Editorial: Shop Locally! And Not Just For The Holidays!
Written by Wendy Kreitzman Friday, 01 March 2013 00:00
As soon as the last turkey leftovers are gone, we are all generally “out there” shopping for the latest holiday gifts. We’re busy and we’re rushed! And my advice is always to shop locally, shop in your own hometown. Make those hectic gift-shopping days easier and quicker and much more pleasant by shopping close to home. And, of course, when you shop right in Great Neck, you also boost the local economy and add great value to your own homes.
Well, Christmas and Hanukah 2013 are long gone and the 2014 holidays seem way off in the future. And indeed they are! So why am I “pushing” for local stores now, as we quietly approach Spring? Why? Well, we all do some shopping year-round, don’t we?
Just two weeks ago I suddenly found myself hosting a Saturday night dinner party for my brother-in-law and then the very next day hosting a Sunday brunch for my four-year-old grandson’s birthday. Were they supposed to happen like that, all in one weekend? No, of course not, but circumstances (and a blizzard) gifted us with one busy weekend. What to do? What to buy? How to set up? And what to serve?
I thought and thought, planned and re-planned. Phoned all over for menu items and party goods. Searched for some wonderful toys and some very special wines and food. As I became busier and busier, and time grew shorter and shorter, I realized how foolish it was to spend all this time “shopping around” when indeed the very best of all I was searching for was right here in Great Neck. Toys, jewelry, selections of special cheeses, champagne and fine wines, wonderful butcher shops and the most pristine and accommodating fish store ever.
There it was, all in Great Neck, the answers for all my needs, all so easy and pleasant to deal with. Personalized service, deliveries, great advice and really superior products were all there, waiting for me practically at my own doorstep.
I shopped locally for two very different birthday bashes. And the local shops certainly went a long way in insuring that each of these family events were the best they could be!
Thank you Great Neck for providing all I needed just minutes from home. I surely won’t forget to shop in my own hometown.
Make Great Neck your first shopping stop too!
- Wendy Karpel Kreitzman
News
Friday, 17 May 2013 00:00
Once again the Great Neck School District received a host of gifts and donations. All were recently approved and accepted by the Board of Education at school board public action meetings.
Eight donations were received for the Robotics Club, to help offset some of the many costs associated with running a successful robotics program. Donations were sent from: the Rotary Club of Gold Coast, Cathy Sung, Stephen and Beth Wolf, Joel and Ellen Dressner, Jay and Judi Bosworth, Edith Novick and Dmitriy Tokar, Gary and Bianna Gal, Scott and Barbara Erlich and Jill A. Krieger.
Thursday, 16 May 2013 00:00
Residents in the Great Neck School District vote on the proposed $209,442,904 2013-2014 school budget this coming Tuesday, May 21. In addition to the budget vote (Proposition No. 1), eligible voters also vote on the Great Neck Library budget (Proposition No. 2) and for one Board of Education trustee, Monique Bloom (who is running unopposed, having been appointed to the school board last year).
As always, by far the largest percentage of the budget is dedicated to instruction. This amounts to around 75 percent of each year’s budget.
Sports
Friday, 17 May 2013 00:00
The Great Neck Park District, in partnership with the Great Neck Figure Skating Club and the Great Neck School District, started the Therapeutic Skating program in February 2013. This program was extremely beneficial to students with special needs from Great Neck North Middle and High Schools. The skaters met bi-monthly at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink through Tuesday, April 23. They ended the season with a skating session as usual and then enthusiastically were awarded their trophies.
Friday, 10 May 2013 00:00
The Great Neck Dodgers baseball team opened against Manhasset at the new Manhasset Valley Park on Saturday, April 27. Coaches Mat Rubin and Steve Menist cheered the boys through an exciting game on the brand new turf field. Pictured (l. to r.): Kevin Li, Brandon Walter, Kenny Li, Alec Rich, Noah Kniesly, Philip Menist, Brad Fritzhand, Jordan Seidenberg, Max Silverstein, Josh Rubin, James Kessler, Michael Jacobs, coaches Steven Menist and Mat Rubin.
Calendar
Lakeville School Concert - May 16
South High Improv - May 17
Park District Get Active - May 19
Columns
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