The inside of Odds & Ends Again in Arden Hills is like a trip back in time, with vintage toys, phonographs and classic art around every turn. The thrift shop opened last month, after spending a dozen years down the street in Shoreview. All was well for owner Brett Foss, until he received a letter from the city. Foss was told his shop had 14 days to leave its Lexington Avenue location. Odds & Ends Again was in an area where thrift shops are not allowed, something Foss said he had no idea about.
“They were reaching out and saying ‘hey, that’s now allowed in this zoning,’ even though we have Goodwill across the street in the same zoning,” said Foss.
Last week, Foss went before Arden Hills City Council to make the case for his business…