519 Schmecks: How to Successfully Close a Restaurant
As it goes this isn’t a skill anyone should want to acquire, but I gotta say we nailed it. I hope I never have to do it again, but it was done with pride and di...
Business
Red Eye Donuts are Thinking with Their Stomachs
In June 2018, Megan and Larry Dron opened Red Eye Cafe on Hespeler Road in Cambridge. Since then, the cafe, known for its specialty donuts, has created quite th...
Too Bad, So Sad: Saying Goodbye to Open Sesame
I often joke that although Open Sesame — my gallery/shop/event venue, which until Feb. 28 occupied 220 King Street West in Kitchener — wasn’t a registered nonpr...
Lack In Garbage Collection In City Cores
Garbage collection for businesses located Downtown and Uptown can be a headache...
ForeQuarter Butcher Shop: The New Kid On The Chopping Block
ForeQuarter Butcher Shop charms with old school approach ...
Clothes Were the Days with White Tiger Vintage
When Miranda Campbell returned home to Kitchener in 2011 after working on an organic farm in California, she decided to act on a dream that had always lingered ...
The Beat Goes On Turns Up The Volume
John Rocchetta has found success in life through his business, The Beat Goes On. As it continues to grow, his kids still roll their eyes at him. “I drive my...
The Face Behind the Local Advocate
Kayla Zawiski launched the local advocate website in 2017 to highlight Waterloo Region Businesses...
Che Curnew Sure Plays A Mean Pinball
The newly opened Pin Up! Arcade Bar brings vintage pinball and electronic games to WR...
If Video Killed the Radio Star, Who Killed Video?
If the 1979 song “Video Killed the Radio Star” has taught us anything, it’s that when new entertainment technologies arise, they can be extremely unforgiving to...