farewell-kingdom:

Being here, by Mark Garry, thread pins, beads

kiplinger:

npr:

If you want to see the strength of America’s beer industry, you may want to look past beverage giants like Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors. According to the Brewers Association, nearly 2,000 American brewers operated during 2011 — the most since the 1880s.

(via U.S. Craft Beer Brewers Thrive, Despite Small Share Of The Market : The Salt : NPR)

Photo: Bill Chappell / NPR

Now here’s the kind of econ story you want to read over the weekend.