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Discover more about Myti, on a mission to build the next evolution in shopping: an experience that allows a community to order everything from everyday essentials to local favorites online while keeping money in their local economy. Join us on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 1 pm EST. buff.ly/E8i4KAV
December 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Discover more about Myti, on a mission to build the next evolution in shopping: an experience that allows a community to order everything from everyday essentials to local favorites online while keeping money in their local economy. Join us on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 1 pm EST. buff.ly/E8i4KAV
Credit Union Size Matters mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/credit-uni...
Credit Union Size Matters
Promoters of community capital are often willing to overlook or excuse the poor performance of their local bank or credit union.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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In this webinar, Chris Brown shares how the Hudson Valley Alliance is combining rural CLTs, conservation, and manufactured housing to protect affordability and farmland—while pushing back on private equity.
Watch here: bit.ly/4ag2EfI
#RuralHousing #CLTs #HousingJustice
Watch here: bit.ly/4ag2EfI
#RuralHousing #CLTs #HousingJustice
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In this webinar, Chris Brown shares how the Hudson Valley Alliance is combining rural CLTs, conservation, and manufactured housing to protect affordability and farmland—while pushing back on private equity.
Watch here: bit.ly/4ag2EfI
#RuralHousing #CLTs #HousingJustice
Watch here: bit.ly/4ag2EfI
#RuralHousing #CLTs #HousingJustice
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“To live means to buy, to buy means to have power, to have power means to have responsibility.” Resist AND Revitalize: buff.ly/6xMxLpi
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“To live means to buy, to buy means to have power, to have power means to have responsibility.” Resist AND Revitalize: buff.ly/6xMxLpi
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It's the Most Wonderful Time to Give Local
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It's the Most Wonderful Time to Give Local
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Congress made Opportunity Zones permanent.
Will they lift neighborhoods or just investors?
Chicago’s Hope Manor shows what’s possible when local groups guide the dollars.
Listen here: apple.co/4pT6
#OpportunityZones #Housing #CommunityDevelopment
Will they lift neighborhoods or just investors?
Chicago’s Hope Manor shows what’s possible when local groups guide the dollars.
Listen here: apple.co/4pT6
#OpportunityZones #Housing #CommunityDevelopment
Opportunity Zones: Billionaire Handout or Housing Booster?
The Opportunity Zone (OZ) program has unleashed billions in private capital. But who does the program really help?
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December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Congress made Opportunity Zones permanent.
Will they lift neighborhoods or just investors?
Chicago’s Hope Manor shows what’s possible when local groups guide the dollars.
Listen here: apple.co/4pT6
#OpportunityZones #Housing #CommunityDevelopment
Will they lift neighborhoods or just investors?
Chicago’s Hope Manor shows what’s possible when local groups guide the dollars.
Listen here: apple.co/4pT6
#OpportunityZones #Housing #CommunityDevelopment
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The best part of choosing local is bragging about it! Tell your friends and family *why* you choose to spend with local and independently owned businesses and service providers. We can all be local economy champions.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The best part of choosing local is bragging about it! Tell your friends and family *why* you choose to spend with local and independently owned businesses and service providers. We can all be local economy champions.
Invest in Your Neighborhood ... Mall mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/invest-in-...
Invest in Your Neighborhood Mall
Neighborhood malls are more than places to shop.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Keeping it local: How shopping close to home strengthens our community buff.ly/kY5hyVh #ShopIndieLocal
Keeping it local: How shopping close to home strengthens our community | Homer News
Every dollar spent locally helps create jobs, fuel community growth and keep Homer’s spirit thriving
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November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Keeping it local: How shopping close to home strengthens our community buff.ly/kY5hyVh #ShopIndieLocal
Hey @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! How about a NYC Public Bank? mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/hey-zohran...
Hey Zohran! How About a NYC Public Bank?
Zohran Mamdani’s resounding victory as mayor of New York City now needs to show results. Image Credit: Public Bank NYC
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November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hey @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! How about a NYC Public Bank? mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/hey-zohran...
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On Plaid Friday, embrace everyone already wearing plaid, document it with a picture, and watch it grow. buff.ly/dj8w5uG
Skip the Door-Busting Mobs and Chill Your Holiday with Plaid Friday or Cider Monday - AMIBA
“Embrace everyone already wearing plaid, document it with a picture, and watch it grow.”
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October 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
On Plaid Friday, embrace everyone already wearing plaid, document it with a picture, and watch it grow. buff.ly/dj8w5uG
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Vicki will be leading a Local Leaders Roundtable for the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) @theamiba.bsky.social on November 13
Learn more and register here:
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Learn more and register here:
amiba.net/events/#!eve...
November 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Vicki will be leading a Local Leaders Roundtable for the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) @theamiba.bsky.social on November 13
Learn more and register here:
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Learn more and register here:
amiba.net/events/#!eve...
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This week in Shelterforce:
From climate risk to #CommunityOwnership—how communities are protecting homes & power.
Bluelining could deepen inequality as insurers pull back from climate-vulnerable areas.
Plus: new models of #CommunityOwnership in Denver & beyond.
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#Housing
From climate risk to #CommunityOwnership—how communities are protecting homes & power.
Bluelining could deepen inequality as insurers pull back from climate-vulnerable areas.
Plus: new models of #CommunityOwnership in Denver & beyond.
🔗 conta.cc/4otHCOQ
#Housing
October 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This week in Shelterforce:
From climate risk to #CommunityOwnership—how communities are protecting homes & power.
Bluelining could deepen inequality as insurers pull back from climate-vulnerable areas.
Plus: new models of #CommunityOwnership in Denver & beyond.
