If you happen to walk by Laurie Berliner’s handmade hat shop on any given day, chances are you’ll see the Fairfax resident working away on her latest creation on her 1914 Bulasky straw braid machine.

Now that it’s getting hot out and summer Fridays are in full swing, you may have started planning weekend trips. Packing your trusty sunscreen is a given this time of year, but you may want to protect ...