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Author: LocalShops1 Girl

  • Wanted: Bizpeople for the Big Screen

    Do you have what it takes to be on the Big Screen? Looking for business people who are willing to tell it like it is!

  • Prizes galore!

    Join us 8/8 for food, drinks, fun … and PRIZES!
    http://www.localshops1.com/eventdetails.php?id=112

  • The LocalShops1 challenge

    Enough of all the negative talk. Yes, economy, right now, pretty much sucks. But that doesn’t mean we have to just accept all gloom-and-doom and sit back, waiting for our economy to crumble even more.

  • Happy news!

    In the paper and on the news, it’s all gloom-and-doom. We take a different approach and find things that are good in the world! Check out what our Facebook friends have to say!

  • How much do you tip?

    Massages, facials, we all love them. But what are the rules for tipping? Our Facebook friends weigh in.

  • The perfume that asks: What’s your shopping personality?

    6 hand-crafted, locally blended fragrances … based on shopping personalities!

  • Tampa Bay idea goes national

    LS1 member Dr. Nate takes geeky fun to a whole new level: He creates Foursquare Day.

  • Why do you shop locally?

    We asked our Facebook & Twitter friends, and here is what some of them had to say about shopping locally.

  • Cafe has real Charisma

    Tucked in the art district of the Village of the Arts in Bradenton is a coffee & art shop. Walk toward the bright, spring- color painted structure and something draws you in. Maybe it’s the iron archway, maybe it’s the glass windows … but there’s something magnetic about Charisma Cafe and Art.

  • Love is in the air … so let’s go shopping!

    Heart-shaped chocolate boxes … mushy music on the radio (and not just on the Delilah show on 94.9!) … yes, it’s time to celebrate your Valentine. V-Day is Sunday, Feb. 14, but we say you celebrate all month long. And of course, this means shopping! You’re in luck, because here I am with some ideas, all from LocalShops1-member businesses, of course. Which means, discounts for you when you bring your FREE 1Card*: