MAYOR'S MESSAGE

Craig A. Stough 11/27/06

Shop Sylvania This Holiday Season

Now that Thanksgiving, 2006 has come and gone, 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.

Another great local gift idea this year is a recently published book about the history of Sylvania. Gaye Gindy and Trini Wenninger have authored a terrific new look at the history of Sylvania through 1960, including many early photos unpublished until now. The book will be on sale in the local stores soon. In the meantime, go to www.SylvaniaHistory.org for more information on obtaining a copy, and for information regarding scheduled book signings. The proceeds will benefit the Sylvania Area Historical Society.

When it comes to gift buying, a wide variety of stores here in Sylvania have what you are looking for. 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 only get 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 several 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 selection is excellent, their prices are competitive, their holiday decorations are beautiful and they are friendly, less stressful places to shop.