{"id":2,"date":"2023-08-11T19:40:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forsythea.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-12-21T03:21:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T03:21:00","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forsythea.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forsythea is Astoria&#8217;s favorite home and gift shop.&nbsp; Whether you\u2019re seeking a unique gift, treating yourself to a quality item for your home, spoiling a special kiddo, or looking for that perfect Astoria keepsake, Forsythea has just the right item for you and your family.&nbsp; <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our assortment covers home &amp; garden decor, kitchen, barware, textiles, bath &amp; body, candles, apparel and fashion accessories, purses, craft-industry food, men\u2019s gifts, art, cards, journals, books, games, kids, toys &amp; baby.&nbsp; We offer solutions for many gift-giving occasions as well as creating a well-appointed and cozy living space.  Gift certificates available in any amount.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We are proud to carry quality brands such as Ori bags, Maileg toys, Motawi tiles, Northwest Vibes, Chilewich, Geometry tea towels, Voluspa candles, to name a few.\u00a0 We feature local artists Patricia Fagerland (Forsythea&#8217;s founder), Seasons Kaz Sparks (Salty Raven), and Astoria\u2019s own Sweater Heads, Cloudy Day candles and Kim Rose Adams.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Founded in 2013 by local artist Patricia Fagerland, Forsythea is proud to call downtown Astoria, Oregon home. &nbsp;We bought Forsythea in November 2022 and are excited to continue our family&#8217;s long connection to Astoria.&nbsp; My great-grandparents were born in Norway and settled in Uppertown Astoria over a century ago, in 1920.&nbsp; Generations of the family worked in the local canneries.&nbsp; My grandma witnessed the 1922 Astoria fire, growing up in the house next door to the Goonies house.&nbsp; My great-grandparents later lived across the street from the school in Kindergarten Cop.&nbsp; My grandfather was a commercial fisherman, moving from Bellingham, WA to Astoria in the 1930s.&nbsp; He pioneered the local dragnet fishing industry and owned a warehouse on the 9<sup>th<\/sup> Street pier, where the Bowline Hotel annex is today, and a seafood company in Warrenton.&nbsp; My mom and grandma graduated from Astoria High School, and my great aunts were long-time schoolteachers.&nbsp; My parents were married in Astoria and my dad was pastor at a local Lutheran church.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forsythea is located at 1124 Commercial Street, on U.S. Highway 30 in the heart of historic downtown Astoria, just 2 blocks from the Astoria Riverwalk and the Astoria Riverfront Trolley, and just 1 mile east of the iconic Astoria bridge (Highway 101).&nbsp; The store is open 7 days a week, from 11am-5pm, or shop online anytime.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow us on Instagram at @forsythea_astoria.&nbsp; Contact us at info at forsythea.com.<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forsythea is Astoria&#8217;s favorite home and gift shop.&nbsp; Whether you\u2019re seeking a unique gift, treating yourself to a quality item for your home, spoiling a special kiddo, or looking for that perfect Astoria keepsake, Forsythea has just the right item for you and your family.&nbsp; Our assortment covers home &amp; garden decor, kitchen, barware, textiles, bath &amp; body, candles, apparel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forsythea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forsythea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forsythea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forsythea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forsythea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/forsythea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152,"href":"https:\/\/forsythea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forsythea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}