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24 Hours in Sudbury
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March 26, 2018

24 Hours in Sudbury

Now personally I do not think that 24 hours in Sudbury is even close to enough but it’s doable. Whether you’re in town for work, a stop over, or you live here and just want to spend a day exploring – we suggest you start in Downtown Sudbury. Fuel your adventure with a coffee from one of our great local coffee shops. Salute Coffee Company, Kuppajo Espresso Bar, Old Rock Coffee and The Cedar Nest Decor Cafe are a few of our favourites. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Salute Coffee Company Ltd (@salute_coffee) Eat Breakfast.......

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20 ITEMS TO CHECK OFF YOUR ULTIMATE SUDBURY SPRING BUCKET LIST

Spring has sprung and with another season means another bucket list! We think Sudbury is great all year round so we’ve gotten into the seasonal habit of sharing our favourite bucket list items with you each season. There’s still snow on the ground so you’ve got time to knock those last few items off your Winter bucket list. But today SPRING HAS ARRIVED so we’re sharing our list of 25 items to check off your Sudbury Spring Bucket List. Support our community at the 4th Annual Blues for Food or the 6th Annual Cristina’s Coffee House. Go for a drive with......

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5 THINGS YOU HAVE TO EAT BEFORE YOU CAN CALL YOURSELF A SUDBURIAN

Since moving to Sudbury from Vancouver, and swapping my rain boots for snow boots, the gracious people of Sudbury have offered me countless amounts of recommendations regarding their favorite restaurants in town to visit.   The best food and restaurants in any given city is always a hotly debated topic, and Sudbury is no different.  And while I do love a good “best of” list, this list is not *exactly* that. This list comprises restaurants, and more specifically menu items, that could be considered quintessentially Sudbury.  The food that is as culturally significant in our town as they are delicious. ......

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LOL COMEDY FESTIVAL 2018 ROUND UP

Get ready to bust a gut! Its the most hilarious time of the year here in the Nickel City as LOL Comedy Festival gears up to present another weekend full of stand up March 15th-17th! The LOL crew has been scouting all year looking for the funniest acts, the best satire, the wittiest commentary – its a tough job but someones gotta do it. Between club shows, headlining acts, Francophone comedians, there’s something for everyone’s taste. There’s a lot to take in so here’s a break down of all the shows going on this weekend. It’s not too late......

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International Women's Day: Five Events to check out

How are you celebrating International Women’s Day? Sudbury is home to A LOT of really inspirational woman and Our Crater has been lucky enough to meet and work with many of them. We could easily list over 100 inspiring ladies in our community (and trust us, we’ll get to that soon!) but today we wanted to share five events we’re excited are happening in our city for International Women’s Day! International Women’s Day Brunch @ Ristorante Verdicchio The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual International Women’s Day Brunch at Ristorante Verdicchio with guest speaker Jessica Holmes, Celebrated......

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St. Patrick's Day Roundup

It’s time to dig through your closet for all of the green and fill your mugs with green beer! St. Patrick’s day is less than two weeks away and this is one of our favourite excuse to dress up and day drink. Our favourite green holiday falls on a Saturday this year so if you’re lucky enough to have Sunday off you really have no excuse to get out and celebrate. No plans yet? No problem – Every year there are tons of things to do to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Sudbury! St. Patrick’s Day with Duncan Cameron @......

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Top 5 Day Trips from Sudbury

Looking for an adventure but short on time? No problem – Living in Sudbury we’re lucky to be close enough to head out on some pretty amazing road trips any time of the year and today I’m going to share five of our favourites that you should immediately add to your bucket list. Whether you like exploring nature, kayaking beautiful lakes, eating delicious food or you’re just doing it for the (Insta)gram’, we’ve got you covered with five great day trips. So get planning and head out only our next adventure. Use #OurCrater on Instagram so we can see......

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Top 5 Fitness Classes in Sudbury: Crossfit Sudbury

We’re doing out Top 5 series a little bit differently this year. Instead of just rounding up all five in one short post, we’re going to be spreading it out into a series of five posts AND we’re including videos this time. Do you ever get stuck in a gym rut? I know I do ( full disclosure, I actually hate the gym) so I like to switch it up with different types of classes.  When I was thinking about my fitness goals for 2018 I was having a hard time figuring out what classes were for me and......

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She & Her - Women in Leadership Symposium

Two of Sudbury’s leading females want to help you celebrate International Women’s Day at She & Her – Women in Leadership Symposium. This is the first year the event is taking place and they already have an amazing group of ladies lined up for their panel and key note. We spoke with the organizers to find out more about the event. What is She & Her?  She&Her – Women in Leadership Symposium is a celebration in honour of International Women’s Day (March 8th)! She&Her is an evening of thought-provoking, inspiring and empowering conversation with a few of Sudbury’s leading......

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Top 5 most Instagrammable food in Sudbury

These top 5 articles have quickly become some of my favourites to put together because I’m pretty obsessed with searching through Instagram and seeing all of your great photos of local places, people and things (and food). We all love to eat and most of us love to Instagram our food so today we are sharing our top 5 picks for the most Instagrammable food in Sudbury. Flurples birthday cake sundae I know ice cream isn’t ‘in season’ but we are wishing for warmer weather so we’re starting our list off with Flurples birthday cake sundae. Because it’s so......

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