12-11-2021, 12:13 AM
I'm finally back in Kitchener (haven't quite made it to Waterloo yet). Haven't been here since December 2019. I'm housesitting at the Kaufman Lofts so I walked around a bit today---namely down to Grand River Rocks at Charles and Borden.
It feels like most of the restaurants that were there in 2019 are still there, though not all. I remember reading about Gilt closing. I thought we had talked about Rainbow closing but I got a Jamaican patty today still. So the mass extinctions haven't happened so far?
Certainly there are more cannabis shops than in 2019.
There seems to be fewer holes in the urban fabric and a bunch of construction that is fairly low-rise directly on King St as a podium, going higher farther back. Certainly south of the market there is a lot going on. Also near City Hall.
I did stop by Marche Leos to get some groceries for supper, it didn't seem totally out of control. I also tried to get a flu vaccine at Shoppers Drug Mart but they were out of stock until Monday. Maybe I'll try Phamily Pharmacy in Waterloo again, where I got a flu shot in 2018 I think.
It feels like most of the restaurants that were there in 2019 are still there, though not all. I remember reading about Gilt closing. I thought we had talked about Rainbow closing but I got a Jamaican patty today still. So the mass extinctions haven't happened so far?
Certainly there are more cannabis shops than in 2019.
There seems to be fewer holes in the urban fabric and a bunch of construction that is fairly low-rise directly on King St as a podium, going higher farther back. Certainly south of the market there is a lot going on. Also near City Hall.
I did stop by Marche Leos to get some groceries for supper, it didn't seem totally out of control. I also tried to get a flu vaccine at Shoppers Drug Mart but they were out of stock until Monday. Maybe I'll try Phamily Pharmacy in Waterloo again, where I got a flu shot in 2018 I think.