Article: Artisans make life just a tiki bit more pleasant.(Suffolk Sun)

SUFFOLK

The river breeze ruffles the palm thatch roof and bobbles the bamboo wind chimes as a polished surfboard bar awaits cold drinks and a hammock swings invitingly. Life is good in a tiki hut.

Two fins up to the Suffolk artisans who have brought Key West casual to dozens of homes across Hampton Roads with their custom tiki huts and bars. By day, Jason Gould helps run the family business, Rio Grande Traders in Driver. Meanwhile, Chris Nierman is a doctoral candidate and a principal with the Southeastern Cooperative Educational Programs for children with special needs at the John F. Kennedy Middle School campus in Suffolk.

But after hours, ...

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