Dec 17, 2013

One-Stop Local Shopping at Vineyard Holiday Gift ShopBy Pat WaringMVTimes.com

Vineyard Haven, MA – Going strong after more than 20 years, the Vineyard Holiday Gift Shop offers the opportunity to shop local, times two. Along with shopping at home on the Island instead of turning to malls or online merchandisers, choose presents made here by Vineyard friends and neighbors. Now, that is real local shopping.

“The shop looks really good and everyone is working really hard,” said a beaming Linda Alley, welcoming customers in from the snow this past Saturday.

An original organizer of this quintessential “pop-up shop” and creator of delicious New Lane Sundries, Ms. Alley said the enterprise has grown and expanded its variety. After moving nearly 10 times in two decades, the shop is now on Spring Street in Vineyard Haven.

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