Etsy Made in Canada comes to Bell Sensplex Sept 24-25
(via the Emily / Cheerfully Made blog) This will be my third year organizing Etsy Made in Canada here in Ottawa. I don’t know where the past 3 years have gone,…
Category: Shopping
REVIEW: Cabela’s interactive experience is right on target
(Editor’s note: We sent Stittsville neighbour Coreen Tyers to a media preview on Tuesday of the new Cabela’s store, across the street from Tanger Outlets in Kanata. The store opens…
Cafe-florist-bike shop set to open on Stittsville Main
(PHOTO: Thom Johnson will run Steelwool Cycleworks, the bike shop, and Kat Kosk will run Blumenstudio, the cafe-florist.) UPDATE (AUGUST 6): They’re not quite ready to open yet. Posted to…
Open & closed in Stittsville for Family Day
Unless you work for the federal government, chances are you have the day off on Monday for Family Day. Most businesses and retail outlets are shut down. Here are a few…
Local consignment store has a global impact
(Above: Sandra Edwards, the owner oinds Dandelions Consignment. Photo by Barry Gray.) It’s often been said that it is better to give than receive. Sandra Edwards, owner of Dandelions Consignment,…
Saturday craft and flea market at Ritchie Feed and Seed in November
(Press release) The sun poured through the greenhouse as vendors set up their wares at the first of four Saturday craft and flea market events last weekend at Ritchie Feed and Seed in Richmond.…
Third “All That Glam” jewelry sale raises money for Nunavut
As a student in grade 12, I began a charity event called ALL THAT GLAM, a sale of gently-used jewelry and handbags to raise money for school breakfast programs in…
Owners of Re-Read Books set to turn a new page
(Left to right: Store manager Rob Tougas with owners Dean and Dee McIntosh.) Add a new word to the “R’s” of environmental stewardship: Re-Read. Local business owners Dean and Dee…
Gendron Antiques to close as owners get set for retirement
(Above Marc and Line Gendron in front of the bright red-and-green barn near Hazeldean Road. Photo by Barry Gray.) Another local business with deep roots in Stittsville has announced it…
“Geeked Out” toy sale coming to old Kanata Target location August 29-30
The Ottawa Chapter of The Doctor Who Society of Canada (DWSC) and members of the Canadian Dalek Empire will be invading the Geeked Out Limited Edition Toy & Collectible Sale…
New Beavertails hut at Tanger Outlets
Beavertails installed a new hut at the Tanger Outlet location today. It opens this weekend with an expanded menu that includes the famous Beavertails plus poutine and frozen yogurt.
New retail building proposed for Kanata Centrum
The City has received a Site Plan Control application for a new retail building at Kanata Centrum, near where the Milestones is currently located.
Harvey & Vern’s Lime Soda flavour at Brown’s #supportlocalstittsville
Brown’s Independent on Stittsville Main Street has about 50 cases of the new Harvey & Vern’s Lime Soda. When I went in on Saturday it was right at the front…
Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH confirms Kanata store
Turns out the speculation was true: Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH is opening at Tanger Outlets in 2016. Here’s the official press release. Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH is excited to…
Stereo and tv shop pulls the plug on Stittsville location
Stereo Plus and Design has pulled the plug on their Stittsville location on Stittsville Main Street. They were located next to the Farm Boy in a building that used to…