Happy Turkey Day
Posted on October 13, 2008, by Harvey Kirkpatrick
Filed Under General News, Kingstonist | 2 Comments
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Sorry things have been slow around here the last few days. I have been taking some time off, and will continue to be on hiatus for the next week or so, while I’m away on my Honeymoon. In the meantime, some of the other contributors have assured me that they will be picking up the slack. In any case, here’s to a safe holiday with friends and family. Cheers!
Pharmapremecy
Posted on October 8, 2008, by Harvey Kirkpatrick
Filed Under General News | 3 Comments
Many Kingston residents know, and perhaps love Herbies, purveyor of discount food and drugs. It has enjoyed prime real estate in a plaza that has seen better days on the corner of Princess Street and Centennial Drive. Once a neighbor to Winners, and a myriad of other failed businesses, Herbies survived where others could not. This past Spring I noticed a new retirement centre being constructed on the doorstep of the Cataraqui Town Centre, and I knew right away that Herbies would benefit. But on a recent trip out to mall, I was shocked to see a huge structure being built in the Herbies plaza parking lot, which displayed a Shoppers Drugmart - Coming Soon sign. Read more
Fort Fright
Posted on October 6, 2008, by Harvey Kirkpatrick
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On a stormy day in 1846, twenty three men were working on Cathcart Tower, which is part of the Kingston Fortifications Network and located directly across from Fort Henry on Cedar Island. They noticed that a storm was coming in quickly and decided that they would row ashore in a boat made for twelve people. Seventeen of the men drowned on that day. Ever since, employees at the Fort, and locals have noticed strange occurrences along the waterfront, ranging from ghostly noises, to mysterious glowing lights, and shadowy figures floating along the water. Such stories are legendary around the Fort, and they now form the basis for the new Fort Fright experience. Read more
BYOBag
Posted on October 3, 2008, by Danielle Lennon
Filed Under Environment | 3 Comments
I’m happy to see that Kingston has been making efforts in the last year to encourage residents to get green with composters and rain barrels. So far it seems Kingstonians are up for it. Now, a new and interesting challenge has been presented by Tara Natural Foods owner Rudi Mogl. Read more
Weekly Photo
Posted on October 2, 2008, by Harvey Kirkpatrick
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More magnificent signs of Fall can be found in our newest Flickr set. Enjoy!
Who’s Who in the Zoo
Posted on October 1, 2008, by Harvey Kirkpatrick
Filed Under General News, Kingstonist | 3 Comments
Are you big on fulfilling your civic duty? Do you exercise your right to vote? Before I scare you away, rest assured that today’s post isn’t meant to influence your decision in any way shape or form. Just in case you haven’t picked a winning horse, or if you’re torn between two nominees, I thought Kingstonist could help the selection process along. Today’s post isn’t geared towards giving you the low down on the respective party platforms, or report on results from telephone polls, but rather, the focus will provide background information on each of our local candidates. In no particular order, here’s what you need to know about Kingston’s Liberal, Conservative, Green and NDP hopefuls. Read more
You’ll Have a Gael, Old Time
Posted on September 29, 2008, by Harvey Kirkpatrick
Filed Under Events, General News | 1 Comment
Let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the positive aspects of Queen’s Homecoming. The men and women in law enforcement, as well as University and community volunteers did a fine job ensuring that the illegal Aberdeen street party was as safe as humanly possible. There were no burning cars, a significantly reduced amount of broken beer bottles on the ground, and 105 arrests for public intoxication, and open alcohol in a public place. Aberdeen swelled with well over 6,000 people, while side streets, the Hub, and downtown were as busy as they’ve ever been. Ultimately, Queen’s Homecoming translates into a pretty sizable cash injection for the local business community, but then there’s the involuntary loss assumed by the rest of the us. Read more
Men in Blue
Posted on September 27, 2008, by Harvey Kirkpatrick
Filed Under Art & Literature, Events, Music | 2 Comments
Naysayers had many reasons to criticize the KRC this summer, as it was either sitting vacant, or home to a lame BMX, Monster Truck or Circus-style affair. This past week was probably the busiest the KRock has been since it’s grand opened last winter with back to back action featuring the Tragically Hip and Frontenacs hockey. On Tuesday Cheryl Crow came to town, followed by the Blue Man Group on Wednesday, and the Fronts home opener on Friday. Although I wasn’t fortunate to attend any of these events, I can attest to seeing the caravans of buses, and transport trucks, as well as parking that spanned a 10 block radius around the revered/loathed LVEC. With sincere thanks to Master and Commander Brunner, and Tiffany Kemp, we were able to assemble a few pics from the Blue Man performance, found in our newest Flickr set. If you want to contribute what you’ve got from this show, the Crow concert, or some future event, please contact us. We can’t be everywhere all the time!
Your Kid’s Not That Cute
Posted on September 25, 2008, by Isabel Cooper
Filed Under General News | 4 Comments
I am soooo tired of hearing about homecoming at Queen’s. I’m not even in Kingston right now and yet it’s still a topic of conversation everywhere I go. The Globe and Mail had a story on Queen’s Homecoming just two days ago (complete with a map showing out-of-towners where exactly to go to find the party). It is time to lay the smack down. Seriously. I’ve had it. Read more
You’re the Next Contest-ant
Posted on September 23, 2008, by Harvey Kirkpatrick
Filed Under Kingstonist | 4 Comments
Last June, we gave away a pair of tickets for the Confederation Trolley Tour as a part of our regular comment contests. We’d been holding these contests for a few months to reward readers with prizes including gift certificates to locally owned businesses and restaurants. These competitions were a quick and easy way for us to encourage audience participation, and in my biased opinion, we were quite successful. The Kingstonist team never had to moderate a comment that wasn’t relevant to a given topic of discussion, nor were we inundated with massive amounts of comments from any one person. But a strange thing happened when we put the breaks on our contests over the summer. Your comments kept flowing in just as much, if not more than the days when we offered locally flavoured incentives. Just what does this mean for the future of contests at Kingstonist? Read more
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