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Think Local First D.C. represents and organizes the diverse small businesses in and around the District to make it a better place to live and work for all.
“I decided to jump in with a bunch of great recipe ideas, some wonderful friends, two silver platters and a pretty good mission statement,” she says. “My mission statement was, and still is, based on using local, sustainable goods and leaving as little impact on the environment as possible.” That mission boils down to an even better catchphrase: big taste, little footprint.
On a busy afternoon earlier this month, the ladies at Echoes of Time on North Witchduck Road were at their busiest, fetching accessories, scheduling costume rentals, answering phones and digging in the shop’s back storage area.
The Beacon 12.26.10 ALMOST 404 years ago, English ships dropped anchor off the Virginia coast following a months-long journey; it would be the first stop for the Colonists, who later made their way past Cape Henry and up the James River to settle Jamestown. Read more…
