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Three New Openings, Vegan Pierogi, + Lunch Box Ideas!

September 20, 2019 By Kari Leave a Comment

Hidden gems, cool local products, and unique events happening in the Edmonton area.
Scroll down to see what made your Local Love List this week!

The Local Love List is published every Friday. Be sure to pop back next week to see what’s up!
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Gibbard Block Is Open!

  • The long-awaited, much-anticipated Gibbard Block is now buzzing with business! Three tenants opened their doors this week on the main floor – June’s Delicatessen, Highlands Liquor, and Fox Burger!

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  • The historic building at the corner of 112th and 65th street (Highlands) underwent a year-long overhaul and restoration made possible by a successful Kickstarter campaign. The next phase includes plans for a 3,000 ft co-work space on the second floor and back patio as well as an eight-suite bed and breakfast on the third floor. More on that here. 

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Plant-Based Lunch Box

  • Time to up your lunchbox game! Next Saturday, September 28, Marni Ashcroft – the owner of Glow Juicery and Jenna Pryor – co-owner of Plum Home + Design are hosting a healthy lunch and snack inspiration event. It goes down from 2-3pm at Plum (Oliver Exchange Building). You’ll learn how to get creative with your plant-based meal planning so your kids get excited to eat healthy! Only 20 spots are available. Sign up here! 

Edmonton Local Love-4

Community League Day

  • Here’s a great way to get to know your neighbours! Tomorrow (Saturday, September 21) is Community League Day in Edmonton. This year, over 50 Community Leagues are hosting free family-friendly events to celebrate.
    The day is full of accessible activities for all with programming ranging from community-harvested dinners to karaoke showdowns and firework displays! Here’s a full map with all Community League Day events

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Prairie Grid

    • A truly cool culinary experience is happening tomorrow (Saturday, September 21) in Edmonton and somehow there are still a few tickets available! Prairie Grid, Canada’s only travelling pop-up restaurant and celebrates all aspects of Prairie food and creative culture. Top chefs from cities across Canada come together to create an innovative meal while you experience fashion, art, and live music. Details and tickets here.

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Floc Boutique

  • The perfect way to get rid of those jeans you don’t wear anymore. Denim Days is on Floc Boutique until September 28. Donate a pair of gently-used denim and get 20% off a new pair! Donations will be made to Terra Centre which empowers pregnant and parenting teens to succeed.

Edmonton Local Love-7

Vegan Pierogis

  • We stumbled upon these amazing vegan pierogis at the 124 Street Grand Market last Thursday. The vegan options include vegan cheese and potato and coconut bacon and potato, made with local and organic ingredients. Absolutely delicious! You can also pick some up at The Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market every Saturday. Check them out on Instagram here.

Edmonton Local Love-8

Local Gift Catalogue

  • Edmonton Made has released it’s fresh Gifted catalogue featuring 107 amazing creations from 86 locally-based companies. You can flip through the curated third edition right here. Never too early to start shopping for Christmas!

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Bacon Day For Mental Health

  • There’s an awesome event happening tomorrow night (Saturday, September 21) aimed around creating positive mental health in the hospitality industry. In The Weeds is a group passionate about creating a healthy and safe working environment for members of the Edmonton food and beverage community. They’re hoping to raise $30K this year for programs and support. Proceeds from this year’s Bacon Day Collaboration will go to In the Weeds. Tickets here! 

Edmonton Local Love-10

Understanding Human Trafficking

  • Learn more about the prevalence of human trafficking in Edmonton at an event hosted by The Virtual Effect next Thursday, September 26. Here are more details and tickets to Elevate: Understanding Human Trafficking.

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New At KariSkelton.com

Ethically-Made, Snake-Inspired Leather Boots: Here’s how I styled my new ethically-made, snake-inspired leather boots definitely the ‘It’ print of the season! Shop my look here.

Edmonton Local Love-12

Dress Up, Dress Down Joggers: These dress up, dress down joggers are so versatile and comfy! Shop my look here.

Edmonton Local Love-13

How To Style Your Lululemon Mom Uniform: I’ve teamed up with a few of my Canadian Insta Mom friends to show you how to style your Lululemon Mom Uniform. Find links to shop all outfits here! 

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Read past Local Love Lists here!

 

Don’t forget to Pin this to your Explore Edmonton and Edmonton Hidden Gems boards and follow me on Pinterest here.

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Do you know of any hidden gems, cool local product, or unique events happening in the Edmonton area that may be a fit for the Local Love List? Please email me!

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➡️ Follow @kariskelton where I share tons of local and Alberta finds for families, stuff to do with your kiddos, and motherhood tips and tricks. We often get into meaningful chats about parenthood too. 

Say hi below! 

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We'll be showing you what our Elf 
Candi🍭 does each day this year so you can share in the joy of the season! We would love to see what your elf is up to as well so be sure to tag us!❤️ 

We're also wondering if she may bring a new elf friend with her this year. 🤔 How cool would that be?! 

🍭Last year she decorated Wyatt's bedroom door with a whole bunch of cool stuff she brought from the North Pole including blown up candy canes, swirly mints, twinkle lights, and a few fun Christmas garland. What do you think?

#elfculture #elfontheshelf #Canditheelf Elf on the Shelf door decoration, decorate your door, Kids room deocrations, Christmas decorations for your kids room.
SAVE this! Pet lovers gift idea! 35% off - today o SAVE this! Pet lovers gift idea! 35% off - today only. Comment 'Puppy Love' and I'll send you the 🇨🇦 link to shop. 🙌

I told my husband not to look at my latest reel because it's a gift for him. If you're reading this, hunny - Merry Christmas! 🤣

Cover photo shot a few years back by @luminariecreative ❤️

#cybermondaydeal #canadiancybermonday #canadianlink #petsocks #sockswithfaces

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Ask any questions in the comments ⤵️ I'm an open book on this one. Feel free to share with someone who may need it. I believe sharing our struggles and stories helps all of us feel less alone.

Ry and I had the talks that maybe this wouldn't happen for us. The biggest heartache in that was thinking Wyatt wouldn't have a sibling- something we wanted for him. ❤️

If you're unfamiliar with our story:

- In 2014 we had a miscarriage at 15 weeks.💔

- Found out I have an 'incompetent cervix' 🙄 and would need a cerclage for future pregnancies.

- Six months later we were pregnant with Wyatt! ❤️

- Wyatt was born in July 2015.

- A few years later we started trying for another babe.

- It turned out to be a 2.5 year journey. In 2021, we took the summer off trying (I turnes 40) and our first month back in the game - boom. 💃 Pregnant!

- Two significant scares in my pregnancy. 

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