Category: Shopping
What’s going in next to the Food Basics at Hazeldean/Huntmar?
One of Stittsville’s frequently asked questions is what’s being built next to the Food Basics at Hazeldean and Huntmar. The property belongs to the North American Development Group, and according…
Hotel and restaurants planned for Tanger Phase 2
The City of Ottawa has received a site plan control application from RioCan for Phase 2 of the Tanger Outlets complex. It includes plans for a six-storey hotel and six free-standing…
Meet Elizabeth Kondruss, curator of Stittsville’s Barbie museum
If you’ve ever visited the “new” Stittsville Flea Market on Carp Road, you’ve stumbled on the Barbie collection that belongs to Elizabeth Kondruss, pictured above. There are over 20,000 dolls…
Fishing and hunting store Cabela’s coming to Kanata
(Press release from Cabela’s) A 70,000-square-foot Cabela’s store will be located near the intersection of Palladium Drive and Highway 417. It will anchor the newly planned Kanata West Centre, which…
Stittsville student hosts second annual jewelry fundraiser for Nunavut
Last year, as a grade 12 student, I organized a charity sale called ALL THAT GLAM, a sale of gently-used jewelry and handbags to raise money for school breakfast programs…
LETTER: Looking for ideas to support small business in Stittsville
Here’s a letter that StittsvilleCentral.ca received from Stittsville real estate rep Tim Larocque: With the Christmas season upon us and the opening of the Tanger Outlets, it is very easy to spend…
Where to find a pumpkin near Stittsville
(Pumpkins off Upper Dyer Road. Photo by Barry Gray.) Sure, you can pick up a Halloween pumpkin for a few dollars at your favourite grocery store — but it’s more…
Tanger review: “Is there anything we Canadians won’t do for some good shopping?”
I am a self-proclaimed expert outlet shopper. I venture across the border a couple times a year and snag as many off season deals as I can, to stock…
Tanger review: “Much fanfare and ensuing chaos”
Yesterday was the day many Ottawa-area retail enthusiasts were waiting for. The Tanger Outlet Mall in Kanata opened its doors amid much fanfare and ensuing chaos. If you made it…
SHOPOCALYPSE NOW: Tanger Outlets opening day recap
(Photo: An unidentified woman changes a diaper while parked on the side of the Queensway, en route to Tanger Outlets on opening day. Photo via @PaulaMcCooey on Twitter.) Traffic jams…
New OC Transpo route 196 will serve Tanger Outlets on evenings and weekends
UPDATE (October 14): We asked the City of Ottawa about the details behind the new bus route that’s being at least partially funded by Tanger Oulets. Here’s what Mikael Leroux, Acting…
Work in progress: Photos of the Tanger Outlets dining hall
Here’s another look behind-the-scenes at the new Tanger Outlets, dining hall courtesy of Grace Odumo from local fashion blog 613 Style. A dining hall is what we used to call a food court,…
One-day Etsy marketplace at Sensplex this Saturday
(Photo courtesy of Emily Arbour / Hello Yellow.) This Saturday, Bell Sensplex (1565 Maple Grove Road) will host a one-day marketplace featuring nearly 200 sellers from Ottawa showcasing their handmade…
Behind-the-scenes tour of Tanger Outlets
Grace Odumo of local fashion blog 613 Style recently got a behind-the-scenes look at the Tanger Outlet stores under construction. We asked her what stood out the most during her visit.…
Fancy yourself an artist? Subway is hiring for new Tanger Outlet location
The new Subway location is looking for people with customer experience to staff their new Tanger Outlet location. A job fair will take place at Subway’s Kanata Centrum store on Monday,…