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Kitchener apartment prices on the rise
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According to a new report from PadMapper, rental prices in Kitchener are climbing faster than they are anywhere else in the country. PadMapper, an online apartment search tool, analyzes data on a monthly basis from rental listings. The aim of this report is to give users an idea of the economic rental landscape in Canada.…
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Reddit post allegedly implicates Kitchener man in fatal stabbing
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Waterloo Regional Police continue to look for Ager Mohsin Hasan, 24, a suspect facing a second-degree murder charge for the death of 22-year-old Melinda Vasilije. Vasilije was said to be have been found in her apartment in Kitchener on April 28 with various stab wounds. Shortly after the incident, a representative from Waterloo Regional Police…
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New project to light up Waterloo Park
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Plans to light up Waterloo Park are underway, lining up Waterloo to be the first of it’s kind in North America to have an illuminated trail. Waterloo Park has a promenade, which is the main trail between Seagram Drive and uptown Waterloo. The City of Waterloo has also looked into properly completing another part of…
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Province enhances culture to celebrate 150 years
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Ontario’s 150th anniversary will be celebrated through investments made by the provincial government to cultural programs and infrastructure within the Kitchener area. Under the Ontario150 Community Celebration program, MPP Kitchener-Centre Daiene Vernile announced that four cultural events will receive funding. The Coalition of Muslim Women of K-W will receive $10,000 to create an art exhibit…
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Are the 2021 Canada summer games coming to Waterloo?
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The 2021 Canada Summer Games are looking for a host city and the Region of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University are hopeful to be their next destination. The region of Waterloo, Sudbury, Niagara and Ottawa are the four remaining bids hopeful to host the games. If the Region of Waterloo does prevail as host of…
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The return of podcasts amidst a visual-driven entertainment frenzy
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Differences between story-telling formats highlight pros and cons. While television, arguably the most popular method of modern entertainment, is an incredible invention that connects people by an intensely specific craft of art, it is a method that requires little engagement from its audience. By offering less, the radio format was able to influence people in…
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Rhapsody Barrel Bar is perhaps Kitchener’s chameleon restaurant
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Rhapsody Barrel Bar is an inconspicuous restaurant and music venue situated in the heart of downtown Kitchener. I describe the place as inconspicuous because it’s difficult to predict what this place can offer. I remember walking by and feeling confused. The restaurant is attached to a clothing store, hosts its own café at the front…
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K-W’s Tri-Con brings together nerds from all around
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On a superficial level, there’s a kind of sacrilege that lives in the cult-like environment of a convention. At THEMUSEUM for this weekend’s Tri-Con, Judge Dredd posed for photographs with an Ewok. A miniature stormtrooper resigned himself to kickflips in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, while a similarly disproportionate Iron Man created dissonant music by running…
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‘We are Waterloo’ displays community diversity
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On Jan. 17, the We Are Waterloo Portrait Project display will commence at the City of Waterloo Museum, located at Conestoga Mall. The We Are Waterloo Portrait Project is comprised of self-portraits created by those within the Waterloo community with the purpose of displaying the diversity within Waterloo. The project was created through a joint…
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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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