Best Colorado Deals: Books, Furniture, Lingerie, Stuff for Kids
Olympic souvenirs, half price
Missing the Winter Olympics? Ease the pain with a visit to the USOC Training Center in Colorado Springs, where all Vancouver and Team USA Vancouver merchandise is half price at the USOC Training Center Shop, 1750 E. Boulder St., at the intersection of Boulder Street and Union Boulevard, 719-866-4792. All proceeds help support Team USA, which will make all those snazzy new items feel even better. The shop is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and the Training Center also offers free tours -- so make a day of it.
It's nearly spring! Let's fling!
Check out the Spring Fling Artisan Market, brought to you annually by Sam Robinson, formerly of Manorisms, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 13th, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 14th, at Phipps Tennis Pavilion, 3400 Belcaro Drive. You’ll find folk art, antiques, hand-knit items, jewelry, Easter items, vintage linens, children's clothing, flowers, pottery, papier mache, original artwork, handbags, belts and more from 35 carefully selected artisans, plus homemade goodies to keep you fortified. The Phipps Tennis Pavilion is just south of Knight Fundamental Academy, midway between South University and South Colorado boulevards on East Exposition Avenue.
Steer your Caravan to Silk Road
Speaking of handmade, 98 percent of the merchandise at Silk Road, 1065 S. Gaylord, 303-734-0582, is handmade by artisans in 40 different nations and by at least a dozen right here in Colorado. Until it’s gone, much of this wonderful stuff is on clearance. Bargains range from a 24-karat gold-plated, Swarovski crystal inlaid decanter and wine glass set from Turkey, originally $600, now $300, to tiny origami gift boxes, originally $7, now $3.50. Somewhere in between you’ll find earrings handmade by Israeli artisans Ayala Bar and Laly marked down by 30 percent and select baby and toddler items with labels including Zutano and Bunnies by the Bay reduced by 50 percent.
The annual winter clearance starts Saturday, March 13th, and runs through Saturday, March 20th, at SOL … Store of Lingerie, 248 Detroit St., 303-394-1060. Everything in the store is 15 percent off, and discounts can run as high as 80 percent on selected merchandise. Designers include Marie Jo, Prima Donna, Lise Charmel, Aubade, Natori and Eberjey.
Awaiting the fall of the House of Tamarac
The owners of Tamarac Square Mall, 7777 E Hampden Ave., plan to fire up the bulldozers come summer, and the lease for Lisa Lisa Boutique, 303-671-0353, expired at the end of January. But storeowner Lisa Linkenheil plans to keep offering bargains until she hears the ground rumbling beneath her.
"We're one of the last ones left inside the mall, and we're on a month to month lease," Linkenheil said. "I just received a note that they could kick me out with 30 days notice."
But she's not giving up yet. She has accepted all the merchandise she ordered for spring, and even picked up some "great" handbags, jewelry, hats and other accessories at a recent trade show.
Newly acquired items and collectibles (including Betty Boop) are discounted by 25 percent. The rest -- about 90 percent of the shop's clothing, is half price. That includes crystal-embellished Christine Alexander denim jackets and Tianello Tencel women's separates, originally priced at $50 to $180, now $25 to $85.
Buy some books
All fiction books – including mysteries -- are 50 cents apiece at the Bookstacks March Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday through March 31st at the Bookstacks, Mary Reed Building, University of Denver campus, 2199 S. University Blvd., 303-871-2665. Proceeds support the University of Denver’s Penrose Library.
Then settle down to read them
Through March 31st, recliners and Morris-style chairs are discounted 30 percent and all lighting is discounted by 20 percent at Modern Bungalow, 2594 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-300-3332. Discounts apply to in-stock and special-order chairs and lamps and fixtures from Arroyo Craftsmen, Mica Lamp Company, Quoizel, Meyda Tiffany and more.
