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Hall’s Lane tamed–street music FTW

Posted on July 11, 2014 by dw

One of the unexpected benefits of Kitchener’s 11 days of KWAWESOME is that I’m getting in some pretty good cardio biking from northwest Waterloo to DTK on a daily basis. Thursday night was Tame the Lane with a short lineup … Continue reading →

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1shot #178-skate toward the light

Posted on July 10, 2014 by dw

I rode down to DTK last night for a meeting at Imbibe with Meg Leslie and Martin de Groot, and then shot Maker Club in THEMUSEUM, and then there was this great light beaming down King Street. But only for … Continue reading →

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1shot #177-all the yellow bikes

Posted on July 9, 2014 by dw

A few Fridays back, I found a whack of yellow bikes locked to the rack (rhyme!). At The Tannery, this is Kitchener. DW

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1shot #176-how clouds are made

Posted on July 8, 2014 by dw

At King and Francis Streets. Laying the second floor for the new Beer Store. A great thing about a gas-powered saw with an abrasive blade is that few things in the world can resist it. This is Kitchener. DW

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Street riffs

Posted on July 6, 2014 by dw

This guy was shredding with max distortion on King Street in DTK on Friday. Sounded so good echoing off the buildings. “Who do you shoot for?” “I shoot for myself.” DW

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Days of KWAWESOME runs through to July 11

Posted on July 4, 2014 by dw

  Downtown Kitchener was rockin’ Friday night. King Street was packed with people of all sizes for the Night Market. Seems like everybody is getting the hang of a pedestrian mall in the core. This type of gig is so … Continue reading →

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Grand Porch Party 2014-umbrella edition

Posted on June 21, 2014 by dw

It’s been a couple of weeks since the Grand Porch Party, but I still have that slight post-GPP buzz from the mash-up of music and mid-town community. I had to bail out of the afternoon at 4:30 to get to … Continue reading →

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The Prime Minister at Communitech-not even kidding

Posted on June 20, 2014 by dw

I work Fridays down at the BlackBerry space at Communitech. It’s a good way to stay connected. And this particular Friday, I connected (at least optically), with The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada. Mr. Harper (third from … Continue reading →

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Grand Porch Party–the bands played on

Posted on June 8, 2014 by dw

You wouldn’t know it was raining except for the umbrellas.  Music lovers showed up in force for Sunday afternoon’s Grand Porch Party in mid-town Waterloo. The TL;DR: great bands, great crowd, great music. Another GPP win. More pics later. This … Continue reading →

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Innocente Brewing – new brew in Waterloo

Posted on June 7, 2014 by dw

A couple of Saturdays ago, I was heading to Tony and Tenille’s for porch beers and thought I’d bring something novel with me. I’d been following Steve Innocente on twitter for a couple months as he was setting up his … Continue reading →

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