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• $250 Neiman Marcus Cookies?

  True story? Does it matter? Cookies are delicious. Best part? Now you can enjoy them at home … and at the same time, support local shops, by buying all the ingredients from a local market

• The pros and cons of high heels

  Jennifer Steele: “I used to live in heels all the time, and I mean live in them. I literally didn’t realize that I was 5′6 until my dad measured me at age 29 and told me the honest truth,”

• Getting back to basics

  Remember last year, how that guy got trampled to death at a Wal-Mart in New York? And just last night, just about an hour south of Tampa, two masked gunmen help shoppers hostage at a TJ Maxx in Venice … Lots of messed-out people out there, and it seems the craziness gets intensified around the [...]

• Shopping festivals

  This year, we don’t need to get trampled at Wal-Mart …

• Historic Shed Blog: Get Your Discount 1 Card from LocalShops1

  Historic Shed writes about the importance of shopping locally. And how LocalShops1.com can help.

• 10Connects at our birthday bash

  Local website helping mom & pop shops, by Noah Pransky

• St. Petersburg Times

  Web site for independent businesses is off the chain

• Kudos to Tampa Women in Biz

  Tampa Bay Skirt! editor Chris Kuhn blogs about cool things bizwomen are doing in the Tampa Bay area. We’re honored to be included in this list!

• Support your neighbors. Shop locally.

  LocalShops1.com founder Ester Venouziou writes what this is all about, in a blog for Creative Tampa Bay.

• Localshops1.com holds a talent show in Gulfport

  WMNF reporter Concetta DeLuco comes to LocalShops1.com’s kids talent show in Gulfport. Despite the rain, the show goes on!