ARIELLE BRUMFIELD, WDSU NEWS. WELL, THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR CHRISTMAS. AND TONIGHT PEOPLE ACROSS OUR AREA ARE DOING THEIR LAST MINUTE SHOPPING. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. A LOT OF ANXIETY. I’M STILL EVEN WAITING FOR SOME PACKAGES TO ARRIVE. REPORTER JASMINE FRANKLIN IS LIVE FOR US ALONG MAGAZINE STREET, WHERE MANY SHOPPERS, JASMINE ARE GOING LOCAL, SUPPORTING MANY OF HER MOM AND POP BUSINESSES. YES, RANDY AND STELLA. WITH CHRISTMAS NOW JUST TWO DAYS AWAY, MANY SHOPPERS ARE TURNING TO LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND THEY SAY THEIR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES UP AND DOWN MAGAZINE STREET. I’M DOING A WHOLE MAGAZINE STREET STRETCH. I DON’T THINK I’LL BE GOING TO THE MALL, BUT HOPEFULLY A LOT OF SMALLER BUSINESSES. DOZENS OF SHOPPERS LIKE SARAH MCKENDRICK SPENT THE DAY ALONG MAGAZINE STREET ON THE HUNT TO FIND LAST MINUTE PRESENTS TO GO UNDER THE TREE FOR THEIR LOVED …
