http://neighbourknowledgeblog.com A neighbourhood blog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:50:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Regina is where I now call home so the focus of this neighbourhood blog will be on Saskatchewan - at least for as long as I'm the sole blogger. I've only lived in Saskatchewan for all of 4 days now, but I look forward to sharing my experience both ... http://neighbourknowledgeblog.com/2008/12/blogging-from-saskatchewan/ "People who work in the financial district tend to get most of their food from the fast food restaurants located in the concourse," said Meghan Telpner, stationed at the south east corner of King and Bay. "I'm convinced if healthy options were readily available, they might take them. So I'm ... http://neighbourknowledgeblog.com/2008/09/an-apple-a-day/ “It's accessible, it's high action, it's fun, and it's good for the whole family,” says Jennifer Robichaud, trying to describe the dance she and her dance troupe, the Larchaud Dance Project, will perform at this weekend's Junction Arts Festival. It's not that Jennifer isn't sure what they will perform. She ... http://neighbourknowledgeblog.com/2008/09/larchaud-dance-project/ This weekend, as part of the Junction Arts Festival, Latitude 44 will host Reid English, a sculptor, as he invites the public to help him put together a new sculpture. “It's a 7' foot tall statue,” says MaryAnn DiBernardo, who together with her sister, Janet, runs the Latitude 44 Gallery. ... http://neighbourknowledgeblog.com/2008/09/latitude-44-and-reid-english/ Heather has roughly a dozen new paintings up as part of a group show at Latitude 44. “My newest figurative paintings explore the luminous possibilities of working with brass and aluminium sheets, using the warmth and depth of the metal to encircle and embellish the figures,” says Heather. While Heather has ... http://neighbourknowledgeblog.com/2008/09/heather-michele-yelland/ The Junction Arts Festival takes place this weekend up in the Junction. (It's one of the best neighbourhood festivals in the city, so if you've never been, you should go.) Tia is a painter and student at OCAD, but the work she's got up at Latitude 44 suggests a mature ... http://neighbourknowledgeblog.com/2008/09/tia-gillespie/ Bob Jenkins won the Rickard's Griller of Glory contest at Dundas Square today. His prizes included a trophy and a Napoleon BBQ grill. Court Bethune took second place and James DiFiore came third. Though judging by the smells, any one of their meals would have made for a delicious lunch. Backyard ... http://neighbourknowledgeblog.com/2008/08/rickards-bbq-champ/ Yonge and Dundas today saw the introduction of a scramble intersection. Pedestrians, on their signal, can now cross diagonally. The City had helpers and police on hand in case there were problems, but everything seemed to go well. There are painted markings on the road with which you can orient yourself, ... http://neighbourknowledgeblog.com/2008/08/yonge-and-dundas-gets-scrambled/ There is so much talk about local these days, but I have to wonder if it is simply talk or if people are putting the sentiment into action. At neighbourknowledge.com we spent much of our summer talking to local merchants. I didn't hear a strong message that the cash registers are ringing louder now ... http://neighbourknowledgeblog.com/2008/08/supporting-locals/ One of the things that has become clear in our first 6 weeks is that people loved the notion of being able to add things to their own town, they'd love it even more if we could help. So, help we will. Starting this week we'll go out into neighbourhoods, ... http://neighbourknowledgeblog.com/2008/05/getting-neighbourhoods-online/