The Paper | Calendar | |Businesses | Attractions | Nightlife | Resources | Gay Links | Home   Asian Antique Store Opens in Carmel Michael Evans and Robert Wolf recently returned to the Peninsula to turn their passion into a business. Their shop, Vermillion, opened its doors in Carmel's Crossroads Shopping Center in June. The store offers a wide selection of Asian antiques and decorative art. The interior of the shop was redesigned by Wolf, a member of the IIDA, with the assistance of a priest expert in Feng Shui, the Chinese art of placement. The store offers special seminars on Feng Shui and other Asian art forms. Both Wolf and Evans lived on the peninsula for before moving to San Francisco and finally to Phoenix. The pair decided to start Vermillion after working several years in academia, collecting Asian antiques as a pastime. Locals may remember Evans from his stint at the Clock Garden Restaurant. "Asian art and antiques stir memories of place, affirm individual taste and identity, and feed our insatiable desire to hunt and gather," said Wolf. Vermillion is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12 p.m. to 5 pm. on Sunday. You can call Wolf or Evans at 831/620-1905 or send e-mail to vermillion@tias.com. -WK The New Hands in Town Massage therapist David Burke (pictured left) opened The Sugar Shack, a one-man massage studio in Seaside. Burke, a graduate of the Monterey Institute of Touch, specializes in Shiatsu, polarity, Swedish, Sports, and deep tissue massage. Unlike some "massage therapists," Burke noted, his services are intended only for healing bodywork and are strictly professional. The Sugar Shack is located in a small renovated building behind the offices of the Monterey County AIDS Project at 780 Hamilton. Burke organized local massage therapists earlier this year to volunteer their services to people living with HIV. You can contact Burke to schedule an appointment at 831/751-1004 during normal business hours. -WK