Share this Story : Neighbours' needs keep highjinx hopping Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Neighbours' needs keep highjinx hopping Karen Nielsen and Leigh Reid have been running highjinx, a thrift/vintage store and social venture, for more than a dozen years. Get the latest from Bruce Deachman straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Bruce Deachman Published Jul 01, 2024 • Last updated 19 minutes ago • 4 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account.
Highjinx co-founders Karen Nielsen (right) and Leigh Reid at their Kent Street hub that is geared to helping their neighbours. Neighbours to Nielsen and Reid are anyone who walks through the doors. Photo by Ashley Fraser / Postmedia Article content The scene on Saturday at highjinx, a vintage/thrift store on Kent Street near Somerset, resembled a busy Pieter Bruegel painting.
It always does. While owners Karen Nielsen and Leigh Reid, the queen bees at the centre of this hive, wrapped some knickknacks for a customer, the steady buzz and thrum of social philanthropy surrounded them, as a small army of helpers worked to improve the lives of their “neighbours,” the term Nielsen and Reid use to describe the homeless, at risk, marginalized or otherwise precariously situated downtown residents who rely on highjinx’s many kindnesses. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertise.
