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Kingston Potters’ Guild Christmas Show and Sale. Buy unique and beautiful handmade ceramic gifts by local artists at this much anticipated annual event from November 28–29, 2020. It takes place at the Kingston Potters’ Guild location at the Tett Centre, Malting Tower (third floor), 370 King Street West. IMPORTANT: Due
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Kingston Police officers will shop alone during this year’s “Shop with a Cop” event. Students will still be supported by this initiative, though COVID-19 precautions will keep them from spending time with local officers at the Cataraqui Centre. On Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 Kingston Police are holding the sixth annual
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Christmastime usually sees gifts of wine and champagne, sometimes a nice bottle of liquor, but with the wave of quality craft beer Kingston and surrounding areas offer, there is no reason you can’t bring a bottle (or two) of local brews to a holiday gathering. Heck, if there are beer
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The holiday season is a great time to have a positive impact on your local economy. Kingston has a wide array of offerings to choose from, making it easy to find something for everyone on your list. From the foodie to the music lover to the socially conscious, Kingston has
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You may have noticed a change in downtown YGK’s holiday decor. The retro shooting stars that once adorned downtown lamp posts are no more and have been replaced by large white balls covered in twinkly white lights. The trees, many of which are newly planted as a result of past
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With Christmas Eve just over a month away, festive decorations of all sorts are popping up both inside and outside of homes, businesses and all places in between. Just last week, the Christmas tree at Market Square was installed while the grand lighting ceremony took place immediately after the Nighttime
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As you may have heard, Ottawa police are investigating a new Whole Foods in the city’s Lansdowne Park neighbourhood after a complaint came in that the organic grocery store was open on Good Friday. According to The Ontario Retail Business Holiday Act, Ontario stores are required to close their doors
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On Saturday morning I made the regrettable error of venturing out in Kingston to do some in-store shopping, where I witnessed one horrific scene after another. Mere hours after having handed out treats to princesses, super heroes and teenagers with nothing better to do, I was met with Christmas music,
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Black Friday, which falls on the Friday of American Thanksgiving, is just under two weeks away on November 29th. On Black Friday, Canadians and Americans line up to nab deals from retailers of all types. Many people can be found lining up overnight outside Best Buy, Walmart or the Apple
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Welcome to Kingstonist’s weekly challenge, dare, resolution or whatever you prefer to call it. Each week we establish a new and ambitious community goal, encouraging our readers, followers, friends and families to step out of their comfort zones and do something great, and hopefully a little out of the ordinary.
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A sure sign that Christmas is not far away, besides the annual Santa Claus Parade, are the hundreds and hundreds of Christmas trees, of all shapes, sizes and varieties that suddenly appear around the city to adorn parking lots, storefronts, and other empty spaces. Often cut well in advance of
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Or is it? Today is a public holiday, which means that a majority of us were able to sleep in rather than fight through rush hour en route to the office. As well, schools are not open, waste collection is deferred by a day, and of course,
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