Daniela Province

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Is singing the new self-care?

by Daniela Province on August 23, 2019, no comments

Lisa Poulson never imagined that at the age of 54 she’d be performing at Bottom of the Hill with a backing band — but that’s before she discovered how something as simple as singing lessons would transform her life. Taking up singing as an adult provided a way to reconnect with herself after leaving a […]

Birdies feathers a nest on Union Street

by Daniela Province on March 13, 2019, no comments

When Birdies founders Bianca Gates and Marisa Sharkey launched their line of luxury slippers designed for indoor entertaining, they were just dipping their toes into the waters of a lifestyle brand. A little over two years later, they’ve raised $2 million from prominent venture capital firms and strategic angel investors, and just opened a new […]

Cherry Bombe’s Jubilee gathering provides food for thought

by Daniela Province on March 13, 2019, no comments

For a community reeling from the North Bay fires and still in the thick of it, a sense of collective grief cast a shadow over Jubilee, the annual conference on women and food held Oct. 14 and hosted by Cherry Bombe magazine. Some participants, like Dominique Crenn and Williams Sonoma brand president Janet Hayes, had […]