Thank you loyal Zola customers for making us a finalist in the Independent Weekly‘s 2010 Best of the Triangle!

We are honored to be one of 15 Ninth Street establishments to be recognized this year! Other winners and finalists include: The Regulator, The Playhouse, Dain’s Place,
Wavelengths, Ninth St. Dance, Barnes, Elmo’s, Cosmic Cantina, Ultimate Comics, Specs, Avid Video, Dogstar, Vin Rouge and Chubby’s Tacos. Zola is proud to be part of such an eclectic, vibrant community of locally-owned businesses. Thank you for your continued support.

Father’s Day

It’s almost time to celebrate dear old dad – Father’s day is Sunday, June 20 and Zola has some unique gifts for the Papas in your life. Top picks:

• Record bowls & coasters – Yes, they’re real records and men love them. If there’s one item in the store they always gravitate towards, it’s these classic discs turned into functional bowls and coasters.
• Funky garden art – Handpainted wooden fish on sticks or metal venus fly traps complete with spark plug fly will get a chuckle from the gardening dad.
• Glass spinner frame – holds 2 photos of his favorite kids for office or home.
• Cocoa Room eclectic candy mixes – Chocolate + nuts. Enough said.
• Pewter bottle opener – Encourage dad to open his brew in style.

New Arrivals

Many people ask how often we get new things in, and honestly, we get something new pretty much every day, so it never hurts to stop in and
see for yourself, but here’s a preview:

• Ray pottery – You asked and we listened! Zola just started working with a potter from Seagrove who makes traditional North Carolina pottery. Functional pieces like bowls, mugs and brie bakers make great wedding, housewarming or hostess gifts.
• LBarnett Designs gourd fish – We just got a new school of these whimsical, colorful fish that would be perfect for a beach, lake or even in-town house.
• Silkscreened shirts & dresses – Just in time for summer, we’ve got several new, original designs on organic cotton tees and sleeveless dresses.
• Zahria jewelry – We haven’t been able to keep the beautiful bead & silver necklaces by local jewelry artist Kristen Compton in stock, so she just loaded us up with more, in summer blues and greens. Each piece is one-of-a-kind.

Happy start of summer!