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  Thread: General Arts and Culture News
Post: RE: General Arts and Culture News

Local arts groups get $2.7M to survive pandemic (https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/03/02/local-arts-groups-get-27m-to-survive-pandemic.html) Quote: -- The Stratford Festival ...
  Brenden Arts and Culture 519 502,217 03-02-2021, 08:27 PM
  Thread: General Arts and Culture News
Post: RE: General Arts and Culture News

KW Musical Productions has received funding from the KW Community Foundation, which will allow them to reopen their rehearsal hall (https://kwmp.ca/rehearsal-space/) and provide a pay-what-you-can pri...
  Brenden Arts and Culture 519 502,217 02-22-2021, 11:35 AM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 30 Francis | 40 fl | Proposed

GarthDanlor Wrote: (02-02-2021, 06:11 PM) -- ac3r Wrote: (02-02-2021, 04:58 PM) -- Ziggy's will likely not be around in the future. :> The city is verrrrryy interested in this side of the city. T...
  Brenden Urban Areas 591 138,073 02-02-2021, 08:38 PM
  Thread: Themuseum
Post: RE: Themuseum

The City of Kitchener hired a consultant to look at TheMusuem finances and expansion plan in early 2020. From The Record article (https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2020/03/05/consultant-r...
  Brenden Arts and Culture 73 36,556 01-26-2021, 10:34 AM
  Thread: Themuseum
Post: RE: Themuseum

tomh009 Wrote: (01-19-2021, 06:21 PM) -- Was anyone else unaware that the city has purchased the BMO building and is committed to holding it for up to 10 years to enable THEMUSEUM to raise the funds ...
  Brenden Arts and Culture 73 36,556 01-19-2021, 08:21 PM
  Thread: General Arts and Culture News
Post: RE: General Arts and Culture News

Opening up the Conrad Centre is great news for the local performing arts community! There is a real need for affordable performance space in this community.
  Brenden Arts and Culture 519 502,217 01-15-2021, 05:50 PM
  Thread: Search page logs me out
Post: RE: Search page logs me out

Thanks all.
  Brenden Forum Issues 42 8,833 01-14-2021, 12:03 PM
  Thread: Search page logs me out
Post: RE: Search page logs me out

Google Chrome notified me today that this website had a data breach and I should change my password. Here is a screenshot  It says it happened 14 days ago, which is close to when the issues with lo...
  Brenden Forum Issues 42 8,833 01-11-2021, 12:47 PM
  Thread: Cannabis shops in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cannabis shops in Waterloo Region

tomh009 Wrote: (12-16-2020, 09:12 PM) -- Brenden Wrote: (12-16-2020, 08:39 PM) -- The city had the opportunity to establish rules in 2019 before stores opened. Kingston for instance has a restrictio...
  Brenden Retail 194 81,335 01-04-2021, 01:39 PM
  Thread: Cannabis shops in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cannabis shops in Waterloo Region

The city had the opportunity to establish rules in 2019 before stores opened. Kingston for instance has a restriction where Cannabis stores can not be within 150 meters of each other.
  Brenden Retail 194 81,335 12-16-2020, 08:39 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment

This could be a good location for a drive-through COVID testing site. Give the staff someplace warm to go into during the winter.
  Brenden Urban Areas 402 89,424 11-11-2020, 02:34 PM
  Thread: Restaurant casualties of COVID-19
Post: RE: Restaurant casualties of COVID-19

nms Wrote: (11-05-2020, 01:13 AM) -- jgsz Wrote: (10-24-2020, 07:33 PM) -- Mongolian Grill in Waterloo permanently closing.  https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-news/mongolian-grill-in-waterloo-...
  Brenden Food, Dining and Nightlife 145 94,881 11-05-2020, 09:25 AM
  Thread: Restaurant casualties of COVID-19
Post: RE: Restaurant casualties of COVID-19

CTV (https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/popular-kitchener-wedding-venue-the-hacienda-sarria-closes-1.5154412#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=Y0wZ8Kb) and The Record (https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...
  Brenden Food, Dining and Nightlife 145 94,881 10-21-2020, 01:06 PM
  Thread: Make it Kitchener 2.0: Economic Recovery & Growth Strategy
Post: RE: Make it Kitchener 2.0: Economic Recovery & Gro...

jamincan Wrote: (10-17-2020, 06:21 AM) -- It reads to me like maybe they're hoping to imitate what was done with the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. -- Don't we already have that, with the Tann...
  Brenden Waterloo Region Economy 8 3,445 10-21-2020, 12:35 PM
  Thread: Make it Kitchener 2.0: Economic Recovery & Growth Strategy
Post: Make it Kitchener 2.0: Economic Recovery & Growth ...

