Chris Donald
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Waterloo local band gaining steady traction ahead of Maxwell’s show
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As we drove along in a car stuffed with tripods, lighting equipment and a couple camera cases, I glanced at my phone to review the message for directions. It told me to look out for a big sign that said “Creative Enterprise,” but no such sign existed — not much help when we were already…
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Abe Erb’s Kitchener extension looking to solidify its position in K-W’s craft beer community
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Serenaded by Swedish indie-folk music, a local farmer carts a heavy load of wheat past gleaming silver tanks. To his immediate right, a man in a knit sweater runs the counter for a tiny shop, hocking cans and growlers of beer, teas, t-shirts and glassware. Extending behind them both is a large space with lofty…
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Why you should travel Kitchener: Matter of Taste
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Coffee is often the companion of many students — either waking them up for early morning classes or at night to finish essays and assignments due at midnight. Generally, when students order coffee, they usually concern themselves with determining the proportionate amount of coffee needed to satiate their immediate needs. Often students do not know…
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Yanchan finds comfort at the intersection of two very different music genres
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After your first listen, you might not realize how quickly the Yours Truly EP finishes. Perhaps that’s due to its fluidity, or the tone of the album as a whole. And without knowing anything upfront, you might have inclinations to box Yanchan into a sub-category of R&B/hip hop that Toronto so proudly finds itself dominating.…
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Best reads of 2016
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing Madeline Thien This book, written by Madeline Thien, is the winner of the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize and was the finalist for the 2016 Man Booker Prize. Needless to say, it did not disappoint. In the book, the two main characters, Marie and Ai-Ming, shows us the lives of…
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Singles to kick off the new semester in style
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Brand New by Ben Rector What better way to kick off a new semester than with a song by the same name? “Brand New” is the title track of Ben Rector’s latest and most popular album. This Nashville-based artist who has been described by Billboard as a “gimmick-free pop nobody” has gained some notoriety with…
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Failte’s closure in uptown Waterloo
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Cold, jagged white brick wraps around King St.’s hole-in-the-wall surrounded by more distinguished establishments like DVLB and The Pub on King, a broken lantern highlights the un-marked entrance to the bar and restaurant formerly known as Failte. Maybe it was the distinct confusion of character that put the final nail in this restaurant’s coffin. While…
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A bad gift isn’t the end of the Christmas experience
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It’s Christmas morning. You’re sitting with your family, gathered around the Christmas tree, enjoying each other’s company. The floor is littered with gift wrapping, and the time for opening presents is coming to an end. As you take the last sip of luke-warm hot chocolate, you can feel the holiday cheer begin to fade as…
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Great off campus study spots
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Settlement Co. (23 King St N, Waterloo) This new addition to uptown Waterloo is becoming a study hot spot. This student-friendly space offers free wifi, a wireless charging station, lots of outlets and arguably most important for this time of year — unlimited coffee refills. With friendly baristas, trendy decor, comfortable seating and great lighting,…
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Top entertainment of 2016
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Top 5 Movies Sully (Trailer) It may not seem like a lot of time, but so much can happen in a few seconds. This can be seen in the Clint Eastwood directed film, Sully. Following the aftermath of an emergency crash landing into the Hudson River, Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger faces the results of his actions…
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