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Happy first Friday of Spring! Today we are sharing the story of Brewhaus Dog Bones, a nonprofit family member from the Cincinnati area. Their delightful treats contain only four ingredients: natural peanut butter, brown rice flour (made from the whole rice grain, healthier, for ease of digestion and lower allergen risk), locally sourced eggs....and spent brewery barley malt grains! A group of students who help to create Brewhaus Dog Bones. Please tell us a little more about the business.... Basically what Brewhaus makes are healthy, wholesome craft beer dog treats! We work closely with local craft microbreweries and get their spent...

This week we celebrate Virgil's Fine Soaps, where small business is a family affair! Please tell us the story of your business... Virgil's Fine Soaps is a brain-child of our oldest daughter Kellie who wanted a fun and productive way for our family to work together even though at the time everyone lived in different states.  We all have sensitive skin and we often made our own soaps when they were little as a fun project but also to care for dry flaky skin.  We worked together and planned to make super soft all vegetable oil based glycerin soaps with...

Happy Friday! Today we shine a light on Gallipolis' own Silver Bridge Coffee Company! What is the story of Silver Bridge Coffee? As a hobby, Lorraine and Phil Walker used to roast coffee in a popcorn popper in their kitchen. They shared samples with friends and family near their home in Gallipolis, Ohio. Everyone raved about their “special brew” and many encouraged them to start roasting and selling to the public. In 2008, Silver Bridge Coffee was born and remains a proud Ohio woman-owned and family supported business. 2. What is your favorite product and why? Ethiopian Yirgacheffe is my...

This week we shine a light on one of our newer CL Family members, Latshaw Apiaries! 1. What is the story of Latshaw Apiaries? Joe was fascinated with stinging insects as a young child. He discovered that you could keep a whole hive of stinging insects, and he just had to have one! He saved his own money and became a beekeeper at the age of eight. His love of bees grew as he studied bees at Ohio State University and Arizona State University. Today, Joe’s love of bees is shared by his wife, Leah, and son, Jacob. While Joe...

This week we are featuring jewelry artist and long time Celebrate Local family member, Liz Franklin! What's the story behind your business? I studied Fine Art at CCAD, where I loved 3-dimensional design and sculpting with clay and metal. I chose a jewelry making and craft business as a more practical career path; that was over 30 years ago and I have never looked back! What makes your products unique? With my "Industrial Chic" Ohio Pride line of jewelry I pay close attention to surface detail with brushed finishes or floral hand stamped patterns using patinas for a vintage look...