From the organizer:
For the second year in a row, dozens of local retailers will participate in an alternative campaign to Black Friday, known as Plaid Friday. Started five years ago in Oakland, Calif., Plaid Friday encourages consumers to put their holiday gift dollars back into the local economy by shopping at stores in their own communities. Read more about Plaid Friday
Kit Shoop’s love of art blossomed during her childhood when she received the wholehearted encouragement of her parents. Today, she is a proud mother and grandmother who continues to build upon a successful career and still finds joy through her artistic exploration. Read more about I Am St. Croix Valley: Artist Kit Shoop
It’s easy to imagine Olivier Vrambout, 41, as a young boy. The images filter in, faded and scratched like a dusty film reel of his childhood in Belgium: Olivier following his grandmother through the local markets; Olivier on the coast of Belgium, devouring salty moules frites and copies of Tintin comics, Olivier on his racing bike, pedaling furiously, always moving. Read more about Belgian Native Olivier Vrambout Brings Childhood Staples to Bayport’s Etoile du Nord Café
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