Here’s a two-fer: Get your loved ones a present while helping support small businesses along the Route 1 corridor.
Now in its eighth year, Small Business Saturday, which takes place this Saturday, Nov. 24, is designed to promote local shops for people looking to buy a holiday gift in the post-Thanksgiving rush.
The Hyattsville CDC has put together a list of local businesses to check out this year, while Shop College Park has some tips.
Below are some of the Hyattsville Wire’s favorites, based on our annual reader survey and our own experience, that you might want to check out.
For young children: Franklins General Store, College Park Aviation Museum
For older children and teens: Big Planet Comics, Board and Brew
For your love interest: Fleisher’s Jewelers
For your artsy friend: Pyramid Atlantic, Artist & Craftsman Supply, Tanglewood Works, Frame Savvy, Three Little Birds Sewing Co., The Collective, Brentwood Arts Exchange
For your hip friend: Vigilante Coffee, Green Owl Design, Studio SoHy, Suffragette City, Cookie Wear, Peg Leg Vintage
For your earthy friend: Community Forklift, Smile Herb Shop
For your musical friend: A CD from Paint Branch Creek, Blue Plains
For a bottle or some sweet treats to bring to a holiday party: Town Center Market, Streetcar 82 Brewing Co., Franklins General Store, Maryland Meadworks, Shortcake Bakery, Sugar Vault Desserts & Bakery
For the athlete in your life: Arrow Bicycle, Proteus Bicycles, College Park Bicycles
For the reader in your life: Busboys and Poets Bookstore, My Dead Aunt’s Books
And for the chocolate lover in your life: Harper Macaw
Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments and we’ll add it to the list.
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