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Amusé Coffee Co. Opens Pop Up Location In VentureNorth Building In Downtown
/Local café Amusé Coffee Co., which opened its first location at 641 George St. in 2015, has now also opened a "pop up" location for its authentic Paris-inspired charm of fair trade organic whole bean coffee and baked goods in the main lobby of the VentureNorth Building in downtown Peterborough.
Photo courtesy FastStart Peterborough
Owner Lindsay Brock will be serving Amusé products on Mondays and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the hopes of eventually being there more days.
“I’m so excited to be expanding into VentureNorth, they have so many exciting things happening in this building and I’m really happy to be connected to that,” says Brock. “We are currently here Mondays and Wednesdays for March, and hopefully on a more permanent basis thereafter.”
Amusé founder Lindsay Brock at her second location (photo courtesy FastStart Peterborough)
Amusé Coffee Co., which sprung out of the FastStart Peterborough program for budding entrepreneurs, continues to serve Fair Trade Organic whole bean coffee, premium loose tea, and a range of baked goods and brunch options with a French-feel.
The VentureNorth Building is located at 270 George St. N.
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Ritual Apothecary To Open In Downtown Peterborough After Winning Win This Space
/Nadine McCallen is the grand prize winner of Win This Space 2018, which includes a storefront free for a year in beautiful downtown Peterborough. The announcement was made at The Venue on Thursday night (March 1st) in front of a great crowd.
McCallen owns The Willow's Bark and will be opening a new store called Ritual Apothecary in the downtown. Her shop will sell locally produced skincare, herbal remedies and household products from a variety of sustainable companies focusing on wildcrafted, organic and unrefined ingredients.
Nadine McCallen pictured after announcement at The Venue
McCallen is looking to create a social space where people can blend their own teas while sitting and reading a book or participating in a workshop.
“It’s inspiring to see all these creative ideas for new businesses that people want to open here in downtown Peterborough,” says Terry Guiel, Executive Director of the Downtown Business Improvement Area. “I’d like to congratulate Nadine on all her hard work and earning this lifechanging prize.”
McCallen
McCallen was selected by the Win This Space judges who evaluated the Top 10 applicants to the program. The Top 10 spent the last three months fine-tuning their proposals at workshops focused on marketing, financial planning and business plans.
“Last year we had five Win This Space participants open shop,” says Guiel. “It doesn’t end with Win This Space. It’s a lot of work to open a storefront and we’re here with our Win This Space partners to make sure that those with determination and a strong business plan have the support they need to pursue their entrepreneurial dream.”
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After Damage From Fire Natas Café Re-Opens Just In Time For Christmas
/Just five weeks after damage from a fire and flooding, Natas Café has re-opened its doors in downtown Peterborough.
Photo courtesy DBIA
The popular George Street café re-opened Friday morning (December 22nd) as excited patrons returned for their favourite coffee, espresso and sandwiches.
Owner Steve Francis (Photo courtesy DBIA)
Photo courtesy DBIA
Neighbouring business Simple, which also sustained significant damage during the fire on November 17th, is still undergoing renovations but has opened a temporary location at the entrance to Peteborough Square.
Photo courtesy DBIA
