Introducing Local Love: The perfect excuse for a night out in Portsmouth!
Portsmouth locals - have you heard about the newest event everyone’s talking about? Let us introduce you to Local Love. On the third Thursday of every month, downtown retailers are staying open late and offering exclusive promotions to show their appreciation for YOU! This night is for local residents to enjoy the town to themselves, connect with the community, and shop unbeatable deals. It’s the perfect excuse for a night out if you ask us!
So what does this mean for our own incredible clientele? Every Local Love you can expect to save 20% off your entire purchase* at janegee PLUS a unique special ranging from free gifts to extra clean beauty points and more. But it’s more than just that. It’s also an opportunity to connect with others who have the same passion for clean beauty and wellness as you. So mark your calendars for March 20th because we’d love to see you at the next one!
More than 25 retailers have come together to make this monthly event something special that locals can look forward to. Check out the ever-growing list of participating shops below and be sure to tell them we sent you when you stop in! Your support means the world to all of us.
Meet the Other Local Love Retailers
Cotillion Bureau - 65 Bow Street
Cotillion Bureau is New Hampshire’s premium vintage experience. You are ensured a fantastic shopping experience where you will find one-of-a-kind statement pieces, pristine vintage, designer vestments, and gorgeous hand-dyed clothing. Cotillion Bureau is a body positive space that welcomes and embraces people of all genders and sizes.
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Esta - 67 Bow Street
Esta is a consignment women’s clothing shop. At Esta, you’ll find beautiful clothing and accessories at fashionably low prices. They stock both new and “previously loved” women’s merchandise.
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Gus & Ruby Letterpress - 29 Congress Street
Gus & Ruby is a custom design and print studio and duo of brick & mortar retail stores located in historic, coastal New England. They specialize in creating one-of-a-kind pieces of art in the form of wedding and special event invitations, birth announcements, and classic correspondence. Their retail stores offer the discerning shopper a curated selection of beautiful goods for the home and office.
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Marathon Sports - 104 Congress Street
Bringing an unparalleled customer experience to runners, walkers, and fitness enthusiasts since 1975.
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Diversions Puzzles & Games - 123 Congress Street
Your go-to destination for all things games and puzzles! They pride themselves on cultivating a vibrant and inclusive community where enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds can come together and indulge in their shared love for tabletop gaming and puzzles. Their store is not just a place to buy fun; it’s a haven for fostering connections, making new friends, and creating lasting memories.
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The Spice & Tea Exchange - 63 Congress Street
The Spice & Tea Exchange offers a variety of fine spices, handcrafted seasonings, loose-leaf teas, salts, sugars, gifts, and more! Whether you're new to the culinary scene, own your own food service business, or are simply looking to add a bit of spice to your life, their friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find the perfect menu additions!
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Kilwins - 20 Congress Street
Discover Kilwins, where the magic of handcrafted confections and original recipe ice cream meets the warmth of exceptional service. Kilwins is where people celebrate, vacation, and share the experience of life, family, and gifting in a nostalgic Americana setting.
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Celtic Crossing - 112 Congress Street
The seacoast's Celtic connection since 1998, Celtic Crossing is dedicated to bringing you quality items from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Cornwall.
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The Vibe Collective - 153 Congress Street
An art & fashion hub located in the heart of downtown Portsmouth. Offering carefully hand-selected gifts and apparel while also featuring designers and artists who wish to share their creative genius with the world. Their common thread is to weave in a sense of peace and comfort where everyone can feel free to Just Be!
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Stock + Spice - 25 Ceres Street
Stock + Spice brings global flavors, local ingredients, and creative ideas to home cooks. Their handmade Signature Spice Blends are blended in-house from whole spices. They also carry individual spices, spice grinding tools, and locally produced ingredients like local jams and jellies, maple syrup, honey, hot sauces, bitters, and kitchen wares.
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Todd Bonita Gallery - 39 Ceres Street
A fine art gallery representing the works of a small number of nationally recognized oil painters.
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Société - 51 Ceres Street
Société’s mission is to help you be happy, healthy, and well. Their purpose is to delight you with products that you can be confident are high-quality, natural, hand-crafted, plant-based, cruelty-free, ethically and sustainably sourced.
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Alie Jewelry - 1 Market Street
A jewelry business that has been in continuous operation on Portsmouth's historic Market Square since 1817. They offer finely made classic jewelry, presented with integrity.
