We’ve vowed to support our local economy this holiday season, and we invite you to join in the pro-Buffalo cheer with a little help from our ShopBuffalo.com Holiday Gift Guide.

Along with our friends at the Elmwood Village Association, we’re asking you to consider supporting the businesses right in your neighborhood. With all the fantastic resources here in the Queen City, there’s no need to settle for giving blah holiday presents.

The guide features an interactive map that highlights a bunch of Buffalo businesses offering creative, unique items and services perfect for the gift-giving season. In the videos, you’ll meet the owners and managers behind the boutiques, bars, restaurants, clothing stores and specialty shops in our city, and gather ideas for the perfect presents for the special someones in your life. Just click an icon on the map, and a video will appear in the pop-up.

I’ll be adding more videos to the map over the course of the week, so be sure to check back to learn about locally owned business throughout Buffalo.

Find out what’s on our staff members’ holiday wish lists, and visit Buffalo Magazine’s Holiday Tinsel section to find out what items our colleagues at the magazine are coveting for Christmas. Keep checking back for new videos, and more up-to-date holiday blog posts.

Season’s greetings from Buffalo.com and ShopBuffalo!

Click here to enter the Holiday Gift Guide