RWB Company Dancers in Nutcracker [2015] Photo Credit Rejean Brandt (2)

After Bernie Whetter left his management position at Wheat City Seeds in 2005, he found himself at a crossroads. Not knowing how to proceed, Whetter asked himself, “What do I like doing?”

They say if you love what you brew, you’ll never work a day in your life. Tyler and Sable Birch opened Barn Hammer Brewing Company in July 2016.

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.

Monday to Friday, Nick’s on Broadway serves sandwiches, soups, and salads to the downtown office lunch crowd. We talked with Chef/Owner Nick Graumann.

For Cheryl Zealand, inspiration arrived in a pot of cold oatmeal. At the time, her twins were 2 and her older child was 7 years old. With the children’s needs pressing, the oatmeal she’d made earlier in the day had been forgotten.

Joanne Toupin and Beau Burton opened Sleepy Owl Bread on Wall Street in 2013, with baked goods that highlight flavours of local ingredients, from prairie berry Danish pastries to round rustic loaves of whole wheat sourdough miche.