• A grizzly take on design

    Anna Beard ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR For local artist Jon Johnson, becoming a graphic designer wasn’t always his plan – but a combination of opportunity and a DJ gig gave […]

  • Exploring criminal minds

    Notorious criminals from the past make a stop in Waterloo Rebecca Allison CCE CONTRIBUTOR Photographs have always been able to capture a feeling of mystery and intrigue. Each photo holds […]

  • ALBUM REVIEW: ScHoolboy Q – Oxymoron

    Scott Glaysher CCE CONTRIBUTOR Oxymoron ScHoolboy Q 2013 launched a plethora of quality hip-hop albums into the mainstream. Fans grabbed LPs from rappers like A$AP Rocky, Kanye West, Drake and […]

  • ALBUM REVIEW: Beck – Morning Phase

    Anna Beard Arts & Culture Editor Morning Phase Beck Just when Beck falls of the radar, something like Morning Phase comes along and he ends up right back in the […]

  • No room for artists

    Studio space and resources are few. What’s an artist to do? Cristina Alumdevar CCE CONTRIBUTOR With Kitchener’s healthy reputation as a growing arts community, and the region actively supporting the […]

  • Documenting Lives

    Community-based artist showcases untold stories Anya Lomako CCE CONTRIBUTOR Walking away from fifteen years of photojournalism with the Waterloo Region Record may have been a difficult choice for Dwight Storring, […]

  • ALBUM REVIEW: Janice Lee & the Free Radicals – Drown the Earth

    Gregory O’Brien CCE CONTRIBUTOR Drown the Earth Janice Lee & the Free Radicals Janice Lee, when not too busy reimagining communities through art, speaking truth to power, or just plain […]

  • BOOK REVIEW: Ian Hamilton – Two Sisters of Borneo

    David Worsley CO-OWNER, WORDS WORTH BOOKS Two Sisters of Borneo Ian Hamilton The sixth book in the increasingly popular Ava Lee series by Toronto crime writer Ian Hamilton came out […]

  • History on the Move

    Rebecca Allison CCE CONTRIBUTOR Currently featured at the University of Waterloo Art Gallery are two exhibits that feature not only adventurous landscapes but use various methods of transportation to define […]

  • Who says documentaries can’t be fun?

    Karaoke, environmental awareness and free beer come together in Oil Sands Karaoke screening Anya Lomako CCE CONTRIBUTOR With the support of the Planet in Focus KW and Princess Cinema, Alternatives […]