Archive for Danielle Lennon
Guide to Feb Fest
It’s that time of year again Kingston, and despite the mild weather, Feb Fest will be going strong this week. Below is an outline of the schedule as it currently exists. Sadly the lack of snow has affected some of the usual events that Kingstonians have grown to love. The 24 hour Snow Sculpture Competition [...]
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Building Arts Communities in Kingston
The Kingston Culture Plan was approved by City Council in September of 2010 and since then, much has occurred to see this plan of supporting and promoting arts and culture in Kingston through. The plan’s intention is to help shape our cultural development over the course of a decade. The recommendations in the plan are [...]
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Weekly Poll: Tobogganing Hills
Helloooo winter! After months of wondering if we’d see the old man this year, he’s come back full force in the last few days giving us snow days, skating and other great features of a Canadian winter. I personally am not a big fan of this time of year but I’m coming around and considering [...]
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Where’s the Party?
Happy New Year Kingstonist readers! I hope you’ve all had a great holiday. Harvey and I have enjoyed some much needed time off, and although I’ll miss these slow, lingering mornings, I’m looking forward to getting back into the groove on Monday. So, let’s get right to it. What did you do on New Year’s [...]
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Best of 2011: Kingston Bylaws
Over the past year, we explored the City’s stance on dealing with problems such as noisy neighbours, leaf pick up, tree removal and unsightly yard waste. Our inaugural bylaw-related post generated great discussion regarding other pesky issues including parking regulations, lighting fireworks in residential areas, smoking in multi-tenant buildings, as well as which streets you’re [...]
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Best of 2011: Ban the Book
Welcome back to Kingstonist’s two week series featuring our best posts from 2011. Thus far we’ve featured Ted Hsu’s win, overwhelming support for an LRT, a citizen’s concerns about the third crossing, a tasty guide to late night bites and a bylaw allowing backyard chicken coups. Rest assured, after this retrospective week things will be [...]
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Best of 2011: Guide to Late Night Bites
Over the past year we presented guides to everything including local bakeries, Museums, Beaches, Bed and Breakfasts and the list goes on. As a city with three post-secondary institutions and a pretty active bar scene, it’s no surprise that one of our most popular guides was the one that detailed where to get late night [...]
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Irish Roots
Join Irish Roots and guests at The RCHA for a night of Christmas carols and country and Celtic favourites.
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Awesome Kingston
There are many initiatives in Kingston that help us all to make our city a little more awesome. There are numerous grants offered through the City and the Arts Council, there are non-profit organizations offering free workshops and skill training seminars and, of course, there is Kingstonist’s YGK Challenge (it’s a little thing, but it’s [...]
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Pelt, Beginners Guide to Endings, Kelly-Anne Vander Meer and Guests
KPP and CFRC 101.9 present Pelt, Beginners Guide to Endings, Kelly-Anne Vander Meer and guests at The Mansion. Tickets are $8 and are available at The Mansion, Jungle, Tricolour, Brian’s and online. 19+
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