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Around the (Crafty) World: New York City and Brooklyn
Next up on our around the world segment is New York City and Brooklyn. Spins & Needles visited in September 2007 to check out the crafty scene and host a party at the Etsy Labs! I also took a...
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Seattle: Spins & Needles Meets the Space Needle
Seattle’s Space Needle This past weekend was a long weekend for us in Ontario so we were itching to go on a trip somewhere. We picked Seattle and Portland, two cities we had never visited before and...
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Portland: Day Trip and Keeping It Weird
Portland street art at intersection between Belmont and Hawthorne Here’s a little post on our day trip to Portland. We have heard so many things about this city in the past few years in terms of it...
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Moncton: Artsy et Vintage est Ouvert (Part 1)
This past weekend was a long weekend for me and the boy, so we headed out to the east coast, land of fishes and delish lobster, for a mini-trip by the sea. Actually, we didn’t see much sea since I’ve...
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Moncton: Clementines, Maritimes and æ (Part 2)
Seeing a creative entrepreneurial person open up a space is impressive but to see an entire family dedicated to keeping the local scene fresh with several spaces – that is truly inspiring! In the last...
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Halifax: Long Live the Queen Festival and Other To-Dos
What’s the best way to spend Victoria Day long weekend? Go to an art, DIY and music festival that celebrates the Queen. We spent the last leg of our Maritime adventures in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We...
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Day Trip to Baltimore: Charm, Crabcakes and Visionary Art
After scoring an amazing package deal, J and I flew down to North America’s other capital city and met up with my Dutch friend Mirte for the start of a three city, three day vacation. First stop was...
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Day Trip to Philadelphia: History, Liberty and Cheesesteaks
Next city on our three-day, three-city itinerary was Philly. Home of cheesesteaks and the Liberty Bell. We got caught in traffic (a normally 2.5 hour drive took us 4 hours plus $15 in tolls) and got...
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Day Trip to Washington: Breakers, Busboys and Hanging on the Hill
The last city on our three day va-cay was Washington, DC. We felt a little guilty having swept through the other two cities so we made a point to spend our last day flaneuring about the city and...
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Beyond the Guidebook: Spins & Needles Guide to Finding Local Events and...
Spins & Needles is taking a wee break this April (we’re on vacation!) but we will be back to regular scheduled programming with a party on May 25. In the meantime, we thought we’d put together our...
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