All Posts Tagged With: "K-Rock Centre"

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It always seems to happen like this.  I take off for a few days and all of a sudden things get exciting.  In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, which is understandable given the heat wave this week, Cirque du Soleil has announced that they will kick off their upcoming tour with not one, [...]

6Aug2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued
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Weekly Poll: A Defining Election Issue

In 2006, Kingston’s mayoral election was arguably fought and won over a single, campaign-defining issue.  In one corner, the incumbent Harvey Rosen bet it all on the K-Rock Centre, while contender Rick Downes countered with a move to put the breaks on construction of Kingston’s multi-million dollar Large Venue Entertainment Centre.  When the last ballot [...]

26Jul2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 7 comments | Continued
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A lot has been said about the renaming of Market Square, while the general consensus tends to lean towards the negative.  A few year’s back, Don Anderson commented on the ultimate cost of our heritage.
Unlike professional names like Kingston’s own Frontenacs or The Tragically Hip, Market Square’s name was heritage; something of value we owned [...]

23Jul2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 8 comments | Continued
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Don’t Sell Your Soul for Tickets

How much is too much? It’s a topic we’ve touched on in the past, and back when Leonard Cohen came to the K-Rock Centre, pairs of tickets to his show were being sold on eBay for as much as $1,400. While I wasn’t specifically watching to see if Elton John tickets would surpass that [...]

15Jul2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 11 comments | Continued
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When it comes to massive construction projects, it seems as though deadlines are constantly being extended, while cost estimates are notoriously nudged higher and higher. While the final bill for the Big Dig has yet to be unveiled, I was pleasantly surprised that lower Princess Street was able to open in time for last [...]

9Jul2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 5 comments | Continued
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Leaving the Chair

The flag of the city hung to his right and the exit sign just above it.
With the backdrop of a darkened council chamber, Mayor Harvey Rosen announced he would not look for a third term in office.
“What I am about to announce is what I see as a need for a change for the city [...]

27Apr2010 | Jordan Press | 1 comment | Continued
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It’s no joke.   Little Jerry Seinfeld is stopping by to perform in the Limestone City on June 26th.  When news of the comic’s upcoming visit to the Limestone City broke on Twitter yesterday, people were so excited you would have thought that the adult equivalent of Justin Beiber was coming to town.  I [...]

9Apr2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued
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I hate to sound boring, but can you believe the weather we’re having.  One day it’s gorgeous enough for shorts, and the next we’re forced to bring our mittens and toques out of the shortest retirement in history.  The wind literally cut through my jacket this morning, which is unnerving considering the equinox was last [...]

26Mar2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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For those who may have missed Jordan’s post earlier this week, or otherwise haven’t ventured downtown lately, Paul Wash‘s photo pretty much sums up the scene near King and Princess.  It’s all in an effort to replace some ancient sewer system.  But what sort of impact will it have on downtown businesses, rather what’s left [...]

5Mar2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 4 comments | Continued
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Last Friday I marvelled at how amazing, albeit unseasonal, the weather was. What a difference a week makes. Today the city awoke to bone chilling temperatures that were estimated to reach minus 30 thanks to the wind chill.  Is it too much to ask for some snow to go along with this [...]

29Jan2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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