LIBA, Grasshoppers and LVAA putting on fourth Buy Local First Fair Sunday,...
Add this mega-event to all the spring fests and the save the mountains concerts (busy May!). Louisville Independent Business Alliance, in collaboration with Grasshoppers Distribution and the Louisville...
View ArticleLouisville Independent Business Alliance’s Shift Your Shopping contest...
The Louisville Local Impact study results are in. And they shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone reasonably well versed on the whole “buy local” movement. According to Louisville Independent Business...
View ArticleThe one Thanksgiving shopping mob that you might enjoy
The few days after Thanksgiving are a little like Mardi Gras season. Not because they’re full of good boozy fun, costumes, and parades — at least not at my house, if that’s the way Thanksgiving is at...
View ArticleKeep Louisville Weird: LIBA re-releases buy local study results with reminder...
This is not new news folks: We published these same numbers on Nov. 6. But the Louisville Independent Business Alliance sent around the new release regarding buy-local study again, and yeah… we bit....
View ArticleFifth Annual Buy Local Fair: One-stop shop for Keeping Louisville Weird
Louisville loves its festivals and fairs. And Louisville loves keeping things local. Put those two loves together and you get The Buy Local Fair sponsored by the Louisville Independent Business...
View ArticleFirst update on LIBA’s ‘Weird for a Week’ challenge: Almost entirely not...
So far, my “Weird for a Week” challenge from the Louisville Independent Business Association is going swimmingly. Well, maybe with a teeny weeny bit of cheating. Last week, LIBA issued a challenge for...
View ArticleFinal update on LIBA’s Weird for a Week: My buy local week winds down and is...
This month LIBA issued a challenge for locals to try to buy only at local, independent merchants for anywhere from three to seven days at the beginning of July. They’re calling July “Independents...
View ArticleWeird for a week? Scratch that… Kate Caufield completes a year-long ‘buy...
Just as I embarked on my “buy local” weeklong challenge, Kate Caufield was wrapping up hers. On June 30, 2013, Caufield, president of New Albany First, finished up not a just a week, but a whole year...
View ArticleCyber Monday: LIBA says you can shop online while still shopping local
First it was the national Big Box chains. Then, Amazon came after the mom-and-pop stores. And still, our local retailers flourish. Now, the Louisville Independent Business Alliance is reminding...
View ArticleLIBA, Metro government online survey asks south Louisville residents for...
More Heine Bros., fewer Wal-Marts? The Louisville Independent Business Alliance in partnership with Louisville Metro government are querying south Louisville residents about the types of locally owned...
View ArticleLIBA retail survey: South Louisville residents vote for Heine Bros.’, Rainbow...
South Louisville has a bit of a retail void, not unlike neighborhoods all over town. But south Louisville is getting some serious attention from “buy local” activists. A recent survey of South End...
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