Tag Archives: Books

Go Local With Your Summer Reading

When you’re putting together your summer reading list, make sure to visit your local independent bookstore to collect your reading materials! Continue reading

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Going Loco Trying to Find This Local: Back to School

Are you stumped trying to find the right local businesses to fulfill all of your back to school needs? Check out this go-to list of businesses that will provide everything that you need. Continue reading

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MADE Just for You

When it comes to scouring the Valley for the perfect holiday gifts, one of our favorite stops is MADE art boutique in downtown Phoenix. It never disappoints, especially when it comes to finding a gift for the person who has everything and needs nothing. Continue reading

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Shopping with the online giants is “green”? Nope.

TweetSome folks shop online thinking that they’re saving money and our fragile ecosystem with a couple of mouse clicks. Not sure how to break it to them, so here’s a video to do it for me. (But about the “saving … Continue reading

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Big-Box Swindle – A Book By Stacy Mitchell and ILSR – Home

TweetBig-Box Swindle connects the dots between the rise of big-box corporations and the decline of independent businesses. “In less than two decades, large retail chains have become the most powerful corporations in America. In this deft and revealing book, Stacy … Continue reading

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