Jessen Fitzpatrick News Today

For the third year in a row, we asked our readers to share the small businesses that they couldn’t do without.

This year's reader-recommended list features close to 100 businesses by neighborhood. Tell what businesses we should add to our guide.

This year's reader-recommended list features close to 100 businesses by neighborhood. Tell what businesses we should add to our guide.

A guide to eating, shopping, and hanging out in a hidden corner

Winging off to the Bahamas or Fiji this month to escape the cold? These are the local stores to hit—and the top items to pack in your bag.

Whether you’re looking for a Party in the Park–worthy headpiece or a casual cap for home games, these spots have you covered (literally).

A guide to eating, shopping, and hanging out in a hidden corner

Readers named Salmagundi as one of their favorite small businesses in Boston. See what makes the hat shop such so beloved on Boston.com.

When Jessen Fitzpatrick and Andria Rapagnola heard there might have been a flood in their shop after a winter storm Feb. 2, as they rushed over to check out what had happened, they could have never imagined they would be greeted with several inches of water standing in their popular showroom and water pouring into their storage areas downstairs. What they thought might be a small problem turned out to be a catastrophic blow that nearly closed their 13-year-old custom hat business. Already chall...