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The Peterborough Theatre Guild presents Ben Muir's "How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse" and Marni Walsh's history-based drama "Ghost Story" for 10 performances from September 20 to October 5, 2024. (Graphic: Peterborough Theatre Guild)

Peterborough Theatre Guild launches its 2024-25 season with a double-header of two one-act plays

Marni Walsh's 'Ghost Story' and Ben Muir's 'How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse' run from September 20 to October 5

Bruce Head - September 14, 2024

A think tank of Peterborough family doctors is hoping to help solve some of the issues related to recruiting and retaining physicians. The group was formed by Dr. Madura Sundareswaran, a family physician who opened her practice in Peterborough in 2019 and founded the Peterborough Newcomer Health Clinic in 2023. She lives in Peterborough with her husband, Dr. Mathew Moore, who is also a family doctor. In March 2024, Dr. Sundareswaran received an award from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario that honours outstanding Ontario doctors. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Newcomer Health Clinic)

Peterborough family doctors launch think tank to identify primary health care challenges and brainstorm strategies

Barb Callander's photo of a pair of curious river otters in a wetland feeding Balsam Lake was the judges' favourite winner in the namesake category of the 2024 Lake Biodiversity Photo Challenge. (Photo: Barb Callander)

Kawartha Lakes woman’s photo selected as judges’ favourite in 2024 Lake Biodiversity Photo Challenge

Kawartha World Issues Centre's 35th anniversary fundraising celebration on October 29, 2024 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough will feature a keynote speech by award-winning anti-racism and Indigenous researcher and entrepreneur Larissa Crawford and a performance by Indigenous roots singer-songwriter Mimi O'Bonsawin. (Photos: Feather Photo and Jen Squires)

Peterborough’s Kawartha World Issues Centre celebrates 35 years at the Market Hall on October 29

Peterborough Police Service Staff Sergeant Mark Reesor listens to an Ashburnham Ward resident following a public meeting on community safety at the Peterborough Lions Community Centre in East City on September 11, 2024. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

Large crowd at public meeting surprised to hear crime is down in Peterborough, although calls are up

During the meeting in East City on Wednesday night, Peterborough police shared crime stats and provided an update on enforcement initiatives

Paul Rellinger - September 12, 2024

For the past two years, drummer and harmonica player Al Black (left), along with fellow musicians Rob Foreman and Brandon Humphrey, has been hosting the free blues jam every Sunday afternoon at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough. For the two-year anniversary of the Jethro's Blues Jam this Sunday, Black, Foreman, and Humphrey will come together as the house band along with some special guests. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

nightlifeNOW – September 12 to 18

The modular bridge housing community program at Wolfe Street in Peterborough opened in November 2023 with 50 modular homes, shared washroom facilities, and a central service hub operated by the Elizabeth Fry Society with 24/7 services and staff support on site. A city staff report to be considered by city council on September 16, 2024 recommends extending the program at its current location and adding up to 16 more modular cabins at a cost of up to $1.12 million. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

Peterborough city staff report proposes extending and expanding Wolfe Street modular housing community

Five Counties Children's Centre kids Payton and her sister Paisley are excited about the first-ever "Couture for Kids" fashion show fundraiser taking place on October 3, 2024 in Lindsay. The event will raise funds to support services for Five Counties kids in the City of Kawartha Lakes. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

Five Counties Children’s Centre teaming up with Lindsay retailers for fundraising fashion show

Community volunteers plant a fruit tree at the Reid and McDonnel Community Orchard. The GreenUP Peterborough Community Orchard Stewards care for 65 fruit trees in seven public spaces throughout the City of Peterborough. (Photo: GreenUP)

Peterborough GreenUP shares four reasons to plant a tree or shrub this fall

Most native species thrive when planted in the autumn and they are a great way to take climate action and beautify your garden

GreenUP - September 12, 2024

After he revealed the $1.5 million goal for the United Way Peterborough & District's 2024 community campaign, CEO Jim Russell led a conga line to close out the energetic campaign launch event at Healthy Planet Arena in Peterborough on September 11, 2024. (Photo: United Way Peterborough & District)

