Top Five Things to See and Do in August 2015

#ygkChallenge: HARS Soup-a-Thon Fundraiser

Best of 2013: Local Restaurants Face New Kind of Competition

Local Restaurants Face New Kind of Competition

Hall Monitor: Making Room on the Patio

Guide to the 2011 Wolfe Island Music Festival

Windmills Cafe

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 it all. We could easily suggest 50 or 100 things to see and do around the city in August, but we continuously strive to develop a short list of absolute

Food & Drink ygk+

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 something awesome in support of our beloved community. Each week, Kingstonist establishes a new, ambitious or quirky goal, encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone and do something

Food & Drink

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, locally sourced restaurants. The food scene in Kingston has thrived and this includes everything from smaller, ethnically diverse cuisine to gourmet restaurants, burgers and breakfast. Most recently, we’ve seen an

Food & Drink

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 that 1 in 4 restaurants that open will close within a year. In Kingston, the density of restaurants downtown is very high, and although the natural lifecycle of openings and

News Politics

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 find the agenda and addeds from last night on the city’s website. Ah, spring. The season of birds, the season of flowers, and the time of the year when people

Culture Guides Music

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 equally as busy, specifically for those who will be making the annual pilgrimage to the Wolfe Island Music Festival. This year’s 2-day festival includes a solid mix of local and

Food & Drink Restaurant Reviews

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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 attracting downtown event goers, beleaguered shoppers, hungry tourists as well as locals in the know. They have very decent breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, as well as a great wine