Nikishiea McKnight launched her third business, Kayla’s Kones, last month. (Port City Daily/Courtesy photo)
WILMINGTON ââ âI remember when I was a kid, my friends and I would hear the ice-cream truck music, and we would stop and take off running through Hillcrest,â Nikishiea McKnight said.
The entrepreneur always had a preference for the Nutty Buddy.Â
She now serves it on her own ice cream truck, Kaylaâs Kones, which McKnight launched last month. Itâs been two years in the making, as life tends to be busy in her world. She runs Kaylaâs Korner Child Enrichment Center and K&K Gift Wrap, the latter of which she started with her daughter, Kayla â the namesake of her enterprises.
For years Noosa was a fancied destination for post Mardi Gras parade recovery sessions, adding valuable pink dollars to the local economy.
But Rainbow Festival organiser Kirsty Patten said these days the festival catered more for residents and general Noosa visitors.
“I think those (post recovery) days ended in the ’80s and the ’90s,” Ms Patten said. The Rainbow River Festival cruise is a social highlight of the event. Picture: Chloe Johnson
“We used to hold it (the festival) post Mardi Gras to try and entice some of that crowd up.
“We’ve just decided that we’re better off celebrating at the same time so people can enjoy the festivities at the same time as they’re going on in Sydney.”
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