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  • Woodbridge’s Blinds to Go manager Ognjan Pavlovic has worked across Canada and the United States but says the citizens here stand out for their candidness. “Sometimes it’s hard get to...

    Vaughan’s window of opportunity

    Woodbridge’s Blinds to Go manager Ognjan Pavlovic has worked across Canada and the United States but says the citizens here stand out for their candidness. “Sometimes it’s hard get to...

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  • Wearing four-inch heels while baking cakes and cupcakes has helped Adrienne D’Amico and Cat D’Agostino make a name for their company. In 2009 the friends teamed up to open We...

    Stilettoed storekeepers

    Wearing four-inch heels while baking cakes and cupcakes has helped Adrienne D’Amico and Cat D’Agostino make a name for their company. In 2009 the friends teamed up to open We...

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  • Planet Play combines laser tag, indoor playground under one roof Welcome to Planet Play. That’s the name of Vaughan’s newest family entertainment facility, which boasts nearly 1,000 square metres of...

    Play, and play some more

    Planet Play combines laser tag, indoor playground under one roof Welcome to Planet Play. That’s the name of Vaughan’s newest family entertainment facility, which boasts nearly 1,000 square metres of...

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  • Owner says new store is like 40 in one Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet...

    Heroes in Vaughan

    Owner says new store is like 40 in one Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet...

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  • The secret to Vicentina Fine Foods’ success may be in the recipe for Mike Mannara’s porchetta sandwiches. His daughter Genny Branco says it is their signature and best-selling dish. “He’s...

    Porchetta sandwiches key to shop’s success

    The secret to Vicentina Fine Foods’ success may be in the recipe for Mike Mannara’s porchetta sandwiches. His daughter Genny Branco says it is their signature and best-selling dish. “He’s...

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  • Serenity Spa and Laser takes top prize in health Cindy Chiovitti hopes to show other moms they can have the best of both worlds. “I’d like to be an inspiration...

    Relaxing win

    Serenity Spa and Laser takes top prize in health Cindy Chiovitti hopes to show other moms they can have the best of both worlds. “I’d like to be an inspiration...

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  • Toronto-based bakery Pita Break expands to Vaughan After 15 years of baking bread, it’s time to take a Pita Break. But not for long, as the family-owned business recently expanded...

    Making the dough

    Toronto-based bakery Pita Break expands to Vaughan After 15 years of baking bread, it’s time to take a Pita Break. But not for long, as the family-owned business recently expanded...

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  • By ANN RUPPENSTEIN Friends Melissa Caiazzo and Milea Rollo teamed up to open Haven Salon and Spa on October 12, 2010. “It was something we wanted to do for years,”...

    Friends joined to form award-winning Haven

    By ANN RUPPENSTEIN Friends Melissa Caiazzo and Milea Rollo teamed up to open Haven Salon and Spa on October 12, 2010. “It was something we wanted to do for years,”...

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  • By ANN RUPPENSTEIN When Ginette Guimond started the Maple Academy of Dance 14 years ago it consisted of two staff members, 80 students and one dance studio. Today the company...

    Dancing to be the best

    By ANN RUPPENSTEIN When Ginette Guimond started the Maple Academy of Dance 14 years ago it consisted of two staff members, 80 students and one dance studio. Today the company...

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  • The city’s favourite businesses recognized at first annual Best of Vaughan Awards By OMAR MOSLEH Vaughan’s entrepreneurial spirit was on full display at the Best of Vaughan Awards on Sept....

    Best of the best take a bow

    The city’s favourite businesses recognized at first annual Best of Vaughan Awards By OMAR MOSLEH Vaughan’s entrepreneurial spirit was on full display at the Best of Vaughan Awards on Sept....

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