Shop Local Sweet Spot

Chicago Reader / letters@chicagoreader.com / February 27, 2025

Retail therapy is real, especially if you step inside MOLASSES. It’s a charming boutique tucked in a cozy, sunlit space below street level. MOLASSES is the shop equivalent of a stroll along a breezy beach.  The air inside the store is actually infused with fresh scents, thanks to P.F. Candle Co. soy candles carefully selected by owner Shea Morrill. “Growing up on the Maine coast, surrounded by rock beaches and pine forests, so much of my inspiration comes from the natural world,” she says. Read More Here.