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New In Town: “Renfrew Café” Soft Opening June 10th – 12th

10 Jun


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The Renfrew Café (also known as the Cafe for Contemporary Arts), 826 Renfrew Street, opens its doors today for a soft opening  from June 10th – 12th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.    They will be doing a little promo for all their new neighbours during the soft opening. Purchase one of their delicious pies and receive a free drink (hot or cold).  Pie flavours include Beef & Kimchi, Mushroom & Spinach  and Classic Apple. Prices range from $4.00 – $6.50.  The cafe will be serving Elysian Coffee and Oollo Tea. They will also have a supply of organic soda on hand. Their official Grand Opening will take place on Wednesday, June 18th.  Stop by and say hello.

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New In East Van – Giving Gifts & Company

15 May

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Things have been percolating along in one little reclaimed retail space on Main Street.  4570 Main Street is the home of a new co-operative store called Giving Gifts & Company (Main & 30th Avenue).  It opened its doors officially on April 6th and on May 2nd had a very successful grand opening.   Giving Gifts & Company started as a pop up shop and is now a unique concept in retail. It is a co-operative store made of variety of local vendors and artisans.   There are 2 regular vendors and stakeholders in this co-operative. Firstly, Lisa Pozin of Giving Gifts which sells fair trade and eco-friendly items many of  which make perfect gifts for children.  Secondly, Lesley Morris of Upscale Swag on Main  which sells some beautiful clothing and hand bags from designers in Los Angeles and New York as well as exclusive one of a kind fashion jewellery.

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The remainder of the shop comprises of a number of rotating vendors, the number of which may vary, at present there are 9.  There is quite an array of items.   Currently on hand are vintage clothing, shoes and accessories by Clare’s Collectibles, some amazing chocolates by Cocoa Nymph Chocolates, handmade kids clothing including bamboo baby blankets by Little MoSo, antique collectibles by Once Twice Vintage Design, stunning colourful artwork by Julia DiSano of Ebi Emporium and Green With Envy which specializes in air plants in well-designed terrariums. Then there is jewellery by Earth Essence Jewellery.  Certainly a little bit of something for everyone.   The rotating vendors are there generally for one month at a time, but some may be there for longer. It does mean there will always be something in different in store.  This new co-operative is an amazing opportunity for local artisans to get some exposure.  The store is open 6 days a week Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Sunday from Noon to 5:00 p.m. and closed Mondays.    Definitely worth stopping by and taking a look.

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New In Town – Dharma Dog Daycare

6 Mar

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Nik and Joanne Fabisiak are a busy couple these days. Not only are they pregnant and expecting their first child in few months, they just opened a new business, Dharma Dog Daycare, located at 1434 E 57th Ave, Vancouver, BC (Knight & 57th Street). Nik is a canine behaviour therapist and has extensive experience working with dogs. He is also a long time resident of East Vancouver.  Outside of dog daycare, Dharma Dog Daycare, will be offering grooming, dog walking and before long boarding and a shuttle service for pets. Monday, March 4th was their grand opening and as such, they are offering 50% off daycare services in the month of March. Also, if you are one of the first 500 likes on Facebook/Twitter, you could win a year’s worth of dog daycare.  To learn more about the services they offer and pricing, visit their website, Facebook page or pop in with your pooch to say hello.

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