Tag: Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair

10 emerging makers compete for cash prizes; AltCap, Strawberry Swing team up for fall showcase

By Tommy Felts / September 30, 2024

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by AltCap, an ally to underestimated entrepreneurs that offers financing to businesses and communities that traditional lenders do not serve. Amid the historic charm of Alexander Majors Barn, 10 Kansas City-area artisans stepped into the spotlight as AltCap and Strawberry Swing teamed up to host the Emerging…

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Shop Local KC moving its flagship maker store to Brookside, expects flower business to bloom

By Tommy Felts / August 16, 2023

Shop Local KC is closing its flagship Midtown location as it prepares to open a new storefront in Brookside Sept. 1, according to owner Katie Mabry Van Dieren. The retail gift and flower shop plans to depart its original location at 3630 Main St. as the building developer, Exact Partners, seeks to use the space…

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Shop Small: Five ways to give makers a smile as wide as the person opening your gifts from Shop Local KC

By Tommy Felts / November 24, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News explored Shop Local KC in Midtown as part of the newsroom’s five-part holiday gift guide that highlights locally owned shops and the makers within them. The items identified here were curated by Katie Mabry van Dieren, the founder of Shop Local KC the Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair. Featured stores, makers and…

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