![]() “I would do everything from shipping to delivering. “I did a little bit of all the odd jobs that you do when you’re starting out in retail,” he said. The seeds for the dream of Grady Goods were planted long ago when Jae began working in a family business, A Taste Of Kentucky, owned by his aunt and uncle, Sherry and John Hassmann. The Gradys, Jane and Jae with sons Arlo and Ronan, and now shop dog Lobo. That this is a family effort is a true statement - even the dog has a role in the business. ![]() In the most Gen X way, building on Jae’s years of merchandising experience and work as a buyer, the Gradys decided the time is now to bring those years of work into a space that can have an impact on the local arts community. Jae, his wife Jane, sons Arlo and Ronan, and their dog Lobo have put this ethic to work to open their first family business. Now we’re old punks with the leftover ethic of working hard and doing the shit we want to get done ourselves. When I met Jae Grady, owner of the new Grady Goods store at 620 Baxter Ave., it was in our youth, finding our way to punk shows and raves, but now we find ourselves meeting again - as older folks - with families and careers. ![]() There’s something to be said about being rooted in a place. ![]()
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