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Top Five Things to See and Do
It’s that magical time year where we rhyme off our top five most anticipated community, cultural social and entertainment calendar highlights over the next three months. With Thanksgiving, Halloween and the silly season all fast approaching, here’s what we plan on slowing down to check out! Wolfe Island Corn Maze, September-October: This year’s design features [...]
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City Hall Clock to go Digital
Designed by architect George Browne, Kingston City Hall was built in 1844, while it has served as everything from post office to customs house, police station to jail, and of course the chief administrative and municipal centre for the Limestone City. Over the years, this beautiful structure has seen many enhancements including the installation of [...]
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Friday Foto
Brrr! So there’s that winter we’ve been waiting for! Every November or so I deny the fact that winter is coming and it usually ends badly with me just being miserable all winter long. So this year I decided not to fight it. It helps that Harvey is an amazing man who is always willing [...]
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Five Things to See and Do
Today I am pleased to unveil a new addition to Kingstonist, a quarterly run down of our top five things to see and do in the Limestone City. In our inaugural episode, this compliment to our ever-growing events calendar will highlight five essential goings on during Winter 2011. 12th Annual ReelOut Queer Film and Video [...]
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Feb Fest
Feb Fest has quickly become Kingston’s premiere winter event. The event draws over 30,000 people to downtown and to the event’s primary location, the newly renovated Market Square, located behind Kingston City Hall. The 6th Annual Feb Fest will start a full day early on February 1st. The schedule of events is as follows: Monday, [...]
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3rd Annual “Light Up the Night” Hanukkah Party
Kingston Jewish Council‘s 3rd Annual Hanukkah Party Where: City Hall and Market Square When: Saturday, December 12, 2009 5:30 pm – Free Skate (& Hot Chocolate) at Market Square 6:00 pm – Welcome by Mayor Rosen and citywide Hanukkah Candle Lighting (bring your family menorah – Kingston Jewish Community will supply the candles) 6:15 pm [...]
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Friday Foto
Last Friday I put out a call for snow. It’s not as though I miss spending hours on end shovelling the stuff, or dealing with people who forget how to drive after the first dusting, rather I need a bit of the white stuff in order to to complete my picture perfect image of Christmas. [...]
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Friday Foto
I want to start today’s post by promising that Kingstonist is not going to start endlessly broadcasting cheesy Christmas carols, or pump cinnamon scents into your home to simulate the festive spirit. That said, if I possessed the technological ability to affect such things, I would opt for Bing Crosby’s famous holiday anthem, Mele Kalikimaka, [...]
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Family Day?
What did you do on Family Day? Did you go out and skate at one of our public skating rinks with your family? Did you go out with family and friends to a restaurant for lunch or dinner? Or did you simply go out to a movie with your family? Family Day was a big [...]
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A Case of the Mondays?
If you’re like me, you got up this fine weekday morning, put on your best bib and tucker, and head into the office to complete boring and repetitive tasks for a few bucks. While you are clearing out your in basket, in box, and voicemails, let me be one of many who says “Welcome back”…to [...]
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