The good people who operate the Assistance League Thrift Shop, 1331 E. Colfax Ave., 303-861-2122, are preparing for their annual spring changeover on March 27. That means that through March 25th (the store is closed for the changeover on March 26th) they’re trying to clear out all remaining winter goods -- and we’re talking cheap. Nothing is more than $5, and that would be for top-quality designer clothing. All the rest of the clothing is either $2, $1 or 50 cents, and all housewares, jewelry, home accessories, furniture and appliances are half-price. Your money will help the League provide free “rental” of adaptive medical equipment (wheelchairs, reachers, shower chairs, etc.) for people who really need it. The Assistance League also provides a total brand-new wardrobe – underwear to outerwear – for more than 2,400 Denver Public schoolchildren each year. Store hours are 10 p.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Saturday
Got kids?Amy Michelle, a Denver-based diaper-bag maker is offering regular customers and locals a limited number of its extremely popular Pink Tulip messenger bags, usually $135, for just $40? and that includes free shipping anywhere in the continental United States. These roomy bags are versatile enough to serve as computer cases and/or airline carryons. This deal is good only for purchases made through the Web site. Although all sales are final, there’s a one-year warranty against manufacturers’ defects.
Just Between Friends Denver Kids’ Gear and Clothing and Maternity Consignment Sale, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, March 12; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 13th; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 14th (half-price sale), National Western Complex, I-70 and Brighton Blvd., 303-884-9198, www.jbfsale.com/denver. Please note: Parking is owned by the City and County of Denver. JBF is providing discounted parking for all shoppers at $5, which includes admission and free return parking all three days.
MOMS Semi-Annual Children's Everything Sale, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13th, Douglas County Events Center, Douglas County Fairgrounds, one mile east of I-25 off Exit 181, admission $1, www.mothersofmultiples.com.
Spring Sip and Shop, 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 11th, Petite Patoot children’s consignment, 1238 S. Broadway, 303-733-3337. All spring and summer clothing and shoes, 20 percent off; fall and winter clearance reduced by 50 percent to 60 percent. The first 20 shoppers through the door receive a free reusable tote.
Janet Simons, author of the Colorado Smart Shopper, blogger of Best Colorado Deals, and veteran Rocky Mountain News shopping columnist discusses her New Year's resolutions to integrate more local shopping into her life. Exerpt taken from the BestColoradoDeals.com newsletter, a publication dedicated to independent shoppers and retailers.
Spread the word about the great deals you’ve found at locally owned retailers by sending an e-mail to Janet@bestcoloradodeals.com.
UrbiCulture Farms 2010 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Membership
Who We Are
UrbiCulture Farms is a multi-plot family farm committed to sustainably growing affordable, local, and non-certified organic food in the City of Denver, providing produce to people of all income levels, building community, beautifying our neighborhoods and working towards becoming a zero carbon farm.
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How it Works
UrbiCulture Farms is part of the local food movement and we receive our support through a popular model used by farms all over the world known as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). In essence, CSAs are a mutual relationship where the farm supports a community by growing fresh food and the community supports the farm by purchasing memberships. Members share the costs of supporting the farm and share the risk of variable harvests, as well as the over-abundance of particularly fruitful years! “Choose Your Own” Produce
Our CSA program works differently than most other CSAs. At the beginning of the season, members still pay for a full share or a half share. However, instead of a picking up a pre-packed box of vegetables we allow you to choose what produce to take home from the array of seasonal vegetables that line the tables at our pick up locations. Signs will be displayed that guide you in the selection and quantity of vegetables to choose from. Pre-packed shares will still be an option. Our growing season is approximately 20 weeks long and begins at the end of May. Delivery is available for a fee. Pick Up Locations & Times
1) Salvagetti Bicycle Workshop
1611 Platte Street Denver, CO 80202
Sundays 2-5pm
2) 3944 Julian St. Denver, CO 80211
Thursdays 5-7pm
More Information Please go to our website for more information on pricing, how it works, what we grow, how we grow, how to sign up, sponsorship, etc.
