Number of renters limited
“We’re going to have to do some work to get this right,” admitted Ward 6 councillor Jeff Henry in response to the Jan 6 release of a report detailing a new Residential...
Cell phone use promoted in lectures
“As engineering students we went through the university experience and found that lectures were pretty bad,” said Mike Silagadze, founder and CEO of Top Hat Monocle, an...
Film lovers’ store to close its doors
After 16 years of providing the city with unique and hard-to-find films, Generation X Video & Media, better known as GenX, is planning to close its doors While countless loyal...
KW in Brief: Jan. 6, 2010
Jewelry store robbed in mall A third jewelry store has been robbed in the Kitchener-Waterloo area Emergency services received a call at about 10:05 am on Jan 5 reporting the...
WLUSU rearranges positions for next year
The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union (WLUSU) will undergo some changes to the structure of their management group during hiring for next year in order to better serve...
New steps taken toward improving Northdale
On Dec 13, Waterloo city council approved the staff recommendations for a special project committee to oversee the studies and planning of the Northdale area Northdale and its...
Blatchford returns to UW
On Nov 12, a small group of protesters took over the stage at the University of Waterloo (UW) in opposition to Globe and Mail columnist Christie Blatchford’s new book...
Large crowd gathers for pro LRT rally in Waterloo
“What do we want – LRT!” The more than 200 people gathered at Waterloo Town Square Dec 5 shouted this phrase at a rally held to encourage public support for the proposed...
Juggling passion
Nestled under the Princess Twin banner in Uptown Waterloo, it is easy to simply walk past one of the city’s most unique places of business Kind of Magic has been open since...
Uptown open for business
The holiday season was officially kicked off in Uptown Waterloo with the annual open house organized by the Business Improvement Area (BIA) On Nov 23 and 24, the event drew people...