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Halifax: Long Live the Queen Festival and Other To-Dos

Long Live the Queen Festival Poster, Halifax, Nova Scotia - May 2010

What’s the best way to spend Victoria Day long weekend? Go [...]

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Moncton: Clementines, Maritimes and æ (Part 2)

Clementine Cafe, Moncton, New Brunswick

Seeing a creative entrepreneurial person open up a space is impressive but to see an entire family dedicated to keeping the [...]

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Moncton: Artsy et Vintage est Ouvert (Part 1)

Artsy et Vintage - Moncton, New Brunswick

This past weekend was a long weekend for me and the boy, so we headed out to the east coast, land [...]

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A Spring Day in Toronto

So hopefully the snow is gone for good (fingers crossed) and we can finally put that winter jacket away. Here’s few photos from spring weekenders to Toronto. Happy May weekend!

Springtime in TorontoContinue reading Soirée réconfortante du Lait

I last posted about the arrival of spring, but according to the Weather Network, we’ll be getting some flurries late next week (ouch – [...]

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Thank You for An Amazing Winterlude

Spins & Needles Opening Night

With the festival ending a few days ago, we want to give a big shout out to everyone who took the time to be part [...]

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Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Magda Sayeg (KnittaPlease)

Magda Sayeg: Mexico City Bus Project Magda Sayeg stitching for the Mexico City Bus Project, 2008

Fittingly, the seventh and final artist profile features who many would consider is [...]

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Sad Two Days: Installation Take Down

De-installation, Confederation Park

It was two sad days last Sunday and Monday when we de-installed the urban cozies from [...]

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Recap of Some of Our Memorable Urban Cozies

In addition to the contributions from the artists who have been profiled so far, here’s a recap of some memorable cozies. Don’t get us wrong – we love all the urban cozies that came to us, like they were are own! The ones that follow though definitely brought smiles [...]

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