Local Business Lover Pillows

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

Wifi in Hell

Miniature Design Shop: Think Small.

Local food for local consumption

"Are you mad with us, Mrs. Bimmelman?"

The marketing is out there now. People all know the pizzas are prepared on the premises. So why no customers?

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

Tips for a green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals.

Mom & Pop Grocerette

'Spending and consuming - that's my kind of patriotism.'

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

MADE IN CANADA "Buy Canadian"..."Eh!"

Balloons vs. Rockets

'If we let this happen, soon we'll be swamped in chain stores.'

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

Today's special: Roadkill stew.

"Come on. I always browse the Mom and Pop stores before buying online."

One cappuccino please, and I wanted to give you this. A note. How formal. Dear small local independent coffee house ... I went to Starbucks this morning. I'm sorry. Can you ever forgive me? What if I agree to purge what I ate? The written apology is sufficient.

Support your local bookstore

Frank's Butcher Shop. Ernie's Bakery. Starbux Coffee. It hasn't been the same since the candlestick maker went out of business.

Shop Local

'Were the lemons grown locally?'

Locally made, handcrafted cars - no two alike.

I Promise to Buy American Beer.

Great Streets

"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."

High Street

Validate your parking?

"Buy local? Isn't it enough I buy stuff assembled in this country from foreign parts?"

"Keep America Working

Lemonade 50 Cents made in America by Americans.

"It's the only way we could find funding for the school's football program."

"Not coming in for a pint and a pie, Geoff?"

"That's EXACTLY what I wanted to know from you."

"We survived the loss of the blacksmith and the barber shop, but this here is serious!"