Category Archives: Events
Local First Arizona Year in Review 2011
A Look Back at the Amazing Year 2011 Has Been We are excited to share with you all of the amazing growth that’s occurred over the past year within Local First Arizona and we want to thank you for your … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Businesses, Buy Local Week, Economics, Events, Financial, Greater Phoenix, In The News, Local First Movement, Social Media, Staycation, Tucson, shift arizona
Tagged best of 2011, Buy Local Week, Devour Phoenix, events, facebook, fall festival, google, Indie Week, look back, mixers, rural, seminars, shift arizona, small wonders, twitter, volunteers, year in review
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Bisbee for NYE
Looking for something to do for New Year’s Eve? Reserve a room in Bisbee before they fill up, it’s one of the top places to be to bring in 2012! Via Kathy Sowden: Join us in Historic Bisbee this New … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Events, Press Releases, Staycation
Tagged bisbee, new year's eve
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Ring in the new year locally!
It’s hard to believe, but 2011 is coming to a close! Have you made plans yet to celebrate the beginning of 2012? If you still haven’t figured out what to do on December 31, 2011, consider ringing in the new … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Greater Phoenix, Restaurants/Dining
Tagged 2012, december 31, Greater Phoenix, local, new year's, new year's eve, party
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Holiday events in Tucson
There are some great events in Tucson this week with lots of chances to pick up local gifts and hang out with some great people! Buy Local Week started with a bang with many members reporting good traffic and strong … Continue reading
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Give Local, Get Love
Yelp Tucson and Local First Arizona invite you and your friends to Give Local, Get Love: A Shop Local Soiree!–a benefit for Local First Arizona. This event falls smack dab in the middle of Buy Local Week, our annual push … Continue reading
Buy Local Week 2011 (Tucson)
It’s that time of year again! A common sight on Black Friday is hordes of people lined up in front of chain stores with wallets open wide, looking for terrific deals. Put on your “local economist” glasses and you may … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Buy Local Week, Events, Local First Movement, Tucson
Tagged black friday, Buy Local Week, Tucson
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Tips for shifting your HOLIDAY spending and CONTEST!
It’s still November, yet they’ve already begun playing holiday music on the radio! And we all know what that means… it’s that special time of year where we’re all frantically trying to make sure that we’ve checked off our neighbors, friends, family members, and loved ones off of our holiday shopping lists. Most of you are probably still putting your lists together, while some of you may have already kicked off your holiday shopping at Local First Arizona’s Certified Local Fall Festival this past Saturday! Regardless of where you stand with your holiday shopping, Local First Arizona wants to make it easy for you to support your local economy while you spread the holiday cheer. Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Contest, Events, Local First Movement, shift arizona
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Buy Local Week (Phoenix)
It’s that time of year again! A common sight on Black Friday is hordes of people lined up in front of chain stores with wallets open wide, looking for terrific deals. Put on your “local economist” glasses and you may … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Buy Local Week, Events, Greater Phoenix, Local First Movement, shift arizona
Tagged black friday, Buy Local Week, Greater Phoenix
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Preview of Auction Items at Fall Festival
While many may think that Black Friday signals the beginning of holiday shopping, we Local First folks beg to differ. We believe that holiday shopping starts at our Certified Local Fall Festival which is right around the corner! The Festival, which will be Saturday, November 12th, gives you the opportunity to buy gifts from many of our fine members who are participating in the event… Continue reading
