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It’s time once again to fill your grocery bags with items from many of the Farmers’ Markets that set up around Columbus to offer you the best in locally grown produce. If you don’t grow your own food or already… [Read More]
When it comes to buying local coffee and supporting local coffee shops, your options go beyond just visiting your favorite neighborhood cafe for an individual cup. Each roastery in Columbus sells their beans or grounds to go, which means you… [Read More]
Have you been inside Objects for the Home lately? If so, you may have noticed the gorgeous sofa they recently started carrying. They’ve also been busy adding more handmade items to their product mix. The company began three years ago… [Read More]
Gourmet Fritos aren’t something I’ve ever really considered. It just seems like corn chips are so profoundly, perfectly junky, they transcend the world of artisanal snacking. Until now. Athens-based Shagbark Seed & Mill has put all the good things about… [Read More]
While the new Celebrate Local store location at Easton (3952 Townsfair Way) has already been open to the public for nearly a month, the founders of the business are officially hosting their grand re-opening this weekend. If you’re unfamiliar with… [Read More]
Art collecting is something that Frank Lazar really became serious about once his career began to take off, about eight years ago. “Collecting art on a shoestring budget is not an easy thing to do,” says Lazar. Early on, the… [Read More]
When Snowville Creamery (Pomeroy, Ohio) introduced its Chocolate Milk, there was great jubilation in the land. There’s been a little less jubilation for its new yogurt. Of course, the new yogurt is not flavored like chocolate. In fact, it’s also… [Read More]
The Celebrate Local store at Easton Town Center officially re-opened yesterday in its new location at 3952 Townsfair Way (between Panera Bread and Restoration Hardware). The store carries Ohio-made goods from over 200 small businesses and artisans. A photo tour… [Read More]
The movement of buying locally, shopping locally and supporting local businesses continued to grow stronger in 2012. There are businesses in Columbus making everything from eyewear to spirits to furniture to aprons. For the second year in a row, Jeni’s… [Read More]
What do you get when you cross Cyber Monday with Small Business Saturday and then turn those one-day events into an ongoing sale? You get The SBBeanstore, a new way to purchase discounted gift cards from the comfort of your… [Read More]
I love the winter holidays. When the North Market is decked out with its traditional pine swags and wreaths and the Market building and surrounding trees are aglow with the twinkle of thousands of extra white string lights, I couldn’t… [Read More]
Craftin’ Outlaws, Columbus’ longest running “alternative craft fair,” began in 2005 as the brainchild of then-local crafter Liz Rosino. Liz was seeking an outlet for her LuckyKat line of funky painted housewares, but was disappointedly getting turned down by more… [Read More]
Unless you are under thirteen. Then, yes these are your mama’s craft fairs. And aren’t you lucky! We are in a time where people are returning to the wonderful world of the handmade and making some incredible items. If you… [Read More]
Mary Ann Crago has loved being a part of the Columbus art scene. She graduated from the Columbus College of Art & Design in 1995 with a fine arts degree, then took a bit of a break. Over the past… [Read More]
A small group of local wine shops are setting aside their competitive differences to collaborate through the creation of a new organization known as the Columbus Wine Collective. This group will promote the buying of wine locally and educate consumers… [Read More]
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