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For Keeps: One-of-a-Kind Gifts

If you’ve never visited downtown Bowling Green, you must. The streets are lined with wonderful businesses and restaurants, many of which are independently owned and operated, and it makes you feel the deep sense of community that the residents of Bowling Green enjoy.   One such store that every visitor needs to stop into is For Keeps. Owned by BG native Amy Craft Ahrens, For Keeps boasts one of a kind gifts, home décor, and decorative accessories. Her goal is to find and sell unique items that you won’t find anywhere else, and the store is so well decorated and stocked it is nearly impossible to leave without making a purchase. Even I was caught up by its wonderful items and couldn’t leave our interview without making a purchase of my own.                   Amy grew up in Bowling Green and worked at her family’s store, Ben Franklins. By the time she was 9 she was working in the store and she attributes this to how she got into retail. She studied German and Russian

International Women's Day 2018

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Today (March 8, 2018) is International Women's Day!  International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Did you know that Bowling Green has a number of area businesses and restaurants that are run by women? Here is a list of the businesses below! A Cut Above Salon A Taste of Amish Deli Al Mar Property Art-a-Site Art Supply Depo Asherah's Garden Blush Bridal The Beat Dance Company Bliss Salon Bombshell Salon Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce Bowling Green Convention and Visitors Bureau Bowling Green Economic Development Brown Bag Food Project Blush Bridal Calico, Sage and Thyme Campus Quarters Changes on Mane Collegiate Connection The Cookie Jar Coyote Beads CycleWerks Downtown Bowling Green Office Eden Fashion Boutique Evans Home Loans Exhale and Create The Farm Girls Vintage Boutique Painted Clovers The Flower Basket For Keeps The Gallery Salon and Spa Ground