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Jon Elmer slams Canadian policy on Israel-Palestine

As part of Israeli Apartheid Week 2010, freelance journalist Jon Elmer spoke at Queen’s about Canada’s role in Israel’s continued oppression of the Palestinians.

6Mar2010 | Matt Gardner | 1 comment | Continued
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Friday Foto

For those who may have missed Jordan’s post earlier this week, or otherwise haven’t ventured downtown lately, Paul Wash’s photo pretty much sums up the scene near King and Princess.  It’s all in an effort to replace some ancient sewer system.  But what sort of impact will it have on downtown businesses, rather what’s left [...]

5Mar2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 4 comments | Continued
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Digging Up History

Princess Street is about to change and not just the surface.
While the reconstruction of the bottom two blocks of Princess Street gets a lot of attention for its intrusion into our lives, what gets lost in the talk is how a little bit of Kingston history is going to give way to modernity.
The reconstruction, which [...]

1Mar2010 | Jordan Press | 13 comments | Continued
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In just 10 days, Kingstonist will be celebrating two years of rocking blogging in the free world.  I’m really getting pumped up for the big day, as we kind of dropped the ball on building up to, and properly celebrating last year’s milestone.  It’s not as though Kingstonist needs to walk down a [...]

19Feb2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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A Win For Williamsville

One block of Frontenac Street was what created a neighbourhood association in Williamsville. One development on one block led to one big planning battle that ended this week with the city and the neighbourhood coming out on top.

17Feb2010 | Jordan Press | 4 comments | Continued
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Google Street View Now Live in Kingston!

Last July, numerous Kingstonians reported sightings of a strange looking vehicle, that was spotted combing the streets of the Limestone City. What made this automobile stand out from the rest, was its roof-mounted camera array, which was capturing voyeuristic imagery of Kingston’s city streets. For those who may have missed this story, the [...]

9Feb2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 5 comments | Continued
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Friday Foto

TGIF!  It’s been hectic week around the Limestone City thanks to Reelout and a slew of events associated with Feb Fest.  Earlier on in the week I wrote about my encounter with the Stanley Cup, which is the only Feb Fest event I’ve made it to thus far.  Luckily, some other folks posted a few [...]

5Feb2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 2 comments | Continued
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The Art of Distraction

While walking to and fro over the last few weeks, I have noticed a disturbing number of commuters whizzing by in their automobiles with cell phones attached to their heads.  A new provincial law banning this distracting behaviour came into effect on the 26th of October 2009, while the three month grace period officially ended [...]

4Feb2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 6 comments | Continued
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Last Friday I marvelled at how amazing, albeit unseasonal, the weather was. What a difference a week makes. Today the city awoke to bone chilling temperatures that were estimated to reach minus 30 thanks to the wind chill.  Is it too much to ask for some snow to go along with this [...]

29Jan2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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The State of… Upper Princess (Part 3 of 3)

Late last December we launched a three-part series which documented vacant storefronts, recent relocations as well as new businesses in downtown Kingston.  In part one we combed lower Princess Street from Ontario to Division, highlighting unfortunate closures such as S&R and Downtown Kingston Sports, as well as positive growth including Urban Outfitters and Sima Sushi.  [...]

25Jan2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 17 comments | Continued
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