Thrift shops thrive throughout pandemic
Volunteer Bob McSorely of Moultonborough tends the cash register at the Lakes Region Food Pantry and Thrift Store. Roberta Baker / Laconia Daily Sun
Volunteer Nancy Chapman arranges clothing at the Lakes Region Food Pantry and Thrift Store in Moultonborough. Roberta Baker Laconia Daily Sun
This cottage industry began in an empty bay at a mechanic’s garage.
Its rotating inventory now includes previously-owned, high-fashion apparel, furniture from vacation homes on the lake, hiking boots created by the designer Prada, pocketbooks by Coach, and one-of-kind treasures such as the wooden box-shaped musical instrument that was resold on eBay, raising $450 to buy food.
Category - RTD, vodka-based, 4% abv
Available - From this month
Price - Not specified, available in 35.5cl cans
Canadian sparkling tree water producer Sapsucker has prepared its alcohol debut, announcing a vodka-based RTD for its home market.
Sapsucker Hard is a blend of vodka and water that is harvested from Canadian maple trees. The 4% sparkling RTD launches in Ontario with The Lime Vodka One . While offerings in the space continue to expand, consumers have expressed a desire to explore beverages which have unique flavour profiles - not another typical vodka soda, said founder Nancy Chapman. We are excited to bring to market a … sustainably-focused product that s completely new to consumers.
The entrance of Norwalk City Hall, Wednesday evening.
NORWALK, Conn. An attempt at an April Fools’ joke sparked a bit of backlash and confusion at City Hall after NancyonNorwalk published an article on Thursday titled, “
Some members of the community, including Town Clerk Rick McQuaid, understood that the article was part of April 1st’s tradition, posting “APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” in the comment section, but the article caused chaos, uncertainty, and some anger among City employees and members of the public, City officials said.
“The article this morning caused mass confusion,” Laoise King, the Mayor’s Chief Of Staff wrote in an email. “A global pandemic is not a joke … it’s very difficult to communicate about these precautions – particularly in a rapidly changing environment where guidance evolves and changes. Some of the recommendations may not be intuitive and we are constantly aiming to explain why precautions are necessary and to provi
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Recognizes 2020 Top-performing Franchisees
March 3, 2021 · ·
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading national fast-casual cafe franchise known for both its better-for-you smoothies and food with a tropical twist, recently celebrated top performers during its annual franchisee awards ceremony.
The virtual celebration recognized the brand’s leading franchisees and their respective crew members who delivered extraordinary performance with recording-breaking results in 2020. Among those recognized were Mike Philip and Rafik Fouad, who were named the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Multi-Unit and Single-Unit Franchisees of the Year, respectively, for their exceptional results and commitment to supporting the Tropical Smoothie Cafe brand.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe celebrated more than 250 franchisees and their cafes during the awards ceremony. Along with recognizing successes across sales, operations, marketing and technology, the company also introduced five new award
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