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Using Art to Challenge Perceptions of Syria
Moteaa Al Hariri had been an art teacher in Syria before war displaced her family six years ago. After four years of precarious living conditions in Jordan, in 2016, her family […]
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KWAG Exhibit Showcases Locally-Based Artists
New exhibition features artists with really big imaginations
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Legacy Greens Relocates To Ontario Street
The “green grocer” moves from King Street to a buildilng all their own on Ontario
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Before There Was the LRT There Was Joe and Kate
With state-of-the-art ION trains finally rolling through KW streets, it feels as if we’re entering a new era of public transportation in the Waterloo Region. But don’t be fooled, light […]
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ARCHIVES AS MEDICINE: UNDERSTAND THE PAST, HEAL THE FUTURE
Storyteller-academic Jesse Thistle shares about the deep importance of uncovering his Métis family’s intergenerational trauma
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Notes from the Ground
Harm reduction doctors say it’s more important to get the person who’s addicted to survive than get them into abstinence right away
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If Streets Could Talk: Civic Centre District
Seth Ratzlaff takes a guided historical tour of one of Kitchener’s oldest neighbourhoods.
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If Streets Could Talk: Paulander Drive
There is a small wooden chair at the entrance to 65 Paulander Drive, a two-storey, red-brick apartment complex on the corner of Paulander Drive and Victoria Street. Someone sitting in […]
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If Street Could Talk: Halls Lane, Downtown Kitchener
Halls Lane is a hidden laneway that runs parallel to King Street through downtown Kitchener. A great way to get through downtown on bike or foot, the Lane also presents […]
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Is The Boathouse Undemocratic?
Victoria Park could be an oasis of public space in a city that, by and large, doesn’t have much of it. Yet, it presents an unusual contradiction, one that may not seem so nefarious at first glance—it is, after all, just a restaurant. But, considering its profit-interested mandate, and its capacity to create class distinctions,…
