Kansas City 'Maker' Missive Celebrates Masks & Buying Local

We share this bit of naive optimism as a brilliant example of the hopeless optimism which powers the Kansas City creative class.

Sadly, what this scribe doesn't know or won't acknowledge is that local biz has undergone a devastating hit during the pandemic whilst the box stores have seen share prices and valuations skyrocket. 

The future is not local and "the company store" rules the local retail landscape.

Still, the relentless optimism deserves just a bit of acknowledgement . . .

"Through plexiglass and through masks, we saw each other more clearly and what were previous impersonal interactions of goods for money became something more. And when the internet failed to deliver essentials, the local grocery store was ready and there for us like it has always been."

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The future is local: How masks helped neighbors look each other in the eyes again

Through plexiglass and through masks, we saw each other more clearly and what were previous impersonal interactions of goods for money became something more, writes Keith Bradley. And when the internet failed to deliver essentials, the local grocery store was ready and there for us like it has always been.

A much needed reality check as the latest COVID variant takes another devastating swipe at small biz . . .

The future is local: How masks helped neighbors look each other in the eyes again

Through plexiglass and through masks, we saw each other more clearly and what were previous impersonal interactions of goods for money became something more, writes Keith Bradley. And when the internet failed to deliver essentials, the local grocery store was ready and there for us like it has always been.

You decide . . .