Short. Long. Curly. Straight. Up. Down. Slick. Messy. Coloured. Natural. The way we style our hair is as unique as our own personalities. That’s why finding the right stylist is important to creating the look that you want. Studio 13, one of Brandon’s newest hair salons, has experienced and passionate stylists that can help you find the look that you want so you can feel your absolute best. The salon opened in September, however, owner Melissa Hardy has been honing her skills in the industry for over 10 years. Melissa was born and raised in Brandon, she also trained to become a hair stylist and apprenticed in the Wheat City as well. “I love what I do. This is my whole world. I get to make people feel their absolute best. Someone can be having a horrible day and I do their hair and they leave here feeling like a million bucks,” said Melissa. Located at 1003-13th Street, Studio 13 offers clients a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere where all hair services such as colouring, cuts, perms, and styling are available. Stylist Jalisa Creasy also works alongside Melissa. The salon uses stylist-exclusive Goldwell hair products to create professional, stunning results for all their clients. Along with complete coif-related services, they also offer eyelash extensions and Melissa has plans to offer nail services in the near future as well. They are also proud to be the only distributor in Brandon that carries the Rocky Mountain Soap Co. product line. This Canadian company uses 100% natural, simple ingredients to create a wide range of products for your face, hair, and body.

Supplement King in Brandon has scheduled their grand opening for this Saturday. The first 50 people to spend $50 or more receive a free gift bag. There are many other opening specials including 15-50% off everything in the store. A more detailed list of the opening specials can be found at this link. Doors open at 9:30 AM. Supplement King is located at 1240-18th Street.

If you’re feeling stressed or in need of relaxing, floating just might be in your future. What is floating you ask? "Floating is a practice where you enter into a float tank/cabin which is a well-engineered enclosed tub filled with 10″ of water that has dissolved Epsom salts in it. The individual lies down in the water and floats effortlessly". Natural Elements Wellness Centre, a new business in Brandon, is targeting an opening date of May 1, 2019. They will be offering two state of the art float cabins aimed at relieving aches and pain, reducing chronic pain, lowering stress and anxiety, and so much more. Inside these cabins you will have full control over the environment including lights and music/mediation. Individual floats can be 60, 90, or 120 minutes. For those looking to book an appointment prior to the opening, they have started accepting bookings on their web site. Natural Elements will be located at 2940 Victoria Ave (South Entrance). For additional information please check out their Facebook page.

The 32ND annual Westman Communications Group YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Gala will take place inside the MNP Hall at the Keystone Centre on Thursday, May 2nd. The dinner and awards gala (started in 1985) honours the achievements of women from the Brandon, Westman and Parkland regions. It is a major fundraising event for the YWCA Brandon. There are nine awards categories including Leadership in Business, Arts & Culture, Agriculture, Social Action & Community Service, Excellence in Education, Healthy Living, Wellness & Recreation, Lifetime Achievement, a Youth Award (16-21 years) and a Young Woman Award (22-29 years). Nominations for the 2019 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards close March 22, 2019.

Paradise Island Curry House Bar & Grill, located at 935 Rosser Avenue, officially opened their doors to the public on February 10, 2019. The new restaurant will be serving a variety of authentic East Indian food and Mauritian cuisine, with an emphasis on the East Indian offering. They offer a daily buffet ($13.99) Monday to Friday, 11am-2pm —> 5pm-9:30pm. In addition to the daily buffet they also had a wide selection of different dishes on their menu including: chicken, lamb & beef, seafood, biryani, breads, fried rice & chow mein, and vegetarian.