United Way Peterborough & District launches $1.5 million community campaign

This pontoon plane crashed into Catchecoma Lake and sank on September 11, 2024. Witnesses rescued the pilot and passenger who were uninjured. (Police-supplied photo)

No injuries after pontoon plane crashed into Catchecoma Lake in Peterborough County

Potential confusion among drivers entering the intersection of County Road 2, County Road 10, and County Road 74 in the hamlet of Welcome in the Municipality of Port Hope is one of the reasons Northumberland County is considering design changes to the intersection. A public information session on proposed improvements to the intersection will take place on October 23, 2024. (Photo: Google Maps)

Northumberland County looking to improve safety and traffic flow at ‘unique’ Welcome intersection in Port Hope

Peterborough family doctors launch think tank to identify primary health care challenges and brainstorm strategies

Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter - September 14, 2024

Founded by award-winning physician Dr. Madura Sundareswaran, group strives 'to tackle some of the barriers in family medicine today'.

Kawartha Lakes woman’s photo selected as judges’ favourite in 2024 Lake Biodiversity Photo Challenge

September 13, 2024

Peterborough’s Kawartha World Issues Centre celebrates 35 years at the Market Hall on October 29

September 13, 2024

Large crowd at public meeting surprised to hear crime is down in Peterborough, although calls are up

September 12, 2024

Peterborough city staff report proposes extending and expanding Wolfe Street modular housing community

September 12, 2024

Know Your Locals: Recharge Solutions helps small non-profit organizations become more efficient

Megan Gallant - September 9, 2024

With experience as a non-profit leader and board member, Gail Moorhouse lends her knowledge through consultations and workshops around governance and strategy.

This fall, the Peterborough Academy of Performing Arts (PAPA) is offering eight-week improv classes for kids of all ages. Led by founder Linda Kash (kneeling) and other local performing artists, the classes will cover the foundations of improv using easy-to-learn games and teamwork-building exercises. (Photo courtesy of PAPA)

Know Your Locals: Linda Kash’s fall improv classes build confidence and communication skills in children of all ages

August 24, 2024

Liftlock Pest Control founder Terry King (right) and his family at the Haliburton Home & Cottage Show in 2024. Launched this spring, the family-run Ennismore business offers interior and exterior pest control services at residential, commercial, and cottage properties across the greater Kawarthas region and the Muskokas. Services range from insect treatments, to bat exclusion and wildlife trapping and removal, to eradication of poison ivy and noxious weeds. (Photo courtesy of Liftlock Pest Control)

Know Your Locals: Get rid of unwanted summer visitors with Liftlock Pest Control

July 16, 2024

Six local entrepreneurs recently received support from Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development to bring their innovative tourism business ideas to market. Pictured are (left to right, top and bottom) Sanctuary Flower Fields, Heritage Blooms UPick, Lovesick Kayaking, N2Adventures, muttmix, and Rice Lake Arts. (Photos: Mary Zita Payne, Claudia MacDonald, Alex Grant, Nikki Nelson, Amy Deroche, Claire Foran)

Six staycation destinations to visit in Peterborough & the Kawarthas this summer

July 9, 2024

Chef Martin Carbajal pictured in the window of La Mesita Restaurante at 247 George Street North in downtown Peterborough. Chef Martin, who owns the award-winning restaurant alongside his wife Kelly, serves the authentic Mexican cuisine on which he was raised while growing up in Mexico City. Not only is he expanding the restaurant's menu, but La Mesita can also be found at four local farmers' markets, and Chef Martin also offers catering for events of all sizes, with customizable menus beyond Mexican fare. (Photo courtesy of La Mesita Restaurante)

Know Your Locals: Peterborough’s La Mesita Restaurante serves up authentic Mexican cuisine and more

July 9, 2024

Peterborough Theatre Guild launches its 2024-25 season with a double-header of two one-act plays

Bruce Head - September 14, 2024

Marni Walsh's 'Ghost Story' and Ben Muir's 'How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse' run from September 20 to October 5.

nightlifeNOW – September 12 to 18

September 12, 2024

Peterborough music scholar and musician Al Kirby pictured in 2013 when bluegrass band SweetGrass performed at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene. (Photo: SweetGrass / Facebook)

