Bartley just turned 18 and wants her name tattooed on her lower back for her birthday. Graham 'Corky' Coble, owner of Corky's, helps Sherry Kiebert select a necklace and earrings for her daughter's prom. Kiebert said she couldn't find just the right jewelry anywhere else.
Shoppers can escape from strip-mall sameness in downtown Fredericksburg.
Most people think of antique stores and cozy restaurants as the defining features of Fredericksburg's downtown shopping district. But those who have looked closer know that Caroline Street is also home to a variety of shops unlike any in the strip malls of suburbia. Take Corky's, for example. The store, at 921 Caroline St., houses a funky gift and clothing shop, beauty salon, tattoo parlor, piercing parlor, military and outdoors shop and vintage clothing attic under one roof. It stretches the width of a city block between Caroline and Sophia streets.