Barry Kahn and Paul Howell have been in business long enough to qualify as entrepreneurs several times over. In Kahn's case, as co-owner with his wife of Caravan Beads in Portland, he earned his ...

Portland’s new Museum of Beadwork houses millions of tiny beads, but the museum’s focus, cofounder Heather Kahn says, is on the bigger picture: how people have used the colorful little adornments ...

In Caravan Beads, beads come from everywhere from downtown Wilmington to Greece. Their prices range from five cents to $70 apiece and $5 to $150 for a strand. Some were made as recently as last week; ...

At Caravan Beads, owner Barry Kahn hired ReVision Energy last year to install 264 photovoltaic panels, each 260 watts, on the roof of his 22,000-square-foot retail store and warehouse. The solar array ...

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Wilmington has a reputation as an artsy city. Especially for its size. And although the Arts Council is no longer around, there are others who encourage locals to get out and create some art, ...