September 2025 Local Spotlight

We are so excited to announce this month’s Local Spotlight! There are so many unique, wonderful local businesses in Central Alabama, and we are so ready to celebrate them this month!

LOLO, Locals Supporting Locals, is an amazing program for your ARC Realtor to give to you! Each month, a completely free, new gift comes to your cell phone for you to enjoy. The gifts are selected by region and are only for local businesses, no nationwide chains!

LOLO helps remind us to shop local and support our friends and neighbors! Here are September gifts to you!

Neighbors Ice Cream

Birmingham Metro, Trussville

In 2020, Neighbors Ice Cream became a family-based, community-driven local business started by seventeen families and a dream to bring the neighborhood together around tasty frozen treats. With the Walker family now taking the helm of everyone’s favorite neighborhood ice cream shop, you can enjoy your old favorites and rotating delicious flavors.

LOLO recipients will enjoy a single scoop of ice cream with one topping in a cup, sugar cone, or cake cone.

Hoover Nutrition

Hoover

Fuel up and power through your day with a refreshing visit to Hoover Nutrition, a tea and shake shop that’s committed to providing a boost of energy to health-conscious locals. Quick and friendly service will get you on your way in a hurry with a loaded tea or protein shake, or sit down and indulge with a decadent protein-packed waffle or crêpe.

LOLO recipients will enjoy their choice of a strawberry or blueberry smoothie.

Leaders’ Corner Coffee & Tea

Shelby County

Supporting sustainable farming and creating a welcoming space for the community are values at the heart of everything they do at locally-owned Leaders’ Corner Coffee & Tea. From Colombian coffee fields to a craft roaster in Tennessee to the expert baristas right here in Shelby County, enjoy incredible coffee that’s sustainable from bean to cup.

LOLO recipients will enjoy Coffee and a Pastry @ Leaders’ Corner Coffee & Tea

Kudzu and Cotton

Montgomery Metro

Southern hospitality and hidden treasures await at Kudzu and Cotton, a darling local boutique nestled in picturesque downtown Prattsville. Housed in a historic building just oozing charm, this friendly little shop is your go-to spot for personalized gifts, stylish home decor and apparel, and Alabama-made goods you won’t find anywhere else.

LOLO recipients will enjoy $10 to Spend @ Kudzu and Cotton