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Local Return launches Jumpstart Rhode Island!

Goals are to help residents learn real estate development, promote neighborhood-driven revitalization, and build community wealth; applications due May 16 Local Return announced the launch

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Community Wealth

Shop Indie Art this year-end

The holidays are a great time to Shop Indie Art. (Actually, anytime is a great time in Rhode Island to choose from our local artists.)

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Independents Month inspiration

Our youngest entrepreneurs like Kaydence give us hope for the future: a strong, self-reliant local economy with shared prosperity!

4 reasons to buy local
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July is Independents Month! 

July is Independents Month.  Independents Month celebrates independent, locally-owned businesses and the community values they embody: Independents Month is a fabulous time to: Call to

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April 27 is National Independent Bookstore Day

Independent Bookstore Day was established in 2013 to promote, celebrate, and highlight the value of the independent bookstore community. This national one-day party held the

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Rhode Island happenings

Join us for a book discussion

Marjorie Kelly’s recent book, Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises, is “a powerful analysis of how

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Hot Beverage February

During the month of February, we’re partnering with Eat Drink RI to encourage you to get out and support your local, independently-owned cafes, bakeries, and