Huddle’s Top 10 New Brunswick Stories Of 2020
Covid-19, new shops and restaurants and … dragons and haunted houses. Our top stories are an eclectic mix of your concerns and interests once again.
New Brunswick
How Covid-19 Gave This Urban Planner From Iran The Push To Launch Her Dream Business
It was while growing up in Iran where Simara Pira first discovered her love for making and designing jewellery. A few decades, a move to Saint John, and a global pandemic later, she’s finally launched her own business: Gillary.
This Business Helps Sell The Stuff You Don’t Want Anymore
Randy Johnston of Moncton sells the items people don’t want anymore on online marketplaces. They make a bit of money, and he does, too.
Signs Of Generosity: Halifax Family Business Helps People In Need
The Leights family started selling Covid-19 related wooden signs that read “Stay The Blazes Home” and “Wash Your Hands You Filthy Animals.” These signs raised $600 that all went to providing lunches at Hope Cottage, located on Brunswick Street.
New Meal Service Brings Caribbean Flavours, With A French Twist, To Halifax Homes
Local chef Tobenna Wells is making a name for himself in the city with his new venture, Bajan Epicures.
Trinity Galleries Celebrating Major Milestone
The uptown Saint John gallery has showcased top local artists for the past 25 years.
This Fredericton Startup Is Reimagining The Adult Drink
Lucinda Hughey compares the non-alcoholic drinks she has created so far to vermouth and Campari and she has also developed a chocolate dessert drink.
Fredericton Start-Up To Expand Their Snak. Kitchen
Hannah Watson, founder of the nutritious-snack-food-focused Snak., is planning to move into her Mackenzie Road commercial kitchen in December.
Owner Of Country Liberty Strikes Deal For $150,000 On Dragons’ Den
When Sawyer Hannay stepped onto the Dragons’ Den stage for filming, the feeling took him back to his days as a competitive hockey player. Making a successful business pitch on the hit show could mean a huge boost for his clothing brand, Country Liberty.
J’s Asian Kitchen Set To Open Second Fredericton Location
Co-owner Gina Lee says fans of the restaurant on the south side, which offers a variety of Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese cuisine, are excited that a new location is opening up.
