
Espresso Joe’s – Great Music, Nice People, Awesome Food… Oh yeah, the coffee is fantastic, too!
The morning rush has settled down and Felicia McIntosh is using the break after the bustle to tackle a few of the many tasks at hand to make Espresso Joe’s at 50 West Front Street in Keyport. Multi-tasking is key – “There’s not enough hours in the day,” she imparts. The minute I walked in the door, my ritual began. I come … [Read More...]
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Local Joan is your mom, your aunt, your local-minded neighbor who walks downtown with a grocery/utility cart and recycled bags and returns with her cart full of fresh, locally grown produce, a new hammer from the local hardware store, and two tickets to next weekend's independent film showing at the downtown movie theater. She's established herself with the local businesses and always looks for small businesses in the surrounding towns when she needs something that her hometown businesses don't carry. When the pipes are leaking, she calls the local plumber, in the spring she plants her garden with seeds from a local market, and when she buys a gift, she buys it on the town's main line - not always "online." Local Joan personifies … more...
Did You Know…?
One question Local Joan gets frequently is: how can I do all my shopping at only local stores? This depends upon what you consider to be a local store. Not every business that’s “local” is limited to one location. For example, a franchise such as True Value or Ace Hardware may belong to a network of locally owned businesses that use the same local suppliers. Although located in other states, … [Read More...]
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