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Site Visit in Milford, Connecticut  We have been fortunate at Mellow Monkey to be able to work with area restaurants, commercial and residential interior decorators, realtors and home stagers.  Every once in awhile, we like to get out and see what they've done with products they've purchased from the store.  I recently visited a newly renovated home in the Wildemere Beach area of Milford.  Our customers, Nea Lisboa and Elaine Amundsen of Interiors by Nea, completely redesigned and staged this one story ranch with an admittedly challenging layout.  It's difficult to understand the transformation of this home without seeing the "before photos,"...

  As many of you know, I am thrilled to be organizing Stratford's Shop Small Saturday event for the second year. We expect well over 50 local business and community organizations to participate and extend offers to the public on Sat Nov 24th (the Sat after Thanksgiving). If you're not already doing so, follow Shop Small Stratford on Facebook and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shopsmallstratford/) for the latest news and offer updates =AND= Visit the official event website at ShopSmallStratford.com On behalf of all of the businesses participating in this event, thank you for your continued support!

We are honored to have been asked to give our perspective on "Why Small Businesses Matter" on HamletHub, sponsored by The Hartford Insurance Company.  As many of you know, I have been passionate about Stratford and our surrounding communities and about marketing the wonderful assets we have here.  Part of this has to do with the importance - and benefits - of supporting small, local independent businesses. As we get the store ready for another holiday shopping season, I am for the second year in a row also heading up the Shop Small Stratford Saturday event that capitalizes on the...