This editorial is about West Dearborn but the guy has a point and his sentiments can be applied to any community or city. Pulling cash from your pocket to put in the pocket of the local bakery keeps that money local. Shopping in your own community can save your community businesses. He's right.
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Nonetheless, the success of DTWD is also in the hands of loyal residents, who in sheer volume and repeat business can still make a positive difference. Therefore, we need to ask ourselves: do we want to lose more locally-owned businesses that are great meeting places and have excellent food at bargain prices, such as the Little CafÈ and Angelo's Pizzeria?
If we do not want to lose more of these businesses, it is now time for us to consider where we shop.
Rather than going to neighboring communities, people with disposable income should again choose to spend it in downtown West Dearborn or we will lose even more unique, locally-owned businesses that have been around for quite some time.
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