Over the holidays, Kingston finally got a taste of a real Canadian winter for what seems like the first year in a long while. Harvey and I were out of town this year and we arrived home late at night to find the huge dump of snow covering our driveway
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Last weekend, Confederation Park and Market Square played host to the Kingston Multicultural Arts Festival, Fare on the Square as well as the regular Farmer’s Market. All of these activities have grown in size and popularity over the past few years, which is a testament to the good work being
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In the four years that we’ve lived in our downtown home, my wife and I have contacted Utilities Kingston on numerous occasions to advise them of out of commission street lights. For us, brightly lit sidewalks present a much more inviting path than dark and ominous ones, which is an
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Last summer I wrote about the 1,000 Solar Rooftops Challenge, a project which endeavoured to make the Limestone City the first community of its size to reach 1,000 solar installations by the end of 2011. Five months into 2011, Switch reported that there were a total of 127 brave, sun
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In the early 90’s, McDonald’s did their worst to tempt consumers with everything from pizzas to McRibs, supersized menu items as well as a brief experiment with home delivery. I can’t say that I was ever hungry or lazy enough to wait 30 minutes to enjoy the gluttonous luxury of
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Over the past few months we’ve watched numerous developments take shape such as bike lanes and the Montreal Street Park and Ride, while we’ve also learned of priority projects including long overdue lane extensions and the third crossing. While these initiatives are similar as they relate to how we move
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Last Spring, the City of Kingston was faced with an interesting proposal from the grass roots level, specifically whether or not to allow backyard chicken coops. Since writing about this initiative, I’ve met a few local pioneers who have taken it upon themselves to forge ahead, and harvest very their
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After graduating in 2004, Danielle and I continued to reside in our very affordable student rental on the fringe of the Queen’s ghetto, which was a necessity while we were paying off our respective loans. Like many of the other tenants therein, we stored a few personal effects in the
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All this talk about Harper’s Burger Bar, Smoke’s Poutinerie and Five Guys Burgers and Fries has Kingstonians loosening their belts, and for good reason. Don’t get me wrong, I love indulging in grease-laden treats once in a while, but for many, fast food makes up too much of their daily
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If you take a stroll around the campus at Queen’s University, you’ll be treated to a high concentration of outdoor art installations including Iron Man, Sakkarah, Thataway Again, Bent Yellow, A Minute of My Time, Untitled, and many more. However, when you venture outside of the Queen’s bubble, you’ll notice
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A few weekends ago I was walking by Tara Natural Foods, who had gorgeous Spring flowers and seasonal produce for sale outside. I was drawn closer by a volunteer from the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG Kingston) / Urban Agriculture Kingston (UAK) who was standing next to a small
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In part three of Kingstonist’s examination of the downtown business-scape, we highlighted the fact that there are numerous neglected parcels of land along the strip of Princess Street that falls between Bath and Division. A majority of these properties were once home to car dealerships, car rental agencies and gas
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