Yesterday I attended a press conference held at CitySquares customer, Model Ace Hardware in Allston. Mayor Menino was there to announce the city’s new Boston Buying Power initiative. If you haven’t heard about Boston Buying Power yet, than listen up! This truly is exciting news for local businesses. Boston Buying Power is an energy buying group [...] [...more]
So, clearly we are all looking to cut back on our spending, as we deal with the economic crisis that is among us. But there is no reason that you cannot continue to enjoy dinner at great restaurants, or shop at your favorite boutiques, or even pamper yourself on occasion. You just need to be [...] [...more]
It has been a while since we have introduced some new videos, so here are a few that are sure to make your mouth water! If you are a chocolate lover, you are going to LOVE these two new videos! Chocolee Chocolates in South End, Boston is an adorable boutique chocolate shop that specializes in handmade [...] [...more]
With July now in full swing, it’s time for our final update on the Buy Local Challenge. For those of you who haven’t been following it, we here at CitySquares gave ourselves a challenge to buy only from local businesses for the month of June. Below are words from my fellow CitySquares staff members. “Even though [...] [...more]
Buying local is what CitySquares is all about. We talk about buying local with our customers and with community members daily. Earlier this month, we gave ourselves a challenge, to buy only from local businesses for the month of June. While there have been some mishaps (it’s called a challenge for a reason) I’m happy [...] [...more]
At CitySquares we do a lot of talking about buying local. In fact, that’s part of our brand. Everyone on staff here really has a heart for local businesses. We work with them each and every day, hundreds of them. They’re the life-blood of our local economies, and of our neighborhoods. But how many of [...] [...more]
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