If you`re planning on making small purchases this year, you can download several different graphics designed by Appointed Co. and share them on social media to let your followers and community know you`re shopping locally. Janemark Winery and Vineyard offers local vendors from noon to 4 p.m., as well as live music and food trucks. Jalapeños with Thai basil. Relish of paprika. Bloody Mary mix. Cherry pepper spread. Gordy`s Pickle Jar produces ingredients that add flavor to any meal or snack. Each glass is made in their production kitchen in DC using seasonal, organic and local resources. Their products are sold throughout the country, with a wide range of vendors in the district.
You can also order online. Georgetown participates in Small Business Saturday on November 26 – a day dedicated to supporting local small businesses and strengthening and celebrating communities across the country. More than 300 small businesses call Georgetown home, representing 60 percent of the business district`s restaurants and retailers. They are the heart of this community, and this year they need your support more than ever. Visit the Shaw Main Streets tent at City Market in O (on the east side of block 1400 of Eighth Street) or the Shaw Art Market at 625 T Street (across from Howard Theatre) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, and pick up $20 in “Shawbucks” that can be used at participating small businesses. $5 “Shawbucks” tickets can be used as cash, but are only valid on Saturday, November 27.
Participating Shaw businesses include Cheryl Lofton & Associates, District Cryo, Grand Cata Latin Wine Shop, Ivy & Coney, La Jambe, Lee`s Flower & Card Shop, Lettie Gooch, Modern Liquors, A New Image by Acia, Roasted Boon, Shaw`s Tavern, Stop Smack`n, TG Cigars, Touchstone Gallery, Wanda`s on Seventh Salon & Spa and Yoga Heights. The holiday shopping season is often a defining time for small businesses – and small business purchases have a positive impact on the entire local economy. Georgetown is a major shopping destination, and this year dozens of small businesses are participating in Small Business Saturday, offering discounts, offers and other special promotions. Small businesses are the backbone of a community. Whether you`re shopping at a local store, eating at a nearby restaurant, or going to your favorite gym, you have a direct impact on your neighborhood. According to American Express, every dollar spent on a small business in the U.S. stays about 67 cents in the local community. From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., visit the Visitor Centre at 8267 Main Street and you can get $15 in Old Ellicott City “Bucks,” which you can use at participating businesses until Dec.
12. Dozens of companies participate, and some offer discounts. The Old Town of Alexandria and Del Ray neighborhoods are home to more than a hundred small shops and boutiques welcoming shoppers this weekend. Many are family businesses and take the time to offer a personal touch. Why it`s cool: Whether you`re from the Windy City or the Car City, you can kill your homesickness at Ivy and Coney. The bar just opened this winter and is a paradise for expats from Chicago and Detroit to relax and forget they`re not in the Midwest. On tap, “local” beers — think Goose Island and Bell`s — served between Chicago-style hot dogs and other stadium snacks while you search for bears. The DC Shop Small initiative kicked off in spring 2020 with a special spring sale for small businesses on Saturday to boost sales from local businesses amid the first round of coronavirus restrictions. It all starts on Friday, November 26 with “Plaid Friday”, where parking in the garage is also free and shops offer special discounts. Shoppers are encouraged to visit Black-owned stores and “buy black” every Friday until the end of the year.
Why it`s cool: In addition to its high-quality craft beer, Flying Dog is known for a few things: the names of its various beers like Raging Bitch IPA and In Heat Wheat, and the almost horrible illustrations that adorn the labels of its bottles. This Washington DC-based brewery helped rekindle the craft beer craze in the district and was the first brewery in more than 60 years to offer a product available in local stores and outside of its own production facility.