How We Service the Homeless is Still in Favour of Men
This article originally appeared as a Facebook status. We’ve come a long way in Canada in our efforts to end overt and intentional sexism. But we still stru...
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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...
Addressing the Complexity of Rough Sleepers in KW
A couple of weeks ago, there was a fire in the former Trinity Church next to the YW’s shelter on Frederick St. in Kitchener. The YW is a not-for-profit that pro...
The Grand Surf Lounge Brings Tropical Sunshine to DTK
The Grand Surf Lounge is a new tiki bar in Kitchener that aims to offer an escape...
The Commons Studio Makes Tech Accessible in DTK
“It’s kind of a best kept secret,” was Martin DeGroot’s response when asked about the Commons Studio in Kitchener. Located on King Street East, the Commons S...
Legacy Greens Relocates To Ontario Street
The "green grocer" moves from King Street to a buildilng all their own on Ontario ...
Letter To The Editor: Saying Goodbye To A City
Like a lot of other people, I came to Waterloo when I was an 18-year-old kid: bright-eyed and eager to begin my university career. Seven years later and here I ...
Open Sesame: More Than Just a Downtown Store
Open Sesame’s owner, Lauren Weinberg, did more than just open an art store. Though the shop has been open for only two and a half years, it’s hard to imagine wh...
Full Circle Foods: The New Kids On the Old Block
The Kitchener-Waterloo Region is undergoing a huge facelift in the next year or so. The construction of the LRT, an $80-million development happening underway i...