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Summer Ice Cream Social: Thursday, June 27th
Be part of your local business community and join us for this fun event! Continue reading
Santa Cruz Stories: Peter Beckmann
ShareTLF co-founder and co-chair Peter Beckmann was recently profiled in the Sentinel. Click here for the full story…
How TLF turned five $100 checks into $8,711.48 of business in 30 days!
ShareBy: Michael Olson, TLF Board Member The local checks of Think Local First’s 2012 Great Money Race have crossed the December 1st finish line, and will be redeemed by their sponsoring financial institutions at TLF’s annual Radio Eggnog Holiday Social … Continue reading
President Obama Buys Books to Promote Independent Shops
ShareARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping. The president took his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to One More Page Books in Arlington, Va., on Saturday afternoon. The White … Continue reading
Caleb Baskin: Support your community by shopping locally this holiday season
Like many others, we are deeply invested in the local business community and want to see it flourish. We believe that everyone has an opportunity right now, during the holiday season, to make choices that can greatly impact the ability of our community to thrive… Continue reading
TLF Celebrates Local Purchase Ordinance
ShareLocal Businesses to Gain 6% beginning Wednesday, April 25 SANTA CRUZ, April 18, 2012 – Think Local First County of Santa Cruz, a nonprofit organization of nearly 600 member businesses formed to support and promote a vibrant local economy, is … Continue reading
SC City Council Decides to Table Local Purchasing Preference
ShareListening to the requests of Think Local First and other concerned community members, the Santa Cruz City Council has tabled their proposed local purchasing preference because it was written to include national chains that have a Santa Cruz presence. Don … Continue reading
K-Fog Audio, Stacey Mitchell on the True Cost of National Retailers
Great radio interview with Stacey Mitchell – Economist on Community Economics. Continue reading
Local Filmmaker Kyle Thiermann Takes on Plastics
Famous musician Jack Johnson, and Story of Stuff’s Annie Leonard join Thiermann in this fast-paced journey to highlight the power we all have to end plastic pollution. Continue reading
Locally-owned Business Moves Into Former Blockbuster Location
For this store, he is taking a new approach. Instead of relying on the Ace brand, as he does in Aptos and on the Westside, he plans to be an independent, making own choices about products based on his experience. Continue reading