http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/12/02/monthly-milestone-local-shopping-madness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monthly-milestone-local-shopping-madness it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/12/02/monthly-milestone-local-shopping-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-81576 Rod Johnson Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:51:57 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=75727#comment-81576 Thanks for letting us know, Jim. The Capitol Market (and that whole block of old-school 4th Ave) is getting to be a fading memory now, the good going with the bad.

]]> http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/12/02/monthly-milestone-local-shopping-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-81573 Jim Rees Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:30:24 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=75727#comment-81573 For many years we had a grocery store in the core downtown, the Capitol Market. The former proprietor, John Kokales, just died a few weeks ago.

]]> http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/12/02/monthly-milestone-local-shopping-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-81496 Vivienne Armentrout Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:20:57 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=75727#comment-81496 Mary, I’ve noticed that your tweets have been celebrating local vendors, and I retweeted one of them because I consider this to be a noble enterprise. My husband’s comment was “why are you retweeting spam?” which led to a teachable moment about supporting our local businesses. Go! Go! As far as I’m concerned, Anderson’s is the only paint company around.

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