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Consumers Buy Into 'Buy Local'
By now, residents of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood have figured out that their trendy new coffee shop, 15th Ave. Coffee & Tea, is actually owned by Starbucks. With fresh flowers, beans ground to order, and a "help yourself" policy regarding used coffee grounds—for composting, of course—the store could pass for a locally owned café.
<!--break-->Starbucks' "unbranding" initiative is just one sign of the growing influence of the "buy local" movement—a longtime New Urbanist dream that has finally started to become a reality in the past two years. Shoppers such as Lauren and Skip Schumann of Charleston, S.C., have taken to heart the movement's pleas to buy within their town, or at least within their state, before searching elsewhere. The couple bought their wedding rings at Croghan's Jewel Box, a fixture on Charleston's King Street. They won't eat at chain restaurants. Lauren is shopping for a home security system, and only locally owned companies need apply. Charleston is still a small town, she says: "If one store closes, everybody knows it. It's kind of a doomsday feel."
Michael Shuman (no relation), director of research and economic development for the nonprofit Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, says boarded-up downtowns, the recession, and news about tainted goods from China have all made an impact. Two other factors have also been decisive: "If there had been no oil crisis and no financial crisis," he says, "we'd be whistling in the wind."
SAVING JOBS
Advocates say that locally owned stores spend proportionately more on payroll than chains and that buying local will save jobs. Plus, for every $100 spent at a locally owned store, $45 remains in the local economy, compared with about $13 per $100 spent at a big box, according to research by the nonprofit Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Austin (Tex.) consulting firm Civic Economics. That's because independents tend to do their purchasing locally, while chains usually centralize it from a head office.
About 130 cities or regions now host "buy local" groups, representing about 30,000 businesses, up from 41 in 2006. The membership of South Carolina's Lowcountry Local First has doubled in the past year, to 325 businesses. Local First in Grand Rapids, Mich., has almost 600 members, up from 150 three years ago. Even as chain stores promote themselves as "local," a wave of new national groups is backing independents. The 10% Shift asks shoppers to shift 10% of their purchases to local stores; Move Your Money wants you to move your bank account from a national outfit to a local bank or credit union. The rationale: Smaller banks usually are more supportive of small businesses, don't pay huge bonuses, and didn't get taxpayer-funded bailouts.
In March 2009, when retailing blogger Cinda Baxter asked readers to choose three local businesses and to spend $50 at each, she received more than 350 e-mails that first weekend. Her 3/50 Project now has about 42,300 Facebook fans, and more than 265,000 people have visited its site.
Advocates admit it's tough to quantify the impact of local purchases. But in 2007 booksellers in San Francisco asked Civic Economics to calculate what would happen if Bay Area consumers shifted 10% of their spending from chains. The forecast: $192 million in increased economic activity for the region and almost 1,300 new jobs. "If any single business promised that, the governor would be downtown handing out checks," says Dan Houston, co-founder of Civic Economics. That study, plus a similarly positive one in 2008 in Grand Rapids, helped reframe the buy-local argument. "It's no longer absolutist," says Houston. "It's not that you're wrong to go to Target. We're saying: 'Here's the value you could create in your community if you made some changes.'"
CITY FUNDING
Not everyone is convinced. "Productivity creates wealth," says Russ Roberts, an economics professor at George Mason University. "It doesn't matter if you keep the money in your [local] economy." In fact, he says, while it's simple to count the jobs gained by promoting local purchases, it's impossible to measure accurately the jobs lost because of a change in buying habits.
People tired of boarded-up downtowns reject that view. Tacoma, Wash., Santa Fe, N.M., and Bozeman, Mont., have all provided five-figure grants to help start independent business associations. Utah Local First, with 2,500 members, gets funding from both Salt Lake City and the county. Grand Rapids Local First helped persuade its town to give a 1% bid preference to local businesses. And on Feb. 8, New Mexico's House of Representatives voted unanimously to allow the state to move up to $5 billion of its money into local banks or credit unions.
