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Berkley businesses hope for big business on Small Business Saturday
By Mike Scott BerkleyLive Special Writer Small Business Saturday proved to be a relatively successful national campaign last year to help promote consumer support of small businesses around the...
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10 hip hostess gifts
From Catching Fireflies, Nov. 18, 2011 If you’re traveling for turkey day & would like to bring something to thank the host or hostess for whipping up a terrific tasting meal, we’ve gotta few...
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Dutch Pink is the new black at The Berkley Front
By Crystal A. Proxmire BerkleyLive Special Writer www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlu8dHMSogI Dutch Pink is good drinking music. Their name is a play on words that traces back to urine and though the music...
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Day 174: Yellow Door Art Market
From Awesome Mitten, Nov. 26, 2011 One of the most common problems we all face with the holidays approaching is trying to brainstorm unique, thoughtful gifts for everyone on our lists. And while...
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Coolidge Collection of Businesses pull off a first
By Bonnie Caprara BerkleyLive Editor When most people think of Downtown Berkley, they think of the liveliness that zips along 12 Mile Road between Royal Oak and Southfield. What often gets overlooked...
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Artist of the week “Shabby Joe” Martoia
From Yellow Door Art Market, Nov. 28, 2011 Meet Joe Martoia of Westland, MI, the creative guy behind Shabby Joe Glass Art. After years of working in corporate finance and publishing, he found himself...
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Artist of the Week Anita Spencer
From Yellow Door Art Market, Dec. 5, 2011 Meet Anita Spencer of Anita’s Beads. She has been making glass beads since 1997 when she bought a small torch, some glass, and Cindy Jenkins book, “How to...
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Framing a business success story
By Bonnie Caprara BerkleyLive Editor When April McCrumb was a student at Eastern Michigan University in the mid-90s, she earned her spending money making paper crafts and selling her goods at art...
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Basketball Wives earrings are a slam-dunk win with crafters
Bonnie Caprara BerkleyLive Editor They’re one of the hottest jewelry trends out there, and the demand is swamping a Berkley craft store with customers from open ‘til close. Once demand for Basketball...
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New Coolidge showroom goes mid-century stylish
By Bonnie Caprara BerkleyLive Editor Maureen Popkin had a problem. She loves mid-century modern furniture, but had a hard time finding it. “I looked at the marketplace and thought, ‘What’s missing?’”...
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