All Posts Tagged With: "S&R Department Store"
Best of 2011: One Bag Per Household Limit
In an effort to curb the city’s waste by 65%, we’ve seen the introduction of an organic recycling program, an expanded list of acceptable blue box materials and now a one bag per household limit. Thankfully Kingston has moved away from talking about forcing people to use clear garbage bags, which would have resulting in [...]
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Weekly Poll: The Year That Was
With less than two weeks to go until Christmas, and New Year’s a mere three weeks away, it’s time for our annual review of the news stories and issues that shaped this past year. Will we remember 2011 as the year that Confederation Park was, for a short time, occupied by protesters in an effort [...]
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The State of… Lower Princess (Part 1 of 3)
Two years ago Kingstonist published a three part series that explored the ever-changing landscape of downtown storefronts, with a specific focus on new business and vacant commercial real estate. Back in 2009, high taxes, the recession, aging infrastructure as well as competition from new big box outlets were being blamed for the demise of Downtown [...]
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Don Cherry Supports IHHOF Re-Location
The story of how the International Hockey Hall of Fame (IHHOF) came to be established in Kingston, and was later cast aside by the National Hockey League (NHL) is ripe with intrigue. Over the years, the new, official Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto has allegedly attempted to procure the IHHOF’s exhibits, as well as [...]
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The State of… Lower Princess (Part 1 of 3)
With this week’s announcement that Downtown Kingston Sports is set to close up shop after 112 years of dutiful service, the Limestone City’s core is set to lose another iconic fixture. In this case, high taxes, the recession, as well as competition from big box outlets and online competitors, are to blame. While this sad [...]
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More About Historic Kingston Shops
Some weeks ago, I wrote some personal observations about the shopping area in the historic area of downtown Kingston. My concern was the future of the area as tourist numbers continue to decline and when the current economic downturn has become a worry for everyone. But it was also about recognition and appearance of this [...]
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Kingston and it’s Downtown Shops
Downtown shops currently face tough prospects. Losing S&R Department Store, the large business and 50-year old commercial anchor at the bottom of Princess Street, is one of three major disruptions taking place concurrently. The same area on Princess Street is due to be dug up this summer to replace ageing water and sewerage mains, and [...]
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