Saturday, November 24, 2012
Start your holiday shopping at locally owned stores during Small Business Saturday.
Small Business Saturday is on Nov. 24 this year, two days after Thanksgiving. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses that their community thrives on. American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors in order to continue prospering and building the local economy in Charlestown. Last year, 100 million people nationwide participated in Small Business Saturday by shopping at locally owned stores to help boost the economy and their communities. Here are just a few Charlestown businesses participating in Small …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Check out these local establishments' Facebook pages.
[UPDATED, Wednesday, 8:40 a.m.] According to people who track this stuff, as of November 2012 Facebook has about 1 billion users and more than 42 million pages. That's a lot of people talking, sharing photos and playing Farmville. Quite a few Charlestown businesses have joined Facebook, where they share updates, deals, photos and other information with people who "like" their pages. Charlestown Patch is among them (and if you haven't "liked" us yet, please do so today). Liking a business is a great way to find out what's new on the menu at your favorite restaurant or whether your coffee shop will be closed on a holiday—plus you can tell them just how much you loved that turkey club, yoga class, new pair of shoes or whatever else you bought…
Friday, November 16, 2012
What local shop, restaurant or other business can you not live without?
Next week is a busy one for local businesses, with the pre-Thanksgiving rush—people getting new clothes, new haircuts and stocking up on food, wine and other purchases—followed by the official kick-off to the holiday shopping season, Black Friday, and the 21st-century creation, Cyber Monday, when online companies offer special deals to entice the first round of holiday spenders. In between, on Saturday, Nov. 24, is a new holiday launched by American Express: Small Business Saturday aims to draw attention to and celebrate the importance of the small, locally owned businesses in communities around the country—the little guys, or medium-sized guys or even the big guys that started here in Charlestown, chose to stay and contribute in many ways…
Daren Lechner talks with Patch about his new home furnishings showroom in Charlestown.
Located in the old Crosby Steam Gauge & Valve Co. building on Roland Street, which dates back to 1888, the new home furnishings store Pura Vida is itself a reclaiming of something old, made new again. Shop owner Daren Lechner has created an interesting showroom on the building’s third floor—a series of vignettes designed to draw in the eye, appeal to the senses and give the shopper a truly original experience. The shop name, “Pura Vida,” is a Costa Rican phrase that means “pure life," and Lechner tries to carry that natural feel throughout his business. Below, Lechner talks with Charlestown Patch about how he chooses what to sell in his shop, where he gets it, and the unique experience of shopping at Pura Vida. Why did you decide to open …
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Wyatt B
4:11 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012
Charlestown Ace Hardware has been enrolling people today at the last minute with either their smartphones or at the checkouts. Very easy sign-up page and you have nothing to lose. Shop Small! more ›