Just in time for the holidays, the City of Hyattsville has launched a new app that provides 5% rewards, up to $10 per purchase, for local shopping and dining.
On to our top local gift pics this season!
Yellow Terp coffee by Vigilante. This $20 bright yellow bag of coffee could get the slowest tortoise moving in the morning. The person who has everything doesn’t have this new product yet! Once they do have it, they’ll want more of this single-origin Colombian coffee, roasted to be toasty, smooth and full-bodied. The Vigilante Coffee Company partnered with the University of Maryland Alumni Association to make these available in time for the holidays — $1 from every bag sold goes to alumni programs and scholarships, “brewing up opportunities for Terps across generations.”
Gift card for Franklins Restaurant, Brewery and General Store. A $70 gift card gives so many possibilities: dinner and drinks for a party of two. Mint chip ice cream cones for a party of 10. One bottle of the best French champagne in the store. Chinese tea sets, fair trade mittens, hats with built-in headlamps. The 1,000-piece fine art puzzles cover a whole shelf, as do the Lego flower arrangements for ages 18+. Among the toys, we like the plush hand puppets of wildlife, especially the fluffy peregrine falcon, fierce and ready to migrate to your house.
Local fresh and everlasting seasonal flower arrangements and wreaths from BloomsDay Farm. Bring the beauty of the outdoors inside to help you celebrate this holiday season: the right gift for every host whose home you’ll visit, as well as nature-lovers celebrating milestones and those who are unable to join your celebrations. Consult with family flower farm owner Heather Myers on the perfect bouquet, centerpiece or wreath for your loved ones. Local delivery available from Mount Rainier to College Park; pickup in Hyattsville. Heather Myers is the newsletter editor for Streetcar Suburbs publishing.
Oil painting of a beloved photo by Frame Savvy. This puppy is looking at you! Cheryl at Frame Savvy can turn a favorite photo of a loved one into an oil painting like this one. Real people paint them, so it takes time. You might get yours before the holidays if you head quickly to her storefront between Busboys and Poets and PG Nails & Spa on Jefferson Street. While you are there, bring down those photos and posters you’ve been meaning to frame and let this local small business help you make them look just the way you’ve imagined. Oh, and special this fall: Frame Savvy is offering 50% off all of their ready-made frames.
Family documentary photo shoot by Juliette Fradin Photography. For that person you spend so much time with but can never figure out. Turns out, this is what they want. Not the kind of photo shoot where everyone stands next to each other in matching outfits with fall leaves in the background. Juliette Fradin, a Hyattsville resident and longtime volunteer photographer for this newspaper, has a thriving business documenting life for families around the DMV. She will spend real time with your family and take honest, clear-eyed candids to help you remember later what life is like this season — the struggle, the mess and the beauty. Special for our readers: $400 off of what would normally be a $1,900 session, or $1,200 for a $1,400 shoot with Juliette’s associate.
Velvet robe by Nest Proper. Wrap yourself in luxury. This lush scarlet velvet robe — its exotic menagerie rendered in a tropical daydream of color and pattern — offers a touch of escapism and indulgence, making it an unforgettable gift this season. Found exclusively at Nest Proper, a design-driven boutique anchoring the SoHy Design District, each piece reflects the refined eye of founders Erica Riggio and Angela Justice, the duo behind Green Owl Design, an interior design firm designing inspired spaces for over a decade. Their mantra this season: Shop small. Gift beautifully.
House cleaning by Casella Cleaning Services. Reduce stress and add sparkle by giving the gift of a house cleaning service. Yenmy Martinez has been cleaning houses in Hyattsville for more than a decade. She is great with kids and unintimidated by the wreckage they generate in homes. She brings her own equipment, works independently, and makes a house so nice to come home to! 240.495.9945, yenmy@casellacleaningservices.com
Underarms + full Brazilian + full legs by Smooth Hair Removal. Someone you know would love to save time and fuss and boost confidence this winter, thanks to a service you purchase for them from Hyattsville’s own laser hair removal clinic at 4328 Farragut Street. People rave about the service and the lifestyle change it offers. Questions? Check out their extensive FAQ section on their website, smoothdmv.com, or call and talk to their friendly helpful staff. Full package $300, just Brazilian $120.
Apples from McLeaf’s Orchard. This one is just outside city limits: Every Thursday from 3 to 6:30 p.m. all winter long you can get more than a dozen varieties of local apples from McLeaf’s Orchard at the Riverdale Park Farmers Market by the Riverdale Park MARC station. Keep gifts simple and consumable. And beautiful and delicious. Cider, apple sauce, squash and winter vegetables are also available.
We offered select local businesses paid spots in the 2025 Life & Times Local Holiday Gift Guide. Thanks to the businesses above for supporting local news! If you’d like to see your business featured here, please reach out to catie@streetcarsuburbs.news.