In Grand Rapids, Chris Lampen-Crowell's Gazelle Sports sells sporting gear and shoes at full retail price. That's a tough gig, with Foot Locker, Finish Line, Dix Sports, and MC Sports—never mind the Internet—all within easy reach of his shop. Growth "has been steadier since we joined" Local First, he says, and his 2009 sales rose 7%, thanks in part to contacts he's made through the group.
Art Johnson, chief executive of United Bank of Michigan, with 11 branches within 30 miles of Grand Rapids, says customers like the fact that he's not a Wall Streeter. "People ask if we are really local," he says. "We have to prove it to them." His response: Ask other bankers what their stock symbol is. "If they have an answer, they're not locally owned."
Best Colorado Deals: bedding, socks, winter clearance, etc.
Restless on South Gaylord Street
Pine Creek Clothing, 1099 S. Gaylord St., 303-733-4848, and Barbara & Co., 1067 S. Gaylord St., 303-751-2618, both are at the tail end of their winter clearances, but anyone with an open mind and a tolerance for broken sizes can still find some amazing bargains at these cutting edge boutiques. For example?
At Pine Creek, the “everything $19 rack” includes pieces from See You Monday, Robert Kitchen, Tribal, Last Tango, Joseph Ribkoff and Insight, and the 75-percent-off accessory table includes Leatherock belts, Big Buddha bags and Pandora earrings and totes.
At Barbara & Co., the lone rack at the back of the store offers 40 percent off the last previous discount on treasures from Elana Kattan, White & Warren, Joe’s Jeans, Cambio and Crea Concept.
Fine linen is only the start
The 33rd Annual Spring Sale at The Brass Bed, 3113 E. Third Ave., 303-322-1712, runs through March 31st. Everything in the store — bedding, down comforters, bathroom accessories, towels, robes, bedroom furniture, tablecloths and nursery items, including special orders — is marked down by 15 percent to 50 percent.
Sock it to me!
Don’t darn it. Put down the needle and thread and buy two pair of Smartwool women’s and children’s socks or two pair of Goodhew socks and get two pair free through Monday, March 15th at Sole Food Shoes, 6851 S. Gaylord St. #253 at The Streets at Southglenn, Centennial, 303-703-3855.
Dollar Days are here again
All fall merchandise is at least half-price, select designer pieces are reduced by 75 percent, and many items are just a buck during Dollar Days through March 20 at the Junior League's Second Time Shop, 5042 E. Hampden Ave., 303-789-4055. Get a preview of spring on Thursday, March 11, when new-season purses, jewelry, shoes and other accessories hit the racks. It all culminates on Saturday, March 20, when store manager Ann Schnell will conduct the “Let’s Make a Deal” Backroom Bonanza. All proceeds help the Junior League of Denver do its work on behalf of children and others in need.
Got kids?
● Denver-based diaper bag maker Amy Michele has such a deal. A limited number of its extremely popular Pink Tulip Go Totes, usually $135, are being offered to regular customers and locals at just $40 ― and that includes free shipping anywhere in the continental United States. But hurry ― they’ll go fast. This deal is good only for purchases made through the website. Although all sales are final, there’s a one-year warranty against manufacturers’ defects.
Don’t buy a prom dress you can’t afford
It’s prime season for prom dress shopping, and if you know any families who will have to strain the budget to buy a prom dress, please tell them about the Prom Dress Exchange, where more than 3,000 gorgeous, gently used and freshly cleaned prom dresses will be available between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 20th and Sunday, March 21st at Copper Fields Events Chateau, 4901 Marshall St., Wheat Ridge, 720-898-8388. No one will insist, but a $10 donation to defray the cost of cleaning would be appreciated.
