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Halloween costume designer facing unprecedented challenge

With Halloween approaching, a local costume designer is struggling to deal with unforeseen difficulties resulting from the pandemic. “Basically, how do you make a costume slutty in the COVID era?”, says Billy Braxwell, owner and chief designer for Braxwell’s House of Fashion in South Tampa. “Cat suits are being replaced by bio-hazard suits. There’s only…

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Tampa Bay Retailers Hoping To Go Out Of Business Before Halloween

Man hopes his business goes out of business soon

Tampa Bay Area merchants who operate traditional brick-and-mortar retail stores are hoping to be put out of business soon, in order to lease their locations to seasonal Halloween pop-up stores.  “I’m starting to get nervous; it’s September and some of those stores are already open,” says Susan Gligart, owner of Aunt Suzy’s Crafts and Yarn.…

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