No matter who you are or where you live, we all want our own Cheers — a place where you’re comfortable and everyone greets you by name. In the era of anonymous shopping malls and big-box Goliaths, we forget how crucial such neighborhood fixtures are in our daily lives, be it a café, library, or bar. So when Jody Gnant heard that her favorite local corner store was about to lose its lease and close after 40 years of business, she knew she had to do something. “The worst thing in the world for a business owner, I would think, is watching your inventory go at 75%, or 50%, and having the close out sale and having to say goodbye that way,” Gnant said.
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