Left Coast Local Pillows

'Have you been 'helping the environment by supporting local produce' again?'

Nothing like traveling hundreds of miles to immerse yourself in art for the sole purpose of killing time between meals.

Cash Machines From Across the Land

Local rock claims to have been muse for Emily Dickinson poem "I'm that 'little stone' honest to goodness!"

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

"We've been campaigning for years to encourage central government to delegate more powers to local authorities..."

Let's all go to a farmer's market.

"Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the street. But today, expect occasional sprinkles."

Right Here

Tips for a green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals.

'I remember when it was a row of quaint little coffee bars and boutiques.'

"And in local news, somebody pooped on the Jenkins' lawn again."

"Local shopping, local eating, and...I married the girl next door."

Pop's store's wanted ad: MOM.

The Original Information Superhighway

"And, in suburban news, construction of the new, attached four-season solarium at 6870 Evercrest Drive continued amid the silent, seething envy of the neighbors."

"We find shopping at the farmers' market to be more self-congratulatory."

Shop Local

'Were the lemons grown locally?'

Small store loses out to glossy big store

"Oh that's Mike, he's like part of the furniture round here"

'Honestly! You'd do anything to win the Community Balloon Race, wouldn't you?'

I Promise to Buy American Beer.

"He was a mainstay of the economy. Now two brewries and a whiskey distillery are on short time and one tobacco wholesaler has gone completely bankrupt."

'I invest globally, but eat foods grown locally - so that gives my life balance.'