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Independent businesses in York
Meet the people and places shaping York.

What started as a love for dogs turned into a full neighborhood shop —…

Kimberly Cauble was a teacher before she was a photographer — and it…

Penny's been a licensed esthetician since 2001 — 24 years in, York…

A cattle farm. A batch of buttermilk biscuits. That's where this…

Albertus and Nicollette Booysen came to America looking for good food.…

The guy behind LongBottom Meats already ran one of Rock Hill's best…

Alba Bistro is opening inside the same building as Lincoln Road Bakery…

William Black settled this land in 1715. Three hundred years and six…

York, South Carolina, is known as the White Rose City, and Five Blossoms…

York Coffee Roastery exists because a job coach isn't free, and not…

Nimble Tea Co. sells tea named after books — I Am Lilith, A Wrinkle in…

Towne Tavern has been feeding York and Lancaster counties since 2004 —…

The Garden Café has been serving Historic York since November 1995 —…

Valarie Rachelle Reilly runs Silver Leaf Boutique the way people wish…

Terrance gets new animals almost every week, and regulars notice. People…

The Corner Roost earned its "Best Little Vendor Shop" title from the…

“I am always being complimented on my Worthy Handcrafts,” one customer…

Good Habits Juicery takes "locally sourced" further than most places…

Amber, Jessie, and what they call "a team of amazing mamas" run STR…

JoAnne Fowler and Cristi Florence didn't just open a boutique in May…

Sean, the owner of Books-4-Ewe, is the kind of person who seems to have…

Working Theory Beer Company didn't have competition when it opened —…

Southern Touch Bakery doesn't pick a lane, and that's the whole appeal.…

The Blush Blossom Boutique is a family operation in the truest sense —…

The fish and chips on Roisín Bán's menu get a three-word description:…

Olde Town Mercantile on North Congress Street in York, SC, sits in a…

Fritz Gusmer’s mother gave him a cider press. That gift is how Windy…

When a storm pulls shingles off a roof, the first question is how fast…

Nicki Degeneffe spent 20 years in a corporate career before she walked…

Wendy didn't set out to build a pie shop — she set out to make something…