<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Local | Loco for Local</title><description>Local life, useful questions, and ideas for independent businesses.</description><link>https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/</link><item><title>Scissortail Park, with no big itinerary</title><link>https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/a-short-walk-can-be-the-whole-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/a-short-walk-can-be-the-whole-plan/</guid><description>Find the official visitor information, choose a meeting point, and keep a downtown OKC walk as short or unhurried as you need.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to turn customer feedback into a small business test</title><link>https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/a-vote-is-a-start/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/a-vote-is-a-start/</guid><description>Use this test sheet to decide what to try, what to measure, and when to keep, change, or stop an idea.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to write a customer poll for your OKC business</title><link>https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/ask-a-question-the-neighborhood-can-answer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/ask-a-question-the-neighborhood-can-answer/</guid><description>Pick one decision, write fair answer choices, and ask people who might use the idea. 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A practical newsletter workflow for busy owners.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your next local outing might be at the library</title><link>https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/check-the-library-calendar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/check-the-library-calendar/</guid><description>Use the library calendar to filter by location, age, and activity. 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Check the bakery’s current pickup options and hours before planning a doughnut stop.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Paseo, Plaza, Midtown or Automobile Alley?</title><link>https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/make-a-useful-local-shortlist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/make-a-useful-local-shortlist/</guid><description>Paseo, Plaza, Automobile Alley, and Midtown offer different starting points. Build a short route around what you are looking for.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>An evening in Midtown, with time to actually enjoy it</title><link>https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/make-a-weeknight-local/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://loco-for-local.pages.dev/blog/make-a-weeknight-local/</guid><description>Build a Midtown Oklahoma City evening around a meal, a bookshop or a game of bowling. 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