Last fall, when Nelle Jurgeleit-Greene drove past the empty Portage Street building vacated by Sarah J’s cafe, she thought to herself, “There’s an opportunity waiting to happen.”
By May, she had opened the doors of Cottage Arts. The store specializes in Haines-made and Alaskan-made gifts and art.
“During the holiday season this past winter, I approached several bazaar vendors to let them know I would be opening a store, and that I would love to…

