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Ray’s Mini Mart, Muskegon, Mich.

 Jul. 18, 2019

While Ray is no longer around, Ray’s Mini Mart still is. The Muskegon, Mich., c-store has been in business for 55 years. “I didn’t want to change the name,” says Jeff Daugherty, the third owner, who h...

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Basecamp and Rations, Wilson, Wyo.

 Jul. 18, 2019

The Teton mountain range, which runs 40 miles north to south in western Wyoming, divides two socioeconomic worlds. On the east side of the range are communities such as Jackson Hole, Wyo., the vacatio...

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Lincoln’s Country Store, Warren, Maine

Jul. 18, 2019

Lincoln’s Country Store is a perfect example of Maine’s small-town general stores. In the wintertime, locals zoom over on snowmobiles to fuel up at one of its four pumps, then run into the store to gr...

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Local Flavor: The Thumb

Jul. 18, 2019

Reflecting the heat of the Arizona desert, the award-winning barbecue from this c-store is typified by The Brisket Stack, which is smoked for 12 hours and topped with a fried egg. The Thumb smokes its...

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Local Flavor: King Chicken Fillin’ Station

Jul. 18, 2019

Located in Tupelo, the birthplace of Elvis Presley, King Chicken Fillin’ Station offers Southern classics such as smoked, grilled and fried chicken; chicken and waffles; and its most popular entree, t...

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Local Flavor: Saxapahaw General Store

Jul. 18, 2019

The rural towns surrounding Saxapahaw General Store may be considered a “food desert,” but owner Jeff Barney has found a wealth of ingredients from local farms to provide area residents with “real” fo...

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Cone & Steiner, Seattle

Jul. 18, 2019

Entrepreneurship is in Dani Cone’s blood. Her three stores, each under the Cone & Steiner banner, are based on a store of the same name her great-grandfather ran in Seattle 100 years ago. He also ...

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Midway Craft House, Denton, Texas

Jul. 18, 2019

Customers are more than welcome to pick up cold medicine, condoms and other center-store items at Midway Craft House, but they might have to slink around the live band’s guitarist to get there. The...

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Patriot Petroleum, Portsmouth, R.I.

Jul. 18, 2019

The Giacobbis are local boys. Born and raised in Portsmouth, R.I., and educated in local public schools from kindergarten to high school, brothers Joe and Nick Giacobbi kept close to home despite earn...

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Local Flavor: Locali Healthy Convenience

Jul. 18, 2019

From brisket and barbecue to whoopie pies, these “Local Flavor” menu items from CSP’s 2017, 2018 and 2019 independent retailers are serving up a taste of home. Locali means “community” or “where it...

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