As pointed out by Nashvillest, this weeks is Contribute 2009, an effort to encourage consumers to support local businesses. If 100,000 people spend $50 at a local business this month, that’s $5 million going into small businesses across the country! Sounds like the perfect excuse for Castrillo’s Pizza and Pied Piper ice cream to me. […]
This stinks:Canada Allows Killing of Over 500 NarwhalsI really like narwhals. On my awesome list, they are right below cats, otters, and owls. This is cool:More Than 1,000 Participate in Project Homeless Connect
When I worked downtown, I used to wish I had a card with a list of resources for people down on their luck. I didn’t want to give money to panhandlers, but I did wish for ideas to help people who needed a way out of their situation. Two years later, I found out that
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Got two fun packages in the mail recently. First, my sis-in-law Becca sent me SOAPS OF AWESOMENESS. Actually, they’re from Hydromissions, a company working to provide clean water in developing countries. Proceeds from the soaps fund their mission. Not only is the soap funding a great cause — it’s also great quality, made from fair
I’ve been working on a simple website for a local non-profit. They didn’t have a web presence, so I threw together some HTML and made a small site, 5 or 6 pages. It works for now and is a decent way to communicate the basics: history, services, hours, location, etc. The problem is that someone
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So, the awesome peeps at Cognito Salon have a “Fun Friday” event each week. Sometimes they have a particular theme, sometimes they order lunch from a cool restaurant…. I just got this e-mail from them about this week’s event: For our Friday fun this week at Cognito, we’re holding a canned food drive. We’ll be
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East Nashville Cooperative Ministries needs your help! Eat Nashville Cooperative Ministires is a neighborhood ministry created to help people in their time of need. They partner with Second Harvest Food Bank and Nashville’s Table to provide food boxes to families and boxed lunches to the homeless. However, they are running low on food! ENCM needs
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Just wanted to pass along this handy post from Wise Bread. I was familiar with a few of these suggestions, but some of them (#4 and #8, especially) are new to me. 10 Ways to Go Green and Save Money at the Same Time
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Over on Keetsa! Blog I just found this nifty under-the-counter recycling sorter. I have been wanting something like this…..I had considered asking the Home-Ec 101 ladies if they could recommend efficient ways to store recyclables that wouldn’t be too unsightly in my kitchen. This looks like a great solution to me. So here it is,
Okay, so my title is a little tongue-in-cheek, but this is a great event. Check it out: It’s in the BagSecond Annual bags for blood: water mission SaleTotes, purses, handbags, backpacks, etc. The sale is this Saturday, June 2, from 9am until 2pm in East Nashville. All proceeds go to provide clean drinking water in
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