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- Call for FEMIVORE APPLICATIONS!
- Participate in Farm-to-Table Week!
- Get involved in the 2013 Eat Local First Week- July 22-27
- What are the benefits to becoming a Benefit Corporation?
- Spreading Pride in Community
- Living Local: Why Kim Lives Local
- DO GOOD SUMMIT Moving to Anacostia
- Thunder Pig Confectionery Chosen as Winner for StartUp Kitchen!
- Finalists Chosen for Hello Cupcake StartUp Kitchen
- Local Movement At The Heart of the City
- Living Local: Why I Live Local
- The Evolution of Business
- Call for Bakery and Dessert Concepts (DEADLINE FEB 1)- StartUP Kitchen 2013
- Benefit Corporation Legislation Passes in the District of Columbia
- Local Shopping Guide Feature Business- Baked by Yael
- Local Shopping Guide Feature Business- Big Bad Woof
- Local Shopping Guide Feature Business- Foundry
- Local Shopping Guide Feature Business- Luminous Warrior
- Local Shopping Guide Feature Business- A Few Cool Hardware Stores
- Take the Shop Outside the (big) Box Challenge!
- StartUp Market December 1 at HR-57 on H Street!
- Be Included in our LOCAL GIFT GUIDE!
- First StartUp Kitchen a success!
- Lobby for Local Business
- dc dosa StartUp Kitchen Launches in a Little Over a Week!
- 4th Annual P.A.S.S. Contest
- Intern with TLF DC!
- Living Local: A Hyper-Local Wedding
- Fast Casual Indian Concept Chosen for First StartUp Kitchen
- Seeking Farm-to-Street Party Volunteers!
- Join a White House Hangout on Local Foods
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Allison Sosna
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Stefanie Tocco Pilkington and Lauren Jacobs
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Gauri Sarin
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Claire Cummings
- Three Femivore Finalists Named-- Who will win the $1000?
- All About Farm-to-Street Party!
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Bettina Stern
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Lauren Biel and Sarah Bernardi
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Sarah Polon
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Kathryn Warnes and Lisa Jordan
- StartUp Kitchen Finalists Named
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Gail Taylor
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Courtney Mailey
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Wendi James
- Prime Food Vendor at Farm-to-Street Party!
- Living Local: Composting in the City
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Katherine Basile
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Yolanda Hawthorne
- Save the Date: MidCity Dog Days Sidewalk Sale & Celebration
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Michelle Abramovich
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Andrea Stackhouse
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Bonnie Coberly
- Femivore Candidate Spotlight: Erica Skolnik
- A (Belated) Do Good Summit Wrap-Up
- Pop-Up Park at Farm-to-Street Party!
- Recap of June Locals Unplugged: Small Business Law 101
- I #eatlocalfirst because...
- Make it Mount Pleasant on June 10!
- StartUp Kitchen by NURISH: The Center for a Creative Culinary Economy
- Apply for the Femivore Award!
- Listen Local First: June Artist Lineup
- Get Involved with Eat Local First Week 2012!
- Call for Gardens!
- Do Good Summit: Key Speakers
- Guest Blogger David Smelson Recaps "Ingredients for Success" Seminar: Part 3
- Guest Blogger David Smelson Recaps "Ingredients for Success" Seminar: Part 2
- Guest Blogger David Smelson Recaps "Ingredients for Success" Seminar: Part 1
- Live Green's Green Rush, April 21st
- Nominate a Business for the Next DC CASH MOB
- Tickets available for the Ingredients for Success event!
- It's official, we are MOBSTERS
- TLF Announces New Chairman and Additions to BOD Slate
- Listen Local First DC Launches 2012 Schedule
- Locals Unplugged Uncovered Accounting Secrets
- December Listen Local First Day
- A New Holiday Tradition
- Take our Shop Outside the (big) Box Challenge!
- Meet Maddy Beckwith, Localist
- Meet Seth Cooper, Localist
- Shop Local Retail Tour- November 26
- Meet Philippe Chetrit, Localist
- November and December Listen Local First Days
- Meet Ibti Vincent, Localist
- A Business Model Built to Lessen Stress
- Ris is hosting our next Happy Hour!
- First ever DC Local Music Day is this Wednesday!
- Shop Outside the (big) Box Retail Campaign!
- Marketing your Localness
- Jessica: Meet the Team
- Using Social Media to Build Customers and Community- Locals Unplugged
- Big Bear Happy Hour- Meet Local First September
- Stephanie: Meet The Team
- Think Local First Seeks Online Organizing/Social Media Intern
- Meet the Owner - DC Access
- Meet the Owner - Herban Lifestyle
- Meet the Owner - Coup de Foudre Lingerie
- Meet the Owner - Woolly Mammoth
- Local Musicians Rock the Farm-to-Street Party
- Good Food, Good Meat - White House Meats
- Greenpeace at ELF? We got the Power!
- Yo-yo-Yola: A taste of fresh (never frozen) Yo-gurt
- Summer Fancy Food Show and Great Ripple Deals
- Local Banking for a Strong Local Community
- Arrowine - In the Heart of Gourmet, Local Food
- Meet the Owner - Domku Cafe
- Lyon Bakery - Fresh Bread, Fair Price!
- Meet the Owner - Old School Hardware
- Eat Local Week Planning in Progress
- Sponsor Eat Local First?
- Meet the People- Crown Pawnbrokers
- Local Growth Creates Hot Business
- Logo Contest Winner Announced
- Free Small Business Seminars
- Does Choosing Local Pay Off?
- Do Obama's Promises Help the Locals?
- It Takes a Village
- Join the Wind Energy Buying Group
- Attention Local Designers!
- New Year, New Benefits, New Events-- New Members?
- A Local Feast
- Think Local First DC on NPR!
- Holiday Gift Ideas
- ReadySetDC Goes Shopping
- NBC's Toy Store Pick
- Gretta's Independent Gift Store Pick
- Metrocurean.com Shops Local
- 12 Days of Local Video Release
- Athena, the Goddess of DC?
- A New Home for TLF
Nominate a Business for the Next DC CASH MOB
posted Thursday, March 29Rain or shine, DC Localists support their independent business!
On Saturday, March 24, 32 localist spent over $500 in one hour at Old City Green! Imagine what would have happened if it wasn’t raining.
Check out pictures from the event
Did you miss out on mobbing? No worries, we are planning our next one for April 28 (RSVP here) and you can play an even larger part.
We want YOU to nominate the business.
Rules for Nominating
1) Business must be independently owned and located in DC.
2) Business must have something both males and females can purchase for $20
3)The business must give back to the community.
