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Worth It

   Infographic reprinted with permission of the clever folks of CustomMade.

May 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Indie news

Great story about a retiring grocer who declined lucrative buy-out opportunities and sold the business to his employees instead.   The life of today’s chain retail workers. What the Wal-Mart strikers … Continue reading

November 29, 2012 · 1 Comment

The Amazing Ramen–and links

If you are a gourmand, this may be the time to stop reading. But if you’re a student on a budget–or just curious, as we were–check out this infographic! (Via) … Continue reading

November 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Indie businesses–by the numbers (or, why local?!)

Number of new independent bookstores that have opened since 2005:  437 Increase since 2002 in the number of small specialty food stores:  1,414 Increase since 2002 in the number of … Continue reading

September 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Birthday, anniversary, indie-celebration

A year ago, we finally took action and started this blog. It was born as an idea in early July, but . . . perhaps we were shy. Who knows. … Continue reading

August 9, 2012 · 3 Comments

“Hamazon”, Localism Link Love

We know lots of people use a big internet company that rhymes with Hamazon. We used to frequent it, as well. Lots of inventory, low prices… But we started thinking: … Continue reading

June 27, 2012 · 2 Comments

This, that and the other for Monday, 19 March 2012

As always, in no particular order: John Waters will be speaking at the Reitz Union tonight. For more info, click me. This sounds like a great event. We were pleasantly … Continue reading

March 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment

3 Services you may need (but didn’t know it existed)

Indiegainesville is only three weeks old, and we’re noticing a pattern on Wednesdays. Our Wednesday posts tend to be about multiple issues and businesses. A little bit of everything, if … Continue reading

August 31, 2011 · 1 Comment
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