Holiday Hours

If you were planning to do some last-minute shopping, be sure to check for special hours at your store of choice. 

G.M. Thompson & Sons:
Monday, December 26: Closed

The Hoot:
Saturday, December 24: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Monday, December 26: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

Storrs Center Cycle:
Saturday, December 24: Closing at 2:00 pm
Monday, December 26: Closed

Breakfast, anyone?

Let’s shatter the myth: There is a wonderful place to enjoy a full breakfast in Storrs within a 5 minute walk from E.O. Smith High School.  It is The Blue Oak at the Nathan Hale Inn.  Parking is free; just pull up out front, and request a gate key from the front desk.

Word on the street is that the Banana French Toast is sinful, and the California Poached Eggs are a fav (see the full menu here).

Find the Nathan Hale Inn on facebook.

4 Shopping Days Left (No pressure!)

With only a few days left before Christmas and with Hanukkah starting tonight, there's still some time to support Mansfield's locally-owned businesses - and to enter your name into our prize drawing!

Whether you're prepping for a special holiday meal or picking up some last minute gifts, the Local First Mansfield participants are happy to help make your holidays bright!

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We're happy to welcome The Reiki and Wellness Center of CT to our list of participating businesses.  Make an appointment for yourself to relieve any holiday stress, or pick up a gift certificate for someone special!

Storrs Center Cycle: Gifts for Everyone!

Storrs Center Cycle offers a wide range of repair services and boasts a full retail shop to meet your every biking need.  Whether the cyclist in your life is a casual rider or a weekend warrior, Storrs Center Cycle can help you find the perfect gift.  From socks and shoes to tires and tubes, Storrs Center Cycle has something for every biker and every budget!  And, don't forget gift certificates - one size fits all!

Storrs Farmers Market: Buy Local, Eat Local

Storrs Winter Farmers Market is now open!  Stop by the Mansfield Public Library between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm this Saturday, December 17; the Market will be in the Buchanan Auditorium.

Storrs Winter Farmers Market invites you to have a "Homegrown Holiday!"  They'll have everything you need to add some local flavor to your holiday meals: Try locally-roasted coffee and free-range eggs for breakfast or homemade bread and jam with your lunch.  Deck your table with heritage breed pork or all-natrual beef or lamb, organically grown greens, shallots, potatoes, winter squash, rutabaga, parsnips, carrots. . .you get the idea!

Buy Local & Win!

As you shop at our participating businesses, be sure to enter your name into a drawing for great prizes, donated by Local First Mansfield participants!  Everything from gift certificates to massages to bike tune-ups are featured.  When you add your name in one store, you enter the drawing for any of the following prizes:

One Half Hour Swedish Massage
& One Half Hour Reiki Session with Reiki Master Susan Boisoneau
Atlantis Therapeutic Massage

$10 Gift Certificate
Bagel Zone Cafe and Grill

$10 Gift Certificate
G. M. Thompson & Sons

One Hour Therapeutic Massage
Grounding Touch Therapeutic Massage

$50 Gift Card
The Healthy Alternative Market

3 Month Individual Membership
Mansfield Community Center

Paperback Copy of ABC's of Mansfield Connecticut
Mansfield Discovery Depot

2 Month Rental of 10'x10' Climate Controlled Unit
Mansfield Self & RV Storage

Free Consultation and Organic Land Care Program
Milrick Lawn Service LLC

Dinner for Two at The Blue Oak Cafe
Nathan Hale Inn & Conference Center

Bicycle Tune-Up
Storrs Center Cycle

Have questions?  Call (860.429.2740) or email the Mansfield Downtown Partnership!

Out and About in Mansfield

Remember, Mansfield Art Center & Tea Room's Open House is this weekend (details here).

After you've stopped in to make an ornament or purchase a gift, why not make a serious dent in your holiday shopping list and visit more of Mansfield's locally-owned businesses?  Here's a list of Local First Mansfield participants:

Atlantis Therapeutic Massage
46 King Hill Road - 860.429.8106

Bagel Zone Cafe and Grill
1733 Storrs Road - 860.429.6699

Community Children's Center
797 Mansfield City Road - 860.456.7171

Domino's Pizza
1244 Storrs Road - 860.429.7969

Exclusively Paws Grooming
11 Pinewood Lane - 860.456.2870

Flowers by Nina
123 Storrs Road - 860.456.8080

G. M. Thompson and Sons, Inc.
54 Middle Turnpike - 860.429.9377

Grounding Touch Massage
1066 Storrs Road - 860.212.1961

The Healthy Alternative Market
603 Middle Turnpike Road - 860.429.7300

Home Selling Team
452 Storrs Road - 860.456.SOLD

The Hoot
86 Storrs Road - 860.456.2775

Husky Spirits
454 Storrs Road - 860.465.9866

Kim Bova Photography
860.429.8290

Mansfield Art Center and Tea Room
285 Stafford Road - 860.423.1819

Mansfield Community Center
10 S. Eagleville Road - 860.429.3015

Mansfield Discovery Depot
50 Depot Road - 860.487.0062

Mansfield General Store
534 Storrs Road - 860.450.0597

Mansfield's Restaurant Pizzeria
466 Storrs Road - 860.455.4179

Mansfield Self Storage
533 Stafford Road - 860.423.5677

Milrick Lawn Care Service LLC
860.942.8586

The Nathan Hale Inn & Conference Center
855 Bolton Road - 860.427.7888

Peddlers Post
1029 Storrs Road - 860.487.9007

RK Hair Designs
123 Storrs Road - 860.423.8411

Sara's Pockets
125 N. Eagleville Road - 860.429.2900

Stix 'n' Stones
1029 Storrs Road - 860.878.8597

Storrs Automotive
4 Dog Lane - 860.487.1231

Storrs Center Cycle
1132 Storrs Road - 860.429.5300

Storrs Farmers Market
The Winter Market is located at the Mansfield Public Library

UConn Co-op
2075 Hillside Road - 860.486.3537

Wing Express
134 N. Eagleville Road - 860.429.6644

And, while you're making your purchases, remember to enter your name into a drawing for great prizes from Local First Mansfield participants (drawing will be held in January).

Thank you for supporting Mansfield's locally-owned businesses!