Cool presents and where to find 'em

Happy Holi-Chris-Hannu-Kwanzaa. Now let's go shopping

By Kelly Davis

Each year, we scour local retailers for gift ideas that are affordable, useful and fun. This year's Holiday Gift Guide's got three parts for your perusal...

Wednesday, December 7,2011
Holiday Gift Guide

Skip the mall and hit up these local shopping events

From a Huge Frocking Sale to hip kitchen gadgets

By Kelly Davis

Frock You Vintage holds a holiday-shopping edition of its semi-regular sale, bringing in seven vendors selling recycled, upcycled and repurposed vintage goods. And lots of ugly Christmas sweaters....

Wednesday, December 7,2011
Holiday Gift Guide

Six suggestions for classes and cool gift packs

Know someone who wants to make cheese, surfboards or cocktails?

By Kelly Davis

Got a pal who’s into craft cocktails but doesn’t have much of a home bar? Stop by the booze extravaganza that is KnB Wine Cellars, where bottles of liquor fill shelves higher than the eye can see (or, at least, they seem that high).

Wednesday, December 7,2011
Holiday Gift Guide

From Finnish design to WTF stickies

Seven super gift ideas for the cool, hip and fabulous

By Kelly Davis

To know Scandinavian design is to love it. Products produced by artisans in Sweden, Finland and Norway somehow manage to be cute, elegant and edgy all at the same time.

Wednesday, December 8,2010
Holiday Gift Guide

2010 CityBeat Gift Guide

Ready, set, shop

By Kelly Davis, Carissa Casares

Each year, for our holiday gift guide, we scour local retailers, looking for the best in gifty goodness at affordable prices.

Wednesday, December 8,2010
Holiday Gift Guide

Enrique's favorite things

CityBeat's sassy columnist hits the stores

By Enrique Limon

As sure as your drunken uncle will try to touch you in inappropriate ways, so will you be like a trucker on a meth-bender making last-minute holiday purchases.

Tuesday, December 8,2009
Holiday Gift Guide