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Hall Monitor: A Discounted Option

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments 1316-1318 Princess Street, affordable housing, age-based discounts, British Whig building, budget, Fairmount Home, Frontenac County, Frontenac Paramedics, increased funding, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Penitentiary tours, low income discounts, municipal fees, radon levels, Road Safety Plan, roof replacement, Vision Zero

Kingston City Council sat for meeting number 22-2019 (agenda) on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, where, after a delayed start from

Culture Food & Drink History

Portsmouth Brewery, 1909

September 9, 2015September 9, 2015 Queen's Archives 2 Comments British Whig building, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour

With the growing number of craft breweries now taking residence in Kingston and area, and in anticipation of the upcoming

Best of 2013: Local Restaurants Face New Kind of Competition

December 27, 2013June 1, 2015 Julia Segal 0 Comments Atomica, best of 2013, Brew Pub, British Whig building, Chez Piggy, downtown Kingston, Geneva Crêpe Café, Harper's, Jack Astor's, le Chien Noir, local business, local food, Lone Star, Milestones, Pasta Shelf, Red House, Smith and Robinson Building, Tango, The Keg, Windmills Cafe, Zappas

For a small city in between major centers, we sure are lucky to have such a wide variety of fresh,

Local Restaurants Face New Kind of Competition

February 13, 2013June 1, 2015 Julia Segal 18 Comments Atomica, Brew Pub, British Whig building, Chez Piggy, downtown Kingston, Geneva Crêpe Café, Harper's, Jack Astor's, le Chien Noir, local business, local food, Lone Star, Milestones, Pasta Shelf, Red House, Smith and Robinson Building, Tango, The Keg, Windmills Cafe, Zappas

Restaurant business is a tough business. Profit margins are low – often 10-15%, and costs are always increasing. They say

Hall Monitor: Time Sensitive

December 5, 2012July 26, 2017 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments affordable housing, Belle Park, Belle Park Fairways, Bill Glover, Brian Reitzel, British Whig building, Bryan Paterson, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, City Council, construction, discontinued, Dorothy Hector, drinking water, food bank, hospital, Hotel Dieu, Jeff Garrah, Jim Neill, John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC), K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kevin George, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) Central Branch, Lisa Osanic, Mark Gerretsen, Partners in Mission Food Bank, politics, poverty, Providence Care, Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (QECVI), Queen's University, Rick Downes, Rob Hutchison, Sandy Berg, solar energy, strategic plan, sustainability

Last night, our city council met off-site again, for the second meeting of the two… uh, make that five… of

City To Purchase Historic British Whig Building

March 2, 2011June 14, 2017 The City of Kingston 1 Comment British Whig building, Kincore, King Street, Kingston City Hall, Mark Gerretsen

The City of Kingston announced today that it is purchasing the historic downtown landmark known as the British Whig Building