Happy Independents Week! (That's Not a Typo!)

We all know that Wednesday is Independence Day, but did you know that your local, independent shops are also celebrating Independents Week? July 1st through 7th marks a week-long celebration of independent businesses. Developed and organized by AMIBA, the American Independent Business Alliance, it's our chance to promote the value, economic benefits, and general coolness of supporting an independent business -- like all of us in Stylebook! -- and we'd love for you to join the celebration.We thought it would be fun to highlight one of our favorite businesses and its owner's entrepreneurial spirit each day this week. Follow @redbarnmerc and @shoppennypost on Instagram to see our picks, and use the hashtags #indieweek (which is AMIBA's hashtag), #indieALX, and #celebrateindependents to let us know which other local independents we should love. And watch closely -- we'll be awarding small prizes to commenters throughout the week!Thanks so much and happy Independents Week!