• Bonn Park Podcast Shines Light On Local Folks

    Professional photographer Sara Geidlinger and writer Marshall Ward first met in a public green space in Waterloo about ten years ago. When they decided to record a podcast in the […]

  • KW Podcast Explores ‘Local Fame’

    Jay Carraro and Jesse Webber were good friends and familiar faces in the region’s live music scene when they decided to launch a podcast. Kitchener Famous is all about poking […]

  • What’s In The Vault? Princess Cinemas Auctioning 35 Years of Posters

    For 35 years Princess Cinemas has been like a second home to movie lovers in the region. And like many homes, its basement is filled with memories.  The lower level […]

  • Band Culture With Lost Vessel Vintage

    Tucked deep into 71 King St. N in Waterloo, Lost Vessel Vintage is bringing back the final decades of 20th-century pop-culture with its carefully-curated selection of nostalgic apparel. The store […]

  • Old Goat Books Celebrates 20 Years

    Michael Loubert has owned and operated Old Goat Books in uptown Waterloo since March of 2001.  “It’s the best job in the world,” he said. “I love books, and I […]

  • From The Kitchen To The Canvas

    18 months ago Kitchener-based professional chef Alex Krawczyk found himself newly single, living alone, and inundated with copies of The New Yorker.  After neglecting to cancel after his free 12-week […]

  • Don’t Watch So Close To Me – Cinema Safety

    On July 17, Ontario entered Stage 3 of its COVID-19 pandemic reopening framework. Dubbed “Recover” this stage was intended to allow more business growth following the recent economic downturn. For […]

  • META – Kitchener’s First Cannabis Retailer Opens

    On Oct.17, 2018 possession and acquisition of cannabis became federally permitted in Canada under the Cannabis Act (Bill, C-45). If overturning a century of legal stigma felt like a relatively […]

  • Let’s Go To The Movies: KW Theatres 1920-2020

    When my editors at the Community Edition revealed they were interested in content that contrasted life in the 1920s Kitchener-Waterloo area with 2020, my mind went to the first thing […]

  • Making Space for LGBTQ+ in Local Tech

    Note: To protect the privacy and human rights of the individuals involved, the Community Edition used only first names where sources requested not to have their full names published. Since […]