MAYOR'S MESSAGE

Craig A. Stough 11/23/05

Holiday Shopping in Sylvania

Now that Thanksgiving, 2005 has come and past, the holiday shopping season is shifting into high gear. Sylvania has many fine stores hoping for your business this year. I know from personal experience how much Sylvania stores have to offer, and ask you to consider them for your holiday shopping.

Gift shops, antique dealers, clothiers, florists, furniture, home decorating, coin dealers, jewelers, specialty foods, wines, photography, toys, books, art dealers, computers, hair salons, spas, golf equipment, greeting cards, exercise equipment, bicycles, hobby supplies, musical instruments, auto supplies, business equipment, crafts, sports memorabilia, window treatments, sewing supplies, dollar stores and many more are right here in Sylvania.

Sylvania stores also offer the convenience you are looking for. They are nearby and easy to get to. They are in safe, well lit areas. The snow is plowed and parking is close to the door. Many are locally owned and operated, and offer the kind of personal service you get only from an owner operated business.

These local stores also support our Sylvania community with payroll and property taxes. They employ our friends, our neighbors and our children, and come to know many of us by name. Unlike out-of-town stores, they also help support our local school and community fundraisers, career days, sports teams, prom nights, yearbook ads and more.

So before driving out of Sylvania to one of the big malls, think about shopping right here in Sylvania. Downtown Sylvania has been revitalized and offers many fine stores. There is also Southbriar Shopping Center on South Main Street, Saxon Square on Sylvania Avenue, Wickford Plaza at Brint and McCord, and Timberstone Plaza on Sylvania Avenue. And Monroe Street offers many more excellent shopping areas including Starlite Plaza, Promenade Shops, Country Squire, and the Sylvania Marketplace. Their prices are competitive, their holiday decorations are beautiful and they are friendly, less harried places to shop.

Remember, shopping in Sylvania keeps our dollars in our community, providing jobs for our residents, support for our schools and tax dollars for city services. I'll be shopping here in Sylvania this year, and I hope you will too.