CCV Holiday Shopping Guide
Shop Local This Holiday Season with CCV's Client Businesses
As we head into the holiday season we hope you will keep in mind some of CCV's client businesses.
Gifts
- Agriculture is a men's clothing store that carries high quality, exclusive clothing, shoes, accessories and fragances. The store caters to gentlemen looking for one of a kind items from top designers such as Ted Baker, Gucci, Mavi, Grace Hats and Sqwear. Additionally, they offer personalized style consultations to help each of their clients look their best. For those looking for unique and fashionable products - Agriculture is your one stop shop for men. For more information about the store and our fashion consulting service visit http://www.agriculturechicago.com.
- Argires Nuts works hard to shorten the time between processing and purchase to give you the freshest and best tasting nuts. All of their nuts are cooked in small batches to make them the best for you! This holiday go nuts and share a tin of healthy and delicious mixed fruit and nuts. Gift items are available at http://anuts.com/
- Experience the benefit of glowing health at Bikram Yoga Chicago. Also known as the original “hot” yoga, Bikram Yoga is a 90 minute beginning yoga class comprised of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises, practiced in a room heated to 105 degrees Fahrenheit with 40% humidity. This smart choreography instigates better health from the first visit. Some of the many benefits of regular practice include mental clarity, improved posture, increased stamina, stretched and toned muscles, and many more. For more information, and to purchase packages and gift certificates, please visit http://www.105F.com.
- A Cooler Planet is an eco-lifestyle store that brings together information, education and products that help people make simple choices to benefit their families and communities and our planet. Through the luxurious, practical and fun goods we sell, we support manufacturers committed to providing sustainable, fairly traded, local, organic, renewable, recycled and eco-conscious products. (http://www.itsacoolerplanet.com/index.html)
- Faie African Art showcases pieces from the Western, Eastern, Central and Southern regions of Africa. The gallery's purpose is to make quality African art, usually found in private collections and museums, available to a wider audience, particularly those in the Diaspora, and all who are seeking deeper purpose and unspeakable beauty. (http://www.faieafricanart.com/)
- Sensual Steps is a unique women's shoe salon in the Bronzeville neighborhood that offers personalized service and a wide selection of designer shoes, handbags and accessories. Sensual Steps also provides a "Heels on Wheels" service that brings the shoes to your door for exclusive parties for you and your friends. (http://www.sensualstepsinc.com/)
- Shorty's Children's Boutique is a fun and funky, family owned baby/kids store with products made right here in Chicago. If you are not into branding, this is your place to shop. Shorty's has clothing lines of their own and also features about 20 other designer lines of clothing and accessories for kids under 6. (http://www.shortyschicago.com/)
- www.World-Shoppe.com is an e-boutique specializing in handmade and fairly traded gifts, home accents, jewelry and stationery products from more than 22 countries. Whether you’re seeking beaded jewelry from India or home accents such as the Let there be Peace bank from Bangladesh, you know that your purchase will make a difference in the lives of our artisan partners in developing countries. To keep abreast on what is happening at www.World-Shoppe.com, make sure to sign up for the monthly newsletter, too, so you will be among the first to see the new Web site launch in a few weeks!
Entertaining
- Ain't She Sweet Cafe serves good and good-for-you sandwiches and smoothies. Located in the Bronzeville neighborhood it is a great place to stop by for a bite to eat while running your errands. The cafe also offers catering for lunch meetings.
- Bronzeville Coffee and Tea serves the Bronzeville community by providing quality products and top-notch service in a vibrant, yet comfortable space where coffee and community meet! This holiday season they are renting out their space for holiday parties and other special events. For more informatoin about hosting a party, call 773.536.0494. (http://www.bronzevillecoffeeandtea.com/)
- Delightful Pastries, a mother and a daughter run bakery in the city's Jefferson Park neighborhood makes authentic European pastries using as many local ingredients as possible. Their belief is to let quality natural ingredients speak for themselves. Try one of their holiday specials including Stollen, Walnut Streudel, Homemade Eggnog and Sticky Toffee Pudding. (http://www.delightfulpastries.com).
- Be prepared to experience the true tapas of Spain at Haro Tapas located on Chicago's lower west side by the UIC campus. Haro Tapas offers a variety of Basque pintxos such as Chatka, Piquillo de Bonito, Gilda, Champiñones, and Chorizo as well as a selection of strictly Spanish Wines, Cavas, and Txololinas. (http://harotapas.com/cms/)
- Zaleski and Horvath MarketCafe is inspired by the classic neighborhood markets of the past. Located in the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhood, Z&H MarketCafe features the best selections from local and regional farmers and vendors along-side international specialties. From fantastic cheese and deli offerings, including outstanding sandwiches, to a premium espresso bar experience, to grocery aisles that are stocked with a wide range of unique items including pastas, sauces, olives, hard-to-find baking products, oils and vinegars, hand-crafted artisan breads and delicious pastries to everyday necessities. Z&H is the neighborhood market you have been missing. (http://www.zhmarketcafe.com/)
Are you a CCV client that would like to be listed in our holiday shopping guide? Let us know by sending an e-mail with a brief description of your company/product to gtbell@chiventures.org.