When something is meant to be, it will be. Case in point: You Are Here in Jeannette.
The art gallery and maker space recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, despite its founders not starting with a clear vision of what exactly they wanted to do.
Jen Costello of Hempfield and Mary Briggs of North Huntingdon, both recently retired, were looking for something to do when they met around 2016.
For health reasons, Costello had left a career as a drug and alcohol counselor. Briggs and her husband Jim had recently retired to her native North Huntingdon after 40 years in Virginia, where she had been an artist, musician and arts manager at Arlington Cultural Affairs.
Separately, Briggs and Costello were advised to check out a meeting of the fledgling Jeannette Arts Council, being organized by Jill Sorrels, owner of the former Keynote Cafe in Jeannette.
“I saw (Costello) walking in on the…