This is the 10th Prom Dress Exchange for Copper Fields owner Cheryl Wise, who knows that the need is particularly great this year. She wants to make sure every dress finds a proud owner. So please help spread the word by printing out a few copies of this item and posting it on bulletin boards wherever high school girls or their families might see it. Janet Simons, author of the Colorado Smart Shopper, blogger of Best Colorado Deals, and veteran Rocky Mountain News shopping columnist discusses her New Year's resolutions to integrate more local shopping into her life. Exerpt taken from the BestColoradoDeals.com newsletter, a publication dedicated to independe nt shoppers and retailers. Spread the word about the great deals you’ve found at locally owned retailers by sending an e-mail to Janet@bestcoloradodeals.com.
MHBA Members: Maximize Your Membership!
Join us for our first Member Orientation Event to connect with other business members as well as receive support from the MHBA team! Find out how to maximize your membership & get the most out of your ColoradoLocalFirst.com business listing.
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At this event, you will:
- Become educated on the Colorado Local First campaign.
- Learn how to leverage your MHBA membership to get more promotion for your business!
- Increase your business' visibility online and within the local community.
- Find out how to leave reviews for your business & others.
- Discover more opportunities for networking and doing business with other members in 2010.
- Meet the lovely faces behind the MHBA as well as other member organizations
We have a lot planned for you, but it's not all business. You'll get to enjoy some delicious local cuisine and quench your thirst with an assortment of tasty beverages.
Date & Time Monday, March 15th 5:30pm - 7:30pm LocationMHBA Office 1290 Williams St. Room 103
Denver, CO 80218
Registration http://mhbamembers.eventbrite.com/ **This is a free event, meant for Mile High Business Alliance members only.** *Attendees, please try to bring a laptop.*
Beyond Quid Pro Quo
Gift economies come in many forms, but usually what we mean by a “gift” is when quid is less tied to quo. Clearly, this is a matter of degree as there are many possible social contracts around gifts.
For gift economies to function properly a certain degree of familiarity and intimacy must exist among the participants. For instance, very few parents keep accounts on how many breakfasts they have given their children with the expectation of equal reciprocity. For parents, caring for their children is its own reward, and we think poorly of parents when this stops being the case.
When you are dealing with people who aren’t as close to you, the quid pro quo game comes more into play. Imagine, for example, two tribes coming together to trade. Each tribe operates with a gift economy inside its membrane, but when trading outside the membrane, there is an expectation of equal reciprocity in trade.
Until the industrial revolution, the majority of economic interactions were in the gift economy. Money has, of course, been around for thousands of years, but most of what people needed was satisfied through the gift economy on the village level. Think barn-raisings, shared child-care, borrowing tools, etc. Only when goods were needed from outside the community did the quid pro quo money game come into play.
Now, we can wax nostalgic about bygone eras, but there are good reasons why this all ended. The biggest reason is that this social architecture has not been able to scale. When a person lives in an urban environment, they tend to lack intimacy and familiarity with most people around them. In place of this intimacy, we make monetary exchanges. It must also be noted that a rich and impressive human culture has been built around quid pro quo social architecture.
However, while the gift economy has not yet been feasible on a large scale, on a small scale, it is actually far more efficient. Imagine how much wealth would be lost if you began to charge your children for breakfast. When and how would that debt be paid off?
What would happen if the gift economy could scale? Would it possibly serve as a far more efficient way to allocate goods and resources? What would it mean to actually live in the much talked about global village?
Quid Pro Quo as a pioneer species
A pioneer species is a species that shows up on new or recently disturbed land. They are quick to arrive, and they create the conditions for other species to thrive. As other species arrive, these pioneers are quickly outcompeted. Pioneer plants will leave their seeds in the soil for when the next disturbance occurs. This kind of succession ecology has worked extremely well for our biosphere.
I would contend that the quid pro quo social contract is a pioneer species in the social realm. Imagine you are meeting someone for the first time. Early interactions with this person are most likely in the quid pro quo space. Perhaps you try to talk for no more than half of the time. Perhaps you alternate who pays for the meals you eat out together. Perhaps you trade a ride to the airport for a day of dog sitting. In all cases, quid pro quo is used because you aren’t familiar with the person yet. As you become more familiar with each other, the ride to the airport probably doesn’t have strings attached, the meals become less formally tracked, and conversation may ebb and flow more naturally. Quid pro quo created the conditions for the other more advanced social contracts to emerge.
