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The art of heavy metal music
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If you’ve ever found yourself up at 4a.m.- clicking your way down the musical rabbit hole that is YouTube, you’re not alone. Chances are, you’ve come across an artist or two whose work never got the attention it deserved. Maybe they didn’t market themselves right. Maybe they were ahead of their time. Maybe they just…
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Canadian drag queen Brooke Lynn Hytes slays the stage at The Turret
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She sashayed, she shantayed and she was a panther on that stage last night. On Sept. 23, Laurier hosted a drag show featuring drag queens from the KW region and special guest, runner up in RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 11, Brooke Lynn Hytes. From the moment you stepped into The Turret, the energy was something…
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Walls to Bridges program instructor Lawrence Hill to present at Laurier
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On Sep. 26, Lawrence Hill, University of Guelph professor and author of The Book of Negroes, is set to come to Laurier to present on his experience as an instructor for the Walls to Bridges creative writing course, offered to students at Grand Valley Institution for Women—Kitchener’s women’s federal prison. The event will start at…
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Blues Festival brings talented performers and local vendors to DTK
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On Saturday Aug.10, Kitchener celebrated their annual Blues Festival in the downtown core. King Street was lined with local vendors, artists and food trucks that led to the main stage in front of city hall. I have had the pleasure of attending the growing festival for the past three years, and this was the first…
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The inside scoop on KW’s top ice cream shops
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Although the weather isn’t showing it yet, summer is fast approaching, and what better way to prepare for those hot summer days than by making a trip to a local ice cream shop? There is a multitude of options for ice cream in Kitchener-Waterloo, so narrowing down the top contenders was no easy task. The…
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Scott Helman blows Laurier away
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On Sept. 10, excited music-goers lined up for a Saturday night concert to welcome back Laurier students to a new year at the Athletic Complex. With the opening act slated to begin at 10 p.m., the performance didn’t start until nearly an hour later — but it was worth the wait. Rich Aucoin — a…
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Here’s what’s playing at the Apollo this fall
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How do $5 big screen movies sound? The Apollo Cinema in downtown Kitchener is offering exactly that. “It will go through at least until the end of September,” Cara Watson, general manager and event strategist for The Apollo said. “That’s $5 for every show except special events and 3-D movies, which will still have the…
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The Needle & Damage Done event features panel addressing opioid crisis
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On Feb. 8, the United Way hosted a panel discussion featuring local experts to discuss the ongoing opioid crisis in the Waterloo Region. The panel discussion, part of an event titled The Needle & The Damage Done, took place in Communitech’s office space in downtown Kitchener and is one in a series of GenNext events…
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Woman struck and killed by GO Train in Kitchener
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A woman was struck and killed by a GO Train on Monday night at 8 p.m. in the area of Lancaster and Victoria streets in Kitchener. The Waterloo Regional Police Services reiterated that the woman’s death was not suspicious. As reported by 570 News, the GO Train was headed into Kitchener from Union Station in…
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UPDATE: Man wanted for Kitchener stabbing resurfaces on social media
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Since the beginning of May, Waterloo Regional Police have been looking for accused killer Ager Mohsin Hasan, who is currently facing a second-degree murder charge for the death of 22 year-old Melinda Vasilije. On April 28, Vasilije was found in her Kitchener apartment with multiple stab wounds. According to the WRPS, Hasan fled to the…
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