Holiday in Paradise

Paia Celebrates Small Business Saturday! On Saturday, November 24, 2012 from 12-7 pm, Paia is celebrating Small Business Saturday, providing you the opportunity to support your local businesses and have some fun too! Some Paia stores are offering super specials and deals, entertainment, music and more. This is the anti-Black Friday, extending to you an invitation to shop in a relaxed, entertaining environment while scoring some great deals! A Holiday in Paradise never looked so good.

Shop local!

If the people of an average American city were to shift 10% of their spending from chains to local businesses, it would bring an additional $235 million per year to the community’s economy.
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Source: eLocal.com

Happy Thanksgiving!

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." ~Thornton Wilder

Did you know?

The cranberry was originally called crane berry. It derived its name from its pink blossoms and drooping head, which reminded the Pilgrims of a crane.

Did you know?

Now a Thanksgiving dinner staple, cranberries were actually used by Native Americans to treat arrow wounds and to dye clothes

Horn of plenty

The traditional cornucopia was a curved goat's horn filled to brim with fruits and grains. Nowadays, the horn shaped cornucopia is usually made of wicker and is filled with abundance of the Earth's harvest. It is also known as the 'horn of plenty’.

Did you know?

Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States.