Category: Shops and stores
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The Record Shop
An interesting thing happened to me yesterday, or maybe it was the day before. I’m running the cash register that afternoon at Howlin’ Wolfie’s Records on the strip up on campus. I had just put on Led Zeppelin IV, Side One, on the house stereo.
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Former grain elevator is family-run Homestead Store
The Homestead Store is a former grain elevator built in the late 1800s that has been a family-run specialty food and health supplement store in the Indian Lake community for more than 30 years.
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Gristmill Antiques is worth the trip to find
Gristmill Antiques, a shop with unique treasures for heart and home, is a bit off the beaten track but well worth the journey to rural Stark County.
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Specialty and bulk food stores offer old-fashioned bargains, service
In a world where the prices of everything has been going up, especially in groceries, it’s good to know that there are plenty of small-town and country stores in Ohio that continue to provide high-quality products at reasonable prices.
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Resch’s Bakery continues more than century of tradition
Resch’s Bakery has been in the Columbus community for a long time, baking breads, cakes, pies, donuts, pastries, cookies, pretzels and more.
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Video game arcades keep the 1980s alive
Video game arcades, successors to pinball arcades, became popular in the late 1970s and bloomed in the 1980s as frantic youths fed machines with millions of dollars’ worth of quarters. You can still find a few of these places today.
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The Pony’s Decision
A fable about a pony who ran wild and free on the prairie, then was adopted by a cowboy.
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Collecting bug leads to finding best antique malls in Ohio
Here are my top five favorite antique malls in Ohio. You can find more in Dusty Tires’ page of Antique Malls and Shops.
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The Book Loft in German Village is bliss for book lovers
The Book Loft, located in Columbus’ historic German Village, has an ambience all its own.
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Berdine’s Five and Dime Store celebrates simpler times
There’s nowhere else quite like Berdine’s Five and Dime Store. The variety store, located in Harrisville, W.Va., has been in continuous operation since 1908.