WEBVTT SHAYNA: YOU MIGHT CALL IT A WIN WIN. BOW MARKET IN SOMERVILLE IS A WIN FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT CAN’T AFFORD LARGE SPACES AT BIG RENTS. AND IT’S A WIN FOR SHOPPERS WHO WANT TO FIND A WHOLE LOT OF UNIQUE PRODUCTS IN ONE PLACE. ♪ SHAYNA: TUCKED AWAY IN THE HEART OF SOMERVILLE’S UNION SQUARE IS BOW MARKET, A DIVERSE MIX OF FOOD, ART, AND RETAIL VENDORS SURROUNDING A COURTYARD. THE OWNERS -- >> THE FIRST THING WE WERE AFTER IS PROVIDING AFFORDABLE SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO START SMALL BUSINESSES. AND THEN TRYING TO CREATE A SPACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SHAYNA: IN BULL MARKET’S PREVIOUS LIFE WITH -- >> WE BUILT THAT SECOND-FLOOR WALKWAY AND ADDED STOREFRONTS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. SHAYNA: THE SPACES ARE SMALL, MAKING THEM AFFORDABLE FOR INDEPENDENT OWNERS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO OPEN A SHOP. >> THEY ARE UNDER $1000 TO RENT. MOST STOREFRONTS ARE BETWEEN $5,000 AND $10,000 TO RENT. SHAYNA: MIKE: THE FIRST FLOOR IS MOSTLY FOOD AND REMNANT BREWING. COME THURSDAY BECAUSE HERE YOU WILL FIND COFFEE AND BEER SERVED ALL DAY. >> ONE OF OUR COFOUNDERS LIKES THE IDEA IN EUROPE, YOU CAN GO TO A BREWERYAND GET ESPRESSO LATE AT NIGHT. SHAYNA: EVERY DAY AT REMNANT IS A GROUP DAY. >> WE BREW EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF OUR TAPS. WE’RE NOT SELLING IT ANYWHERE ELSE. SHAYNA: A REMNANT HIGHLIGHT IS ITS OUTDOOR PATIO SPACE, THE BEER GARDEN, OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR. >> WE HOPE TO POST MORE LIVE MUSIC EVENT IN THE FUTURE. SHAYNA: A MACARON. TAMMY CHONG, A.K.A. THE QUEEN, GREW UP IN THE RESTAURANT BIZ. SHE TAUGHT HERSELF HOW TO MAKE A VARIETY OF COOKIES, EVENTUALLY SPECIALIZING IN MECCA RUN -- MACARONS. WE’RE TALKING RED VELVET, LAVENDER, AND STRAWBERRY RHUBARB CHEESECAKE. >> THIS IS AMAZING. >> EVERYTHING I HAVE HAS REAL FRUIT IN IT. SHAYNA: IT HAD BEEN AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM. >> STOREFRONTS IN THE AREA ARE SO EXPENSIVE. MY FRIEND SENT ME A LINK TO THE MARKET. THIS WAS PERFECT. I COULD HAVE A STOREFRONT THAT WASN’T GOING TO COMPLETELY BREAK THE BANK. SHAYNA: THE SECOND FLOOR HOUSES ARTISTS AND OTHER VENDORS. THE BRAINCHILD OF CASSANDRA AND FERGUSON. >> THIS IS A LIFESTYLE BRAND THAT CAME OUT OF CASSANDRA AND I DECIDING THAT DESIGN WAS WHAT WE WANTED TO DO. >> PRIOR I WORKED IN PHARMACEUTICALS. >> AND I WAS TEACHING CHILDREN. SHAYNA: BOTH WERE DESIGNING ON THE SIDE AND AFTER A FEW SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIONS, THEY DECIDED ART WAS THEIR FUTURE. >> I DO ALL THE GRAPHIC DESIGN WORK AND MOST OF THE JEWELRY WORK, NOT THE EARRINGS. SHE DOES THAT STUFF. SHAYNA: STUFF LIKE THESE COOL ZIPPER EARRINGS. >> I LOVE HOW SIMPLE, HOW THEY ARE USED FOR UTILITY, BUT I THINK IT IS COOL THAT THEY CAN BE MADE INTO JEWELRY. SHAYNA: DOWN THE ROAD IS 9000 THINGS. >> 9000 THINGS IS A COLLECTION OF THINGS I MAKE AND DESIGN AND HAVE LOCAL MANUFACTURERS MAKE. SHAYNA: ART, HOME GOODS, AND ACCESSORIES. YOU NAME IT, SAYS ALLIE. >> MY MOST POPULAR WORK IS THE STUFF HERE, WHICH IS MADE OUT OF OLD WALLPAPER. I’VE COME UP WITH THESE DRAWINGS OF PLACES THAT PEOPLE LIKE. SHAYNA: AN IMAGE OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD TOPS MY LIST. ALLIE CREATES AND DESIGNS IN HER SHOP. >> THE WHITE ON WHITE ON YELLOW IS REALLY PRETTY. SHAYNA: ALLIE SAYS SHE’S THRILLED TO BE A PART OF THE MARKET AND BELIEVES THIS WAS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR IT. >> SOMERVILLE IS SO READY FOR THIS KIND OF THING. THESE TINY LITTLE SPACES, THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM. SHAYNA: MORE AND MORE VENDORS WILL BEGIN TO OPEN IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS, INCLUDING THE COMEDY STUDIO, WHICH HAS BEEN IN HARVARD SQUARE FOR 21 YEARS. IT’S MOVING TO BOW MARKET WITH A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM BEHIND IT. A SOFT OPENING IS EXPECTED LATER THIS SUMMER WITH A GRAND OPENING IN THE FALL. NEXT, STURDY CLOTHES FOR WORKING PEOPLE. >> THEY WANT STUFF THAT LOOKS COOL, THAT PERFORMS