Shopaholic? Buy local this weekend
From a "shop local" campaign launched by American Express, to a "National Buy Local Day" movement on Facebook, to an "Occupy Black Friday" trend sweeping America (in Boise, Idaho, "consumer zombies" are planning a coordinated effort to wander around a mall in silent protest of what they view as unnecessary spending, according to USA Today) - the message to "unchain" oneself from chain stores is competing with Black Friday promotions for your consumerist consideration.
Local digest: Gilroy Rotary’s flower sale Saturday
The annual Gilroy Rotary Flower Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to
Valentine’s Day, weddings keep local florists occupied
It remains to be seen how busy Valentine’s Day will be for florists in 2022.
Customers are historically procrastinating men, who typically wait to purchase floral arrangements for their significant other on the day of. But with the holiday falling on a Monday after the...
Lana’s Dance Studio as artistic and strong as ever
Even for an accomplished dance organization as Lana’s Dance Studio, what it did in the 2022 Kids Artistic Revue Nationals Dance Finals in Anaheim June 26-July 1 was nothing short of impressive.
Out of the 50-plus studios competing, Lana’s was the only one that had...
