Given the ease of shopping online through big-box stores that have a little bit of everything, it's not hard to see how too many local stores get overlooked during the mad dash to buy buy BUY! around the holidays.

But it's also easy to understand why it's important to buy in your own community, considering how rocky things have been for locally-owned stores, given the general state of the economy, impacts of the recent government shutdown, tariffs, and [write in your least-favorite obstacle here].

So, as Black Friday madness takes over this week, here's a roundup of stores around the Twin Cities that are running sales for Black Friday. Go support your favorite local shop, or maybe discover a new one that will become your favorite.

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