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130 G St., Suite C, Davis 530-753-5000 www.3rdstreetjewelers.com customers are longtime Davis residents … established customers.”

They stroll in, or call on the phone. Indeed, during the brief interview for this article, Acosta paused to courteously answer three phone calls. “We get a lot of phone inquiries … I’m busy all the time!”

“Our specialty is custom designs,” Acosta said. “People come in with a design in mind, and we put it together for them, and create it in their style … the project may involve hand-carved wax designs or CAD programs.”

But 3rd Street Jewelry also carries jewelry that is ready-to-buy. And the services offered include anything from installation of a new battery in a watch, or a new watch band, or removing one or two links on an existing watch band.

Other services include ring sizing, stone setting and re-setting, simple solder on chains, necklace repair and pearl restringing. Also repairs to mechanical wrist watches, quartz watches, and oldstyle pocket watches. 3rd Street Jeweler can also provide engraving services, and even handle specialty repair on costume jewelry.

Acosta has seen some changes in what customers are looking for over the years. “A lot of people want more modern designs nowadays, more swirls, curving designs.” Nowadays, some customers use social media or the internet when looking for jewelry. “But you can’t get customer service online,” Acosta said — he likes to give customers a chance to see the actual jewelry up close, rather than a photo on a webpage. Acosta also has a second business, Minuteman Jewelry and Watch Repair in Sacramento’s Arden Fair Mall, which specializes in quick, on-the-spot service.

“My mother is a big pillar of my store,” Acosta added. “She comes in and make the store look beautiful, and smell beautiful. She’s a big supporter of my business.”

Originally, his establishment was on Third Street (hence the name) before moving to G Street in 2019. “Maybe we can move back to Third Street someday,” Acosta said. “But for now I am happy on G Street.”

“Thank you to all my customers for your support throughout the years,” he said. “I really appreciate you. As always, I will continue to do my best to help you when you come into my store. I will always greet you with a smile, and a positive and professional attitude.”

3rd Street Jeweler is a full-service operation from jewelry and watch repair to custom designs. “Our specialty is custom designs,” Acosta told The Enterprise in 2018. “People come in with a design in mind, and we put it together for them, and create it in their style ... the project may involve handcarved wax designs or CAD programs.”

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Handheld Sweet & Savory Pies launched during the pandemic, but Michael Sutton and Stephanie Maroney already had the truck and were waiting for the right opportunity to start.

“We’re grateful to have had the support of the Davis community to start our business at such a precarious time,” Sutton said.

The couple runs a family business, and lives and works in Davis. The kids just graduated from Davis high schools and they’ve lived in town for 13 years.

“We support as many events in the community that we are able to, by offering out services and love collaborating with our neighboring businesses,” Sutton told The Enterprise.

Sutton has more than 20 years’ experience in the food-service industry, a bachelor’s degree in culinary management and a certificate in pastry.

“We like to feature pies made by our friends and family,” Sutton said. “We’re looking forward to creating some new flavors. And, we are going to adjust to life without our only two employees once our kids leave for college in the fall.”

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