LOCAL BUSINESS Archives

March 24, 2026

New Business Profile: Freedom Provider Personal Transport

When I saw on Facebook that a good friend of mine was recommending a new local business, I was curious. ...

March 7, 2026

We bought our last wood stove in 2008 — conveniently right before the great ice storm hit, when we were ...

March 7, 2026

I was just thinking–I wonder how many Resource Stories I’ve put together since starting my newsletter in 2023. I think ...

February 7, 2026

This month I’m visiting the very much already decluttered and reduced sporting goods area of our basement that can stand ...

January 8, 2026

We recently went candlepin bowling, of all things, at American Flatbread at 85 Green Street in Worcester. It started because ...

January 8, 2026

I’ve been going to Brook Bound Nursery in Westminster since we moved in to town in 1997. Planting advice, houseplant ...

December 6, 2025

On the rare occasion that you might see me out shopping, it’s likely at one of the many home decor ...

December 6, 2025

Check out these beautiful custom cookies! I recently had some people over for dinner, which I’m trying to get better ...

December 6, 2025

My first introduction to thrift, consignment and vintage clothing shops was one on Main Street in Gardner, according to a ...

November 15, 2025

I had been meaning to check out Last Minute Gifts and Flowers, and then there I was at a friend’s ...

October 11, 2025

I decided to write a story that’s also a list of firewood suppliers–because right about now is when I see ...

October 11, 2025

As a lot of you know, there’s a new cafe in Westminster called The Vice, which is a somewhat unusual ...