Shop Local Tallahassee

The Beatles' were topping the charts with "Please Please Me" when Tasty Pastry Bakery opened in its original location on West Tennessee Street near the FSU campus.

The purpose of the national promotion is to encourage shoppers to patronize their hometown businesses.

Co-owner Chris Smith brings both a military and law enforcement background to the enterprise, along with a deep appreciation for the power of pastries.

Owners Anna and Kyle Pawelczyk say they strive to include customers in their extended family.

Even some descendents of the area's original families keep coming back to the little apothecary on Macomb Street.

Proprietor Matt Sampson says it took him 3 years to accumulate the store's initial inventory by pursuing every available source of gently used record

The Square's tenants offered special deals on their wares while visitors enjoyed constant entertainment and other diversions.

Organizers says the idea is to provide an entertaining time for families while providing more visibility and revenues for the Park's tenants.

For more than two decades, the snappily attired Mr. Thompson has greeted downtown denizens with a smile and friendly wave as he made his rounds.

Barbara McGarrah of Barb's Gourmet Brittles says her hand crafted ice creams have usually taken a back seat to the other sweet confections available at her little Lake Ella shop.