After seven years and thousands of brunch-time sweet & saltys, EDNA has been sold. Owner Jenna Mooers announced today the sale of the much-beloved Gottingen Street eatery and its building, as well as jane’s catering and events, the next-door catering business and storefront take-away owned by her mother, Jane Wright. But don’t fret—everything is […]
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Rozina Darvesh walks the walk
The happy ending of The Wizard of Oz happens when Dorothy Gale realizes that as many wonders as there are over the rainbow, you don’t actually have to look that far to find your joy. She famously says, “If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my […]
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Women owning it
Women Taking Over The World With Tech is a Volta program that encourages and nurtures—you guessed it—females working in or wanting to get into the male-dominated technology sector. WTWT is also a rallying cry, an aspiration and a series of monthly events. But is a fact? Are women really a growing part of the tech […]
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Immigrant Women Entrepreneur Showcase offers education and opportunity
Immigrant Women Entrepreneur Showcase Pitch Competition Monday November 27, 6:30pm Halifax Central Library,5440 Spring Garden Road An entrepreneur workshop series and showcase is enabling female immigrants to develop and pitch ideas for potential businesses in Halifax. Business “is a very male-dominated area,” says project manager Kyla Doornbos. “What we aim to do with this project […]