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First Homewood Cash Mob Is a Hit

Scores of people came out to shop at Art 4 Soul over the weekend during the Southland's first ever Cash Mob.

In but a lightening fast two-hour interval, the mob came and left last Saturday.

"This is very much different than a normal day of business," Owner Jen Sesto said. "This has been a tremendous, tremendous outpouring of the community."

Beyond the immediate influx of cash, Sesto says she is confident the mob will produce residual value as well.

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"This is what Homewood's all about," Homewood Community Development Director Paula Wallrich said. "We do have a pretty strong shop local program, but this epitomizes everything we try so hard to do and it's all happening on one day."

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