories in one. The first narrative thread is that Vic Scott and Josh Coates, owners of Seoul Brothers in Marble...
The gallery at Pretentious Glass opened up within the last two weeks for the first time since mid-March 2020. For the time, they are open only Thursday through Saturday. Pretentious Glass and Pretentious Beer Company owner,...
Mmm, what would it be that a beer company might want of its very own? As it turns out, owner Matthew Cummings laid it out for me the first time we talked: First there was glass...
It was three years ago this month that Matthew Cummings brought his Pretentious Glass Company to the Old City at 133 South Central Street. He moved the business here from Louisville, Kentucky, and the glass studio...
It’s been a long time coming. Almost two years ago, Matthew Cummings detailed his ambitious plans for his Pretentious empire: First, he’d build a studio for his glass production. Ten months later, he accomplished that goal...
As you enter Matthew Cummings’ rustic studio space at 133 S. Central in the Old City, your senses will come alive with the visual beauty of the multi-colored and sometimes strangely shaped glass sculptures. The sound...
We’ve seen some interesting combination businesses arriving downtown recently: East Coast Fashion/West Coast Fashion, Beer and Coffee. We’ve long had Coffee and Chocolate, which is a pretty good combination. This one takes the combination idea to...