It’s Veterans Day, the Tuesday after their grand opening weekend, and Jessica Christopher and Michelle Taylor, the owners of Altadena Cookie Co., are taking stock of their good fortune in a year that saw a lot of bad fortune. The store is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and the cases are fresh out of inventory, but the two entrepreneurs could not be happier.
“It was overwhelmingly positive and overwhelming in the amount of people that came in,” Taylor said. “It was really touching because a lot of people were saying that they’ve been following us, and this is giving us hope.”
The hope is referring to the atmosphere in the aftermath of the January wildfires in Altadena that destroyed more than 7,000 structures, including Taylor’s home. Before opening a brick and mortar, the two women who met at a mommy and me group ran their business out of their homes. . . .
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Jessica Koslow 