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Small Business Saturday, created five years ago to encourage residents’ interest in shopping at local businesses, is set for Nov. 28. Each year, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, participating shoppers forgo the malls and big-box stores to patronize the businesses in their own neighborhoods.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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11/25/15
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Every year before the Oscars, this critic heads to the venerable Malverne Cinema in an attempt to catch up with the films that make choosing the Oscar winners as difficult as deciding, whether the Tony for outstanding Actor in a Play will go to young Alexander Sharp for his indelible, magnificent performance in a sensory-boggling production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time,” or Bradley Cooper for his haunting, gripping portrayal of “The Elephant Man” that will likely make the fine actor own this role forever.
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By Arlene Epstein
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2/25/15
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Before their Thanksgiving dinners even cooled, millions of Americans began lining up outside the mega-stores to be among the first to get at Black Friday deals. Next week . . .
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11/28/14
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School on Saturday may not sound like the most popular activity for children, but it can be quite a blast if done the right way. About 65 students from District 13 recently spent their Saturday mornings in school, learning new languages or discovering more about the world around them.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/14/14
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This weekend, millions of bargain-hungry shoppers across the country, their Thanksgiving dinners having barely settled, will flood malls and big-box outlets, with the goal of scooping up the best possible deals.
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11/27/13
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Small Business Saturday, a promotion that became known around the nation in 2010, takes place the day after Black Friday and two days before Cyber Monday — which are aimed at shoppers looking to capitalize on deals at big-box retail stores and online.
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By Vikas Girdhar
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11/27/13
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After spending five days a week engrossed in English, math, history and science, many children don’t even want to think about school on a Saturday. But for 135 students in District 13, school is exactly where they want to be.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/13/13
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Hurricane Sandy taught us many things, but one lesson is clear: The health — good or bad — of an area’s business community has a direct effect on residents’ quality of life.
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11/23/12
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The idea behind Small Business Saturday is to highlight the day after Black Friday as a day to redirect shopping and spending from big-box stores to local businesses and service providers.
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11/23/11
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If Black Friday’s message is a broad-stroke “Buy! Buy! Buy!” then the theme of the more focused Small Business Saturday is “Buy local!” So that’s the theme — to shop on the day after the day after Thanksgiving this year.
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11/16/11
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