Kuropɔn Worcester n’adeɛ a ɛsom bo ɛne tɔtɔn a ɔde ma no yɛ ɛfa kɛseɛ ɛwɔ mantam hɔ amammerɛ ntoma a ɛda nso no. Totɔ awia berɛ nneɛma a ɛda soronko aberɛ a wore boa mpɔtam hɔ sikasɛm a w’ankasa wo nim no.

Gentleman holding a gorgeous bouquet of flowers in front of the entrance to La Jolie Flowers

Abotoyɛm Nhwiren

Sɛ wore pɛ dua foforɔ de asi wo fie anaasɛ nhwiren akyɛdeɛ a ɛhoo twa de aka sɛ, “Me dɔ wo,” La Jolie Fleur wɔhɔ ma wo. Wo bɛhunu no wɔ Kuropɔn no mfinfini, ɔmo nhwiren adwinni ɛyɛ fɛ yie ma dwumadie biara a ɛsom bo.

Abohene a Asie

Wore hwehwɛ biribi a ɛhyerɛn? Kuropɔn no wɔ agudeɛ sotɔɔ mmienu a yɛ nim wɔn sɛ w’akwadare mu wɔ ɛsom ne adwinni pa mu yie. Sɛ wo yi agudeɛ ahodoɔ bebree na ɔmo wɔ noa, Kuropɔn Agudeɛ ma wo ɛsom a ɛfata bi tesɛ nsɔhwɛ, nsiesie ɛne sikakɔkɔɔ tɔn. Nkyɛnhɔ, wo bɛhunu Markos Jewelers—ɛfabaabi a wo gyina a wobɛ hunu Kuropɔn no awɔ hɔ ɛfiri 1981, aberɛ a Markos Abusua no de wɔn de wɔn denkyɛmboɔ-asiesie nimdeɛ no baeɛ ne wɔn adwinni firi Turkey baa Worcester. Mɛ nhwere wɔn adwinni papa no ne denkyɛmboɔ fɛɛfɛ.

Diamond bracelet on a display case at Markos Jewelers
Mfonin yi Nathan Fiske na twaa yɛ
A large display of cigars and smoking accessories at the Owl Shop

Anigyeɛ Wisinnua

Ɛfiri 1946, na Pɛtuo Sotɔɔ awɔ Kuropɔn ahyɛnsobea, a ɔmo ma tawa ahodoɔ a ɛsom bo bebree na ɔmo wɔn yɛ nnyinasoɔ ma Hollywood sini bi tesɛ,“American Hustle.” ɛne no wisie soronko “Pɛtuo” ahyɛnso na ɛwɔ ho, ne mu no ma wo aboɔdenneɛ adwadeɛ a ɛfiri droben a ɛsom bo na ɛyɛ tawa hwam ma wisinnua ne sigarɛte a y’akra. The Owl Shop yɛbeaeɛ a ɛtwa sɛ wo gyina tɔ wo wisidua aficionade wɔ w’abrabɔ mu.

Worcester Asɛmtitire Akyɛdeɛ

Worcester Wares ma Worcester-asɛmtitireafadeɛahodoɔ, asiesie, ne adwinni dwuma de boa ma akyitaefoɔ de anigyeɛ yi wɔn nokwaredie kyerɛ yɛn Kuropɔn no. Ɛkaboa ano tesɛ ɛbuo ma yɛn Abebɔ Nsonn, Akyekyedeɛ berima, Ɛwiem bebire, anim teɛ, ne pii a ɛkeka ho.

Grouping of cute Worcester themed gifts created by Worcester Wares
A young woman holding a box of produce and artisan foods in front of Maker to Main's storefront
Mfonin yi Joe Santa Maria na twaa yɛ

Afuom Nduane Afoforɔ

Sɛ Kuropɔn no ɛre kɔso ara nyini ɛɛbɛyɛ atenaeɛ mpɔtam no, na abɛ hia sɛ yɛ nya nnuane akadeɛ a ɛyɛ afoforɔ. Wura Lynn Cheney, ɔnona Maker to Main yɛ ne dea, ɔno na w’atu neho asi hɔ de re boaboa, ɛre twe, ɛre tɔn nnuane firi mpɔtam nfuom de brɛ nnuane noafoɔ ɛne afie mu nyinaa. Deɛ ɔyɛ de kɔsi adwuma titiriw na ɔde akɔ ne yiyi mu afiri wɔn a ɔyɛ ne wɔn a ɔdua so de aboa ahyɛ Kuropɔn no mpɔtam dene aberɛ a w’aso mantam no nnuane Nhyehyɛe asini ɛwɔ tɔtɔn beaeɛ a ɔhaw biara nni ho.

Foforɔ ne Vinyl Farebae

Joe’s Albums ma wo vinyl a ne papayɛ no wɔ soro foforɔ ne deɛ yɛde adi dwuma kakra y’atwerɛ ato hɔ ne mfie bebree. Joe sotɔɔ no yɛ sotɔɔ a yɛ nim sɛ ɔmo toto wɔn nneɛma yie na dabiara ɛnneɛma ahyɛ hɔ ma. Adwumayɛfoɔ wɔ nimdeɛ a ɔmo di yiyi nsɛmbisa ano na wɔn kamfo baabi pa a ɛbɛboa wo ama w’anya adekodeɛ pɔtee a wore pa ma wo.

A man searching through albums and music merchandise at Joe's Albums
Mfonin yi Joe Santa Maria na twaa yɛ
A lady sifting through
Mfonin yi Joe Santa Maria na twaa yɛ

Adwinni Kotokuo ne Mpaboa

Wo tra afie kakraa bi wɔ atifi fa mu wɔ Kuropɔn no mu a, wo bɛhunu beaeɛ a adwinnitentenatufoɔɛdikan no, Sweet Jane’s. Sotɔɔ no a ɛwɔ Ɔkwan Kɛseɛ ne mu no sene tɔtɔn beaeɛ- ɛyɛ nhyiamu beaeɛ a obiara nim wɔ Worcester a nwuma a yɛde yɛ nsa ayɛ a ɛyɛ fɛ paa ara wɔ. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo hunu Chanel, Louis Vuitton, ɛne Prada ɛwɔ Worcester deɛ a, ɛwɔ sɛ Sweet Jane yɛ w’asoueɛ a ɛdi kan a ɛwɔ sɛ wo gyina.

Two women walking out with newly purchase records from Joe's Albums
Mfonin yi Joe Santa Maria na twaa yɛ
A young woman holding a box of produce and artisan foods in front of Maker to Main's storefront
Mfonin yi Joe Santa Maria na twaa yɛ
A group of young women walking through Downtown
Mfonin yi Joe Santa Maria na twaa yɛ