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HomeGrown focused on the city of Hoboken, N.J., where host Stephanie Willoughby spoke with residents and small business owners about the city's "past and present, and how the community comfortably blends its history with all the promise of its future."
Among the small businesses featured was Little City Books, owned by two longtime Hoboken residents, Kate Jacobs and Donna Garban. "Jacobs explained that the town is evolving from the singles bar scene, for which its well-known, into a more family-friendly destination," HomeGrown noted.
"People love to buy books for their kids. Everyone has memories of growing up with a local bookstore or the library," she said. "So it's really great to feel like we are the bookstore for these kids.... I think there's a real cultural renaissance happening in town. There's more disposable income that can support things like bookstores and theater. And, we're a part of that."