FLASHBACK — Local services in Galena

Yesterday was only second time in over 15 years (actually, ever) that I've visited Galena, and I wasn't overly impressed with the shops there until I stepped into Flashback. WAAAY COOOOOL!! Being a child of the 60's, a lot of the items displayed resonated big time with me. Rock n Roll, TV shows, cartoons, just pop culture stuff in general from the 70's through the 90's, and things I didn't even know existed! I picked up a couple refrigerator magnets - Seinfeld's Serenity Now and a David Bowie, and d'yall remember the hotel key fobs from back in the day? They have Monk's Cafe from Seinfeld, Central Perk from Friends, the Drunken Clam from Family Guy, (with the actual fictional addresses on the fobs), and the one I picked. Ya gotta...

My wife and I make a yearly trip to Galena and this is one of the stores we spend money at, however on Monday Oct 14 we went into the shop and were told they were closing in 3 minutes and the girl behind the counter was rude. We were buying gifts for our older children, we spent our $100 elsewhere. Apparently a $100 sale is not enough to be nice or welcoming. Won’t bother shopping there again, plenty of other...

I was in Galena with four friends last weekend. We discovered Paradox and had the best time. We tried on clothes and gave each other advice. The sales staff was wonderful, helpful without being pushy. I bought a dress and jewelry to wear with it. Be sure to check it out ladies. You...