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15 LEGENDS TALES • Volume 7, 2018 Boho Osborne Village is renowned for its trendy fashion, gift and jewellery boutiques. For posh threads, beauty pampering, and specialty foods, head to Academy Road in upscale River Heights. The artsy crowd flocks to the Exchange District for local artworks, and funky vintage furniture shops and antiques. Winnipeg Design Festival is Manitoba's largest design event, showcasing the province's boundary pushers in the fields of fashion, furniture, graphic arts, landscape, architecture, urban planning and more through various activities. Runs September 2018. Browse the two-storey Forks Market and Johnston Terminal for global goods and made- in-Manitoba food souvenirs. New shops include Coal & Canary, McNally Robinson Booksellers and Jenna Rae Cakes. Big box shoppers hit Kenaston Boulevard, which features popular retailers like Nygard Flagship store and IKEA in the newly developed Seasons of Tuxedo. The $200 million Outlet Collection Winnipeg is Central Canada's only dedicated outlet shopping centre. The 400,000 sq. ft. retail development has 100 retailers featuring six anchor tenants. Sensational Shopping From big-box stores and popular brand name retailers to one-of-a-kind treasure troves, Winnipeg's shopping scene caters to all tastes. A slick architecturally designed property boasting waterfront views. A grand historic haunted hotel. Familiar brand names offering family-friendly stays and waterslides. Winnipeg has a place to stay for all needs and budgets. Serene Stays Since 2011, 14 new hotels have opened or expanded, bringing the total rooms up to 7,600 in 2018. NEW The 127-room Hilton Garden Inn Winnipeg South is now open on site at the new Outlet Collection Mall. NEW Located across from the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, Sutton Place Hotels is opening a 275-room hotel in 2021. The property is part of a transformative new downtown plaza now under construction, which will include enclosed skywalks, boutiques, restaurants, and green space, breathing new life and vibrancy into the city's core. NEW Opening in 2018, a Best Western at Regent and Plessis with 140 rooms. Unique and recognized properties: The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre is a former Grand Trunk Railway Hotel with more than 100 years of history – and is famous for its haunted residents. The hotel boasts a world-class spa and the opulent Palm Lounge. Sparrow Properties is a local chain of hotels. Inn at the Forks is an eco-friendly property with one of the city's hottest new restaurants, SMITH, a spa with treatments that also incorporate Indigenous traditions, and stylish rooms. The architecturally suave Mere Hotel is located on Waterfront Drive and boasts river views. Brand name hotels include The Fairmont, Radisson, Holiday Inn, Hilton, Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Courtyard by Marriott and more. Courtesy of Homewood Suites by Hilton Forks Trading Company: Karen Allen Polo Park : William Au