Shopping local could help save businesses

SOME TO CLOSE (PERMANENTLY.BUT AS NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SLUZDELIA CABALLERO EXPLAINS --THERE IS A WAY YOU CAN HELPKEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN --(ESPECIALLY DURING THISHOLIDAY SEASON.IF WE CANT GET FOLKS TOCONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR LOCALBUSINESSES, THEY'RE GOING TOGO AWAY.

MONIQUE VALLERY ISTHE CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR THEFOURTH AVENUE MERCHANTSASSOCIATION.

SHE SAYS THEIRMESSAGE IS CLEAR: SHOP LIKEYOUR CITY DEPENDS ON IT.

ONTHE HISTORIC DISTRICT ITSELFWE HAVE OVER 140 LOCALLY OWNEDSTORES AND RESTAURANTS.

SOWHEN WHEN OUR COMMUNITY COMESOUT AND HELPS CONTRIBUTE TOTHESE LOCAL SHOPS, THAT TAXDOLLARS ARE STAYING HERE INOUR COMMUNITY TO HOPEFULLY GOTO YOU KNOW ROAD IMPROVEMENTS,SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS... HERESHOW YOU CAN HELP.

SHOP THEMONLINE.

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TOGO IN SO YOURE ONE OF THEONLY CUSTOMERS IN THERE SOYOU RE ALSO GETTING THATEXTRA SERVICE THAT PEOPLE LOVEAROUND THE HOLIDAYS.

MEANTIME,THE FOURTH AVENUE MERCHANTSASSOCIATION IS GETTING READYFOR ITS VIRTUAL STREET FAIR INMID- DECEMBER AND WHAT THATALLOWS, IS THOSE ARE ALL THOSEFOLKS WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN THEARTISTS HERE IN TUCSON OVERTHOSE THREE DAYS.

SO YOU CANSTILL FIND YOUR FAVORITEARTISTS TRAVELING FROM OUT OFSTATE.

YOU CAN FIND THEMONLINE.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,VALLERY SAYS ITS ALL ABOUTPITCHING IN TO KEEP LOCALSHOPS ALIVE THROUGH THEPANDEMIC.

THIS IS THE TIME FOROUR COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TOGO BACK AND SUPPORT THESEREALLY AMAZING FOLKS WHO HAVESUPPORTED US FOR SO LONG.

ONCAM FOR MORE INFORMATION ONLOCAL SHOP-EVENTS HAPPENINGALONG 4TH AVENUE, VISIT OURWEBSITE KGUN9-DOT-COM.LUZDELIA CABALLERO KGUN9 ONYOUR SIDE.AND ANOTHER FOURTH AVENUEBUSINESS -- LOOKING TOWARD