G. Willikers! Books & Toys - 13 Market Street
The Breneman Family opened the doors of G.Willikers! in 1978. Owners Jill, Jody and Bob have over 100 years of combined experience within these storied walls. Today, they are joined by a third generation to find just the right gift, book, or toy for you. Their staff are close-knit extensions of their family who help them create a welcoming and personalized experience for every visitor, and who are always ready to assist you.
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Puttin’ On the Glitz - 40 Market Street
Step into the realm of unparalleled style at Puttin' On the Glitz. Here you can find exceptional hats, jewels, handbags, and accessories for every person of distinction. Their beautiful and eclectic collection fuses whimsy with timeless elegance, luxury with practicality, classic looks with attitude.
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Kennedy Gallery & Custom Framing - 41 Market Street
Kennedy Gallery and Custom Framing in downtown Portsmouth presents a wide selection of original works of art, archival prints, and photography while also specializing in custom design and framing.
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Summerwind Jewelers & Goldsmiths - 49 Market Street
Portsmouth’s premier family jeweler. Summerwind Jewelers is passionate about growing relationships with their community and creating meaningful change in the lives of their clients and neighbors. Their goal is to provide unique, high-quality jewelry and services for their clients in a comfortable, collaborative, and inclusive environment where every client feels valued, respected, and has an exceptional experience every time they enter their store.
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Local Anchor 603 - 62 Market Street
Your ‘anchor’ to the local community through art and well designed goods. They offer locally sourced, created, and curated art & designs from New England.
Prelude Boutique - 65 Market Street
Prelude offers an eclectic collection of goods created by local New England artists and makers from around the world.
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Snap Quack Pop - 123 Market Street
Snap Quack Pop is a one-stop shop for all your fun and unique needs! They specialize in hundreds of rubber ducks, squishable plushies, trending and nostalgic candies, novelty purses, cubes, fidgets, stickers, and pins. Whether you're looking for the perfect gift or a little something to treat yourself, their store has something for everyone.
Good Dog Gallery - 133 Market Street
Pet Boutique offering gifts and gear for dogs, cats, and pet lovers.
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Portsmouth Soap Company - 175 Market Street
Portsmouth Soap Company aims to present you with high quality, healthy bath products that nourish your skin, are fun to use, and are kind to our planet. They bring them to market in a unique setting that is fun to explore, providing creative solutions for your own home and for you to share with others. They offer handmade soaps as well as seacoast-inspired bath products, accessories, and gift baskets.
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Emptio - 98 Penhallow Street
Your go-to destination for new & vintage chic and chill home decor and gifts. A lifelong collector, "putterer," cottage lover, and former accountant turned interior decorator & shopkeeper at heart, Eileen founded Emptio. Emptio, Eileen's Latin name from school, meaning I buy, echoes a love of shopping and treasure hunting and is now a store that invites you to discover your own point of view.
The DRIPBaR - 77 Hanover St #22 Street
The DRIPBaR is focused on helping people take their healthcare beyond diet, exercise, and traditional medicine to support their physical, mental, and cellular wellness. Since diseases start with the breakdown of cellular health, they address health at the cellular level. Using advances in intravenous therapies, they enable their clients to live a more energized life by helping them remain more resistant to disease.
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Salt Cellar - 7 Commercial Alley
Salt Cellar offers a uniquely curated line of salt themed products. Open the door, walk on down to the ‘cellar’ and see a store where everything is about salt. Here you can sample just about anything they sell and get firsthand information from their knowledgeable staff.
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Jardiniere Flowers - 28 Deer Street Suite #101
A family-owned flower and gift boutique located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. As a full-service retail and wedding florist, they have been flowering the Seacoast of Maine and New Hampshire since 1993! Visit them for great gifts, wine, and, of course, flora!
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J. Hilburn Custom Menswear - 35 Vaughan Mall
Award-winning men's style advisor for J.Hilburn, Joanie Dickinson, specializes in custom menswear. Most men don't like to shop or know what to wear, so she puts outfits together to fit their build, style, audience/event/what they do, and budget. These coordinated pieces allow her clients to feel confident with what they are wearing, wherever they go.
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Perch + Petal by Bell Farm - 105 Daniel Street
Flower and nature inspired gifts and so much more. Perch + Petal is a boutique spin off of their larger store, Bell Farm Shops, in York, Maine.
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