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Community

The Charming Vancouver Corner Stores Anchoring Communities Through COVID

Will the new normal herald a return to the neighbourhood shops of old?

Community

Ode to A Vancouver Corner Store

Humble and hip.

A glorious beacon of community, coaxing the neighbourhood inwards.

MONTE Blog: Grain

Food and Drink

Grain Dry Goods

Farmers are friends.

The idea for Grain came naturally, sprouted from the ground and into a bowl of chickpeas.

Food and Drink

Nuez Nut Milk

Real food.

Strawberries changed Lauren Elbe’s life.

MONTE Blog: Janaki Larsen

Design

Janaki Larsen

Wabi-sabi.

There’s an organic quality not just in the aesthetics, but in her entire approach.

MONTECRISTO: Belmondo Skin Care

Beauty

Belmondo Skin Care

Second nature.

Belmondo is Italian for “beautiful world”, and Vancouver-based esthetician Daniela Belmoondo’s organic olive oil–based skin care line is all about enhancing and protecting beautiful skin with products derived from the earth’s pure and restorative ingredients.

MONTECRISTO: Beta5 Chocolates

Food and Drink

Beta5

Sleek treats.

Beta5’s look is sleek, minimal, modern, even a little cheeky, and you’ll find that true about the chocolate and their retail store–meets-workshop on Industrial Avenue too.