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Tuesday April 16th, 2013

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Victoria, BC City Guide

Today’s Victoria, BC City Guide comes to us from Bonnie Wilson, owner of vintage furnishings store Gild & Co (opening in Vancouver in 2013).  After eight plus years working in the corporate world, Bonnie recently left her desk job to pursue her passion and open a vintage and new furniture and home décor boutique.  She gives much…

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Sunday June 12th, 2011

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comox valley guide

comox valley guide

Our Comox Valley City Guide update comes to us from Simone Thompson, a designer and photographer living in Comox Valley, Vancouver.  As a resident of the Valley for the past 10 years, Simone has learned the ins and outs of this ocean-side city.  Today, she shares with us some of my many new additions to the…

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Tuesday April 5th, 2011

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halifax, nova scotia city guide

halifax, nova scotia city guide

Image above by Julia Rothman Today’s City Guide comes from Kristina Robinson, a writer and editor at Best Coast Editorial who currently resides in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Kristina shares a guide to the vibrant city of Halifax, complete with museums, bookstores and organic eateries. Thanks, Kristina, for this wonderful guide! — Stephanie CLICK HERE for the full…

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Tuesday February 15th, 2011

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winnipeg city guide

winnipeg city guide

Illustration by Julia Rothman Today’s Winnipeg city guide comes from Lenore Hume, an ad-agency copywriter by day and a vintage-furniture upcycler by night, who lives in the prairie city of Winnipeg. She chronicles tales of her first love, first dog, first house and first business Lather Creations in her blog, Lather. Write. Repeat. In her…

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Tuesday October 5th, 2010

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ottawa city guide

ottawa city guide

Image via Wallpapers.com Today’s Ottawa City Guide come to us from Krista Leben, the designer behind urbanite jewelry and the founder of Ottawa’s Craft Co-Op. Krista understands that Ottawa may have a boring rep compared to other Canadian cities, so she has compiled a list of the top restaurants, shops, and additional “treats” to highlight…

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Tuesday August 10th, 2010

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toronto guide {update}

toronto guide {update}

illustration by julia rothman oh, canada! today’s toronto city guide update comes from angelune des lauriers, a lover of art & design, and a contributor to the toronto craft alert (a community hub and online service for craft, DIY and design related activity happening in Toronto). by day, angelune works in drinking water protection and…

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Tuesday January 12th, 2010

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vancouver guide

vancouver guide

today’s first city guide is dedicated to an area i’ve been dying to explore: vancouver, bc. vancouver native erin gibbs will be walking us through great places to visit, shop, eat and stay so i hope you’ll enjoy her guide as much as i did. i plan on printing this sucker out for a trip…

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Tuesday April 7th, 2009

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montreal design guide

montreal design guide

[image via Nino H] today’s city guide is devoted to montreal- one of the cities i’ve most wanted to visit for the past few years. i’ve always heard such wonderful stories about friends and family’s trips to montreal so today i’m thrilled to have a wonderful city guide, written by marie-eve of lake jane, to…

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Tuesday March 17th, 2009

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calgary guide

calgary guide

today’s first city guide (stay tuned for columbus, ohio this afternoon!) is dedicated to calgary! i’ve been wanting to add more canadian content to d*s so i’m thrilled to post this guide, written by lindsay bowman of fine things and big dreams and style north, today. linsday’s guide is jam-packed with great shops, attractions and…

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