Shop Local Shops is an online guide to boutique shopping in the Twin Cities. Our site is packed with accessible, incisive reviews and all the pertinent details you'll need to plan a rewarding spending spree. Serving up vital stats such as store hours and brands carried, we've also tracked down price range, size range, return policies, and other valuable tidbits. The site launched in July of 2009 with three of the largest and most shopping-intensive neighborhoods in the Twin Cities metro, but more neighborhoods are being added as quickly as possible. If you've got a suggestion for a shop to be reviewed, or a correction to an existing entry, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Sally McGraw Creator and reviewer Sally McGraw is a Minneapolis-based blogger, freelance writer, and communications professional who holds a degree in creative writing from Binghamton University. In addition to writing her daily style and body image blog Already Pretty, she has guest blogged for Glamour and The Coveted, had her writing reprinted in US Airways in-flight magazine, and contributed to the Channel 12 ongoing news segment, “Money Savers.” Sally is also available for personal shopping and style consultation services - both in person for clients living in the Twin Cities, and via e-mail for clients worldwide. Please drop an e-mail for details and rates. sally@alreadypretty.com.