{"id":2809,"date":"2017-10-26T17:42:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T22:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2017-10-26T17:45:41","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T22:45:41","slug":"big-brother-canada-runner-up-karen-singbeil-buys-historic-grocery-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/26\/big-brother-canada-runner-up-karen-singbeil-buys-historic-grocery-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Brother Canada Runner-up, Karen Singbeil, Buys Historic Grocery Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2807\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/karen-10-25-2017-05000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/karen-10-25-2017-05000.jpg 789w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/karen-10-25-2017-05000-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/karen-10-25-2017-05000-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/karen-10-25-2017-05000-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/karen-10-25-2017-05000-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/karen-10-25-2017-05000-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>The Goldstream News Gazette of Victoria B.C. reports that Karen Singbeil, the runner-up of <em>Big Brother Canada 5<\/em> has bought the Willows Park Grocery, a corner store that&#8217;s been operating in Oak Bay, British Columbia since 1912.<\/p>\n<p>Karen, who at 52, was the oldest HG to compete on <em>Big Brother Canada<\/em> and spent 69 days locked in the BB house with 16 strangers, under constant surveillance and completely isolated from the outside world. 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[Morty wishes the Singbeils the best of luck in their new endeavor.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>Karen was a realtor for the last 21 years, but 10 years before that she owned a store similar to the Willows Park Grocery in Scottsdale Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Karen and her husband Bruce are in the midst of giving the old store a much needed facelift, but will continue to keep the shop open during the remodeling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goldstreamgazette.com\/business\/big-brother-runner-up-karen-singbeil-buys-longest-running-business-in-oak-bay\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more w\/ Video &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Goldstream News Gazette of Victoria B.C. reports that Karen Singbeil, the runner-up of Big Brother Canada 5 has bought the Willows Park Grocery, a corner store that&#8217;s been operating in Oak Bay, British Columbia since 1912. 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