The City of Kitchener today announced its plan to support economic recovery and growth.  Make it Kitchener 2.0 Proposal (https://www.makeitkitchener.ca/make-it-kitchener-2.0-page/make-it-kitchener-...
  Brenden Waterloo Region Economy 8 3,445 10-16-2020, 02:40 PM
  Thread: Shops at Waterloo Town Square
Post: RE: Shops at Waterloo Town Square

Not sure if this is the right thread, but Shopify's office space at 85 Willis Way is up for lease (https://cushwakewr.com/property/85-willis-way-waterloo-office-space-available-for-sublease/). The Rec...
  Brenden Retail 150 179,729 10-02-2020, 01:41 PM
  Thread: SmartCentre development at Hespeler & Pinebush
Post: RE: SmartCentre development at Hespeler & Pinebush

They must have recently purchased that, or recently put it up for sale. I remember seeing the property for sale a few months ago.
  Brenden Suburbs 70 19,096 09-28-2020, 10:21 AM
  Thread: General Arts and Culture News
Post: RE: General Arts and Culture News

Globe Studio, has acquired the other 1/2 of their building at 141 Whitney Place (Bonnie Stuart shoe factory), in Kitchener and are planning on expanding into that space. Globe Studios is an artist-run...
  Brenden Arts and Culture 519 502,217 09-17-2020, 09:57 AM
  Thread: Catalyst137
Post: RE: Catalyst137

Looks like the team behind Catalyst 137 is creating a 60,000 co-working space called Catalyst Commons (https://www.catalyst-commons.com/). They have space for teams of up to 24 people, and today they ...
  Brenden Urban Areas 82 68,241 08-11-2020, 03:49 PM
  Thread: 2019 Federal Election
Post: RE: 2019 Federal Election

Should we try to predict the outcome of the election locally? Will any seats turn over?
  Brenden Politics 220 94,886 10-16-2019, 10:51 AM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News

Full disclosure, I am not a coffee drinker. But this would make the 17 Coffee shops and Cafe's in the core (Victoria to the Market). Do people really drink that much coffee?
  Brenden Retail 985 893,469 03-22-2019, 11:53 AM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: SIXO Midtown | 28 + 20? + 12? + ? fl | Propose...

New name. Station Park stationpark.ca (stationpark.com) https://i.imgur.com/m28oola.jpg
  Brenden Urban Areas 1,674 993,499 12-17-2018, 10:28 PM
  Thread: Waterloo Region Council Election Discussion
Post: RE: Waterloo Region Council Election Discussion

taylortbb Wrote: (07-27-2018, 12:23 PM) -- YKF Wrote: (07-27-2018, 11:59 AM) -- Given the times we are in, I think it’s almost *guaranteed* that Jay Aissa will be elected Regional Chair, with Oberho...
  Brenden 2018 Municipal Elections 192 95,094 07-30-2018, 02:04 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

LesPio Wrote: (07-30-2018, 12:43 PM) -- New life for Sacred Heart school and convent Diocese, city plan brainstorming session this fall https://www.kitchenerpost.ca/news-story/8769085-new-life-fo...
  Brenden Urban Areas 5,589 3,996,239 07-30-2018, 12:53 PM
  Thread: Site Funding
Post: RE: Site Funding

Rainrider22 Wrote: (07-09-2018, 07:23 AM) -- Ok, How do I link my Amazon account to WRC ? -- When you go to buy something click on the link from the about us page, then find the item you want and b...
  Brenden Forum Issues 60 31,929 07-09-2018, 08:48 AM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph

timio Wrote: (02-24-2018, 12:47 PM) -- I wonder what the purpose of that large tube was on the north side of the bridge.  My best guess is conduit for smaller utilities, but not fully clear. -- Whe...
  Brenden Transportation and Infrastructure 933 831,594 02-24-2018, 03:52 PM

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