The Southside Botanica

This storefront in Lincoln is also home to an active Voodoo temple. The storefront sells candles, herbs, trinkets, and charms along with simple household goods. A space in back and the main temple area in the basement serve the needs of members of the Voodoo community when they gather for worship.
Madame Marie Otando is the mambo, or priestess, and proprietor of the establishment. Her family comes from Haiti but Marie grew up in Lincoln and knows the neighborhood exceedingly well. What most people don’t know is Madame Marie has a small measure of true mystical power. She uses it only to help people in her neighborhood and to warn them against the work of evil spirits. She has earned Siren's trust and aided her in the past, and would gladly do so in the future.
The Botanica has had some legal trouble regarding the practice of slaughtering chickens and other livestock during Voodoo rituals for the preparation of ritual feasts. For the time being, the courts have upheld the practice under the context of freedom of religion, but some locals aren’t satisfied with the ruling and there have been threats made against the Botanica and Madame Marie.