All Posts Tagged With: "Division Street"
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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Little Cat
I am loathe to say that it’s been nearly a week since I last posted. That sounds like a confession of sorts, but needless to say I’ve been enjoying the contributions from our two new team members. With everybody else picking up the slack, I’ve been keeping myself busy by developing some new ideas that [...]
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5 Brickbats to City Council
As we hunker down to usher in 2009, I couldn’t help but syndicate some great content that was created by Junior. It’s like Festivus all over again, as he lists the top 5 ways Kingston City Council let us all down over the past year. The disgusting and derelict state of Division Street, which is [...]
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Ruffles, Furbelows and Frills
Last month, I took a drive out to the new big box plaza, which was plopped down at the 401 and Division Street intersection. I’m not a huge fan of the King’s Crossing moniker, so I’ll entertain and perhaps use any creative submissions you can come up with instead. Back to the story at hand. [...]
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Back in Business
Hey there stranger, welcome back! I am sorry you had to go over an entire week without any updates from me, or the Kingstonist team. What can I say to make it better? I’d promise to never leave our fare city again, but then I might not be able to make comparisons and ultimately appreciate [...]
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The Swedish Are Coming!
With company representatives, city officials and community leaders on-hand today, Ikea, the world’s leading cheap furnishings retailer, officially broke ground for its new Kingston store, which is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2008. The 2 million square foot Kingston Ikea will include 2,500 parking spaces and will be built adjacent to the new [...]
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