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GO BUCKS! Buckeye season is in full swing and it's time to shop for new Ohio State swag! This week we're talking to Kevin Eble, owner of The Buckeye Bead, about his line of OSU jewelry. What's the story behind your business, and how did you get started? I was coming out of a difficult time when I had lost my job and couldn't find work. I tried to start two different businesses that both failed.I had lost my home and was couch surfing and lost. I bought a hemp kit to do a craft with my niece and became...

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Pat Dolan is a lifetime woodworker who turned his hobby into a business, taking fallen trees and crafting them into something beautiful through the Fallen Tree Woodshop. Learn more about Pat and Fallen Tree in this week's Celebrate Local family spotlight! What's the story behind your business, and how did you get started?While I’ve been a lifelong woodworker, my business began in the end of 2015. The Fallen Tree Woodshop name comes from my preferred source material: naturally fallen trees. Over the years family and friends have given me their fallen trees from their yards, and I enjoyed making home decor...

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This week we're talking with Anette Bellisari Johnson from Bellisari's gourmet spreads for Feature Friday!  What’s the story behind your business and how did you get started? What is Bellisari’s? The age-old question of defining who we are. In a word… we are family. We are aunts, uncles, mothers, brothers, and friends gathered around the kitchen island, sharing life and love. We are listening to Grandpa tell the same stories he’s told for years. We are laughing at Dad’s famed secret ingredient (the secret is sage, but no one has the heart to tell him we all know). We are...

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Summer is in full effect which means there's still plenty of outdoor parties and grilling to be done! This week we're spotlighting Mortar & Pestle Rubs and Seasonings from Liberty Township in our Friday feature so you can spice up your grill with delicious seasonings for the rest of the season! Q: What's the story behind your business and how did you get started?A: I started making my BBQ spice, Rhyno rub, 7 years ago when I got a smoker and started making BBQ. Burger spice and my Citrus Herb seasoning came out of cooking experiments and "Catherine's Mix" came from developing a spice mix...

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We're inching closer and and closer to the start of Buckeye football season and we bet you're in the market for some new gear! Well, prepare to fall in love with these hats from Shelly Lou's Lids! Her products are brimming with Ohio pride and her company is the focus of this week's family feature spotlight! Q: What's the story behind your business and how did you get started? A: Shelly Lou's Lids started in September 2013 after I made two crazy fedoras with sequins and a giant Buckeye attached to the top for my friend and I to wear...

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