Both Italian with dark hair and big smiles, the two women share a passion for art and interior decoration. Now, they also share a new design business called Eli & Coco Decor. 
Kathleen Johansen, Centretown NewsCora Zilli and Elisa Cavalleri have started a new artistic business, handpainting murals on walls in homes and restaurants.
Category: Arts
Local artists call for HST exemption
The Ontario government’s harmonized sales tax is meant to make business easier and goods cheaper, but local artists are worried the HST will affect sales of artwork and theatre tickets.
Cityscape’s diversity inspires local authors
From the tallest office buildings on Slater Street, to the most run-down housing on Cooper, to the haunting gargoyles on Parliament Hill, Centretown is inspiring.
Yun Wu, Centretown NewsLocal authors gathered for the Small Press Book Fair at the Jack Purcell Community Centre last month.
Viewpoint: Canadian writing is distinguished by more than stereotypes
A soaring, vibrant Thunderbird hangs above the crowd gathered in a pastel blue ballroom adorned with gold. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip gaze back over her colony from a portrait across the room. Her people have gathered to reflect on a question that, judging by contrast between the traditional portraits encasing the room, will be difficult to articulate: How is your writing ‘Canadian?’