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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | ALLISON GRAPPONE

flowing to local economies. We know that strong independent businesses mean improved quality of life in our communities.

Let us help you find just the right gifts to fit your personality and lifestyle. If you don’t see your favorite stores or products, email happytohelp@near-byregistry.com and we’ll work to get them on the website.

Thanks for shopping NEARBY for your special event!

Locally yours,

Allison Grappone, Founder and CEO

Hi there, and thanks for checking out our buyer guide! This publi-cation was created to introduce

you to NEARBY and showcase some of the great products and services we offer for occasions like weddings, baby showers and birthdays.

We hope our unique mix of storefronts will get you thinking about gifts in a whole new light.

Gym memberships, home inventories, fine art, gift certificates, CSA shares, personal chef services, and charitable donations are some of the many alter-native gifts we offer alongside more traditional home and baby items.

The goal of NEARBY is to make gift giving (and getting) convenient and fun, all while keeping dollars

the adventurer

I don’t like sitting still. Most weekends you’ll find me on a hike, paddling a kayak or taking a road trip. I’m a big

fan of creative gifts that honor my love of travel and nature. NEARBY is great because it offers so many products and experiences that fit my lifestyle, without taking up too much of my adventure time! A new bike and a white water rafting trip are in my future. I’m lucky

to be able enjoy the world around me and I want others to have the opportu-nity to do the same. That’s why I sup-port environmental groups through my NEARBY wishlist. The best thing about NEARBY? My friends and family love me for using it! They appreciate the conve-nience of shopping online, and get the satisfaction of buying the perfect gift every time.

schwinn bicycle papa wheelies

belaying intro classevolution rock + fitness

gift certificatemountain base yoga

ride a cowmiles smith farm

courier bagbaileyworks

personal training get fit nh

cacoon chair little river oriental rugs

whitewater raftingraft nh

klean kanteensbona fide green goods

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Each month, Nachotta’s gallery space rotates exhibitions that showcase regional artists, as well as work from across the U.S. Since 2007, the gallery has also hosted its popular “Enor-mous Tiny Art Show,” which regularly exhibits hundreds of drawings, mixed media paintings, sculptures, and em-broidered work, among other pieces, from dozens of artists.

Nahcotta’s offerings aren’t limited to art: It also carries tasteful home decor, including furniture, jewelry, kitchenware, children’s items, and other unexpected gifts that can be found on NEARBY. MUD, a company based in Australia, is one of Thomp-son’s favorite lines. “We are thrilled to offer it on NEARBY,” says Deb. “They make everything out of the highest-

When Deb Thompson was a young girl, she remembers walking into a shop so

beautiful it stopped her in her tracks. It was then she knew that someday, somehow, she’d have a shop of her own that inspired the same type of awe in others.

She took that leap and became a business owner in 2000, “after de-ciding that life was too short not to follow this dream,” Thompson said. And that’s how Nahcotta, named for a small coastal town in Washington, was born. A hip, eclectic art and retail gallery in the heart of historic down-town Portsmouth, the shop is warm, inviting and as much a reflection of Thomson’s personality as the prod-ucts she’s passionate about offering.

N A H C O T TA

S T O R E F R O N T

quality porcelain, and the bowls and plates are gorgeous and practi-cal - a rare combination.” MUD items appear delicate, but they are all mi-crowave-, dishwasher- and oven-safe. And they come in a wide selection of beautiful colors.

Deb chose Portsmouth as her base while living in Boston and craving a change of scene.

She’d always felt an affinity for Ports-mouth, and it embodied exactly what she was looking for: “beautiful land-scape, vibrant downtown, and won-derful culture,” she said. “I still abso-lutely love it here.” We’re guessing the feeling is mutual.

