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How To 'Shop Local' In Kansas City For The Holidays

By Steve Kraske,
Mackenzie Martin, Liam Mays
Published December 10, 2020 at 2:34 PM CST
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Festive mugs glint in the sun advertising Archival Designs' ceramic goods at Strawberry Swing’s 10th Annual Holiday Market. Local artisans Jake and Julie Bond run the custom tile and pottery studio from a storefront in Midtown.
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Shopping at Strawberry Swing’s 10th Annual Holiday Market is by appointment only and vendors and visitors are required to wear masks while on the premises.

How to find the perfect gift and support Kansas City entrepreneurs along the way.

The first "Shop Local" campaign occurred in Boulder, Colorado in 1998. The idea has since spread to cities around the country including the Kansas City metro and this year could prove to be the most impactful for small business owners. Get a guided tour of one such effort, The Strawberry Swing's Holiday Market, and hear gift suggestions to help with finishing your shopping list.

The Strawberry Swing's Holiday Market takes place Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., December 12-13 and 19-20 at Union Station, 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108. Tickets are $7.50 to $25 and are required. CDC guidelines will be in effect.

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When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
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Whether it’s something happening right now or something that happened 100 years ago, some stories don’t fit in the short few minutes of a newscast. As a podcast producer and reporter at KCUR Studios, I help investigate questions and local curiosities in a way that brings listeners along for adventures with plot twists and thought-provoking ideas. Sometimes there isn’t an easy answer in the end – but my hope is that we all leave with a greater understanding of the city we live in. Reach me at mackenzie@kcur.org.
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