(From the last 12 hours) (Oroville Mercury-Register)
Bolt Antique Tool Museum is a unique museum with more than 5,000 tools collected by Carl (Bud) Bolt over a period of 49 years. Located at 1650 Broderick (by the Chinese Temple). 11:45 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. Closed holidays....more...Op shops get hip to the value of vintage (Stuff)
PRE-LOVED: Mirimar Family Store manager Colin Henderson and his team keep the shop looking (and smelling) attractive....more... Gifts That Don't Kill (Metro Santa Cruz)
The conscientious consumer (which we like to think of as an ideal and not an oxymoron) can find herself beset by angst each time she steps out the door. Is this bauble/tchotchke/food item fair trade/local/sustainable?...more... Home tour for the holidays (Eastern Shore News)
ONANCOCK -- Experience a truly wonderful traditional holiday event on Dec. 8 when the 8th annual Onancock Christmas Homes Tour and Music Festival will include homes charmingly decorated for the holidays featuring seasonal music performed by members of the Orchestra of the Eastern Shore....more... Entertaining Holidays (Inside Bay Area)
A look at the best bets for the upcoming season...more... Excerpt: 'Finding Mañana' (NPR)
What is it? I yelled, reluctantly dragging myself up the steps that led to our apartment. What do you want? I demanded as I yanked the door open....more... Buy something beautiful (Isthmus)
There's an unfortunate sense of obligation that comes with shopping for the holidays that becomes more oppressive the closer it gets to the day of the family gathering. There's little more dispiriting than throwing items in a cart at a major chain department store, just to be able to check names off your list â?” unless it's buying a handful of gift cards for those same big-box stores, to be ......more... Local Shopping Adventure! (Tucson Weekly)
Independent stores offer a huge variety of holiday gift possibilities...more... Clothes, collectibles and gifts at new shop (The Payson Roundup)
Flolani Purvis, owner and operator, has a background in specialty shops at landmark resorts, including the Maui Prince, Grand Wailea and the Ritz Carlton, as well as high-end department stores, such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Macy's....more... |