07/23/2026
Hi everyone 🖤 it's is with pure devastation, I'm sharing that I'll be listing our studio back up for sale. I wanted our beautiful community to hear it from me first, before it goes anywhere else.
This space is truly a dream come true, and I believe opening the doors, even for such a short time is what brought the community to me in my time of desperation and need. I love absolutely everything about the space and how it unfolded. I have loved watching moms curl up w a coffee and book while their kids played around, seeing all the parents have a space they felt safe to bring their kids, teens sitting and chatting with me grabbing snacks, watching old movies......people coming know to grab treats a drinks on their way to the beach, and morning meeting with my best friend over coffee planning our future here!
I just cant continue running this space without my husband & his encouragement.
Some of you knew it as the corner store my husband and I ran for a couple of years (many many years before that it was run successfully by Ruth!), and more recently as the studio we poured our hearts into: a cozy little world of bookstore, coffee bar, lounge, analog games, and a kids' art studio, all wrapped up in one gorgeous space with an ocean view upstairs.
We put so much love into this place, & so much in upgrades just this past year alone. New floors, fresh paint, upgraded electrical, brought up to fire code, new fire exit signs and lighting, the basement fully cleared out, a new deck and stairs along the side, a new upstairs entry door, and for the very first time since we've had it, plumbing run up to the second floor, so the whole upper level is open and ready to become a stunning studio apartment or secondary business with just a little more work. Downstairs is ready right now to be a coffee shop, an ice cream counter, a classic corner store again, or a beach shack serving hot dogs and cold drinks to everyone heading to the park, lounge, book store, art studio, community centre, the possibilities really are endless. This building has been part of Port Maitland for so long, and the energy in it is so good, it deserves someone who will love it the way it was intended to be loved and shared with the community.
My husband passed away suddenly last month, and this dream was really his belief in me as much as it was mine, and without him here I just can't carry it forward the way it needs, so I'm listing it for and sharing it here locally first, in case there's someone in this community who's been waiting for exactly this.
Please share or send a message if you're interested 🖤
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. My adventures will continue as I heal and learn to live this new life path 🫶🦋
