Lets talk about family values. The Konjas have it and brothers Sean (19 years old) and Dillon (18 years old) backed by their Father who has over 40 years in the retail business have just opened up the 24/7 mart at the corner of C and and 8th streets.

The market looks like your standard grab-and-go corner convenience store with a crushed-ice drinks (Steve’s Frozen Chillers™), chips, snacks, sodas, a coffee station (with fresh bean grinder), personal hygiene supplies, sports caps, ice creams, bottled water, imported Arabic teas. The twist is the smoke shop focus. The smoke shop is mainly about premium tobacco and the growing Hookah culture overtaking the downtown club scene. Pipes and paraphernalia for medical marijuana patients are also in stock and on display. And what better than pipes and munchies in one stop for that group? The area our front is fenced, by a previous restaurant run on the site and Konja plans to use this place for a taco cart and hot food stand.

The shop has a...