Last Call For Last Minute Shoppers!

The holidays are almost upon us.  Frost is finally on the ground.  Some of us are still scurrying to find gifts.  Don't fret, pets!  The shops of Avondale Estates can help.  I recently spent the day there with three talented ladies from Blast Off Burlesque: Astrid, Barb, and Sadie, their right-hand-man, Coleman, and my good friend Lori from Third Half Studios.

We met at Avondale Pizza Cafe to strategize our day, have a HUGE slice, and enjoy a Wild Heaven Craft Beer.  The Georgia based craft beer company plans to have it's own brewery in Avondale by 2013, but you can currently find them at the Beer Growler along with many others.  A whiskey gal myself I don't really drink beer, but this place may convert me.  I'm a sucker for good marketing and these craft beers have my number.  Southern Tier Brewery (my old stomping grounds in Western New York) has a Krampus Lager and a Creme Brulee Imperial Milk Stout.  Each with their own distinct personality and perfect for a couple characters on my list.  Prices start around $16.99 a growler.  Grab a Beer Growler Koozie you're at it.  The koozie has a strap for easy portability.  Great idea and design, $16.99. 

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L5P Holiday Shopping Guide

Shopping can be a wonderful experience, but for many, it’s the REAL nightmare before Christmas.  The traffic, humdrum selection of gifts, mobs of people shoving each other about. The mall.  Yikes!  It hurts my head just thinking about it.  There is another way.  We can have fun shopping, help out our independently owned shops, and give some really kick ass gifts without depleting our bank accounts or losing our minds!

Little 5 Points is often thought of for Halloween and… uh, people-watching.  It should be one of the first places you think of for your holiday list.  Wax N Facts, Coyote Trading, Stratosphere Skateboards,Stefan’s Vintage, Rene Rene, Cherry Bomb… there are so many reasons to shop here year-round.

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