{"id":3832,"date":"2017-06-14T05:44:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T09:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2017-06-14T05:47:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T09:47:06","slug":"3832","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/2017\/06\/3832\/","title":{"rendered":"Declaration of Independents!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SARATOGA COUNTY &#8212; The Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association, Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, Saratoga Convention + Tourism Bureau, Saratoga Farmer\u2019s Market, and Ballston Spa Business + Professional Association have partnered up to bring you Independents Week; July 1 through July 7th. to celebrate our great independent businesses who exemplify the uniqueness of Saratoga Springs and Saratoga County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a time to reflect on the importance of economic democracy and community self-determination by celebrating the nation\u2019s locally owned independent businesses and the stake each citizen has in shaping their home town\u2019s future,\u201d stated American Independent Business Alliance; AMIBA director Jennifer Rockne. AMIBA is part of a growing national movement of communities rallying to support their independent businesses and ensuring the opportunity to operate an independent business endures.<\/p>\n<p>Independents Week (July 1-7) is an annual national campaign, encompassing July 4, to engage local independent businesses and citizens in celebrating entrepreneurial local businesses. Please get out and support local independent businesses during Independents Week as well as the rest of year! Think local first!<\/p>\n<p>The crew here are holding posters that will be proudly displayed at independent businesses all over Saratoga County, promoting Independents Week.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3830\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/06\/19059677_10155293258496768_2864057241352126524_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/06\/19059677_10155293258496768_2864057241352126524_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2017\/06\/19059677_10155293258496768_2864057241352126524_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicci Miller, Wheatfields Restaurant, Tonya Pellegrini, Director of Promotions &amp; Marketing for the Saratoga Downtown Business Association, Maddy Zanetti, Impressions of Saratoga, Chris Morrow, Northshire Bookstore, Marcia Murphy, Uncommon Grounds, Todd Shimkus, President of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>When visiting an independent business from July 1-7 be sure to tag #Saratoga #IndependentsWeek<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nFor more information contact<br \/>\nTonya Pellegrini Lawrence at &#x74;&#x6f;&#110;y&#x61;&#x40;&#x73;&#97;r&#x61;&#x74;&#x6f;&#103;a&#x64;&#x6f;&#x77;&#110;t&#x6f;&#x77;&#x6e;&#46;c&#x6f;&#x6d; or<br \/>\nMaddy Zanetti at &#109;&#x7a;&#x61;n&#101;&#x74;t&#105;&#x40;&#x69;&#109;&#x70;&#x72;e&#115;&#x73;i&#111;&#x6e;&#x73;&#115;&#x61;&#x72;a&#116;&#x6f;g&#97;&#x2e;&#x63;&#111;&#x6d;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SARATOGA COUNTY &#8212; The Saratoga Springs Downtown Business Association, Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, Saratoga Convention + Tourism Bureau, Saratoga Farmer\u2019s Market, and Ballston Spa Business + Professional Association have partnered up to bring you Independents Week; July 1 through July 7th. to celebrate our great independent businesses who exemplify the uniqueness of Saratoga Springs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":3834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[412,445],"tags":[450,291,448,301,447,449,446],"class_list":["post-3832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-shopping","tag-ballston-spa-business-professional-association","tag-dba","tag-saratoga-convention-tourism-bureau","tag-saratoga-county","tag-saratoga-county-chamber-of-commerce","tag-saratoga-farmers-market","tag-saratoga-springs-downtown-business-association"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Declaration of Independents! 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