Back-To-School Without Going Back-To-School
Although it’s not the beginning of a new calendar year, September can feel fresh and new, even if your days of returning to the classroom are behind you. Tradit...
Urban Exploring
PiT Count Helps Gather Data On Homelessness
The Region of Waterloo is aiming to end homelessness with the push of the Ontario government and the encouragement of the Canadian government. “It’s not far...
BRIDGE-ing the Gap Between Galt and its Students
Cambridge, specifically Galt, has been misunderstood in Waterloo Region for quite some time. My goal as a writer is to expose and reveal what is truly happening...
What Kitchener Can Learn From Detroit
At the Queen Street Commons Café in downtown Kitchener, a standing-room-only crowd gathered to hear from Dr. Brian Doucet, an associate professor at the Univers...
Everything Sold Is New Again with RFB Development
RFB Developments uses a community-first approach when working with heritage houses...
Midtown Chalkboards Bring Low-Tech to High-Tech Community
A little love letter to the neighbourhood...
The Pressing Need for More Shelters in KW
Shelters are not a long term answer...
Four More Buildings That Deserve A New Life in KW
Recently Deloitte Canada opened its new office in Kitchener with great fanfare. But not long ago, the Hide House was a forgotten part of the Lang Tannery comple...
If Streets Could Talk: Williamsburg
Thirteen years ago, my wife and I decided it was time to purchase a home. Living in Toronto seemed unattainable and as a University of Waterloo alumnus, my ...
If Streets Could Talk: Laurelwood
The Laurelwood area — located on the very northern edge of Waterloo between Columbia Street, Fischer Hallman Road and Erb Street — is the place I have lived...