Friday, November 23, 2012
Between Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, local shopping is at its peak this weekend.
Springfield Avenue is the site of scores of bargains, events and special deals this season. Black Friday is just a few days away, on Nov. 23, and Small Business Saturday is the very next day -- both the official kick-start to the holiday shopping season. (Remember, to take advantage of Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24, you must enroll your eligible American Express® Card to get $25 back one time when you spend $25 or more at a qualifying small business locations. To enroll, visit the website.) The businesses on Springfield Avenue lost power for over a week after Superstorm Sandy -- so this holiday season, they need local support more than ever. As KnitKnack owner Meera Kothari Cho put it so eloquently on her website, "We are thankful …
Kick off the season with the joys of shopping local this Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24.
Maplewood Village is a premier local shopping destination for holiday shopping, with an abundance of great family-owned shops, restaurants and more. The Village was even profiled recently on MSNBC's Your Business as a quintessential small-town America downtown. (Watch the video here.) The Village is a great place to take advantage of Small Business Saturday (SBS), which is on Sat., Nov. 24, two days after Thanksgiving. Enroll your American Express card and get back $25 when you spend $25 or more at any qualifying small business location in Maplewood. (Click here to enroll your card.; click here for a list of participating Maplewood businesses.) "We're happy to be celebrating Small Business Saturday for the third year in a row in …
Fully recovered from Superstorm Sandy, Ridgewood Row puts on its holiday charm.
In this season of thanks and joy, perhaps no one has more to be thankful for than the NJ survivors of Hurricane Sandy—especially the merchants of Maplewood’s Ridgewood Row (aka “Cedar Ridge”), who lost power for up to two weeks. With their own businesses shuttered, these gracious vendors thought of others: the owners of Milk Money donated clothes to the Sandy Relief Fund for Staten Island, while the proprietors of Cupcake Corral donated hot food, baked goods and supplies to Morrow Memorial Church. Now, just a few weeks later, these merchants are proving that not even the worst storm of the century can keep them down, by happily filling last-minute orders, and dressing their shops and their clientele. “There was a huge feeling of …
Monday, November 19, 2012
It's a musical Monday Meal Deal at HP/Crane's and a pre-Turkey Day Rent Party. Plus, hear what the Township Committee has to say about PSE&G.
It's Thanksgiving Week, and after Turkey Day we have Black Friday and Small Business Saturday to look forward to. There are also some other things going on in town this week: The South Orange - Maplewood Board of Education will meet on Monday, Nov. 19 at the BOE building at 525 Academy Street. The agenda can be found here. Don't forget, Highland Place/Crane's will have its Monday Meal Deal on Monday, Nov. 19. Just $30 for a dinner for four, served family style. In addition, Glenn Franke's Big Band will be playing (check out the video attached to this article.) For more information, visit the website. The Maplewood Township Committee will meet on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Town Hall. On the agenda is a discussion of a resolution "…
District Manager, Springfield Avenue Partnership
6:43 am on Friday, November 23, 2012
Don't want to shop of Small Business Saturday? Try your hand at crafting your holiday gift! Visit Express Yourself Studios on Small Business Saturday (November 24). Participate in one of our many classes/workshops Crafty Toddlers (10am & 11:30am), Studio Saturday (11am-3pm/on the hour), Family Art Night (4pm-6pm). Join Us www.expressyourselfstudios.com or 973-763-5256 to Register! more ›