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On Credit Cards and Local Business
Where do credit card points come from? Before I learned more about how the whole credit card ecosystem worked, I thought points came from the credit card companies themselves.
Baking For Art, From The Heart
We’ll have to bake another batch.
It’s been a theme of High Tea Bakery since Belinda Bigold and her mom, Carol, opened
the bakery 16 years ago with family recipes an investment of $300 each.
Growing To Stay Small
Optometrist Dr. Luke Small once spent three days scrubbing tiny flecks of paint from a parking lot full of cars at Speedy Muffler, the business formerly located next door to Armstrong and Small Eye Care Centre at 1140 Portage Avenue.
Protecting Mother Earth
Breaking down mattresses is one way to build a new life. Employees
at Mother Earth Recycling often arrive without prior work experience and other
barriers to employment, from limited access to child care to a criminal record.
Khao Sweet Khao
Before moving to The Good Will Social Club at 625 Portage Ave. in January, Randy Khounnoraj and Korene McCaig operated Khao House, a 10-seat restaurant they opened in their West Broadway home in 2016.
Handsome is as Handsome Does
Erin May Kembel is the EMK behind EMK Clothing, known for her Canadian-made seasonal collections andessentials available at retailers across the country, online and at her West Broadway studio boutique on Sherbrook Street. In late 2019 EMK released a men’s collection after years of requests.