KWWL News 7

Local landmark destroyed by fire in Viola

VIOLA, Iowa — A fire broke out Monday afternoon in the 3100 block of Pleasant Street, leading to the complete destruction of ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Labors of Love: A nearly 200-year-old general store and a parrot sanctuary

AMONG THE REGION’S HARDIEST SURVIVORS, NOT EASY. AND FOR THE OWNERS, NOT ABOUT MAKING MUCH MONEY EITHER. BUT IT IS ABOUT KEEPING COMMUNITIES CONNECTED AND A LOT OF HARD WORK. AND THESE DAYS, ABOUT THE ...
WBUR

Lakes Region landmark at a crossroads: 'Who wants to be the guy that closes a 200-year-old general store?'

For more than 200 years, Tuftonboro’s General Store has been the place to grab necessities — and stay connected to neighbors. Most mornings, you’ll find regulars gathered around the store’s worn ...
Berkshire Eagle

Owners of the Monterey General Store say they want to ditch the 'old general store model' and instead create a destination

MONTEREY — When Chapin and Kevin Fish bought the Monterey General Store in 2018 for $185,000, they knew it would need work. And it did. The new owners performed a full interior remodel that has the ...
Charlotte Observer

A north Charlotte general store has stood for over a century. Why the owners won’t sell

At the Davis General Store in north Charlotte, Noelle Small stood behind a counter and greeted a customer while she placed a bottle of elderberry syrup and a couple bags of Claeys old fashioned hard ...