As of today, there are 10 shopping days left before you’re expected to have every gift neatly wrapped, labeled and under the tree. While you can certainly join the masses at Target, Walmart or (if you’re brave) the mall, we think you’ll also enjoy perusing these great local shops. You’ll find fewer crowds, unique merchandise and friendly (and helpful!) staff, turning holiday shopping from a chore into something that’s actually kinda fun.
And now… our recommendations:
For the product junkie:

Give your favorite product junkie something she can’t get anywhere else …

Banish dry, flaky winter skin with Herb Luxe Apothecary bath products from Delano boutique, Bungalow 26. Shop owner Kelsey Metzinger created the line using locally sourced, pure and natural ingredients.
This gift set includes soaking salts, bath seltzer and a jar of salt scrub – all in the popular eucalyptus mint scent.
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You are what you eat. Few adages hold more truth than those five words. They can be taken literally to mean: The nutrients an organism (such as yourself) consumes will readily become a part of that organism’s living body. I like to think of the proverb in another way… a more squirm-inducing, thought-provoking and, to some, accusatory way: What you eat defines what kind of person you are.
Before I proceed, allow me to sacrifice my own pride on the altar of food ethics. I eat double bacon cheeseburgers. I drink …

Breakfast at the Old Mill Tasty Shop | Photo by Ty Nigh

If you do not have a good time at Mosley Street Melodrama, we cannot be friends. That’s final. It’s not even up for discussion. You should have thought long and hard about it before you decided not to have a sense of humor.
Right at the top of my list of ICT favorites is Wichita’s only audience participation theatre – Mosley Street Melodrama. This is the best place in town to go for the biggest bang for your buck when seeking food, fun and entertainment. …