If you’re able to see this message, it means, despite Mayan predictions, we didn’t disappear into an apocalyptic hellfire after all. (YIPPEE!) And for that reason, we say: ‘tis time to come out from your WiFi-equipped underground bunker and celebrate the end of a great year… and the promise of a bright new 2013!

As for 2012, it was a pretty epic year here at Scoutmob: we continued our mission of celebrating the best of local in all of our fine cities—we’re most excited to have launched SHOPPE to our suite of local-loving products, a promising way extend our mission of promoting the best of local to these independent creators and their inspiring creations.

And now that this next year is looking like a sure thing for the rest of humanity, there’s MORE curious local goodness where that came from for the likes of 2013.*

Here’s hoping your year was as exciting and fulfilling as ours. See you next year!

Much local love, The Scoutmob team

* But just in case the Mayan calendar predictions were off by a few days, we’ve also stashed the last few batches of everlasting Twinkies in our End of the World hideout.