New Public Market Prepares to Open in Carpinteria

New Public Market Prepares to Open in Carpinteria

Patti Pagliei used to drive by the abandoned building on the corner of Linden Avenue and Seventh Street, thinking about all the possibilities the site could offer.  When she saw that the site was being developed into an outdoor mall and public market, she gave the developers a call, only to discover that they had already been looking at her and her husband’s business, The Shopkeepers, to be a part of the space.  “It was kismet,” Pagliei said. “T…