Shopping Local This Weekend? Find and Review Businesses Here

Small Business Saturday is today (Nov. 24) It's a day to focus on the small businesses our community relies on.

Headed out shopping today? Consider one of the many great local businesses like Hammerheads Ace Hardware. Check the Largo Patch directory for more local businesses.  As a way of saying thanks on Small Business Saturday, if you've been to these businesses, go to their page and give them a rating (4 or 5 stars, maybe?). Or type up a nice review on their page that everyone will see. Check out the Small Business Saturday Deals in Largo. If you're a small business, consider adding your deal to the comments section of the story.

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Great Local Places to Eat by the Largo Mall

Need a place to eat or grab a coffee after Black Friday shopping?

Woke up in the wee hours to get the best Black Friday deals? Or maybe the shopping trip started right after the Thanksgiving dessert?  Here's a look at several local eateries by the Largo Mall for a break from shopping: 1. Beach Pizza Largo. Feel like "molten mozzarella" comfort after shopping? Beach Pizza offers hearty, flavorful pizzas, which include specialty pizzas. 2. Corner Cafe. Want an espresso, Turkish coffee, pastry, bagel or ice cream? Pull up a chair and relax at the Corner Cafe. 3. Fireplace Restaurant. Eat a reasonably priced hearty meal cooked daily by the Spyridakos Family. The restaurant offers traditional fare and Greek specialties served near a large hearth. 4. Widow Brown's Restaurant and Tavern. The affordable menu …

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Cyndi Schwan

3:37 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

You, SAN THE PIZZA MAN, are a specialty with all the right toppings! One of the greatest Italian prides is their food. Oh the toothsome foods of Sardo’s Pizza & Pasta! Just reading the menu is mouthwatering ~so many succulent choices~ the kind of food that will have you licking your lips in anticipation! Step into Sardo’s in Largo, savor warm aromas! Get a real homey feel while scarfing down …   more ›

Top Toys Largo Kids are Asking For

Find out what’s in before you head out to take advantage of Black Friday savings.

Making sure to put just the right presents under the tree for kids can be a trick even for Santa. If you’re hoping to find out what’s hot before you head out to shop on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday, we’ve put together a few suggestions. Retailers themselves are generally the best judges of what’s in. Here are what some of the biggest toy retailers in the Largo area and beyond are saying: Toys ‘R’ Us This retailer has a Top 15 list of toys for boys and girls. Some of its suggestions include: To see the full list, visit Toys ‘R’ Us online. Target This store agrees with Toys ‘R’ Us on a few counts, but has its own suggestions, as well. They include: To see the full list of suggestions, visit Target online. Walmart This retailer has…

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Giving Credit Where It's Due: Largo's Small Businesses

In honor of Small Business Saturday and Thanksgiving, Patch asks: Which local shops and services are you most thankful for?

Whether's it's a hot cup of coffee before hitting the road for your morning commute, a fantastic massage or a dry cleaner who always manages to resurrect your favorite suit, there are products and services in almost everyone's routine that make life in the Largo a little better. To honor Small Business Saturday (Nov. 24), Patch is asking you to post the products, businesses and practitioners in Largo, you couldn't live without. Is it the key lime pie at the Pie Factory? Espresso and an omelette at Frida's? A great massage at Midori Salon and Spa? A pastrami sandwich at the Deli Diva's? A craft beer at O'Shy's Irish Tap House? Tell us in the comments which independently owned business is a must for shoppers this Saturday and why. Your shout…

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Thanksgiving Food for Your Dog

Here are some tips to help the four-legged members of the family have a safe holiday. Plus, where to get a pre-cooked Thanksgiving dinner for your dog in Largo.

Thanksgiving is a time for friends and family to gather. For many people, pets are part of the celebration.  At Largo's Open Air Market this Saturday, the All Natural Treats for Dogs booth will have pumpkin pies and Thanksgiving dinners for dogs for sale.  Munchies Natural Pet Foods and Largo Feed & Garden Supply Inc are a couple other local businesses that also sell products for your pets. As you celebrate Thanksgiving here are some tips from the ASPCA on feeding Fido and Fluffy:

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Moms, Pops and Entrepreneurs

Small Business: The Deli Diva

When Largo Patch launch a year ago our inaugural business story was on Anne and Robert Buck of the Deli Diva. Largo Patch is reposting the story in celebration of Small Business Saturday. This mom and pop deli is one of Largo's treasures.

Located in downtown Largo on the old cobbled streets lies a small, yellow shack called The Deli Diva.  This New York style deli, owned by "diva" Anne Money Buck and the "deli dude" Robert Buck, serves-up a mean lunch. Open Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., it caters to the business crowd. This is no ordinary deli. Anne Money Buck knows her stuff when it comes to the deli business. After all she's a third generation deli cook. Everything on the menu is made fresh daily. It's the type of cooking that you know someone spent hours making and preparing as a labor of love. Their signature dish is the pastrami. Every morning at 3 a.m. the Buck's begin the curing process. It's a secret recipe passed down from Anne Money Buck's …

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The Deli Diva

3:18 pm on Saturday, November 26, 2011

Thanks for highlighting our place. We love Patch and all our great customers! Any one who stops in for lunch on Monday, 11/28 and says they saw this article in Largo Patch will receive $1.00 off a combo lunch deal or $2.00 off any large sandwich. Come out and support many of Largo's small businesses on First Friday, December 2nd at 6pm right here in front of The Deli Diva and O'Shy's Tap House!   more ›