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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

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

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'

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

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

Eating and drinking and working. I had a chance to have coffee with Nik Harron late last week to talk with him about the Art District Gallery's search for new permanent digs. I'll have a longer story on the blog later this week. They're

Eating and drinking and working. During my walk back from Goodvibes Juice last week, I noticed the windows in the former GoGo Mart were plastered with something new. Unity Baking is coming this September. No word yet on what their specialities will be - but if they could throw in a

Eating and drinking and working. Public Market (324 Frederick St, Kitchener) will be opening tomorrow, Tuesday, July 19. Regular hours will be 8am-7pm Tuesday-Saturday. One of Waterloo's oldest establishments, the Waterloo Club, is moving to Kitchener. Founded in 1913, the Waterloo Club is a place where

Eating and drinking and working. Great culinary experiences are defined not just by the food - but by the space and the people. One of Waterloo's greatest treasures is Sonny's Drive-In at 256 Weber St in Waterloo. Pre-kids, we'd make our way there

Eating and drinking and working. Before I headed out for the long weekend, I stopped by the grand opening of Factory Square at 451 Phillip St in Waterloo. Factory Square is 215,000 SF of renovated office space. Two tenants are already announced - PURE and Matter of Taste Coffee. That&