Red Apron, the dinner delivery, take home food vendor and café located on Gladstone Avenue in Centretown. This month, I sat down with co-founder Jennifer Heagle to talk about how the Red Apron takes the stress out of food and beverage pairings, supports Ontario beverage makers, and what she’s pouring in her own glass these days.
Ottawa booklovers have an exciting way to celebrate reading as Ottawa’s local indies plan their third annual Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl. From April 25-27, readers can collect stamps when they visit Ottawa’s participating independent bookstores
Miam Miam, a cozy neighbourhood shop in Ottawa’s Chinatown, is more than just a retail space. It’s a community hub where you can find unique artisanal products, enjoy coffee or soda, and connect with like-minded individuals.
Get a taste of what’s in store! On Saturday, September 21 from 10am to 4pm, the annual Taste of Wellington event is happening all along Wellington West, from Island Park Drive to Bayswater.
Fans of all things pop culture, save up for this upcoming fall for when Imaginaire opens its doors at Rideau Centre, offering anything a nerd could desire!
There are many ways to avoid the downfalls of fast fashion and divert clothing from landfill. The simplest is to keep and wear your clothes longer. If you need that fashion fix, buy pre-loved or high-quality clothes that will last. Here are a few fun, sustainable, local options created and run by Ottawa women.
In record time, Côté Fleurs went from the web to Parkdale Market to a brick-and-mortar store. On November 10, bilingual owner Gabrielle Hui St-Aubin’s flower subscription business will move indoors and add a flower bar, Grab’n’Go bouquets, a make-your-own-dried-flower-arrangement station and a Made in Ottawa gift shop featuring many favourite local makers to their operation, all before turning one year old! A standout achievement, much like their stunning floral offerings.
If you’re organizing or hosting a holiday market, please let Apt613 know about it!
Cheerfully Made Goods + Markets presents their fall craft market on Sept. 24-25 at the Bell Sensplex, where over 100 small Canadian businesses will show off their handcrafted goods to the public.
“We aim to make you happy and feel good about yourself,” Studio Peachy owner and founder Katrin Emery says. Emery is creating radiant accessories whose designs focus on positive, impactful images, and recently launched her new website.
After two long years, Ottawa Comiccon is back from Sept. 9-11, 2022, bringing fiction fans everything they can dream of, including Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen, Denise Crosby, Tomer Capone, Cary Elwes, and Georges St-Pierre.
“Walking these dogs, even if it’s just for an hour makes me feel like they are all mine in a small way. The bond we create is so special and important to me,” says Karina Dos Reis-Baeta. At just 22, this recent Algonquin College veterinary technician grad’s dog-walking business is flourishing, with many loyal clients and countless happy paws.
Sometimes a business picks a new location, and sometimes a location picks a new business. And in the case of the businesses at the corner of Howe and Britannia, it seems like the location has been doing all the picking.
Adaawewigamig is a new social enterprise operated by the Assembly of Seven Generations, an organization led by and for Indigenous youth. The store, selling high-quality Indigenous-made goods, is located in the ByWard Market Square.
Hannah Fraser’s local business, Floral Sweeties brings you all things floral: from jewelry to artwork, she combines art and science to create masterpieces with real flowers.
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