December 2020 The Northside Chronicle Page 13 Kensington Court Antiques Featured Northside Small 3464 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Businesses for Your 412-367-1404 www.kensingtoncourtantiques.com Holiday Shopping Just a few minutes north of Pittsburgh's Northside, the region's premier antique and vin- tage collective boasts 10,000 square feet of quality collectibles, oddities, and trendy vintage decor, clothing, jewelry and accessories. Curated displays from 28 of the best local sellers under one roof. Open daily 10-5. Holiday sale with up to 50% off! Photo courtesy of The Farmer’s Daughter Flowers The Farmer's Daughter Flowers 502 E Ohio St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412.231.1238 www.thefarmersdaughterflowers.com Full service floral shop and botanically inspired Photo courtesy of Refucilo Winery Northside Holiday Guide gift shop filled with curiosities. Come visit us at our new shopfront across the street from our pre- Refucilo Winery 2020 vious location! Pre-order your Christmas Wreath, 907 Western Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 now shipping! (412) 251-0231 www.Refucilo.wine Gifts of Time, Love, and Wine are surely the basic ingredients for a Happy Holiday season! Visit us at our North Side location for a wide selection of Argentinian wine and specialty tapas. Our hand- crafted wines are also available to order online and can be shipped throughout Pennsylvania. Check out our wine selection for in-store pur- chase, and online orders, at www.Refucilo.wine Image courtesy of Wagsburgh Wagsburgh 632 E. Ohio St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412.904.3459 | wagspgh.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for an- nouncements of in-store specials, fundraisers, and raffles. If you have any special requests, let us know and we'll do our best to support your needs. Thank you for supporting local. Mustard & Relics 3596 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Telephone: 412-545-3386 Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Acupuncture and Massageworks Website: www.mustardandrelics.com Tucked away in the Brighton Heights neighbor- Pittsburgh Acupuncture hood, Northside's favorite vintage shop survived & Massageworks the pandemic! Now re-opened to the public 901 Western Ave, Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 12pm-5pm, Wednesday through Saturday with 412-626-2648 full COVID safety measures in place. Or call for www.pghacuandmassage.com an appointment to shop alone or with your pod. By setting the standard for Covid safety and using Enjoy complimentary facemasks and hand sani- medical grade air filters in every room, you won't tizer as you peruse our ABUNDANCE of vintage find a safer environment than our cozy Northside jewelry, clothing, barware and home decor--ev- spa-clinic. Customized Massage, Acupuncture/ erything you'll need for the next shutdown ;-) Dry Needling, Ashiatsu, CBD Products/Services, Contactless delivery available for Etsy or phone Reiki, and Cupping for pain relief, headaches, orders. anxiety, and general wellness; Austin Purifiers Photo courtesy of Northside Leadership Conference available for purchase Page 16 The Northside Chronicle December 2020 SUPPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON By Gina Grone, Executive Director, National Aviary or The Warhol or Carnegie Northside North Shore Chamber of Com- Whatever your reason, we want to make Science Center for gift items. merce shopping local an easy choice for you this holiday season! • Local food – Bistro To Go, Breadworks, The Northside community is fiercely sup- Café on the Corner, Happy Day Dessert portive of its own and is growing increas- HOW TO SUPPORT LOCAL Factory, Huszar, Max’s Allegheny Tavern, ingly more so. In a survey conducted by THIS SEASON Mayfly Market, Mike’s Beer Bar, Modern the Northside Chamber this past summer, Some ideas are below, but visit www. Café, North Shore Tavern, Penn Brewery, responses indicated an increased commit- northsidechamberofcommerce.com/shops- Siempre Algo, Southern Tier and many ment to small businesses. 60% of survey mall to see updated information and links. more! participants anticipated that they would shop more at locally owned businesses than Shop local online – Several Northside Spread the word – Local businesses they did before the pandemic. businesses have gifts and meals that can depend on word-of-mouth advertising be purchased online and then delivered and online reviews. To share information WHY SHOP LOCAL? or picked up. Think about a gift certificate about local businesses, consider engaging • Financial reasons – Wages and profits to one of the local museums. Browse for on social media (liking and sharing posts, stay local and are spent locally. Local taxes books from the City of Asylum Bookstore. commenting, tagging), submitting an Photos courtesy of North Side|Shore