"Don't Help A CEO Buy A New Yacht": Beastly Bites On Court Street Reminds Community To Shop Locally

You may be tempted to purchase your pet's food and accessories at Pet Smart on Atlantic Avenue or place an order on Amazon, but that would hurt the family-owned pet shops in our neighborhood.

The owner of Beastly Bites at 155 Court Street near Pacific Street in Cobble Hill would like to remind you that shopping locally helps keep shop owners right here in the community. A sign in the store's window makes the argument that buying from this business, which has been in the community for over 40 years, will help a family father support his children instead of "helping a CEO buy a second summer home or a new yacht."

That is true. This would not be a real neighborhood without our locally owned shops. Let us make an effort to keep them in business.

What is your favorite local shop?

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Beastly Bites Moves Right Across To Other Side Of Court Street

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Beastly Bites, one of our local pet shops, has been located at 140 Court Street, one block from Atlantic Avenue, for quite a long time. Even if you do not own a pet and never set foot in the place, you probably noticed the two fat cats sitting in the store's, basking in the sunlight, and a hand-written warning on cardboard taped on the glass window to not "tap or hit the window" to get the felines' attention.

Just recently, Beastly Bites moved just across the street to # 155 Court Street, to Rachid Music Sales' former space. A glimpse into the new pet stop reveals a rather bland, utilitarian interior that somehow lacks the charm of the old store.

I was sad that the cats, nor the old cardboard sign below did not make the transition to the new store. I hope they will follow....

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