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Merchant Spotlight: Leon & Lulu

This week's Merchant Spotlight comes just in time for Small Business Saturday. Locally owned and family run, Leon & Lulu is Detroit's award-winning lifestyle store, selling upscale furniture, eclectic decorations and chic gifts that will make you the best gift giver in…

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Merchant Spotlight: Paper and I

Today's Merchant Spotlight takes us over to Marshall, Mich. to Paper and I! This gift shop specializes in paper, offering everything from fun stationary to holiday greeting cards. Their store opened only two years ago and already has become a go-to…

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Merchant Spotlight: Laffing Glass Studio

Today's Merchant Spotlight is Laffing Glass Studio! This northern Michigan art studio creates artwork from glass and metal, and specializes in flowers, birds and fish art pieces. The art studio began as an abandoned cabin in the Manistee National Forest, which…

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Merchant Spotlight: Blue Bear Jewelry

Today's Merchant Spotlight takes us to East Tawas, Mich. Blue Bear Jewelry is silver sterling jewelry shop, specializing in Native American pieces that include unique stones and gems. Blue Bear Jewelry is often Michigan-made and crafted by the shop's owner.…

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Merchant Spotlight: A Frame Above

This week’s Merchant Spotlight brings us to A Frame Above, located in Jackson, Michigan. A Frame Above services the Jackson area as “a full service framing and personal design shop” providing shoppers with a variety of unique, decorative and affordable…

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Merchant Spotlight: Art U.P. Style

This week's Merchant Spotlight takes us to Michigan's upper peninsula to Art. U.P. Style! This art gallery and gift shop is owned by local artist, Carol Papaleo, who handcrafts all of the gallery's artwork, including a special print series Our Town.…

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Merchant Spotlight: The Bagelman

Today's Merchant Spotlight is The Bagelman! Based in downtown Owosso, this local bagel shop caters to all your breakfast cravings with sweet and savory bagels. Their menu is always introducing new items, and just recently began carrying Paramount Coffee! Along with bagels,…

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The Beauty of Supporting Your Local Community

This is a guest blog post written by Central Michigan University student Sarah Kimble. A little over a year ago I made the decision to participate in Miss America affiliated local pageants. The decision was a big step, and as…

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Another Successful Get Caught Blue-Handed Day

Thanks to everyone who made Saturday, October 3, another successful Get Caught Blue-Handed Day – despite the cold, windy and wet weather. It was a good day to be inside a Michigan store, looking over the many great and often…

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