Weekend activities to make YGK smile

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments caring, check in on neighbours, community, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dentistry at Kingston, family activities, front-line healthcare workers, historic walking tours, Kids Art Contest, kindness, Kingston, Kingston Rocks, local business, local delivery, neighbourhood clean-up, painting rocks, pandemic, physical distancing, sharing, sidewalk chalk, social distancing, stay at home, weekend activities, YGK

It’s been over a month since the City of Kingston declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic,

Business Campus Education News

Queen’s program hopes to solve the work-experience paradox for grads

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Alan Rottenberg, apprenticeship, Arts and Sciences, business, Donna Gillespie, employment, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), local business, qcak, Queen's Career Apprenticeship: Kingston Program, Queen's student, Queen's University, students, Tom Hewitt, workforce, workforce development

It has long been a paradox — employers want experience in a candidate before they’ll hire, but how does a

Business News

Kingston Frameworks becomes family business

May 9, 2019May 30, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments art, Art After Dark, Camera Kingston, Colin Morris, family business, framing, home decor, Kingston, Kingston Frameworks, local business, photography, Wayne Morris

Kingston Frameworks has been a fixture in downtown Kingston since 1982. Thirty seven years ago, Wayne Morris opened the storefront

Business News

New life for old cameras at Cash for Cameras event

April 13, 2019April 15, 2019 Kingstonist 2 Comments Brent McAlister, camera bodies, Camera Kingston, cameras, Cash for Cameras, digital SLR, Don Sleeth, flash, flashes, KEH, Kingston, lens, local business, recycle, SLR, used camera gear

Many years ago, there was a humble camera that was loved by its family in Kingston. The camera loved

Culture Music News Poll

Kingstonist poll: Kingston’s best live music venue

January 18, 2019 Chris Morris 28 Comments Ale House, Blumartini, Daft Brewing, downtown Kingston, Jimmy's Sports Lounge, King’s Town Beer Company, Kingston, Little Texas, live music, local business, Musiikki Café, Overtime, PJ Murphy's, poll, Raxx, RCHA Club, Red House West, Riverhead Brewing Company, SanTur Brewing, Spearhead Brewing, The Brass Pub, The Embassy, The Grad Club, The Mansion, The Merchant, The Portsmouth Tavern, The Public House, The Rose & Crown, The Toucan, Tir nan og

As we discussed in our 2018 Year in Review, Kingston’s music scene has come a long way since the 90s,

Kingstonist visits

Kingstonist visits… Kingston Onewheel

November 20, 2018November 21, 2018 Chris Morris 0 Comments Kingston, Kingstonist visits, local business, onewheel

Kingston Onewheel opened this fall with not much hoopla – just a few simple Instagram videos of a guy in padded

Best of Kingston Guides Music Opinion Poll

Best instrument store in Kingston

June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 Chris Morris local business, music

Kingston’s instrument store landscape has changed a lot recently – in fact, almost every store has undergone some kind of

Culture Sports & Recreation

Life in the Virtual World: The VR Hut in Downtown Kingston

February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 Bill Gowsell 0 Comments downtown Kingston, local business

I have always loved video games. From Dig Dug on the Atari to Super Mario Bros. on Nintendo and Goldeneye

News Opinion Poll

Big Box Stores in Downtown Kingston?

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 10 Comments downtown Kingston, local business, Princess Street

Over the years large retail stores have played an integral role in downtown Kingston’s appeal to shoppers. In fact, not

Culture News Opinion Poll

Accepting Bitcoin Payments in Kingston

October 16, 2017October 17, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 3 Comments local business

Bitcoin, the world’s first decentralized cryptocurrency, made headlines last week as it rose above the $5,000 (USD) mark and reached

Art Culture Interviews

Six Questions for Purlin’ J’s Joan Sharpe

July 4, 2017July 4, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments local business, Purlin' J's Roving Yarn Co., Queen's University, The Fat Goose Craft Fair

Joan Sharpe has lived in Kingston since 1998, when she began working at Queen’s University. She holds a geography degree

News Opinion Poll

Most Anticipated New Business in Kingston

January 9, 2017July 26, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 3 Comments downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), local business

It’s often said that the Christmas season can make or break small businesses, particularly those operating in the uber-competitive retail

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