So how can we create the conditions for the global gift economy to emerge? What are your thoughts?
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ArtMarket
Connecting local artists & local retailers Presented by the Mile High Business Alliance & Create Denver This event seeks to facilitate the connection between local artists and local retailers. We will be providing support and information on how to sell local art in a local store while simultaneously addressing the business owners' side of the equation on how one goes about obtaining art to be displayed at their company. And of course, we will be celebrating the local art community as well as local art within local business. Tenative Schedule • Happy Hour with local food & drink • Welcome / Introduction • Panel Discussion: Increasing local art in local stores (45 mins) o Fancy Tiger, Caboodle, IndyInk • More networking
Partners / Co-Hosts: Artwork Network, Denver Handmade Alliance, Create Denver Date & Time Monday, April 12th 5:30pm - 8pm Location Artwork Network 878 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 Registration $10 for members of the MHBA, Artwork Network, & the Denver Handmade Alliance $20 for non-members $5 more at the door! Register now to save!
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Best Colorado Deals: Sample Sale, Passover goods, & more
Sample Colorado's goods for kids
Did you know the world-famous Boppy was created by a Colorado mompreneur? Dozens of products for parents and children created and manufactured by local moms and dads are discounted by 30 percent to 80 percent at the Congrats from Colorado Sample Sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, at Ambajam, 3457 Ringsby Court, Taxi 2, 303-691-2236. We couldn’t find a list of firms participating in this sale, but previous participants have included Alpha Buddies, Ambajam, Baby Candy, Belle Baby Carriers, Boppy, Bruz Wear, The Bump, Funky Monkey Thread, Katy Tartakoff Photography, Memory Divas, My Favorite Bows; Oh, That Baby; Oshie Vintage, ShadyBaby and Sycamore Kids.
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Fine linen is only the start
Technically, the annual storewide sale at the Brass Bed, 3113 E. Third Ave., 303-322-1712, doesn’t start until Monday, March 1, when everything in the store — whether it’s on the sales floor or special ordered — will be marked down by 15 percent to 50 percent. The sale runs through March 30.
However, selected items among the store’s bedding, down comforters, bathroom accessories, towels, robes, bedroom furniture, tablecloths and nursery items already are discounted, and this would be a great time to preview merchandise so you’re ready at rope drop at 9:30 a.m. next Monday.
Get your bras more than half off
Selected bras originally priced at $70 to $100 are $20 apiece or two for $35 through March 15 at Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie, 9615-D E. County Line Road, Englewood, 1-888-775-4643. No other coupons or discounts can be used in conjunction with this sale.
Wizard celebrates blizzard
Clearance and overstock toys, games and costumes are reduced by 25 percent to 60 percent through March 15 at The Wizard’s Chest, 230 Fillmore St., 303-321-4304.
Whether you’re spurning wheat...
Owners Michael and Marcy Schreiber have opened their annual Passover Store at the East Side Kosher Deli, 499 S. Elm St., 303-322-9862, www.eastsidekosherdeli.com, offering the largest selection of kosher-for-Passover products between Kansas City and Los Angeles.
This year’s new crop of chometz-free products includes Chinese sauces, nut-flavored oils, almond butter, cashew butter and marshmallow fluff.
Anyone who has a problem with corn, wheat or soy stands a good chance of finding something new and delicious to eat. But demand for Passover food has grown hugely as the public has become more aware of food sensitivities, so you’re going to want to shop early for a good selection. If you want shmurah matzah for your Seder table, you should get that right away, too.
