Shopping in Kokomo

For the past 10 years, the discerning florists at Cattails to Roses by Eve have assembled artful arrangements for all of life's bouquet-worthy events. Traditional creations abound, but staffers also concoct contemporary arrangements inspired by European design and the Japanese art of ikebana. In addition to working with live plants, specialists can immortalize bridal bouquets for posterity or harness the power of lightning to reanimate desiccated potpourri. In order to accommodate more of the community's blossom collectors, the shop's bilingual staff is able and willing to speak in Spanish.

The Shoe Fits matches feet besieged by medical woes—such as arthritis, circulatory problems, and diabetes—with shoes customized to fit every contour and cushion every tender spot. Store president Sheryl McCain leverages her pedorthics certification to pair feet with conventional shoes, such as Klogs and New Balance running shoes—which can be altered with shoe inserts or physical modifications for a nice fit—or with custom-molded prescription shoes. Her shop also repairs worn-out shoes and stocks orthotic instruments, which can help accommodate foot deformities, reduce muscle stress, and jump-start a marching band that just wandered too close to a game of freeze tag.