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Celebrating Independent Gainesville

Worth It

   Infographic reprinted with permission of the clever folks of CustomMade.

May 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Dignity and Livelihood of Workers

On Tuesday, January 8th, the Alachua County Wage Theft Task Force, along with dozens of local business leaders, workers, religious leaders, and other members of the community will hold a … Continue reading

January 7, 2013 · 2 Comments

This, that, and more you should know. (Happy New Year!)

First of all, happy 2013! We hope you have a healthy, happy year. We look forward to growing with you and thank you whole-heartedly for your support. Because of you, … Continue reading

January 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Glamourous local talent

About the Vendors In case you missed the GLAM Indie Craft Show (locals!) on Sunday, or you saw something but now have a lack-of-buyer’s remorse–here is a list of the … Continue reading

December 4, 2012 · 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

What’s going on

Brighten your dreary day with some cool happenings: (Presented, as always, in no particular order) Today is the Spirit of Gainesville Awards, and you bet we’ll be covering that. Read … Continue reading

November 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment

What’s Sunday?

“If you make something up and enough people agree with you–it becomes reality.” (Stephen Colbert) Tomorrow has been deemed “Small Business Saturday.” (“SBS” from here on.) We guess today you go and spend … Continue reading

November 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Another reason to shop independent.

(Too darn good not to share, even if it’s a tad puzzling that a major credit card that’s teamed with a Mal-Wart supports this…but we’ll overlook it for now)

November 13, 2012 · Leave a 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
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