Ashkenazi (Western) Jews don’t eat corn during the holiday, so you can find soda pop, syrups, sauces and salad dressings made with sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, corn-oil-free margarine and other prepared foods made without the ubiquitous yellow grain. If your problem is with wheat, you’ll find lots of options, but steer clear of anything that lists matzah or matzah meal in its ingredient list — that’s wheat. East Side also stocks matzah made from oats and spelt that works for many, but please be aware that many people with gluten sensitivities experience serious reactions to those grains.
East Side also offers a wide selection of table-ready kosher-for-Passover items, including soups, entrees, side dishes, horseradish, horosetz — even fully appointed Seder plates.
....or embracing it
Enthusiastic organic bakers will love the new Colorado Easy biscuit and cookie mixes made with locally grown and milled organic whole-wheat and unbleached flour. For a limited time, Colorado Easy founder Terri Claus is offering $50 club memberships that entitle members to buy a 5-pound bag of flour for just $1 monthly and offer similar bargains on baking mixes. But wait! There’s more. Club members also receive a free Italian glass wire-bail jar while supplies last.
Colorado Easy products are available at the Denver Urban Homesteading Indoor Farmers' Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, 200 Santa Fe Drive. For more information, go to coloradoeasymix.vpweb.com or call 303-748-0653.
Janet Simons, author of the Colorado Smart Shopper, blogger of Best Colorado Deals, and veteran Rocky Mountain News shopping columnist discusses her New Year's resolutions to integrate more local shopping into her life. Exerpt taken from the BestColoradoDeals.com newsletter, a publication dedicated to independent shoppers and retailers. Spread the word about the great deals you’ve found at locally owned retailers by sending an e-mail to Janet@bestcoloradodeals.com.
Rocky Mountain Harmony Sweepstakes
Do you watch “Glee” and “The Sing Off”? See the premier American showcase for contemporary a cappella & vocal harmony music that inspired “The Sing Off”…live in Denver! Hosted by 2009 Regional Champs MouthBeats, this year’s show features competing groups Clearly Vocal (TX), Confidential (CO), Cool Shooz (CO), Mountain Blue (UT), The UCD 6 (CO), VoxBom (CO), and Wonder Voice (CO).
The A Cappella Foundation Presents the
21st Annual Rocky Mountain Harmony Sweepstakes
No instruments. Just Voices.
When
March 13, 2010, 7pm
Where Colorado Heights University Theater (formerly Teikyo Loretto Heights)
3001 S. Federal Blvd., Denver, CO 80236
Buy Tickets
Tickets available at TicketsWest.com and King Soopers locations
After Party Hops, 8026 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton, CO 80123.
The winning group from this regional competition will be flown to perform in front of celebrity judges and a sold-out house of enthusiastic a cappella fans at the National Finals in May in San Rafael, CA.
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The Westword The 27th annual Best Of Denver issue of the Westword is hitting the shelves on April 1st. Vote now online for your favorites (until March 22nd). 5280 (Magazine) For the past 12 years, 5280 has been publishing the Top of the Town. It's the must-have list to the very best in Denver. Who do you think should be top dog? Let your voice be heard here.
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Local First Campaigns Slide Show
Today, I came across this adorable slide show that featured 20 Local First organizations. It's quite appropriately titled Buy-Local Campaigns Help Beat Recession. Here's a brief overview by BusinessWeek's John Tozzi:
Convincing Customers to Buy LocalBuy-local campaigns have sprouted in scores of communities over the last decade. Typically organized by nonprofit networks of entrepreneurs, the idea is to convince consumers to spend their money at independent businesses in their own communities. The number of these campaigns has roughly doubled since 2005, and an estimated 25,000 businesses now participate in some local business alliance, says Stacy Mitchell, author of Big-Box Swindle and a senior researcher at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit. Many of these alliances begin as marketing efforts to promote local shopping but expand to play roles in influencing government policy or promoting sustainable business practices. Here's a look at some of the most established and active buy-local groups and what they've achieved.
Read more, see the slideshow, & oogle over the creative logos!
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