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Top Five Things to See and Do in August 2015

July 31, 2015January 7, 2018 Harvey Kirkpatrick 1 Comment Aqua Terra, Dianne’s Fish Bar, Farmers' Market, food truck, Harper's, Lake Ontario Park, Limestone City Blues Festival, Local Chef Demo, Lost Cousins, loving spoonful, Market Square, Megan Hamilton, Mission Street North, Pan Chancho, Princess Street, Princess Street Promenade, Stone City Ales, Top Five Things to See and Do, Two Nuts in a Food Truck, Virginia Clark, Windmills Cafe, Wolfe Island, Wolfe Island Ferry, Wolfe Island Music Festival (WIMF)

There’s so much going on in Kingston during the Summer, that it’s practically impossible to make it out and enjoy

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#ygkChallenge: HARS Soup-a-Thon Fundraiser

March 12, 2015June 18, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments Martha's Table, Sir John's Public House, Star Diner, The Brass, The Sleepless Goat, Windmills Cafe, ygkChallenge

The #ygkchallenge is an ongoing series where we dare you to be different, resolve to be better, and or do

Best of 2013: Local Restaurants Face New Kind of Competition

December 27, 2013June 1, 2015 Julia Segal 0 Comments Atomica, best of 2013, Brew Pub, British Whig building, Chez Piggy, downtown Kingston, Geneva Crêpe Café, Harper's, Jack Astor's, le Chien Noir, local business, local food, Lone Star, Milestones, Pasta Shelf, Red House, Smith and Robinson Building, Tango, The Keg, Windmills Cafe, Zappas

For a small city in between major centers, we sure are lucky to have such a wide variety of fresh,

Local Restaurants Face New Kind of Competition

February 13, 2013June 1, 2015 Julia Segal 18 Comments Atomica, Brew Pub, British Whig building, Chez Piggy, downtown Kingston, Geneva Crêpe Café, Harper's, Jack Astor's, le Chien Noir, local business, local food, Lone Star, Milestones, Pasta Shelf, Red House, Smith and Robinson Building, Tango, The Keg, Windmills Cafe, Zappas

Restaurant business is a tough business. Profit margins are low – often 10-15%, and costs are always increasing. They say

Hall Monitor: Making Room on the Patio

April 4, 2012July 26, 2017 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments City Council, community garden, discontinued, dog park, Jack Astor's, Kingston Police Force, Lake Ontario Park, patios, politics, pothole, Queen's University, recycling, restaurant, sustainability, Windmills Cafe

Once again, our elected officials took to the halls of city hall for meeting 12-2012 of Kingston City Council. You can

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Guide to the 2011 Wolfe Island Music Festival

August 3, 2011August 6, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 1 Comment Brian's Record Option, Cherry Chapstick, Jenny Whiteley, P.S. I Love You, Rich Aucoin, The Grad Club, The Island Grill, The Tragically Hip, Windmills Cafe, Wolfe Island, Wolfe Island Ferry, Wolfe Island Music Festival (WIMF)

While the long weekend was jam packed with events such as the Promenade and K-Town Tri, this coming weekend is

Food & Drink Restaurant Reviews

Windmills Cafe

February 10, 2011June 14, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 3 Comments downtown Kingston, local business, local food, restaurant, restaurant (open), Windmills Cafe

Windmills Cafe is situated just down from the bustling corner of Princess and Montreal, which is prime real estate for