Menlo faces: Mark Ghanbari – and Chipper

Mark Ghanbari has been selling (and repairing) exquisite oriental rugs from  his Santa Cruz Avenue store, St. Clair Gallery, since 1995. His knowledge about and passion for the rugs he sells – as well as his warm personality – comes through instantly and he’s been rewarded with loyal customers from Menlo and surrounding communities. This January, he added a new face to the store, a dog named Chipper, who’s known to provide his own kind of reward in the form of a polite slobber.