Bobby Mitchell (left) and Charles Carver (right) in their shared East Austin retail space. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News.

 

 

 

 

 

Mitchell owns and operates three businesses on his corner property - a barbershop, a convenience store and a Cajun food truck. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News.

 

 

 

 

 

Carver is an attorney who provides legal advice to low-income residents of East Austin. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News.

 

 

 

 

 

Mitchell leases a portion of his property to Carver, where he practices law from an Airstream trailer. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News.

 

 

 

 

 

Their daily routines often mirror one another. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News.

 

 

 

 

 

Ideal Beauty Salon / Law Office of C.W. Carver. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News.

 

 

 

 

 

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Carver poses in his converted Airstream trailer and Mitchell with his granddaughter, Lyric, in his convenience store, Ideal Soul Mart. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News.