Category Archives: 30 Days of Edmonton

30 Days of Edmonton: Day 30, Union Bank Inn & Madison’s Grill

First of all, I want to thank the community for all of their support over the past month and a half. Your response to my little musings and the stories of some of Edmonton’s entrepreneurs has been a pleasant surprise. I feel like I dove into this experience not really sure what I was looking...

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30 Days of Edmonton: Day 29, Audreys Books

Day 29! Wow…how did that happen? It feels like just yesterday that I was putting this crazy idea into action. Today on the blog is a business that I would consider to be an Edmonton landmark. Audreys books isn’t just about shelves filled with neatly bound pages, but a place to discover something unique and...

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30 Days of Edmonton: Day 28, Lucky Strike Custom Tattoos

So you want a little ink? Or maybe a lot…but where do you start? That was kind of my thought as I stepped into a tattoo studio for the first time in my life on Monday. So I asked Sam, the owner of Lucky Strike, how this all works. The fact that Sam is such...

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30 Days of Edmonton: Day 27, The Blue Plate Diner

I think it was probably around the time I started working downtown that I discovered the Blue Plate Diner. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it’s been one of the most recommended restaurants over the course of this blog series, and for good reason. It’s honestly something that’s hard to describe because it is...

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[...] Nokomis and buy a dress,” she told me. Amanda’s other local favorites include Blue Plate Diner (which she profiled on day 27), and Red Ribbon (which she profiled on day 9). “We need the dynamic that local business brings [...]

30 Days of Edmonton: Day 26, Homeset & Girl Friday

Today on the blog we have a different sort of business, mostly because it does not have a store front, but instead it comes to you. We’re talking about house sitting, pet sitting, errands, organization…all those things that cause you stress and leave you feeling like you haven’t had a break in years. Lisa is...

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Judy Allan - December 22, 2010 - 12:42 am

I am so happy to see Homeset grow and be successful. Lisa is wonderful, our dogs are so happy while we are away. I think we were one of Lisa’s first clients and have booked her for all our holiday’s. We couldn’t be happier and neither could the dogs

Judy Allan

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