by Regina Downtown | Jul 11, 2022 | Blog, RDBIDventures
The English word manicure comes from the French word manucure meaning care of the hands, which originates from the Latin word manus for hand and cura for care. Similarly, the English word for pedicure comes from the Latin word pedis for feet and cura for care....
by Regina Downtown | Jul 7, 2022 | Blog, RDBIDventures
Almost every place I have lived and travelled to has had a distinct fashion or self-expression all its own in the people’s clothing, footwear, accessories, hairstyle, make-up, body art, as well as posture.When I lived in Italy for many years, the majority of the...
by Regina Downtown | Jul 5, 2022 | Blog, RDBIDventures
The word cenotaph is derived from the Greek phrase kenos taphos which means “empty tomb”. A cenotaph is a monument (sometimes in the form of a tomb) and is dedicated to a person or group of persons who are buried somewhere else. It typically commemorates...
by Regina Downtown | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog, RDBIDventures
Only in Italy, eh? Ma non è vero! Ci sono motorini anche qui a Regina (But that’s not true! There are mopeds here in Regina!), and although many people still associate scooters or mopeds as an Italian cultural icon of carefree driving, Ben Quattrini, owner of...
by Regina Downtown | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog, RDBIDventures
Karlie King is a mixed media visual artist from Regina, Saskatchewan who is known for her pottery, clay pieces and yarn bombing. She has been featured in numerous solo as well as group exhibitions across Canada. King is a freelance artist and teaches pottery classes...
