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Yesterday, 04:58 PM
No surprise, but still appalling, the Record is reporting today that Canada Post has decided to close the Market Square Post Office. Actually, I'm...
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Yesterday, 04:49 PM
Someone should make a point of walking back and forth across the front of their yard until they have worn a nice dirt path as a special form of...
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Yesterday, 04:47 PM
Six hours on Ryanair followed by another Ryanair flight to someplace in Europe - sounds like a contemporary form of Hell!
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06-18-2013, 11:22 PM
That's my understanding of the terminal's capacity. The chance of scheduled flights to Europe from YKF would be about the square root of b*gger all...
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06-18-2013, 08:24 PM
I hope we'll see more of this in the future- these homeowners seem very forward-thinking. The good examples of mid-century modern that I know around...
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06-18-2013, 08:10 PM
Isn't there already a methadone clinic across the street? I wonder if this is new or if they're just moving to a new location. I also like the CBC...
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06-18-2013, 08:05 PM
Will be interesting to see what lessons Kitchener has learned from Waterloo's larger-scale experience, although if as the Record reports over half of...
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06-18-2013, 12:50 PM
I don't see it. To me its a case of an apartment that will have a public trail wrapped around two sides of it. Not a place I'd want for myself, but...
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06-18-2013, 12:48 PM
I think that must be the intention. When I think about the fact that the ground floor of this building is to be a thrift shop and warehouse, it's...
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06-18-2013, 10:43 AM
This one doesn't bother me much. It's not going to win any awards, but I'm conscious that this is being built for a Mennonite NGO. I expected it to...
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06-18-2013, 09:06 AM
I was not aware of any consequential opposition to the Red condo, beyond the expected venting from the homeowners out back. Was there more to it...
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06-18-2013, 07:36 AM
How so? You mean where the garage driveway will cross over the trail?
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06-17-2013, 03:58 PM
But imagine the uproar when developers seek to move west of Park to put up the six storey buildings that could offer a transition......
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06-17-2013, 03:10 PM
Those "bricked in windows" are an interesting touch. Is the brickwork salvaged or new bricks?
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06-17-2013, 03:06 PM
I have to go up to see this one myself. I am hoping that the photos don't do it justice..... Nice location, however.
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06-17-2013, 03:04 PM
That last photo is by far the most appealing view of those two towers, I'm afraid.
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06-17-2013, 03:01 PM
Interesting perspective, but with the Sun Life Tower, Bauer Lofts, 144 and 155 all concentrated in a two block area, a good part of it former...
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06-17-2013, 07:27 AM
The Record reports that the Region has approved a $400,000 subsidy to American Eagle, with another $600,000 payment possible next year if passenger...
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06-17-2013, 07:14 AM
Today's Record indicates that that building that housed Waterloo Building Lanes will be coming down in July.
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06-16-2013, 10:42 PM
Nordstrom at Fairview would be OK and Simons would be terrific, but I'd be very surprised to see either come in.
Unless Sears shuts down...
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06-16-2013, 08:43 PM
Last I heard, City Centre Phase 1 would be ready to get underway by the end of July. In the case of the Mayfair redevelopment, I suspect it will...
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06-16-2013, 11:17 AM
The Duke St garage continues its transition from iffy to spiffy (wonder how the paint job will weather?)
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06-16-2013, 11:11 AM
At the Duke St restaurant row this morning:
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06-16-2013, 07:25 AM
One bit of info that I picked up yesterday (so tbc) concerns the (now former) 41 King restaurant location. The people behind the Renaissance bar are...
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06-15-2013, 06:29 PM
A bit of an expensive lesson for them, then. I was rather surprised by the move up to Louisa as that stretch is hardly a destination. I think that...
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06-15-2013, 06:12 PM
You should see it now! The old children's section toward Ahrens St is literally just the two outer walls, propped up to keep them from toppling.
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06-15-2013, 06:08 PM
In the realm of rumour, but I've heard that the restaurant in the new Mayfair will not/not be a Charcoal Group operation, contrary to initial...
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06-15-2013, 05:31 PM
I have not noticed any decline in the Zehrs that I patronize. For Loblaws to mess with the dominant regional banner would seem like a serious...
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06-15-2013, 05:28 PM
Chris Walker Fitness has moved its personal training studio to 206 King St E (a few doors east of Scott) from its location down at 301 King St E...
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06-14-2013, 04:16 PM
The sign went up today at 8 King St W. The name of the new shop is "more than half - a fair trade clothing boutique".
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06-14-2013, 09:26 AM
That would be interesting if you were able to learn more. Not to defend insurance companies or start rumours, but this long of a delay could suggest...
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06-13-2013, 11:14 PM
That may be so, but in that case surely the City should have some mechanism to oblige a proper clean-up of the fire damage. Surely that's what the...
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06-13-2013, 09:27 PM
My walk today gave me an idea for a sesquicentennial project by the Region. Given the beautiful job that was done to turn the walled gaol yard by...
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06-13-2013, 07:21 PM
I doubt K-W would shop Metro, at least not the natives. Zehrs dominates the market by maintaining the illusion of being "local". Beyond that it's...
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06-13-2013, 07:17 PM
Beyond the fire damage, which needs an immediate fix, the whole building (what's left of it) is crying out for serious renovation, but whoever owns...
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06-13-2013, 03:04 PM
I don't know, but for most K-W drivers, I suspect that the only alternative to Weber St would be seen to be King St and that, by itself, would seem a...
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06-13-2013, 02:43 PM
This is not really the correct thread, but can anyone explain to me why this site in Downtown Kitchener still looks like this two years after it...
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06-13-2013, 02:27 PM
Renovation work on Artisan Zone has seemed painfully slow, but some façade work started this week. The wooden base of the display windows has been...
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06-13-2013, 02:21 PM
I was wandering around Downtown today so I went into Market Square to try Big Daddy Cheese in the food court. It was actually fairly busy. Good,...
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06-13-2013, 11:32 AM
I'd also be interested to know how they're doing. The success of the Joy Townhouses project off Mill St and the townhouse project on the old Blower...
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06-13-2013, 11:15 AM
For those who support the K-W Symphony, this would seem a good time to consider a donation.
From today's Record:
Symphony supporters to match...
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06-13-2013, 08:11 AM
General Retail thread, perhaps?
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06-12-2013, 09:30 PM
Edit: With apologies the new place is located at Weber and Ontario, not College.
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06-12-2013, 10:51 AM
From today's Record. I was quite surprised to learn that Zion United Church on Weber St is up for sale, as more attention has been focussed on...
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06-12-2013, 10:44 AM
That would be my guess. The local investor market would be relatively small to begin with, particularly if you winnow it down to those willing to...
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06-12-2013, 10:39 AM
"Opening Soon" sign up on the building at Weber and College Sts (formerly Da Vinci restaurant) for a new eatery call "The Kitchen". Anybody know who...
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06-11-2013, 03:35 PM
From today's Record - Views might vary about the benefits of Mayor Craig participating in the decision-making for the LRT, but this could be a very...
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06-11-2013, 02:08 PM
Just curious - was the Waterloo Council decision unanimous?
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06-11-2013, 10:11 AM
From today's Record. Nice to see, although it won't be enough for me to knowingly buy or eat Maple Leaf or Schneiders products ever again after they...
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