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Thursday, December 17, 2009

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Last minute local gift ideas from Sydney Blackmore.

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Thursday, December 3, 2009

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Advertising with light... New smoke shop... Children's Centre moving... and an anniversary for the Murray Premises.

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Vegan cat food... Woodworking... and Sydney's picks from the Craft Fair.

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

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Parking in Georgestown... Local cartoon greeting cards... New yoga studio... New bistro opening...

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

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Need some last minute advice on where to grab a Halloween costume? Here t'is.

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Thursday, October 8, 2009

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Asian Variety, partridgeberry crystals, home decor and Halloween costumes.

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

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Local biz news: Fogtown T-shirts, Karma Hair Salon, 2 dance studios, a gallery and some renos.

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

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A bookstore closes, an international snack truck opens... plus, free cake!

Storefront: Buy Local, Buy Eco

Thursday, August 27, 2009

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Save your carbon credits by checking out the city’s markets, stores and groceries which stock goods made by local companies and that are in-step with the environmental movement.

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Thursday, August 13, 2009

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"My grandmother, she quilted," says Cathy Pittman of Piece Makers Quilt Shop. "I remember her sitting in her chair and quilting by hand and making blocks."

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

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Local biz news SECH designs gets a new studio, Dusk relaxes its dress code, and The Keg owner is frustrated with construction.

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

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Sydney Blackmore flies through local business news.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

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Mustang Sally's back in action, the mystery of the Village Mall revealed, and more -- Sydney Blackmore wraps up your local business news.

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Thursday, June 4, 2009

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Sydney Blackmore serves you up some raw local business news from G2 Shoes, Country Pet Food, Lester's Farm, and Che Bella.

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

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Sydney Blackmore and Johnny “Rawkhard” Pike pay a visit to The Old Bookshop in Manuels.

The Elegant Yard Sale

Thursday, May 7, 2009

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The Elegant Yard Sale is a housewares store at 364 Water Street headed by Ms. Lois Thomas, an interior decorator and an established antique dealer.

A Victorious End

Thursday, May 7, 2009

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After two years in operation, The Victory Tavern on Water Street has closed.

March of the Puffins

Thursday, May 7, 2009

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The Other Ocean Group, the Canadian game developer with a studio operating on Water Street are releasing a new game for the Nintendo DS called Puffins: Island Adventure.

“I was fascinated with what I saw and to this day, I have been profoundly influenced by the Montessori experience,” she says. After 20 years in the province’s K-12 system, Norine now has her Montessori certification and will open the island’s first Montessori teaching centre in September 2009 with her husband Steve, also a seasoned educator.

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Thursday, April 9, 2009

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Wallace James Ryan —a business veteran of Moo Moo’s Dairy Bar fame—has, at 78, made the decision to retire. “I’m in the business now longer than Confederation,” he says. “It’s been 65 years altogether now.”

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

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Sydney Blackmore: gone shoppin’.

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Thursday, February 26, 2009

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“My roommate had a dream that I was refashioning clothing at Model Citizens—and I thought it was a great idea,” she says. So she called up co-owner of the vintage clothing store, Chelsey MacNeil. When Warren brought in a faux-fur hood piece to the shop one day, MacNeil loved it.