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Kathleen Madden<\/p><\/div>\n

Susanne Blumer was a farmer, a bridal shop owner, a model and a children\u2019s book author, all before moving with her husband and children to Black Mountain to open Sassafras on Sutton in 2017. \u201cHer father-in-law was a Presbyterian minister, so her family used to come up regularly to visit Montreat,\u201d says Sassafras manager Kathleen Madden.<\/p>\n

\u201cSassafras on Sutton, also a toy store and coffee shop, was named after the North Carolina native plant, and for the alliteration,\u201d says Madden, who studied arts management in college. Madden has managed Sassafras for five years, since the store opened, and is in love with her job. \u201cYou\u2019ll never see a grumpy customer in this store,\u201d she says. \u201cWe have something for absolutely everyone, and it\u2019s just such a happy place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sassafras on Sutton is located at 108 Sutton Avenue in Black Mountain. Learn more at SassafrasonSutton.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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