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The Downtown Kingston! BIA has announced the 2020 Downtown Kingston! Award Winners Businesses and Downtown Kingston BIA! Members were asked to nominate other businesses or themselves for the Downtown Kingston 2020! Awards, Downtown Kingston! said in an email to Kingstonist. There were several nominations for each award category. Each nomination
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One of the greatest benefits of living in Kingston is the city’s geographic location. We’re practically equidistant to large getaway destinations such as Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, and we have amazing communities dotting our perimeter. From Sydenham to Merrickville and Perth, there’s a number of alluring places well within reach
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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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On a recent trip to Toronto, I was having dinner at a restaurant downtown and opened up the wine list to find a number of wines from Prince Edward County available on the carefully curated menu. It was a definite moment of pride as I noticed just how many PEC
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I love a great deal, especially when it involves delicious food. This is why I’ve been an avid supporter of Olivea’s Pasta Sundays for a few years now. The concept is brilliant: on a slow night for most restaurants and during the slow season (winter for the downtown restaurant core),
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We have so many great restaurants in ygk and they offer a pretty decent range of style and ethnicity for a city our size. While there are still some gaps to fill, new restaurants are popping up all the time. Readers recently expressed wishes for Caribbean food and here
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When dressing a sandwich or a hotdog, most people wouldn’t believe it’s almost as easy to make your own mustard condiment than it is to squeeze it from a container. Chef Clark Day of AquaTerra was in Market Square this past Saturday demonstrating (among other things) just that: how to
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Kingston is blessed by a bounty of good restaurants, but sometimes you want that gourmet meal in the comfort of your own home. Fear not: the Downtown Kingston BIA is producing Local Food, Local Chefs cooking demonstrations every Saturday this summer until Labour Day weekend. At each demo in Market
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If you are distracted by the beautiful scenery of Collins Bay while driving west along Bath Road, you just might miss a restaurant that tops many Kingstonian’s lists of favourites: Bella Bistro. I’ve been in the city for over 10 years now and I have to admit that I’ve never
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There are few dishes as basic and as commonly found on the menus of restaurants that may otherwise have nothing in common. The creation of this dish, while a staple for many, is an art form and, to be truly perfect, must meet the specifications of the customer. The dish
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In 2011 we did a Guide to Weekly Live Music that covered everything from regular house bands and music clubs to open mics and jam sessions. We figured it was time to update that list and this time we’ve included not only live music but book clubs and trivia nights
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This summer, local restaurants and food-based business are catching wind of Kingstonians’ desire to know more about their food. Special food events and classes of all types are popping up all over town, set to take place over the next few months. Olivea tweeted that they will be offering a
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