How to get great gifts and support local this holiday season

Holiday gift baskets from La Coop in Brightwood.

by Cesse Ip

Are you frantically trying to spread some cheer this year by buying loved ones presents, while also trying your best to support local businesses? If so, look no further – we’ve got a curated list of local area businesses and their holiday offerings. 

(List organized alphabetically)

A Tour of Her Own
Neighbor Kaitlin Calogera runs this women-history focused tour company out of her apartment in Petworth. Tours run between $0-30.

Art Of Noize
821 Upshur St NW (Rear)
Artwork along with gift cards starting at $25 can be purchased from their website.

Black Women Collab
3717 Georgia Ave NW
This group of black women entrepreneurs is hosting a pop up shop out of Imagine Photography across from the Petworth Metro every Saturday in December from 11am-4pm.

Capitol Cider House
3930 Georgia Ave NW, 202-621-0982
Gift cards and cider making experiences can be purchased on their website and range from $25-$1,500.

Cheesemonster Studio
713 Kennedy St. NW
Choose from a variety of Christmas cheese boxes, custom cheese boxes or Cheesemonster swag.

District Batch
Park View resident Marissa Martino makes and sells all natural skin products from her home. Look out for the curated gift sets, including the "Hope Your Holidays Don't Stink" set which includes a detox soap bar, and deodorant. Gift sets run from $40-90.

HomeRule Records
702 Kennedy St NW, 202-469-9868
Gift cards are available for purchase on their website in from $20-500.

Jacqs Dolls
Petworth neighbor makes these homemade dolls with hand-dyed fabric in many skin tones. Homemade angels, Santa Claus dolls, and cards are available for purchase on the website!

La Coop
5505 1st St NW, 202-921-9202
Holiday gift baskets ranging from $30-325 are available that showcase Guatemalan coffee and wallets at the low price-range, and the higher priced baskets feature all their favorite pour over home brew equipment and coffee.

Lighthouse Yoga
502 Kennedy Street NW, 202-670-8354
This neighborhood yoga studio is offering discounted yoga memberships, yoga mats, gift cards and swag to meet your holiday needs. Prices range from $12-50.

Loyalty Books
843 Upshur St NW
Curated lists of staff members favorite books and swag are available in the $50-100 price range.

Lulabelle’s Sweet Shop
847 Upshur St NW, 202-804-5800
Plenty of holiday themed sweets are available at Lulabelles and range from $1 to $30.

Petworth Ace Hardware
240 Upshur St NW, 202-726-2658
The Petworth Ace has a variety of stocking stuffers from candy canes to emergency underwear! Prices as low as $4. (Check out their Rosie the Riveter doll!)

Petworth Cigars
4203 Georgia Ave NW, 301-609-2154
Looking for the perfect gift for the cigar-loving enthusiast? Look no further than Petworth Cigars for cutters, lighters, cigars, cigar samplers and gift cards.

Puzzle Huddle
Brightwood residents Michael and Marnel Goins started a puzzle company out of their family home that feature jigsaw puzzles for children from diverse backgrounds. Puzzles range from $12-25.

She Loves Me
808 Upshur St. NW, 202-627-2604
Need to make your work-from-home situation a little more festive? Buy your spruce kits, wreaths, centerpieces ranging from $16-125 at this Petworth store’s website.

Willow
843 Upshur St NW, 202-643-2323
Willow has showcased a variety of stocking stuffers all under $12 that can be bought in conjunction with your purchase from Lulabelles!

Cesse Ip

Cesse Ip moved to DC in 2008, and in 2014 she and her husband decided to make Petworth their home. Petworth is where she found her best friends, her kids’ friends and her “people.” When she’s not working for the Department of Defense or chasing around her two small sons, she enjoys cooking, eating (especially when someone else is doing the cooking), reading and playing Settlers of Catan. A true nerd with two degrees in mathematics, writing came late to her, but she is looking forward to answering your questions about our community!



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