Shop 216

I’m not much of a shopper. However, I am an advocate for shopping local.

Along those lines, there is a cool event coming up tomorrow. It’s called Shop 216 because it’s happening on 2/16.

The shops on Larchmere Boulevard on the Cleveland-Shaker Heights border are all in on this. Businesses on the street, including Loganberry Books (where there is a resident cat) and Our Favorite Things Boutique and Event Center, are offering specials and discounts. It will be a good chance to find some bargains and maybe check out a shop or restaurant you’ve been wanting to try. For example, Poison Berry Bakery is open under new ownership.

Larchmere is just one area taking part in the promotion. Pinecrest and Eton Chagrin Boulevard on the East Side and Crocker Park on the West Side are inviting people to Shop 216. Small businesses in the Coventry neighborhood of Cleveland Heights and on Lakewood’s Madison and Detroit avenues would be great places to visit that day. And what would be more fitting than shopping at In the 216 in Coventry or on Clifton Boulevard?

Those are just some suggestions. There are plenty of local businesses to choose from, north (to an extent), south, east and west.

You’ve made it through another week. Now go buy yourself something nice.