Saturday, November 24, 2012
Start your holiday shopping at locally owned stores during Small Business Saturday.
Small Business Saturday is on Nov. 24 this year, two days after Thanksgiving. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses that their community thrives on. American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors in order to continue prospering and building the local economy in Melrose. Last year, 100 million people nationwide participated in Small Business Saturday by shopping at locally owned stores to help boost the economy and their communities. Check out this website for Melrose businesses that you can visit on …
Start your holiday shopping at locally owned stores during Small Business Saturday.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Small Business Saturday is on Nov. 24 this year, two days after Thanksgiving. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses that their community thrives on. American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors in order to continue prospering and building the local economy in Melrose. "Our local small businesses demonstrate that outstanding customer service, superior product and industry knowledge, and a strong commitment to community are the best recipe for success," Sen. Katherine Clark wrote in a recent op-ed. "…
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Check out some Black Friday deals going on in the Melrose region on Nov. 23.
Check out some Black Friday deals going on in the Melrose region on Nov. 23: Are you a Melrose area business owner offering a discount or deal of some kind on Black Friday? Provide the name of your business, address, town and the Black Friday offer in a comment below.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Find out what places are open and closed on Thanksgiving in Melrose.
Check out our list of what's open and closed on Thanksgiving Day in Melrose. Help out your neighbors by adding any stores you know are open for that last-minute item in the comments section below.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Melrose-based Busy Bee Bakery and their boca negra and hand painted cookies will be featured during a food segment on Channel 5's Chronicle on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
Your reader's choice for Melrose's best coffee looks like it has something going for it in the sweets department, too. The Busy Bee Bakery will be featured as part of a segment on sweets during Chronicle Channel 5 News. Both the bakery's boca negra - a flourless chocolate cake with white chocolate cream and fresh raspberry sauce - and hand-painted cookies will be featured. The show is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20, just before Thanksgiving.
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Busy Bee Bakery
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Balance Being Massage, located upstairs at 786 Main St., opens Tuesday.
A new massage studio opens its doors to customers for the first time Tuesday in Melrose. Alicia Green, owner of Balanced Being Massage, operates out of a 400-square-foot massage studio upstairs at 786 Main St. The massage studio space has brought the widely travelled Green back to her hometown of Melrose. “When we are balanced, it's all for our well-being,” Green said, explaining the ethos behind her studio. “It's a very personalized, one-on-one experience.” Green, a former concierge at the Ritz Carlton in Boston, knows how to pamper many different body types and personalities. Combining this aspect of her history, Green is a nationally certified and also a licensed massage therapist in Massachusetts who hopes her native roots and …
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786 Main St, Melrose, MA
Balanced Being Massage
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Here's what's open and closed for the holiday.
Today we observe Veterans Day, a national holiday established in 1926 to honor men and women who have served in the military. However, with the holiday falling on a Sunday government offices and some Melrose businesses will be closed on Monday, Nov. 12. If you know of more businesses that are open or closed, help out your fellow neighbors by leaving them in the comments. Here's a look at what will be open and closed on Monday, Nov. 12 in Melrose:
edith ackerman
2:28 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012
Shopped (early) yesterday at Turners (fish market and lunch), Hour Glass, D'Amicis, Halo Studio and Whitemore, then not so "local" but Main Street at CVS, Starbucks and Breuggers. more ›