New Orleans-based Website Brings Independent and Eco-Friendly Businesses to Center Stage
Summary
The only reason I heard that I was featured is because I noticed a post on The Switchboards [an online community for crafty businesses] congratulating me on being mentioned!” Still less than a month old, MissMalaprop has already added a second contributing writer and covered a diverse array of topics including independent fashion designers, New Orleans-based filmmakers, accessories made from recycled movie billboards, and t-shirt companies who are providing long-term sustainable employment for workers in Lesotho, one of the poorest countries in the world.23-year-old creator Mallory Whitfield writes about independent fashion designers and artists, socially responsible and environmentally friendly products and services, and the recovery of small businesses in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast.To learn more, visit http://www.missmalaprop.com Contact Information Mallory Whitfield, owner & editor MissMalaprop 504.756.7706 http://www.missmalaprop.com ### New Orleans, LA, September 10, 2006 --( PR.com )-- Launched in mid-August, MissMalaprop.com aims to bring independent business to the forefront of consumer culture and simultaneously help drive the economic recovery of the Gulf South by promoting locally owned businesses in hurricane-ravaged areas.This “indie driven and community-minded” weblog is quickly gaining steam, especially within the online independent craft community.The only reason I heard that I was featured is because I noticed a post on The Switchboards [an online community for crafty businesses] congratulating me on being mentioned!”Still less than a month old, MissMalaprop has already added a second contributing writer and covered a diverse array of topics including independent fashion designers, New Orleans-based filmmakers, accessories made from recycled movie billboards, and t-shirt companies who are providing long-term sustainable employment for workers in Lesotho, one of the poorest countries in the world.“I started noticing more and more interesting blogs pop up over the past few months, spotlighting independent artists and designers.23-year-old creator Mallory Whitfield writes about independent fashion designers and artists, socially responsible and environmentally friendly products and services, and the recovery of small businesses in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast.