All Posts Tagged With: "Cataraqui Town Centre"
H&M: Your New Favourite Store?
With the Kingston Centre resembling a big box complex, and the Frontenac Mall serving as a mecca for fitness nuts and treasure hunters, the Cataraqui Town Centre is arguably Kingston’s only remaining traditional shopping mall. Say what you will about these climate controlled shopping havens, but they serve a purpose now and again. Even so, [...]
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KFL&A Public Health Issues Level 2 Heat Advisory
With hot, humid weather forecast for the next few days in the KFL&A area, KFL&A Public Health is issuing a Heat Health Warning—the first Level 2 Heat Advisory this year for the KFL&A area. The current weather forecast calls for humidex values to reach a peak of 43 between Wednesday and Friday of this week. [...]
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Friday Foto
Please forgive my nostalgic tendencies, but from time to time I like to look back on Kingstonist’s humble beginnings, and recognize the vast improvements we’ve made over the past few years. We’ve amassed a talented team of fairly regular contributors, and developed some fantastic, recurring series along the way. From What if Kingston… to Six [...]
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Holiday Gift-a-Way
Our neighbours to the south will soon be enjoying Thanksgiving, and then taking part in the busiest shopping day of the year, which is ominously referred to as Black Friday. While Canadian cross-border shoppers will likely fill the ranks, I am thankful that Black Friday hasn’t really caught on in Canada, yet. That said, with [...]
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Friday Foto
Today’s photo comes courtesy of Matt Pedlar, and it shows off a fantastic scene taking place along Kingston’s waterfront. If you stare long enough, you’ll notice the blades of the Wolfe Island Wind Farm peaking out from the fog bank. I wonder if there any other treasures hidden therein? Speaking of surprises, this week we [...]
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Ikea, I hardly knew ya.
When I moved to Kingston last spring, it was the first time I’d ever put down roots in a town without an Ikea. I’ve since found plenty of people with whom to commiserate about this sad fact, but at the time, I was shocked and appalled. Where would I get my cheap rugs and toilet [...]
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Pharmapremecy
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. [...]
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