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Lionhearts Hometown Heroes campaign raises over $141k in a month

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments community support, Department of Emergency Medicine, donation matching, fundraising campaign, Hometown Heroes, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Lionhearts Inc, Queen's University, The Springer Group of Companies, Travis Blackmore, Will Arnaud

Lionhearts Inc. was the beneficiary of a recent fundraising campaign called “Hometown Heroes” which ran throughout the month of June.

Emergency medical staff pledge $35k to say ‘thank you’ to Lionhearts

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 Street Project, Department of Emergency Medicine, donation, donation matching, Dr. David Messenger, emergency food programs, Emergency Medical Department, food security, Kingston, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Lionhearts Inc, meal programs, pandemic, Queen's University, Springer Properties, The Springer Group of Companies

Members of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Queen’s University and staff from the Emergency Medical department of Kingston Health

The State of… Williamsville’s Main Street (Part 3 of 3)

September 25, 2015July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 1 Comment 420 Kingston, bike lanes, budget, Cyclepath, Division Street, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), DTZ Barnicke, Kingstonist, local business, Niji Sushi, Pat's Restaurant, Queen's University, restaurant, Taylored Training, The Springer Group of Companies, Williamsville

In our final snapshot of downtown Kingston, we turn our gaze to the ongoing revitalization of Williamsville’s Main Street. This

The State of… Downtown Sidestreets (Part 2 of 3)

September 17, 2015July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments 4 Colour 8 Bit (4C8B), Anna Lane, Blockbuster Video, Brandee's, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), DTZ Barnicke, local business, Queen Street United Church, restaurant, The Hub, The Springer Group of Companies

Since publishing last week’s snapshot of lower Princess Street, and comparing those results against what we’ve recorded in years past,

Radison to Receive Multi-Million Dollar Reno and Name Change

October 29, 2012July 26, 2017 Kingston Economic Development Corporation 0 Comments Aqua Terra, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, discontinued, downtown Kingston, Fort Henry, Kingston's waterfront, Lake Ontario, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, Pump House Museum, Queen's University, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), The Springer Group of Companies, tourism

Delta Hotels and Resorts announced its expansion in Eastern Ontario with a new property, the Delta Kingston Waterfront Hotel slated

The State of… Williamsville’s Main Street (Part 3 of 3)

November 9, 2011July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 5 Comments 420 Kingston, budget, Division Street, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), DTZ Barnicke, local business, Niji Sushi, The Springer Group of Companies

In our original three-part series that focused on upper and lower Princess Street, as well as neighbouring side streets, we

The State of… Upper Princess (Part 3 of 3)

January 25, 2010July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 19 Comments Arisu, Cyclepath, Division Street, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), DTZ Barnicke, Legendz, local business, Sushi Ya, The Mansion, The Springer Group of Companies

Late last December we launched a three-part series which documented vacant storefronts, recent relocations as well as new businesses in

The State of… Downtown Sidestreets (Part 2 of 3)

December 22, 2009July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 7 Comments Bank of Montreal, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), DTZ Barnicke, Joy Supper Club, local business, Ly's Place, Mino's, TD Bank, The Iron Duke, The Springer Group of Companies

Last week we introduced the state of…Lower Princess Street, which sparked an unbelievable debate and received a record number of

The State of… Lower Princess (Part 1 of 3)

December 16, 2009July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 56 Comments Canada Computers, Chumleighs, Cyclepath, Division Street, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), DTZ Barnicke, Fabricland, local business, S&R Department Store, Sima Sushi, Taj Curry House, The Book Shop, The Springer Group of Companies, Urban Outfitters

With this week’s announcement that Downtown Kingston Sports is set to close up shop after 112 years of dutiful service,

Environment News

Tree-Gate

December 10, 2009July 26, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 7 Comments bylaw, Christmas, discontinued, The Springer Group of Companies

While listening to CBC Radio on my walk to work this morning, our local corresponded, JC Kenny, mentioned an interesting

The DTZ Takeover

June 5, 2008July 26, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 3 Comments billboards, discontinued, DTZ Barnicke, The Springer Group of Companies

A noticeable amount of DTZ Barnicke signs have been spreading like an uncontrollable disease throughout Kingston in the past few