🔗 conta.cc/4otHCOQ
#Housing
From climate risk to #CommunityOwnership—how communities are protecting homes & power.
Bluelining could deepen inequality as insurers pull back from climate-vulnerable areas.
Plus: new models of #CommunityOwnership in Denver & beyond.
🔗 conta.cc/4otHCOQ
#Housing
Plastic Microrecycling Goes Viral mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/plastic-mi...
Plastic Microrecycling Goes Viral
Hundreds of Precious Plastic workshops worldwide convert waste into products and profits
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October 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Plastic Microrecycling Goes Viral mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/plastic-mi...
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We 😍 Plaid Friday!
October 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We 😍 Plaid Friday!
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Mega retailers use their market power to extract illegal pricing, access, and promotions from suppliers, allowing them to undercut small and medium competitors on retail prices. Join us to see how local businesses can stand up to big corporate power.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Mega retailers use their market power to extract illegal pricing, access, and promotions from suppliers, allowing them to undercut small and medium competitors on retail prices. Join us to see how local businesses can stand up to big corporate power.
localreturn.org/event/virtua...
localreturn.org/event/virtua...
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Why Choose Indie Art this Holiday Season?
Shopping art is about more than acquiring beautiful objects. It’s about:
🌟 Supporting local economies – When consumers purchase art, they invest in their own communities by supporting independent creators and small businesses.
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Shopping art is about more than acquiring beautiful objects. It’s about:
🌟 Supporting local economies – When consumers purchase art, they invest in their own communities by supporting independent creators and small businesses.
amiba.net/artists-sund...
October 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Why Choose Indie Art this Holiday Season?
Shopping art is about more than acquiring beautiful objects. It’s about:
🌟 Supporting local economies – When consumers purchase art, they invest in their own communities by supporting independent creators and small businesses.
amiba.net/artists-sund...
Shopping art is about more than acquiring beautiful objects. It’s about:
🌟 Supporting local economies – When consumers purchase art, they invest in their own communities by supporting independent creators and small businesses.
amiba.net/artists-sund...
I jumped at the opportunity to interview Hartmann, in part to expose him to ideas around community capital. As you’ll see, this effort is a work in progress! mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/thom-hartm...
Thom Hartmann Speaks
Our featured interview this week is with Thom Hartmann, arguably the top progressive talk-radio DJ in the country.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I jumped at the opportunity to interview Hartmann, in part to expose him to ideas around community capital. As you’ll see, this effort is a work in progress! mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/thom-hartm...
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TODAY & EVERY DAY! Where you spend your $ matters — your choices create a ripple effect that starts with you & extends out to your entire community & local economy. Choose an Indie Local (independent & locally owned business), & the positive ripple effects magnify. Let’s make waves! buff.ly/evqwoq9
October 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
TODAY & EVERY DAY! Where you spend your $ matters — your choices create a ripple effect that starts with you & extends out to your entire community & local economy. Choose an Indie Local (independent & locally owned business), & the positive ripple effects magnify. Let’s make waves! buff.ly/evqwoq9
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Small Business Saturday: Shop Small and Indies First on November 29
The day after Plaid Friday is Small Business Saturday. No matter how you get involved, every little bit makes a big difference. Join us! amiba.net/shop-small-s...
The day after Plaid Friday is Small Business Saturday. No matter how you get involved, every little bit makes a big difference. Join us! amiba.net/shop-small-s...
September 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Small Business Saturday: Shop Small and Indies First on November 29
The day after Plaid Friday is Small Business Saturday. No matter how you get involved, every little bit makes a big difference. Join us! amiba.net/shop-small-s...
The day after Plaid Friday is Small Business Saturday. No matter how you get involved, every little bit makes a big difference. Join us! amiba.net/shop-small-s...
Real-World Rabbit Holing mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/real-world...
Real-World Rabbit Holing
A book that describes regular folks serving justice to slimeball authorities, damaging their communities.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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If you truly want to support minority-owned businesses, invest in those you know, trust, and love in your own backyard. It’s really that simple. mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/scamming-s...
Scamming Social Change
Since 2018, the Dream Exchange has been raising funds from do-gooders across the country to create a public marketplace for minority-owned businesses.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Why Choose Indie Local? It Fuels Neighborhood Job Creation 💸🌱
Independent retailers create more jobs per sales dollar than chain competitors or online giants.
When you shop and invest your dollars, choose locally owned and independent businesses!
Independent retailers create more jobs per sales dollar than chain competitors or online giants.
When you shop and invest your dollars, choose locally owned and independent businesses!
September 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Why Choose Indie Local? It Fuels Neighborhood Job Creation 💸🌱
Independent retailers create more jobs per sales dollar than chain competitors or online giants.
When you shop and invest your dollars, choose locally owned and independent businesses!
Independent retailers create more jobs per sales dollar than chain competitors or online giants.
When you shop and invest your dollars, choose locally owned and independent businesses!
If you truly want to support minority-owned businesses, invest in those you know, trust, and love in your own backyard. It’s really that simple. mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/scamming-s...
Scamming Social Change
Since 2018, the Dream Exchange has been raising funds from do-gooders across the country to create a public marketplace for minority-owned businesses.
mainstreetjournal.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
If you truly want to support minority-owned businesses, invest in those you know, trust, and love in your own backyard. It’s really that simple. mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/scamming-s...
Twin Threats to Local News (And Where's Local Opinion?) mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/twin-threa...
Twin Threats to Local News (And Where's Local Opinion?)
As PBS stations lose funding for local broadcast journalism, they'll air a new documentary about the demise of local print journalism
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September 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Twin Threats to Local News (And Where's Local Opinion?) mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/twin-threa...