100 Years Later, We Still Got That Swing
There was a time when the weekend was less about Netflix and chill, and more about jumping, jiving and wailing — a.k.a going out to swing the night away to the ...
Features
One Picture, Hundreds of Possibilities: The Art of Ilija Males
With 53,000 pictures in his portfolio, it would take 73.6 hours or just over three days to view everything digital artist Ilija Males has created in his 20-plus...
Radical Vulnerability with Author Grace Ibrahima
Right before my interview with local author Grace Ibrahima, she folded her hands in contemplation and sighed. “As I was sitting here waiting for you,’’ she said...
Green Room Barbershop Opens in Midtown
In show business, the green room is a space inside a theatre or venue reserved for performers to prepare, unwind — or party. Dating back to Shakespearean times,...
Almost Nostalgic: Charles Street Terminal
Looking at the now-vacant Charles Street bus terminal in downtown Kitchener, one may ask: what will become of it?
Closed as of September of this year, communi...
For Five Years, Carizon’s Connectivity KW4 Has Been Stepping In
Although there is little public awareness, a community of professional social service, justice, mental health and addiction agencies have been getting together ...
Short End of the Stick: Student Housing Crisis in Waterloo
Photos By: Evelyn Hofman and Nick Revington
Everyone needs housing that is safe, sanitary and warm, but for many incoming students attending college or univers...
One Year Check in with Kitchener City Council
As we currently sit in the middle of our Federal election, memories of last year’s municipal seem so far away.
Yet, only last October, Kitchener’s city counci...
Put Your X-Disc-C Records On
There are many treasures to be discovered in Kitchener’s downtown core that you may often walk past, unassuming. Tucked away on the corner of Moyer Place and Ma...