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.
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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.
Huddle Helps You Survive The Holidays: 2020 Edition
In the spirit of the first Maritimes Holiday Survival Guide we did back in 2015, we thought we’d made an updated version to suit the year 2020.
Decision Not To Reopen Dining Rooms ‘Devastating’ For Restaurant Owners
Kourosh Rad, the owner of Garden Food Bar & Lounge, says it doesn’t make sense to say businesses are safe enough to open, but restaurants are too dangerous.
72 Halifax Restaurants Opened During The Pandemic, But Many Don’t Qualify For Support
Zoey Boosey opened Saké Restaurant & Bar on October 24. A few weeks later, the city went into a second lockdown and she found out new restaurants like hers didn’t qualify for major government supports.
What If A Salesperson Could Read Your Mind? Sue Stanfield Has An App That Tries
The owner of Take It Outside and The Trail Shop has created Checkmate Experience, an app that gives customers a more direct line of communication with their favorite shops.
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.
Fraser Institute Says Mounting Debt To Save Economy Will Cost Canadians In The Future
A Halifax-based policy analyst is warning taxpayers they should be concerned about the country’s rising debt and deficit
