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Laurier Library LIFT Launch
Alliteration win! And cultural win for us all as the Laurier Library backing on to Albert Street lights up some micro-gallery space amid the stacks in cooperation with the Robert Langen Art Gallery: the LIFT Series. This is said to … Continue reading
Geometry of DTK yesterday
Circle.
1shot #247-some days all you see is the fence…
Heading for coffee with Cathy Farwell last week, I spotted these chairs and pots looking like a domestic echo of chrome and vinyl from my childhood. On Dupont, this is Waterloo. DW
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1shot #246-rare drugs
Friday on Spadina, I looked up. This is Toronto. DW
Seth says: do the work you want to do
My good friend Jon Johnson of Bearface Design organized a Monday movie series at The Princess themed around design. Last week, he arranged to show the biographical documentary “Seth’s Dominion”. The eponymous Seth (above) is an extremely talented and thoughtful … Continue reading
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UTW bikes
Found this sweet bike Uptown Waterloo as Brohemus and I wandered the evening last week. Update 2015-10-05: John Johnson noted that this bike belongs to Andy Cox, co-owner with his wife Lori of King Street Cycles, who told me: “Your … Continue reading
Kitchener: can we keep this set at City Hall?
Further on my sandwich search today, I popped by City Hall to peek in at Lauren Weinberg’s new place there in the old Carbon Computing space. Well, I got more than I bargained for. I was trying to figure out … Continue reading
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Surveying the music landscape
Navigating the construction chaos at the corner of Charles and Francis in Downtown Kitchener, on my wander to get a sandwich today, I saw a very familiar sticker. Your surveyor knows about The Jazz Room. Do you? Didn’t know I … Continue reading
Hack The North 2015–in brief… sort of
I was jammed with Maker Expo organization this year so I wasn’t available to cover Hack The North in depth. Still I was happy to hear Kartik confirm that I was on the guest list. It’s a pretty damned cool … Continue reading
More local makers-Etsy Made in Canada WR v2.0
Chalk up another makerly weekend in Waterloo Region! After a breakfast meeting with my pal Stephen Preece at Mel’s, I said hey I’m going to this thing called Etsy: Made in Canada. I shot it last year when it was … Continue reading