8 Brooklyn Items That’ll Get You Through the Summer
Beach Umbrella from Embee Sunshade
If there’s anything years of beach-going have taught us, it’s that drugstore umbrellas always seem like a quick, smart idea, but inevitably fall apart after approximately 1.5 uses. No more. Not when you can pick up something classic and sturdy from Embee Sunshade, who’ve been manufacturing in Brooklyn since 1933. That’s a full 80 years of helping people stake out their spots on the beach and avoid crippling sunburns. They know exactly what they’re doing.
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