Local Gift and Shopping Guide 2021
Holiday shopping seems to run a spectrum from pedantic to sublime. We all love it. We all, when time become short, hate it.
To be...
Farmers Markets Back in Action!
There may be nothing more Americana than farmers’ markets. Besides produce, which is obviously where they get their name, any decent market is replete...
Spring Has Sprung: Garden Season is Here
Most of us are ready to garden in January, However, here along the banks of Lake Erie, Spring always seems a bit delinquent. If...
Top Ten Local Coffee Roasters
Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.
--Ann Morrow Lindbergh
For some, coffee is a mere necessity....
Coffee Culture: Local Coffee Shops
Every morning I long to hold you...I need you, I want you, I have to have you...your warmth, your smell, your taste...ohhh coffee, I...
Local Specialty Gifts That Impress
Gift giving is supposed to be fun. Unfortunately, with Black Fridays and Cyber Mondays, much of our gift giving has become routinized list fulfillment.
Shopping...
Dips and Drips: Ice Cream Shops are Back!
Like the Walleye run, Mudhens Baseball, even the buzzards returning to Hinckley, the opening of ice cream shops is a sure sign of spring.
And...
Local Grocery Stores and Market Guide 2022
Local Grocery Stores, Markets, and Specialty Stores Offer Great Shopping Experience for the Holidays.
Ice Cream Shoppes: The Opening Act of Summer
Ice cream shoppes are open, marking the first great sign that summer is just around the corner. Here's our guide to all the local gems.
Local Food and Produce Market Guide
In an age of mega marts, online grocery pickup, and even delivering drones, food and produce markets are a rapidly dwindling footprint. Finding specialty...














