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Primping for the parties

You can pick up all your party frocks and accessories locally, because the metro is full of small boutiques offering unique pieces not available online or at the mall. Gil’s, 7644 N. Western, serves a wide demographic at a moderate price. “The Gil’s girl is a fashion-forward early teen to a hip 60-year-old,” said store […]

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Loving local

We parlayed that into a conversation about local artists, writers, dancers and musicians. Discussions like this remind me that the local arts and food scenes are doin’ just fine. Another area that shouldn’t be neglected is local shopping. Now, I know we’re all guilty of ordering things online because of convenience. Just for a second, […]

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October Christmas

Shopaholics prepare, because it’s time again for the three-day shopping extravaganza that is Mistletoe Market. As more than 100 vendors roll into the Cox Convention Center, shoppers around the metro are strategizing their game plans: where to go first, what to eat along the way and which of the season’s must-have items to keep an […]

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