My partner in life is superbly skilled in a variety of areas, but shopping and anything to do with retail is her true forté. Of course there are some areas where she knows that her expertise is limited, so she just avoids those...
Read MoreIn early April, 79-year-old Lorraine White did what lots of Yukoners do: she held a garage sale.White, who was moving to Vancouver Island, sold her furniture and old china at her Takhini senior’s residence, and gave away the...
Read MoreFor Patrick Jackson, the owner and operator of Changing Gear, it seems like only yesterday that he moved from Vancouver up to the Yukon, but 20 years later he’s still here using his experience and passion to run a successful...
Read MoreIt’s May. The time to spring-clean which, for me, means emptying out my closets and passing on the gently-worn-but-no-longer-fitting clothes to someone else to love. Especially my jeans, which have survived my hopes of losing...
Read MoreBack for a third year, the annual Whitehorse Nuit Blanche all-night arts festival brings together national and local artists for an unforgettable solstice weekend.Fancy yourself a night owl? Get ready for 12 hours of engaging...
Read More“Garage sale-ing” describes the act of heading out on a Saturday morning, coffee and local classifieds in hand, to find the next steal-of-a-deal. The feeling aroused by discovering said deal(s) is a cheap thrill that brings many...
Read MoreStuff’s got to be old to make it worthwhile for Tara Hale to hit the pavement bright and early every weekend. Hale and her sister Sandy Schmidt have a standing Saturday morning garage sale date from May to August — no...
Read MoreYard sales are interesting places to observe human nature.The best moment is when you have to look the homeowner in the eyes and negotiate the price of that Password game. It says 25 cents, but you know that’s just the...
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