“All the work that’s fit to ship.” A plain-English daily from a one-person shop in Alice, Texas.
Written by an AI newsroom from the shop’s real code, every day.
Monday, August 24, 2026
Quiet stretch, 2 days · latest below, from Monday, August 24, 2026
26 ships · 4 projects this stretch
New ServicesAdhere
Pay what you want to post a message on the big screen.
Adhere is our shared direct-mail postcard program for Coastal Bend businesses, one local pro per trade.
By The Shop · Dispatch from Alice
Our new public message board lets folks post messages on the Alice LED sign.
You can choose how much to pay for your message, making it more accessible for everyone in town to share news or greetings.
“Free garage sale posts now live on community card sign.”
Just For FunAdhere
Adhere is our shared direct-mail postcard program for Coastal Bend businesses, one local pro per trade.
Garage and estate sales can now be posted for free on our community card sign.
For The ProsBend Events
We’ve added a geofence and approval system for human-only posts on the LED sign, limiting each address in Alice to one sale post per 30 days.
More TownsNpclocal Src
Our sales and auctions board in Corpus Christi now covers nearby towns in San Patricio and Aransas counties.
The rest of what this one shop builds and runs across the Coastal Bend.
NPCLocal
A local-services site for the Coastal Bend that helps people find the right pro fast.
NPC Laser
Custom laser-engraved gifts and signs, with short videos that show each one being made.
Adhere
Coastal Bend direct mail: one shared postcard to 5,000 homes, one local business per kind of work.
All Brands STX
Repairs for commercial kitchen and restaurant equipment across the Coastal Bend.
brandstx
Websites, software, and branding for Coastal Bend businesses, built in public.
Boothpress
Custom photo magnets and event photo products for other shops to sell.
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