BuyCincy had one more part in our Holiday Guide series that did not make it up in time for the Christmas shopping season. However, we can't hold a tasty morsel like this from you. Enjoy the last entry in our series and help us extend a big "thank you" to all our guest bloggers.

Contributor: Abby Pound

Shopping for? Friends

Neighborhood: Northside

My second shopping trip in Northside was a little off the main part of the business district.  I went to "NVISION" on Hamilton Ave. next to the Comet.  I've been there before, so I knew they had vintage clothes and furniture.  They also have some new stuff that seems to be from local artists and artisans including handmade jewelry, artwork, and home goods such as pillows and place mats. 

• Mt. Carmel Brewing Co. is moving from growlers to 12-oz. bottles. Mt. Carmel Stout growler, you shall be missed. (subscription)
• The Polo Grille just wants to do something special...for all the ladies of the world. Or at least in Cincinnati. Wine Diva classes start in January.
• wine me, dine me checks out Bootsy Ruby's
• Finally, the sad sad news that Kaldi's is closing its doors on Main. The BuyCincy staff hopes for a reincarnation both of the tremendous space and the business itself.

Contributor:  Kurt Myers

Shopping for: My whole family (so if you are related to me you really shouldn't read this)

Neighborhoods: College Hill, Mt. Healthy, Kenwood, Oakley

I've always been a bit of a try to get it all over with in one day kind of guy (though, admittedly, I am way to indecisive to actually be successful in one trip), so I hopped into my blue Saturn and hit the road. 

Contributor: Jeremy Neff

Shopping for? My niece (1 year old) and nephew (3 years old)

Neighborhood: Downtown 

I didn't set out with the intention of testing the viability of downtown shopping on a Sunday.  But I spent all afternoon Saturday, when I was supposed to shop, brewing some doppelbock beer with my brother in anticipation of Bockfest.  With a Monday deadline looming I was forced to find out if I could do any local shopping in the City on a Sunday.  My wife and I were pleasantly surprised by what we found.

We first headed to Tower Place Mall.  Normally "mall" and "local shopping" don't go in the same sentence, but Carew Tower houses several locally-owned stores.  On the way there we took in the holiday sights and sounds: the crowd-pleasing Duke train display, the clip-clop of horse-pulled carriages, the glow of the City's Christmas tree, and the occasional thud (followed by giggles) of a skater hitting the wall at the ice rink on Fountain Square.