Shop Local Stories
We already know that small businesses contribute more to the local economy than their corporate counterparts, but we also know that the importance of local businesses goes way beyond just a single transaction.
Love Live Local is excited to team up with The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod and Cape Cod Broadcasting Media highlight the contributions of small businesses to our community, and we are inviting people to share their favorite Shop Local Stories with us – how a local business you know is giving back to the community, providing exceptional customer service, working with other local businesses or providing employment opportunities in a unique and interesting way.
Nominate your favorite local small business for a chance to be featured on our website, social media platforms and monthly email PLUS radio spotlights on Cape Cod Broadcasting Media!
Huge thank you to The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod and Cape Cod Broadcasting Media for supporting our local small businesses!


Read our 2022 Shop Local Stories
Shop Local Stories – Pupcakes
There are businesses in our community that make deep and meaningful connections with their customers; reaching them on a human level, and in…
Shop Local Stories – Ashley Irene Boutique
When the entire mission of a business is to be inclusive and to support community members who otherwise wouldn’t have representation, people take…
Shop Local Stories – Great Awakenings Coffee Shop
Local business owners like Inna and Andrew Taylor open their businesses to share a passion with others and to create spaces where people…
Shop Local Stories – Cape Cod Coffee
One of the biggest reasons for supporting local businesses is that they give back to the Cape Cod community in far more significant…
Shop Local Stories – Cottage
Some local businesses are known for their strong customer service, some are known for their dedication to the natural environment, some for their…
Shop Local Stories – Seagull’s Ice Cream and Soda Fountain
We have always embraced the adage community over competition, and we know so many local businesses that operate by the same philosophy -…
Shop Local Stories – Midnight Our
Local businesses on Cape Cod have always had the ability to adapt and be nimble in the face of challenges, and arguably no…
Shop Local Stories – Belonging Books
Many local businesses on Cape Cod aim to create carefree and pleasurable gathering places. It was in this spirit that Belonging Books was…
Shop Local Stories – ACK Gioia
Local businesses not only go above and beyond for the community – giving to local causes and stepping up in times of crisis – but…
Shop Local Stories – KMD Plumbing
Local business owners not only provide great service and reinvest more of their profits back into the local economy, but they also lend…
Shop Local Stories – Krua Khun Rose
For many local restaurant owners, their brick and mortar spots become a home-away-from-home, and not just for themselves, but for the whole community.…
Shop Local Stories – Stage Stop Candy
As a local business, it is easy to form strong relationships with valued customers, which often means they will go above and beyond…
Shop Local Stories – Pure Vita Modern Apothecary
There are many reasons beyond the simple economics for supporting local businesses. Yes, they reinvest more of their profits into the local economy…
Shop Local Stories – Nauset Marine
Every month we’ll be sharing stories from across Cape Cod about how our local businesses do more for this community than simply provide…