ADRIAN — If you live in downtown Adrian and find yourself short on necessities with no time to run to one of the big stores, Nova’s Soda Pop Candy Shop has you covered.  

Owners Dave and Nova Spencley are now offering basic products like detergent, diapers, toilet paper and more for city residents who need something fast. They also stock shampoos and even cosmetics in their store at the corner of Church and Main streets.

Nova’s started out in 2002 as a candle store. When candles were not selling during the summer as they hoped, they decided to purchase a bigger building. They bought their current location at 105 E. Church St., in 2012 and  expanded their inventory to nostalgic metal signs, custom-made soda drinks and vinyl records. They even sell the suitcase record players to play the vinyl, and they buy old and new vinyl locally and nationally. Their son, Chad, has a nostalgic comic book and baseball card room in the building. 

And now, they have an entire room of household supplies and basic necessities. They call it the convenience corner.

It’s a labor of love for Nova. She tracks down stores that are closing and buys their inventory. She finds clearance sales and buys that inventory too. Then, as an active  couponer, she buys inventory when the price is right, and passes all those discounts down to their customers. 

“We have a passion for what we do here,” Dave said.