Holiday Message: ‘Support Your Local Merchants’

If you’ve been driving east on Colorado Boulevard lately you might have seen a banner, just past the Eagle Rock Boulevard crossing, wishing you “Happy Holidays.”

But look closer and, under the greeting, you’ll find a message—or two messages, to be precise: “Dine Locally” and “Shop Locally.”

And at the bottom of the banner, a familiar legend that sums it all up: “Support Your Local Merchants.”

Co-sponsored by the Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce and the CD 14 office of , the banner was put up Monday night, just after a spell of rain, by Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce President Michael Nogueira.

“We have a lot of creative stores—you’d be surprised at what’s out there,” says Nogueira, who lives not too far from where the banner is located—up on the corner of Eagle Rock Boulevard and Hill Drive.

So there you have it—don’t forget to support your local merchants, many of whom are a stone’s throw from the banner. “There’s some great stuff out there,” as Nogueira put it, adding: “You can even buy dinner certificates.”