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Eating and drinking and working. The rise of new condo projects (pardon the pun) in the core has sparked conversations about a resurgence in retail businesses downtown. People have started moving into 1 Victoria and City Centre - and these new residents will need more than just multiple places to get

Eating and drinking and working. Both Uptown Waterloo and Downtown Kitchener are anchored on King Street - the road that amazingly goes north, south, east, and west at the same time. Midtown, the Frankenstein's monster of neighbourhoods, has its heart on Belmont Avenue. If you haven't been

Eating and drinking and working. We'd be fooling ourselves to think that LRT construction doesn't impact our local businesses. The closure of Duke Street and partial closure (more on that in a second) of Ontario Street have led to the bins of Candy Candy Candy being

Eating and drinking and working. Our friends at Gilt in downtown are hosting their next Pop Up Shop - a "famous film foods" night - this Thursday. All ideas are welcome - think $5 milkshakes from "Pulp Fiction" or apple pie from "American Pie". Wait. Scratch that

Eating and drinking and working. I'm a creature of habit and one of those habits is going to Ethel's for nachos and beer. But spring is a time for new habits. It isn't? Are you sure. Let's pretend it is. What new

Eating and drinking and working. The signs of spring are all around us - the windows are being installed at Smile Tiger Coffee, concrete is being poured under the giant dome next to Google, maple syrup buckets are on trees in Midtown. It's March Break this week - and St.

Eating and drinking and working. There's rumours around about a grocery store coming to downtown Kitchener. Yes, I'm well aware that I am the one who started the rumours about Trader Joe's - but this is for real this time. Regardless of who it is,

Two friends of TL;WR have property available around the core. If you've been itching to make the move - maybe now is the time. For disclosure - if we get a referral fee, beer on us. First, the Arrow Lofts and second, a lovely unit in midtown. What'

The crew from an uptown pub were spotted with tape measures in hand in downtown - which means we're getting closer to having two pubs to choose from in the Tannery. Will pub crawls start or end there - that's the burning question. What's happening. Uptown

It's a short week - make the most of it by getting out there and try a restaurant you haven't been to yet. My recommendation - try the tamales at the Grand Trunk Saloon. What's happening. 100 Ahrens Street in Kitchener is the new 305 King