Chamber of Commerce support schools and municipal services. Shop the Mattress Factory or Carnegie online review, or telling a friend about a Local business owners donate more to local Museums gift shops online. Purchase positive experience you had. ----------------------------------------------- charities than non-local owners. And local drinkware and apparel from Penn Brewery About the Northside North Shore Cham- businesses use other local companies to or Allegheny City Brewing to pair with a Donate to local organizations – As a gift ber of Commerce: Founded in 1897, the serve their businesses (supplies, mainte- gift certificate. or as part of your year-end giving, consider chamber undertakes activities within the nance, rent, signage, accounting, etc.). local non-profits for your donations. Some framework of PROMOTE-CONNECT-SUP- • Experiential reasons – Customer service Shop local in person – Most Northside options include Brother’s Brother Founda- PORT. We promote local events, program is more personal at locally-owned busi- businesses have been operating in a very tion, City of Asylum, Gwen’s Girls, Hu- and businesses. We connect individuals and nesses. Local businesses contribute to the safe way since the start of the pandemic. mane Animal Rescue, Light of Life Rescue companies through networking and referrals. character of the neighborhood, increasing Mission, Northside Common Ministries We also have several initiatives to support vibrancy and prosperity. Whether you’re having a meal or browsing and Food Pantry, Pittsburgh Parks Conser- business operations – information sessions • Environmental reasons – Your impact on gift items, there are many options. Some vancy, Sarah Heinz House, Urban Impact on relevant topics, tracking business legisla- the environment is less due to less driving are listed below: Foundation, YMCA – Allegheny, and tion, workforce development programs, and and eliminating shipping packaging. Local • Local retail – Wagsburgh for pet-friendly Youthplaces. more. Some initiatives are specifically for the business’ impact on the environment is less items, City of Asylum Bookstore for books, benefit of the 200 businesses that choose to because they require less infrastructure and East Street Distributing or Allegheny City 2020 has been hard on all of us, but espe- be chamber members and some initiatives use public services more efficiently. Brewing for beer, Refucilo Wine for wine, cially so for small businesses. When you do focus on benefitting the entire Northside support local, make sure that you take the community. More information is at www. opportunity to let the owner and staff know northsidechamberofcommerce.com how much you appreciate them. The Staff, Writers, and Advertisers of The Northside Chronicle Wish All Our Readers A Joyous HolidAy seAson & HAppy new yeAr NORTHSIDE HOLIDAY MARKET DECEMBER 2020 ONLINE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE VENDOR LISTING BELOW - VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR DETAILS Fruit and Flower Shop From Many Threads wanderBURGHER Tinned Pineapple Paparazzi Jewelry Pure Hokum Bainbridge Painting and Art 8th & AMITY CRAFTS & GIFTS Elsen Associates Inc. Bling & Things Ancient Olive Soap Bobbie Bonita Redfishbowl Knock About Coffee Big Pink Bananas Maude's Paperwing Gallery Finch + Flourish Paper Goods Roadkill Gallery Annie ONeill Photography PGH Candle Little Pittsburgh Flower Shop Northern Scents Candles Company December 2020 The Northside Chronicle Page 17 Telling the Allegheny story in the time of COVID-19 Steps to support your In the past, the Allegheny City Society has primarily expanded its membership through favorite neighborhood face-to-face events. Now, in response to the novel coronavirus, they are relying on the sale of their historical books. small businesses By The Allegheny City Society Here are a few ideas worth sharing with Many years ago, a group of Photos courtesy of Allegheny City Society friends, all of whom were born in the for- related to Allegheny City and to the broad- friends and family: mer Allegheny City, formed the Allegheny er Pittsburgh region. This year, the follow- City Society (ACS) with a mission to pre- ing list of materials can be purchased by serve the history of that community, which calling Amy, the “keeper of the bookstore” Call to find out hours or changes in operations had become, in their lifetime, the North at 412-766-5670. All of the books listed of the Northside small business where you'd Side of Pittsburgh. Several decades later, below will be sold for $20 each plus $4 for like to become a new patron. a group of North Side residents chose to shipping and handling. Here is an opportu- revive the Society and embraced that same nity to shop at home and share a bit of local commitment. Ever since that revitalization, history with your friends and family. Pre-order in advance for pick-up the ACS has