Merchant Articles

Malibu & Co. offers one-of-a-kind shopping experience

Malibu & Co. offers cute and affordable products. Photo: Provided. Shop the Malibu & Co. store on the Alleghenies Marketplace With grit and grace, a hobby can turn into a successful business. Entrepreneur Nicole Kerr started making framed signs for herself and her friends in her garage. What started as a sign business, Just a Girl

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Steel City Axe brings extreme fun to Johnstown

Steel City Axe has hit their target of bringing more adventure to the Johnstown area. Photo: Provided. Purchase Steel City Axe tickets on the Alleghenies Marketplace “People say there is nothing to do here, and I want to change that,” entrepreneur Bill Wissinger said. To bring something cool and exciting to the area, he and

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Gracie Lou: From pop-up sales to thriving storefront

Entrepreneur Sarah Baumbach with her husband, Adam, celebrate the ribbon cutting at Gracie Lou. Photo: Provided. Shop the Gracie Lou store on the Alleghenies Marketplace When Sarah Baumbach’s sister asked her to help decorate the nursery for her newborn son, she learned something: “I quickly found out that there were no children’s shops near Bedford

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Four Diamonds Ranch in Huntingdon County features unique ag experience

Four Diamonds Ranch’s original milkhouse is transformed into a farm store where you can procure farm fresh and hand-crafted goods. Photo: Provided. Shop the Four Diamonds Ranch store on the Alleghenies Marketplace One of the most appealing things about the Alleghenies region is its natural beauty–the rolling, tree-covered mountains and wide-open farmland are a draw

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Big city services, small town kindness at Bougie Hair Care

When Sylvia Carr couldn’t find haircare products in Johnstown, she decided to take matters into her own hands and created Bougie Hair Care. Photo: Provided Shop the Bougie Hair Care Essentials store on the Alleghenies Marketplace After a battle with cancer in 2012 Sylvia Carr realized that there were no local shops who sold the

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Lightning Bug Gift Co. small-batch gifts celebrate unique local places, products

When Becki Hollen and Chris Bencivenga relocated to Hollidaysburg from Pittsburgh, they missed indie gift shops so they created one: Lightning Bug Gift Co. Shop the Lightning Bug Gift Co. store on the Alleghenies Marketplace Lightning Bug Gift Co. started three years ago when artists and printmakers Becki Hollen and Chris Bencivenga relocated to Hollidaysburg

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Aesthetics by Kell helps people be more comfortable in their skin

photo credit to Brittney Meagan Photography Shop the Aesthetics by Kell store on the Alleghenies Marketplace After starting out as a mobile medical spa, Aesthetics by Kell is opening at 114 S Juliana St, Bedford, Pa 15522. Working with a physician, the spa will offer botox, filler and microneedling, along with chemical peels and IV

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