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Duane, left, and Dave MacDonald, co-owners of Callbecks Home Hardware and now Leon’s Summerside, celebrated the latter’s official opening on April 17. Their company purchased the Leon’s franchise for P.E.I. from D.P. Murphy earlier this year and subsequently relocated it from Charlottetown to Summerside. Colin MacLean

Leon's furniture store completes relocation from Charlottetown to Summerside

Colin MacLean · Journalist |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

The cutting of a bright yellow ribbon has marked a homecoming for a long-time Summerside business. Dave MacDonald held the scissors; he is co-owner, along with his brother Duane, of Callbecks Home Hardware and its associated family of businesses. On ...

Cove Soda founders Ryan and John MacLellan outside the Bayers Lake Costco on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Cove Soda will now be available in Costcos across the United States.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

THE WRAP: $100 million in soda, streamlined shellfish, and only the poor change eating habits

Brian Mumford · Digital editor |Updated Apr. 21, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Cove spilling into U.S. big box market “It wasn’t very long ago our goal was $10 million (in revenue),” John MacLellan, co-founder of Cove drinks, said during an interview on Tuesday. Now they're looking at a $100 million revenue forecast following a ...

Richard Paquet is owner of The Knotty Pretzel, which operated at the Downtown Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market on Queen Street. - Contributed

Food vendors no longer allowed at downtown Charlottetown market say they are disappointed

Logan MacLean · Journalist |Updated Apr. 18, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

For Sandra Sunil and her family at 4S Catering, the news was a surprise.  They are one of eight food vendors at the Downtown Farmers’ and Artisans' Market in Charlottetown that will not be able to operate at the market this year.  The vendors all ...

People browse the Downtown Farmers’ Market July 3. The downtown market will run on Sundays from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. until September. - Alison Jenkins • The Guardian

‘Pretty upset, pretty confused:’ Some vendors unhappy with new site for Downtown Charlottetown Farmers' and Artisans' Market

Logan MacLean · Journalist |Updated Apr. 12, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

The Downtown Charlottetown Farmers' and Artisans' Market will have a new home for 2024 in front of Founders’ Food Hall and Market. But Luther Lather shaving cream will not be there. The city announced on social media on April 10 that the market would ...

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Prices at the Pumps: Winter shift driving prices up

Scott Squires · Producer video/audio |Updated Apr. 11, 2024 |1 min read Video Premium content

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Rania Farouk Ismail, right, joins her husband, Walid Elbadri, and their eight-year-old son, Jawad Elbadri, inside their family restaurant, Tabali Grillz, in Charlottetown. The establishment offers a variety of authentic Egyptian and Middle Eastern dishes. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

New Charlottetown restaurant brings authentic Egyptian flavours to P.E.I.

Thinh Nguyen · Journalist |Updated Apr. 8, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

A newcomer family has opened a new restaurant in Charlottetown to introduce the cuisine of their home country to Prince Edward Islanders. Rania Farouk Ismail and her husband, Walid Elbadri, who are originally from Cairo, Egypt, have launched Tabali ...

Wanda Watters, the owner of Northern Watters Knitwear and Tartan Shop is getting ready for the 2024 cruise ship season. She is hoping to see more sales at her store than she did last year. Vivian Ulinwa • The Guardian

Charlottetown businesses prepare for first cruise ship of the season

Vivian Ulinwa · Reporter |Updated Apr. 8, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

The first cruise ship for the 2024 season is set to arrive in Charlottetown on April 8 and P.E.I. businesses are gearing up.  Inside a knitwear and tartan shop on Victoria Row in downtown Charlottetown, the staff have been getting ready. The store ...

Among the celebrations this year at the Keltic Lodge will be the facility’s 82nd birthday along with a host of other special events that staff hope will attract a wealth of former and new visitors to the facility. CONTRIBUTED

THE WRAP: Keltic woes, merger noes and Popeyes preps for Cape Breton

Brian Ward · Managing Editor |Updated Apr. 5, 2024 |5 min read

Closing time at old Keltic Lodge The space that launched a thousand tourism ads, the old Keltic Lodge, is closing indefinitely. Fixing up the grand, storied structure simply costs too much. The resort will run at half capacity this summer, with the ...

A sign on the doors of Alweather Windows and Doors in Burnside says the business will be temporarily closed from April 1 to May 15 due to an ownership transition. 
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

Future of Alweather Windows and Doors seems fragile

Bill Spurr · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 4, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Though they’ve been manufacturing windows, the future of the employees of Alweather Windows and Doors is unclear. Phone calls to the Dartmouth firm, in business for more than 40 years, are answered by an artificially generated recording, addressed to ...

Danya O’Malley, left, executive director of P.E.I. Family Violence Prevention Services, and Emily Anne Fullerton, development co-ordinator for the organization, prepare to chow down on their "Gettin' Diggy Wit It' burgers as part of P.E.I. Burger Love at Lone Oak Brewpub in Charlottetown on April 3. Dave Stewart • The Guardian

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P.E.I. Burger Love returns with a record number of restaurants participating

Dave Stewart · Journalist |Updated Apr. 4, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

P.E.I. Burger Love is back this year in a big way with a record 90 restaurants serving 88 different burgers. Some restaurants are serving three burgers and some restaurants have more than one location and are serving the same burger, thus the ...

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