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Local Shop Offers Regional, Handmade Items

Front Royal, NV - When shoppers enter Gathered, they are stepping into the idea that has been in Cadyn Speziale's head for almost 10 years."Every once in a while it hits me, and I stop... more »

Brooklyn Shop Offers Locally Made Clothes and Goods

Brooklyn, NY - “We try to support local designers as well as manufacturers,” Natasha Samoylenko told me when I went to visit her shop. Trunk is an airy storefront on Jay Street in the Dumbo... more »

Wisconsin Cheese Castle Offers More Than 100 Varieties of Cheese, Wines

Michigan Center, MI - White cheddar with blueberries and cheese curds with jalapeno peppers are part of the 100-plus varieties of cheese sold at Michigan Center’s newest specialty cheese and wine shop. The Wisconsin Cheese... more »

Main Street Gift Shop Aims for ‘Interesting’ Feel

Stoughton, WI - The building at 193 W. Main St. was nothing more than a storage facility for the almost six years since Smith Photography had moved to its new location at 401 5th St.The... more »

New Boutique Focuses On Area Vendors

Ahwatukee, AZ - A new boutique in Ahwatukee Foothills has a focus on local vendors and unique gifts.Allison Altzman, owner of Adelaide Boutique, said she was tired of living life in the fast lane running... more »

Making Cents: Gift Shop Emphasizes “Home-Grown Kind of Stuff”

Chesapeake, VA - The past and present have collided for Louise Franklin and she couldn’t be happier.Franklin opened her store, Past & Present Gifts and Home Décor, on Nov. 15. She owns it with her... more »

Gifted Couple Open Castle Combe Shop

Castle Combe, UK - Textiles lecturer Genevieve Sioka and her Greek husband Thomas Siokas are defying the recession by setting up a small business, in Castle Combe, where they have lived for three years.Court Cottage... more »

New Boutique Adds ‘Charm’ to Gothenburg

Gothenburg, NE - A life-long passion for fashion can bridge many things.As was the case for the co-owners of Charm, a clothing and accessories store in Gothenburg – Lindsey Tederman graduated college with a journalism... more »