• CD REVIEW: Aisles – Something True, Something New, Something Out of the Ordinary

    SOMETHING TRUE, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY Aisles Aisles debut album, Something True, Something New, Something Out of the Ordinary, has a raw and unfinished quality to it. […]

  • CD REVIEW: Born Ruffians – Birthmarks

    BIRTHMARKS Born Ruffians Birthmarks represents a return to form for quirky rockers Born Ruffians. The band broke onto the scene with their huge album Red, Yellow & Blue in 2008, […]

  • Indie book cred

    Ask any writer and they’ll happily agree with you that writing has a lot in common with rock ’n’ roll. We’re not talking about living from gig to gig, nor […]

  • 10 Ideas to Change Waterloo

    It starts with an idea. Any project comes from the kernel of something small. It could be from reading a book; listening to music; seeing a need in your community […]

  • Boston bombings come close to home

    Local recounts the horror of this year’s Boston Marathon Justin Fauteux EDITOR EMERITUS Most people will always remember where they were April 15, 2013 when they heard that two bombs […]

  • Region still waiting on appeal

    Council goes to divisional court for OMB decision on urban sprawl Lindsay Purchase CCE CONTRIBUTOR Waterloo Region is still waiting to find out if its development plans will stand or […]

  • Best place for a biosolids plant?

    Region debates location of a plant in either Cambridge or Waterloo Mark Shiffer CCE CONTRIBUTOR While the casino debate continues, new controversy has arisen about our plumbing in Waterloo Region. […]

  • Pride parade

    tri-Pride celebrates 18 years of awareness and acceptance Danielle Dmytraszko CCE CONTRIBUTOR From May 2 to June 1, the Waterloo, Kitchener and Cambridge communities will celebrate tri-Pride, raising awareness and […]

  • Ziggy’s gets Kitchener moving

    Helen Hall KITCHENER CITIZEN EDITOR Riding on two wheels can change your perspective,” says Marta Generoux, the store manager at Ziggy’s Cycle and Sport on King Street West in Kitchener. […]

  • Discussing the issues that matter

    Tanishka Kundu CCE CONTRIBUTOR The wind was acting up and the weather was getting wacky. The short walk from the Charles Street terminal to Queen Street Commons Cafe seemed like […]