When it comes to shopping your favorite local boutiques, you no longer have to spend an entire afternoon driving all over town. The Nearby— a new geo-targeted shopping app— lets you browse current inventory at local shops directly from your smart phone. Created by Laura Vinroot Poole—owner of Charlotte, North Carolina, boutiques Capitol and Poole Shop—The Nearby allows you to keep up with the shops you frequent most and discover new stores both at home and on the road.

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Charleston may be celebrated for its architecture and five-star food, but it is also gaining momentum as an emerging fashion capital thanks to Charleston Fashion Week, which celebrated its seventh year last week. The event draws names from Manhattan’s fashion in-crowd and showcases the work of established designers, but the highlight of the week is by far the introduction of the country's most promising up-and-coming talent.

The Oxford Exchange in Tampa, Florida began as a modest idea. Businessman Blake Casper and sister Allison Casper Adams wanted to open a well-curated bookstore and work space where locals could gather. But when the two discovered a 24,000-square-foot historic building on Kennedy Avenue—originally built as a stable for the Plant Hotel in 1891—their plan grew to include a coffee bar, teashop, restaurant, boutique, and office space. “The idea was to create a place people felt really comfortable spending time in and exploring—a meeting place that created conversation,” Adams says.