Think Local First
Ingrid Ault, Executive Director
Mondays at 10:40 AM
1290 WLBY
This week’s Think Local First segment:
February 1, 2010: Ingrid Ault, Exec. Dir. of Think Local First, & David Wolber, Artistic Director of Performance Network – Ingrid updates us on the Local Currency movement, and David relays how the Performance Network was able to stage “K2″, a play that takes place entirely on a mountain! The Performance Network is Ann Arbor’s professional theatre experience.
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January 25, 2009:
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January 18, 2009:
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Think Local First’s Ingrid Ault & Edward Weymouth of ArborCycleJanuary 11, 2010: Edward Weymouth, Owner of ArborCycle – ArborCycle is Ann Arbor’s green delivery service. Can’t make it to the Ann Arbor Farmers’ Market? Edward will bring downtown to you on his bike!
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Think Local First’s mission is to support and cultivate locally-owned, independent businesses in Washtenaw County, Michigan that are committed to making our community a healthier and more vibrant place to live. Think Local First provides resource sharing and community building opportunities for locally-owned independent businesses as well as raising community awareness and developing strategies for supporting these businesses.
- Support of Locally-Owned Independent Business: They support the growth and development of local living economy businesses by creating opportunities for business leaders to network and share best practices of sustainable local business.
- Community Education: They encourage local and sustainable purchasing by county residents and businesses and educate the community about local living economies through our directory, website, newsletter, and events, and through public speaking engagements.
Mailing Address:
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P.O. Box 7961
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
Previous Think Local First segments:
January 4, 2010: Ingrid Ault, Think Local First - Update on how well the holiday shopping season went for our local businesses, and the steps to exploring a local currency program.
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December 28, 2009:
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December 21, 2010: Karl Lagler, Owner of Antelope Antiques & Coins - Thousands of books, coins, antique ornaments, UM football programs, and a 1920s brass cash register. Antelope Antiques speaks to the history of our community and its people.
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Think Local First’s Ingrid Ault & Karl Lagler, Owner of Antelope Antiques & CoinsDecember 14, 2009:
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December 7, 2009:
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November 30, 2009:
Janice Stevenson, Owner of Wackenhut Gartens - If you are looking for beautiful and unique gift items, Wackenhut Gartens is the place to go! Janice tells us about her business, which includes floral design, landscape materials, garden tools, and treasures just west of Ann Arbor.
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November 23, 2009:
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November 16, 2009: Catherine Thursby, Owner of Red Shoes - From vintage furniture to Catherine Thursby’s own artwork, you must visit this sweet house on Ann Arbor’s S.Ashley Street for one-of-a-kind items. Thursby is a born and bred Ann Arborite, and says she loves that her business is located in downtown Ann Arbor.
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Think Local First’s Ingrid Ault & Red Shoes Owner Catherine Thursby
November 9, 2009: Crystal Metzger, Owner of Lexi’s Toy Box, & Colleen Presswood, Business Mgr of Lexi’s Toy Box - Metztger, whose family owned the Old German Restaurant in Ann Arbor, grew up with European Toys and always wanted to open a store paying tribute to her childhood. She sells handcrafted, heirlom quality toys in a little old house on Ashley Street, a house passed down from her family.
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Ingrid Ault of Think Local First and Heather Price of Sandhill Crane VineyardsNovember 2, 2009: Heather Price, Exec. Dir. of Sandhill Crane Vineyards - This award-winning and family-owned vineyard is getting rave reviews for its estate-bottled wines and tasting room. Located just to the west of Chelsea in rural Jackson County, Heather says her vineyards began with her dad’s winemaking.
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October 26, 2009:
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October 19, 2009:
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October 12, 2009:
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October 5, 2009: From personalized studio furniture, fine art prints, and green design & materials consulting, Ann Arbor’s Paul Hickman offers one-of-a kind works of art and understands the importance of buying local. A great way to start doing just that is attending this weekend’s Art Walk 2009, a two-day tour of galleries, exhibition spaces, artists’ and craftspeople’s studios in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Dexter, & Saline.
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September 28, 2009 - Lucy Ann Lance & Ingrid Ault talk with Ann Arbor Attorney Zachary V. Moen, who devotes his practice to legal services for creative entrepreneurs. If you are an artist, musician, or use any other creative endeavors for your business, this is a must-listen-to interview.
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September 21, 2009 – Meet Sara Kazan, owner of Nellmar Laboratory, which has been honored by Lab Management Today magazine for outstanding, innovative design of its new lab space in Ann Arbor. Nellmar is also reaching out to students through its mentorship program at Ann Arbor Community High School, sponsoring student interns interested in dental lab technology.
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September 14, 2009 - Ann Arbor’s Teahaus bills itself as home of the world’s finest teas. We talk with owner Lisa McDonald and find out that they are, indeed, serious about their tea. In fact, they are the only tea company that has their own testing facility where they test for both pesticides and heavy metals residues.
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September 7, 2009: John Haling, aka “Sawmill John” - How one local business owner is reusing, recycling, reclaiming. John’s Urban Timber recycles your logs into lumber or flooring. Visit sawmilljohn.com.
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