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Update: Located — Police still searching for missing youth

August 28, 2019September 4, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Cataraqui Town Centre, downtown, Kayla Hartwick, Kingston, Kingston Police, Lila Smith, located, missing, missing teen, missing youth, Montreal, Ottawa, public assistance, Toronto

UPDATE (Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019): According to Kingston Police, Kayla Hartwick, 16, has been located safely as of Monday, Sept.

Best of Kingston Culture News Poll

What does the Cataraqui Centre need?

May 22, 2019 Chris Morris 6 Comments Cataraqui Centre, Cataraqui Town Centre, Dollarama, frontenac mall, Hudson's Bay, Indigo, Kingston, Kingston Centre, Laura Secord, mall, Marshall's, Sears, shopping mall, Spirit Halloween, Starbucks, Target, Zellers

The Cataraqui Centre is the largest shopping mall in the Kingston area. In fact, you’d have to go to

News Opinion Poll

Most Anticipated New Business in Kingston

May 11, 2015July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 6 Comments Cataraqui Town Centre, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), local business, Queen's University, Red House, RioCan, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Williamsville

The ebb and flow of Kingston’s business landscape is constantly changing and rarely predictable. Recently, our storied downtown bid a

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Most Anticipated Addition to Downtown Kingston

April 28, 2014July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 7 Comments Bay Jam, Burrito Amigo, Cataraqui Town Centre, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Empire Theatre, Indigo, King's Crossing, Luke Hayes-Alexander, Novellino, RioCan, Stone City Ales, Turk's

Nearly two months ago, we asked our readers to weigh in regarding recent significant business closures and what the long

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Downtown Kingston’s Biggest Loss

March 2, 2014July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 20 Comments Burrito Amigo, Cataraqui Town Centre, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Empire Theatre, Indigo, King's Crossing, Luke Hayes-Alexander, Novellino, RioCan, Turk's

The prosperity of restaurants and retail in any given neighbourhood is intimately tied to factors such as shifting consumer demand,

Hall Monitor: A Pound of Regulations

February 6, 2013July 26, 2017 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Bill Glover, Bryan Paterson, bylaw, casino, Cataraqui Town Centre, City Council, City Park, discontinued, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), gambling, International Hockey Hall of Fame, Jeff Scott, Jim Neill, K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kingston Humane Society, Kingston Memorial Centre, Kingston's waterfront, Leo Lafleur Waterpark, Lisa Osanic, Liz Schell, Mark Gerretsen, north block, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC), parking, politics, Queen's University, Rick Downes, Rideau Canal, Rob Hutchison, Sandy Berg

Last night was a homecoming of sorts as city council returned to it’s usual seats around the horseshoe, wrapping up

Art in Public Places: Donut Machine

June 8, 2012June 14, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments art, Cataraqui Town Centre, xcurated curatorial collective

After a wild goose chase that involved two unsuccessful attempts to view Steven Laurie’s Donut Machine; skill testing directions brought

H&M: Your New Favourite Store?

September 21, 2011July 26, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 5 Comments Cataraqui Town Centre, discontinued, H&M

With the Kingston Centre resembling a big box complex, and the Frontenac Mall serving as a mecca for fitness nuts

Friday Foto

July 16, 2010July 26, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments Bubba's, Buskers Rendezvous, Cataraqui Town Centre, discontinued, Fort Henry, friday foto, prison farms, Smoke's Poutinerie, The Kingston Symphony

Please forgive my nostalgic tendencies, but from time to time I like to look back on Kingstonist’s humble beginnings, and

Holiday Gift-a-Way

November 23, 2009June 14, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 12 Comments Cataraqui Town Centre, Christmas, contest, downtown Kingston, Kingston City Hall, local business, Santa Claus Parade, The Fat Goose Craft Fair, The Kingston Symphony

Our neighbours to the south will soon be enjoying Thanksgiving, and then taking part in the busiest shopping day of

Friday Foto

October 16, 2009July 26, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments Cataraqui Town Centre, discontinued, Emily Fennell, friday foto, King's Crossing, Kingston's waterfront, P.S. I Love You, wind turbines

Today’s photo comes courtesy of Matt Pedlar, and it shows off a fantastic scene taking place along Kingston’s waterfront. If

Ikea, I hardly knew ya.

September 15, 2009July 26, 2017 Caitlin Fralick 11 Comments Cataraqui Town Centre, discontinued, Division Street, downtown Kingston, Gardiners Road, Ikea, local business, No Frills, Princess Street, Vandervoorts

When I moved to Kingston last spring, it was the first time I’d ever put down roots in a town

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