If you’re looking for a specific record, you’ll probably find it at Brian’s Record Option in #Kingston – but you’ll need his help. Thousands of records are piled up in every corner of his downtown shop, but somehow he always knows where everything is.

In 1973, David and Penny Chapman bought an old creamery and started a small business making ice cream. They built up their company bit by bit, while staying true to where it all began in #Markdale, a village south of Georgian Bay.

When Charlie first came to Canada, he couldn’t find groceries from back home so he decided to open his own store. More than two decades later, Charlie’s is a full family operation that feels like a second home for anyone looking for a taste of the Caribbean in #Mississauga.

Corsini’s was more than just a grocery store when it set up shop in 1928 on James Street North in #Hamilton. It was a place where Italian immigrants found what they needed to make a new home. The once-bustling strip was later hit hard by the recession, but is now a creative hub for newcomers […]

“They sell fresh scallops harvested off the Grand Banks here in Nova Scotia, brought in on ships every day and sold by Adams and Knickle by the pound. Fresh. They’re 10 dollars a pound today, they used to be cheaper. They’re so fresh and sweet. I eat them raw. The locals eat them raw.” – […]