A Year at the Rust Belt Market: Photos, Coverage from Past 12 Months

The is with a party from 4-10 p.m. at the Ferndale market.

Owners Chris and Tiffany Best spent a year developing their idea for an incubator for artists to control their art and sales before opening the market in May of last year, taking over the 15,000-square-foot former Old Navy building to make their vision a reality.

Today, the market is bustling each weekend featuring more than 60 creative-based businesses and regular live music events. A along with a mini-kitchen build-out to accommodate new "flagship savory food vendor" Brew Jus, expected to open later this month.

Ferndale Patch has written about and photographed the market often over the past year. Here are some highlights from our coverage:

• At The Rust Belt Market (view series of artist profiles here)

Share your Rust Belt photos and favorites

Do you have a favorite item purchased at the Rust Belt? Are you a frequent shopper there, a fan of the live music or even one of the market's vendors? Add your photos to our gallery above and share your comments or happy anniversary wishes to the owners in the comments section below.