First-person essay by Erin Love, Author at Pittsburgh's Public Source

Person with glasses and colorful shirt uses scissors to cut mustard-yellow fabric in a fabric store surrounded by bolts of cloth and sewing supplies.

Tariff bills are making business all-but impossible for my Morningside store

by First-person essay by Erin Love January 2, 2026January 2, 2026

I opened a fabric storefront because serving my customers brings me joy. But running a small business was never easy — and Trump’s tariffs just made it harder.

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