Shop local and support Lower Georgia Avenue’s great small businesses this holiday season. Check out these great ideas for everyone on your gifting list.

Class packages or gift certificates to local fitness studios are a perfect gift for your favorite fitness fan. Lower Georgia Avenue has great options to fit everyone’s tastes: 

  • Know someone who loves sculpting workouts? Gift them a New Client Package of 5 classes for $115 at District Pilates so they can get started on the Pilates Reformer.
  • For the person who wants to take their fitness routine to the next level, give the gift of personal training sessions at BodyMass. Use this form on their website to get a price for a personalized package.
  • Anyone who likes group fitness classes will love a gift to Sweat DC. You can give them a pack of 10 classes for $300.
  • Your favorite yoga fanatic will be wowed with an 8 class package ($99) to Yoga District.
  • For the one of your list with great rhythm, give the gift of a gift certificate to Salsa with Silvia so they can take classes in salsa, tango, bachata, and more.

Have a coffee fanatic on your gifting list? They’ll love a gift card to Harrar Coffee & Roastery so they can get great brewed coffee as well as top quality beans to brew at home.

Looking for the perfect gift for someone who runs of coffee and craft beer? Gift a “Drinking Buddies” membership to Doubles – for $55 a month they’ll get bag of coffee from local and national roasters and a 4 pack of local beer by Other Half Brewing, plus tokens for 5 free coffees in-shop per month.

For the essential oil devotee, shop a great selection of oils from Blue Nile Botanicals. Their Jamaican Black Castor Oil is obtained from the oil of the castor bean which grow in most tropical regions. It has been used for centuries by Jamaican people to promote hair growth, prevent breakage, damaged hair, and split ends. 

The gift of good food and drink is always well-received. Wine lovers will be wowed by a gift membership to St. Vincent Wine Wine Club ($69) – they’ll get two bottles per month plus 50% off all to-go bottles from their shop. Pizza lovers will go nuts for a membership to Sonny’s Pizza’s wine club – you can go for 2, 3, or 4 bottles a month (ranges from $60-$100) and all members get a free pizza of any kind once a month! Shop Coasters for a great selection of of liquors that will make any host or at-home bartender smile.

Find a unique gift from Mom N’ Pop Antiques‘ selection of quirky and fun secondhand items.

Head to Sankofa to shop for your favorite book lover. They also carry unique home goods and handcrafted jewelry that anyone on your list will love.