Gulf Coast News reporter Britt Leoni featured downtown Arcadia nonprofit Laura’s Good Vibe Tribe in a July 28, 2025, feature. The report not only highlighted the amazing work Laura Partridge and her team are doing at the downtown shop, but also the popular chalk creations outside her storefront.

Excerpt: ARCADIA, Fla. — Inside her Arcadia thrift shop, Laura’s Good Vibe Tribe, Laura Partridge finds that yesterday’s fashion sparks inspiration today.

But encouraging words aren’t just found on the clothing she collects. They’re also written in chalk on the sidewalk outside her door.

To read, or watch, the full story, click here: https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/florida-story-to-share-chalk-redemption-arcadia/65531575.

For more reports by Gulf Coast News, go to www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com.