h o m e & d i n i n g

g i f t c e r t i f i c a t e s

u n c l e g o o s e b l o c k s

p a p e r d o l l n o t e c a r d s e t

p i g e o n t o e t h i m b l e c u p s

e n o r m o u s t i n y a r t s h o w

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other great storefronts at-

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t h e b o o k w o r m

t h e h e y ! d o n ’ t p u t m e i n a b o x

We’re here to set the record

straight: Gift registries aren’t

just for weddings and baby

showers anymore. We want you to start

thinking of NEARBY as your go-to place

for all things gifts, whether you’re building

your birthday registry or splurging on

yourself. At NEARBY, we want gift

giving—and getting—to be fun every

time. Our ever-expanding inventory will

get you thinking about gifts in a whole

new way. Whether your idea of a perfect

day is climbing a mountain or snuggling

up with a book, or something in between,

we’ve got your covered. Don’t see

exactly what you’re looking for? Don’t

worry! We want your favorite things on

NEARBY, too. Connect with us - we’ll be

your personal shoppers!

RiverRun Bookstore Gibson’s BookstoreTrue Brew Barista

t h e p a r e n t

McAuliffe-Shepard- Discovery Center Dilly’s For KidsCaring Gifts

Grappone Automotive Discover Portsmouth Papa Wheelies

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t h e h o m e i m p r o v e r

Amoskeag Home Inventory Goosebay Lumber Capitol Paint & Wallpaper

t h e h e a l t h n u t

Red Radish Holistic Health Evolution Rock + Fitness Mountain Base Yoga

t h e d o - g o o d e r

Animal Rescue League of NH NH Food Bank 3S Artspace

t h e f o o d i e

Sandwich Depot Soup GalleryThe Juicery

My biggest complaint about not living in N.H. anymore? You can’t find maple syrup

anywhere! And by that I mean the good stuff, not that watered-down baloney that tries passing as the real thing. There is a lot I miss about my home state, actually: the lakes, mountains, the people…. NEARBY alleviates my homesick-

ness because I can get NH products delivered to my home, like pieces from my favorite artist, Boyan Pot-tery; jewelry from the Dedication Company; and a painting from Mc-Gowan Fine Art. Melissa Anne Miller captures NH’s beauty perfectly.” But let’s not forget the most important thing: maple syrup.

stay work playsupport nh

boyan potteryblack & white doodle

canterbury shaker village maple syrup

caring giftsnh breakfast basket

nahcottaseacoast keychain

dedication companyinitial locket

just be 603 shirt

mcgowan fine artmelissa anne miller

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THE CRUST

S T O R E F R O N T

It started with a call to action in a Kickstarter campaign: “The Crust and Crumb Baking Company is

moving to downtown. We need your help in opening a wicked cool neighborhood shop.”

The Crust and Crumb owner Alison Ladman previously sold her goods wholesale and at farmers’ markets around New Hampshire with a grander vision to expand her com-mercial kitchen operation to the bricks and mortar of Main Street. “Really (the Kickstarter campaign) is a great way to get the commu-nity excited about it,” Ladman told the Concord Monitor newspaper in 2012. “They get to participate in the growth of the business, and they get a really cool reward.”

Ladman’s fundraising efforts paid off and for their contributions, the Kick-

starter backers were rewarded with treats like chocolate truffle cakes, gooey cookies and decadent breakfast pastries. And Concord residents got something even more lasting: a great downtown bakery to call their own.

Today visitors flock to her shop to buy artisan breads, pastries (includ-ing what locals dub “the best scones anywhere”), coffee cakes, sticky buns, cookies and bars, pies, layered cakes and tortes, tarts, quiches, and other savory items. Ladman got creative and decided to offer a ”community-supported bread” subscription that allows patrons to pick up a couple of loaves a week. Sample breads in-clude Canterbury sourdough, roasted potato bread, herbed ciabatta, tomato-olive, honey-oat, basil-pesto, and our personal favorite, Ladman’s signature buttermilk bread.

AND CRUMB

Bread subscriptions highlight the off-beat variety of goods that NEARBY offers. Bread may not be anything you imagined putting on your wed-ding registry or asked for on a holi-day wishlist, but serious loaf-lovers are bound to appreciate such a unique, unexpected and tasty item.

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Having a NEARBY storefront allows Ladman to reach people from near and far. Her participation in the gift registry market is great for the current Crust and Crumb fan—and awaits discovery by the next lucky couple, birthday boy or wishlist-maker.

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