A confession: I secretly take credit for Small Business Saturday. I’ve been dedicated to getting as many holiday gifts as I can at locally owned shops for more than 20 years. I used to make it my own special day: Head out to those cool little shops were you can not only find something special for your giftee, but you can almost always get to know the shop owner as well.
It’s great and I’ll not have it any other way. It had to be me who started it all, right? I’m not totally wrong, because Small Business Saturday was created by all Bay Staters. In 2010, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, in partnership with by American Express, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Roslindale Village Main Street formally launched what is now an annual event celebrated in all 50 states.
This year, Small Business Saturday takes place on Nov. 30 (the day after Black Friday and Saturday before Cyber Monday, as is now tradition). If you’ve not committed to shopping local for the holidays before, try it this year.
And even if you only do some of your shopping that way, you’ll walk away a winner, having helped local businesses thrive and treated yourself to a lovely day in one of the Bay State’s cozy, fun little downtowns. Consider these for your Small Business Saturday: Cityscape – Roslindale Square: Where it all began and where you can still enjoy a classic neighborhood downtown, savor some great food and yes, find gifts that definitely won’t be dupes. Roslindale ( https://ww.