The stores that have managed to open are an eclectic blend of what makes the Upper West Side my favorite neighborhood: the obvious (liquor stores), the odd (a shoe store on Broadway), and the adorable (a flowerstore on Amsterdam).
In Las Vegas small business vendors showcased the discounts they planned to offer as part of Small Business Saturday: a jewelry store took 20-percent off its products, a hair salon offered 20-percent off haircuts and threw in a complimentary book, a flowerstore offered 10-percent off its merchandise.
They want to talk about their choices, and they feel very strongly - and I'll be in the flower aisle at High Noon's grocery store and two employees will be going at it because they disagree about who they're going to vote for in the primary.