All Posts Tagged With: "local business"
Princess Street Promenade
Tomorrow’s the big day! The Second Annual Princess Street Promenade will take over downtown Kingston from 10am-6pm. For one day, Princess Street, from Division to Ontario, will be a pedestrian only zone. Stores and restaurants will open their doors and and move out to the street with special events including music, bouncy castles, climbing walls [...]
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Fashion File: Trend-Savy Consumers Prefer Local Boutiques
Despite the last recession and the influx of chain clothing stores that have recently emerged in Kingston, local clothing store owners say that the key to their success is being on top of the latest trends. Owner of local boutiques Agent 99, Blueprint and Three, Cyndy Gibson said some of the summer trends her stores [...]
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Pasta Shelf
What makes a restaurant an institution? I have sparingly used the complimentary term in past reviews of dining establishments that have been around for generations. Places such as Morrison’s fall into this cherished category, as they are as popular today as they were ten, twenty or however many years ago. There’s really no specific milestone [...]
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Tommy’s
About six months ago I was walking through the hub (at Princess and Barrie to be precise) past what was once, a long, long time ago, Night Owl Video, and more recently, an internet cafe. It had been closed for a while but this time I saw some activity so I stopped to read the [...]
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What Tourists Say About Kingston
Late last month, Star columnist Adrian Brijbassi visited various destinations in Limestone City, which he highlighted in an article titled: Perfect Weekend in Kingston: Markets, history and relaxation. Brijbassi paid Kingston some very kind compliments, as he remarked that our city is “stocked with credible restaurants…unique experiences that are educational, reasonably priced and easy to [...]
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Long Live the Screening Room
Over the past few years, I have come to realize that I am a die hard cinephile, and just so we’re clear on what that means, I am an avid film enthusiast. I watch movies daily, sometimes over and over again, and often without regard for the critical acclaim, or lack thereof, of the film [...]
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Ban the Book
If you’re like me (as in, you live in Kingston), you probably arrived home on Tuesday afternoon to find that big, fat, yellow book on your front step. You know the one, the one hardly anyone uses anymore: the phone book. In the age of the internet, why is this archaic publication still be delivered, [...]
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Ali Baba Kebab
A few months ago I noticed a new restaurant setting up shop on Princess Street, just up from Clergy. I thought I was dreaming, a new Middle Eastern restaurant downtown! My favourite! I was so excited to see Ali Baba Kebab and knew that I had to try it. Harvey and I, along with a [...]
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Grad Season
Last Thursday and Friday, the Royal Military College of Canada held their annual Graduation activities, which included Convocation, the Sunset Ceremony as well as the Grad Parade. Even if you weren’t on campus, the show was hard to miss as it included demonstrations by the Snow Birds, SkyHawks as well as one of the greatest [...]
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Locals on Etsy
When I’m out window shopping or taking in the market, I tend to linger a bit longer at stores and booths that are selling local goods. Whether we’re talking produce, pottery or some other fantastical find, it’s great to uncover treasures created by fellow Kingstonians. Even if you’re not buying! As more products are seemingly [...]
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