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City Bread’s beginnings date back to 1948. Today the bakery is owned by Harvey Goldman. His father, the late Max Goldman bought the business in the 1970s from the Perlmutter family.

If the shoe fits, you probably got it at City Park Runners.

Fully vegan restaurants are rare in Winnipeg. That’s why Laura Hansen decided to open Circle Kitchen one year ago.

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.

Potahto Week is upon us, and restaurants all over Winnipeg are serving up creative interpretations of every Manitoban’s favourite vegetable; the humble-yet-mighty potato.

When we talk about “local business”, we’re talking about local ownership and independent decision making. Ownership is important because value stays local.