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Local business owners are making a plea this Cyber Monday. They hope you don’t forget the mom-and-pop shops when you’re browsing online. The Brewery at Maple View Farm in Granby sent out an email to customers Monday morning asking beer lovers to “support our small business for Cyber Monday” with the purchase of a growler club membership or a...

Holiday shopping crowds were out in full force as many customers looked to support and shop local for Small Business Saturday.

If you still have items to check off your holiday shopping list, look no further than the Elm City. Businesses here hope you’ll support them in stores or online to help make up for the many tough months of the pandemic. From hand crafted care packages, “just to brighten somebody else’s day and I feel like that’s what it’s...

If every picture has a story to tell, Teah Muller has heard thousands “We’ve been in New Haven since 1934. It’s been in my family since the mid-60s,” said the manager of her family’s company, Merwin’s Art Shop.   For decades, the Chapel Street store has been helping community members preserve memories. “Customers bring us sort of unusual things...

As the holiday shopping season gets underway, New Haven economic leaders hope people will support local businesses over big box retailers this year.