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September 23, 2014

By 2017, people walking past the Kingston Road Y will see a brand-new basketball court and pool right from the street. “It’s like you’re at gallery level,” says local developer […]

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July 29, 2014
From left, Lucky Nessa, Protima Sarker, and Jamee Ara Hosne of the Dunia Design Collective at the AccessPoint community centre on Danforth Avenue. From everyday shirts and skirts to laptop covers, pillows, even wedding dresses, the women at Dunia Design Collective can design and sew it all. Designer Lucky Nessa described the group’s style as a hybrid of contemporary Western and Bangladeshi styles. While they show finished pieces at craft fairs and community events, most of Dunia’s work is custom-made. Working Saturdays from the AccessPoint centre at Danforth and Victoria Park, all the women in the three year-old collective learned to design and sew in Bangladesh. Home to some of the world’s best cotton, and muslin so fine that “a whole saree can pass through a ring,” Bangladesh also has a strong tradition of home designers that has the effect of turning thousands of families into competing fashion houses. To learn more or to place an order, email duniacollective@gmail.com. PHOTO: Andrew Hudson
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Ellen Godfrey, who opened Loving Nature Natural Foods 10 years ago at Kingston Road and Victoria Park Avenue, greets customers on Jan. 8 with a fresh pot of peppermint tea on the counter and a batch of favourite recipes behind it. PHOTO: Andrew Hudson
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