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HELLO, I'M LAURA MAZUREK, THE CREATIVE ALCHEMIST BEHIND ROOTS AND FEATHERS & THE BOHEMIAN COLLECTIVE, AND SIDE KICK FOR SKYLINE FEVER. I AM THE ONE PICKING UP STICKS, FEATHERS AND BONES ALONG THE WAY, AND SHARING MY DAILY LIFE, INCLUDING THE HILLS AND THE VALLEYS. GRAB A LATTE, THROW ON A RECORD AND JOIN ME ALMOST DAILY IN MY JOURNEY. outfit details: kimono - nomad // shirt - f21 // bells - novella royale // white arrowhead necklace - joy dravecky // black arrowhead necklace - roots & feathers // feather ring - arrok

Most weekday mornings, Jessie Goldenberg can be found driving around the Flatiron district or Lower Manhattan searching for just the right parking space for her truck. And Black Friday will be no different, as competition for consumer dollars heats up for the holiday season. While there’s no precise formula to finding a premier spot, Ms. Goldenberg said she has learned valuable lessons, including the importance of a corner spot. Ms. Goldenberg owns a mobile boutique, called Nomad, that sells clothing and accessories with what she described as a “wanderlust, bohemian vibe” from a truck. Read the full article here.

You've seen food trucks around our area for years. They park on street corners and sell sandwiches and other tasty treats. But are you ready for trucks selling clothes? Consumer Reporter Lynda Baquero reports on the new trend. Watch the full video.

Jessie Goldenberg always dreamed of opening a fashion boutique, but she couldn’t afford the rent in New York City. So she decided to take a different route and open a shop on wheels. “I was inspired to take a leap of faith when I heard about the fashion truck trend out west,” she says. Goldenberg found a truck on craigslist, and she and her family spent two months renovating it. She opened the Nomad fashion truck in April of 2013. Watch the full video.

Traveling businesses are on the move as truck entrepreneurs expand beyond food service to lines once only offered in storefronts. Strolling down 21st St. and 5th Ave. in New York City, you might stumble upon Nomad, one of the 500 fashion boutiques on wheels today, according to Lia Lee, founder of FashionTruckFinder.com. “This business is relatively new and expanding every day,” she says. Read the full article here.