In Her Shoes Offers New Opportunities
Dreaming of the perfect pair of designer shoes or handbag for a discounted price? In Her Shoes is helping women who are visible minorities, as well as cis, tran...
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Wisecracking Their Way to #KWFamous
Robin Lindner and Elaine Decleir, co-founders of the #KWFamous hashtag, are hot off the release of their latest creation. The design, nicknamed “the squad,” is ...
If Streets Could Talk: King St. East
It’s been a year and a half since my workplace, the Commons Studio, moved from Queen Street near the Walper Hotel to a freshly renovated storefront on King Stre...
Breaking the Perception of Pool
Years ago, I convinced my father to buy a pool table at a yard sale. It had a large, questionable stain on the felt near one of the corner pockets and barely fi...
Sweet and Wholesome: The Best Donut in Waterloo Region
Donuts are a perfect food. They can be sweet or savoury, filled or topped, plain or extravagant, small or large. I like the types of food where the name doesn’t...
With Stars in his Eyes and Foundation on his Brush
On a late July afternoon, 56 contestant models filtered in and out across the carpeted hallway of the Edward Hotel in Markham. Cambridge-based makeup artist And...
With a Lack of LGBTQ+ Spaces in KW, They Made Their Own
It was a bright morning following the rainy week that washed out tri-pride, when bright eyes, a dashing smile, and a full on willingness to be taken down by any...
FemCare Waterloo is Tackling Period Poverty
Period poverty is popping up on social media more and more lately — and the stats are shocking. “Many women don’t even know what a menstrual product is and ...
Get Out Adventure Therapy is Taking Therapy to New Heights
Clinical social worker Brandon Spunar now works his craft outside of the office. Since last October, Spunar has spearheaded Get Out Adventure Therapy, allowing ...
Framelines: Fixing Everything, Even if it’s not Broken
I spent a day shooting at The Walper Barber a few weeks after their landlord served them with an eviction notice. According to Jordan, Linda, Robert and Sandra,...