Shop Local: Give the Gift of Time. Our Experiential Gift Guide.
If socks and candles aren’t quite cutting it this year, we have some ideas to give the gift of time. It can be an excuse to hang out, nudge someone to try something new or…
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Shop Local: Gift Ideas For The Awesome Kiddos, Tweens + Teens In Your Life
Struggling to find the perfect gift for your kids, tweens, or teens? Try our picks from around the neighbourhood, perfect for any age and interest!
Shop Local: Sustainable Gifts
The best gifts make your friends AND the planet happy. Here’s some eco-friendly inspiration for gifts to inspire a more sustainable lifestyle in 2020.
Shop Local: All The Hard to Buy for People
Secret Santa? Teacher? Babysitter? In-laws? Here’s some inspiration for those hard-to-buy-for people that deserve something special this holiday season.
Exchange District: Burger Week guide
It’s here! It’s here! Grab some napkins, a few pals and a big appetite! We have 14 different burgers for you to try this Burger Week — all within walking distance from each other.
Shop Like a Pop-Up Year Round
Throughout the summer, there’s no shortage of opportunities to visit pop-ups selling sustainable housewares and locally made fashion. Lucky for Exchange District residents, employees and visitors, there’s a spot to sustain this style of shopping…
A Small Celebration – Tiny Feast
A small celebration. This is the sensation owner Danika Bock wants people to feel when they buy something from her store in the Exchange District, Tiny Feast. The specialty stationery shop opened back in 2013…
What You Carry Should Reflect Who You Are
Your bag should reflect the person that you are. That’s what Jon Thiessen, co-owner of U.N. Luggage, believes. Lucky for anyone who hasn’t found the bag that tells their story yet, U.N. Luggage is hosting…
Shop the Exchange – Lennard Taylor
A return to slow fashion Lennard Taylor’s versatility as a clothing designer and painter is a great thing for women’s clothing – and the environment. Instead of encouraging people to buy the next trendy item…
Family affair woven into Rubia Darya’s fabric
For the women of nomadic tribes in West and Central Asia, weaving rugs together was a family affair, and a skill passed on from generation to generation. Inspired by their creativity and collaboration, Amy Blanchard,…
Forty years in the goldsmith trade has no trade-off
At first glance, it’s not the customer-facing Exchange District storefront that sets Sutton Smithworks apart from other jewellers – it’s the complex machinery and tools in the back-of-house where all the magic happens. Owner Tom…
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There’s a particular spirit to the way things are done in the Exchange District. Shop owners like to share in their wins, lift each other up – and combine forces to build up the overall…