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I DO WISH WE COULD CHAT LONGER, BUT I'M HAVING AN OLD FRIEND FOR DINNER. If you have't got your tickets for Tuesday's Party in the Stacks at KPL - you've still got time. Live music, great food, and the chance to support
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Safe As Houses, Arabella Park, and Battle of the Books
Eating and drinking and working. Talking beer with Arabella Park via @BelmontFoodAve A new bar is taking shape in Belmont Village in the heart of midtown Kitchener-Waterloo, but this isn't going to be your ordinary pub. Arabella Park, situated behind The Culinary Studio at the top of
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Comedy, sausage, and 5 more days of Oktoberfest!
Eating and drinking and working. The irrepressible Jamieson Cox goes long form on the graffiti problem in Uptown Waterloo. I too have noticed not just more graffiti, but that it's not being removed as fast as it should. Lack of foot traffic due to construction could be the
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Startup Open House, Oktoberfest, and Party in the Stacks
Eating and drinking and working. Two new businesses have opened their doors in Waterloo. Last Friday, Unity Baking opened at 331 King St W in Kitchener. Today, Mother's Pizza opens in the former Benny's location at 183 Weber St N in Waterloo. I didn't
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Eating and drinking and working. With both Failte and the Firkin at the Tannery closing this week, I was reminded of a post Tony Reinhart shared a few weeks back. With our friendships becoming more and more digital and fragmented - the local pub has become more necessary than ever. Everyone
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Eating and drinking and working. Last Monday, I needed to go to Toronto for a meeting. Decided to give Greyhound a try and it was a great alternative to driving. They have decent WiFi too - so I was able to make the most of the four hours I spent sitting
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Eating and drinking and working. This week's newsletter is all Geek Week - ten days of events and deals that celebrate our inner geeks. From Doors Open Waterloo to HackerNest, TWH Social to Abe Erb - there are way to many opportunities to list. That's why there'
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Eating and drinking and working. Slight old news - but word on the street is that the former Watami Sushi spot on King Street in Waterloo will soon be the home of a new location of The Captian's Boil. (h/t to @jeffmackw for spotting the sign). Many chains
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Eating and drinking and working. Waterloo Region is the home to many innovative businesses - including the world's first and only hummus as a service (HaaS) company - Black Market Hummus. They received some great coverage last week with pieces on CBC and the Sticker Mule blog. Unless you have
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Eating and drinking and working. I was buying some churros at America Latina Variety's test at Kidspark on Sunday when Rachelle gave me some breaking news. In addition to amazing churros and pupusas, Latina America now serves tacos. I am heading over today to try. If you'
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Eating and drinking and working. I'm involved in a side project here in town called Geek Week WR. For reasons I haven't figured out yet, Geek Week is two weeks of events and people celebrating the things they're passionate about. This year's
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What to do. Today is the last day to get early bird tickets for the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery's Black and Gold Gala. The gallery is celebrating sixty years of connecting people and ideas through art - and their annual fundraiser, the Black & Gold Gala will take place