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Kingstonist’s Greatest Photo Contest: Winner
Drum roll please. It gives me great pleasure to announce that Lito Ochotorena was voted the winner of Kingstonist’s Greatest Photo Contest, earning him the top prize of a $50 gift certificate to Camera Kingston. I would like to congratulate all of the finalists, and extend my sincere thanks to each and every photographer who [...]
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Weekly Poll: Kingstonist’s Greatest Photo Contest
Just over a week ago, we announced Kingstonist’s Greatest Photo Contest. The response from local photographers was overwhelming, as our Flickr group is bursting with even more breathtaking, comical and unique images taken in and around the Limestone City. This past weekend, our jury struggled to come away with a small set of select photos [...]
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Kingstonist’s Greatest Photo Contest
Each and every Friday, Kingstonist publishes amazing works produced by local photographers. It’s our way of showing our love, and spreading the good word about the Limestone City’s talented photogs. Searching for and selecting the images that are showcased in our ongoing Friday Foto series got a whole lot easier last January when we [...]
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Kingstonist’s Community Soapbox
When Kingstonist was conceived, we decided that it was vital for our contributors to reflect the city’s population at large, which is to say that we wanted to attract a diverse team from a variety of walks of life. While we’ve had our fair share of challenges in recruiting and retaining talented individuals, we’re proud [...]
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Kingstonist Goes to the Polls
Sometimes I like to think of Kingstonist as a garden (of awesomeness), which requires constant care and attention in order for it to grow and ultimately flourish. This goes far beyond the daily grind of pruning content, approving comments and engaging readers via Twitter. From time to time we attempt to fertilize our online plot [...]
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Kingstonist – Sold
There comes a point in time when we all have to face the music. Unfortunately, Kingstonist’s song has been playing on repeat for quite some time, however we only bothered to soberly evaluate the future of the site around our 2nd birthday. The recent addition of yet another Kingston-centric blog, as well as continued gains [...]
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Kingstonist’s Big Birthday Contest Winner
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are you’ve heard about and maybe even attempted Kingstonist’s Big Birthday Contest. Our latest contest challenged our readers to unscramble images, fill in the blanks on local historic plaques and signs, as well as use Google Streetview to determine certain points of view. Admittedly this contest was [...]
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Kingstonist Turns Two!
While most proud parents would likely sit back and laugh while their toddler destroys a perfectly good birthday cake, I’m the sort of person who’s more apt to dive right in and join in the fun. In case you missed the numerous hints and reminders, today we are proud to announce and celebrate Kingstonist’s second [...]
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Kingstonist’s Big Birthday Contest
My grandmother always says “you’re only as old as you feel”. With that in mind, it’s hard to believe that two weeks from today we will be celebrating Kingstonist’s second birthday. Has it really been that long since we started the site? Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our volunteer contributors, we’ve been [...]
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Local Trends on Twitter
In light of tonight’s Limestone New Media Group (LNMG) meetup, the first session of the New Year, I thought that today’s post should focus on an aspect of social media. Just before Kingstonist’s first birthday, we caved and joined the tweeting masses. While we’ve been on Twitter for less than a year, @kingstonist has already [...]
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