Rural Ontario folk music the focus of new ‘Fireside Chat’ fall series at Trent Valley Archives

September 8, 2024

Peterborough performer, emcee, and local celebrity Linda Kash has a very busy schedule in place over the fall and winter of 2024. She will be emceeing at local fundraising events, leading beginner improv classes for children through the Peterborough Academy for Performing Arts, leading adult improv classes through klusterfork, and taking on the role of Scrooge in a two-person rendition of the classic Christmas tale. (Photo courtesy of Linda Kash)

Where to see Peterborough’s Linda Kash in action this fall

September 7, 2024

Windsor's KISS tribute band Destroyer (Moe Rotondi as "The Demon", Mike Moodrey as "The Spaceman", Ian Kurz as "The Starchild", and Chad Walls as "The Catman") has performed more than 1,400 live shows over 30 years. They are playing at an all-ages show on Saturday night at The Venue in downtown Peterborough in support of the not-for-profit mental health and addiction treatment organization Right to Heal PTBO. (Photo: Jim Ziegler)

nightlifeNOW – September 5 to 11

September 5, 2024

Business Advisory Centre officially opens under the Community Futures Peterborough umbrella

Paul Rellinger - September 9, 2024

Former Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Development service for aspiring entrepreneurs maintained with help of provincial dollars.

The Town of Cobourg is offering or supporting a series of business workshops, seminars, and other events in fall 2024, with most taking place at the Venture13 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre. (Photo: Venture13 / Facebook)

Town of Cobourg unveils fall line-up of events for entrepreneurs and business professionals

September 7, 2024

Former federal cabinet minister and ONWARD founder Maryam Monsef will be delivering a keynote address and sharing stories about the power of collaboration at the "Resilient Women, Resilient Economies" networking event on September 12, 2024 at Launch Kawartha in Lindsay. With food and drinks available, the event offers the opportunity for female professionals and those who support them to connect, share stories, and form partnerships. (Photo: ONWARD website)

Maryam Monsef to deliver keynote at networking event for female professionals at Lindsay’s Launch Kawartha

September 1, 2024

The incoming president of the Women's Business Network of Peterborough's 2024-25 season, Adeilah Dahlke is the founder of the award-winning Peterborough-based Jigsaw Organizing Solutions, which offers services in sustainable decluttering and organizing. After moving from Waterloo to Peterborough in 2021, the Haliburton native joined the networking organization in 2022 to make connections in the community and re-establish her business in her new city. (Photo: Erin Watt Photography)

Young entrepreneur Adeilah Dahlke is the incoming president of Women’s Business Network of Peterborough

August 21, 2024

The Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce has announced both selected award recipients and all the finalists for the 21st annual Peterborough Business Excellence Awards. Rosalea Terry, founder of nectar co., has been named Businesswoman of the Year (Entrepreneur) and is also one of three finalists in both the Entrepreneurial Spirit and Marketing and Promotion categories. The recipients of awards in 15 categories, as well as the Business Citizen of the Year, will be announced during a ceremony at Showplace Performance Centre on October 29, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Roselea Terry)

Rosalea Terry named as Peterborough’s entrepreneur Businesswoman of the Year

August 14, 2024

Peterborough GreenUP shares four reasons to plant a tree or shrub this fall

GreenUP - September 12, 2024

Most native species thrive when planted in the autumn and they are a great way to take climate action and beautify your garden.

The Lindsay Exhibition (LEX) is celebrating its 170th anniversary from September 14 to 22, 2024 with agricultural events along with attractions and entertainment for the entire family at the Lindsay Agricultural Society Fairgrounds. (Photo courtesy of Lindsay Agricultural Society)

Lindsay Exhibition celebrates its 170th anniversary from September 14 to 22

September 3, 2024

Selwyn Beach Conservation Area is located on the northeast shore of Chemong Lake. It is best known for its excellent swimming with a gently sloping sandy beach. Parents and caregivers are advised that the beach and swimming area are not supervised. (Photo: Otonabee Conservation)

The Beach Report for August 23 to 29, 2024

Updated August 29, 2024

Former Blackhoney owner Lisa Dixon in August 2005, just after signing the lease at 221 Hunter Street in downtown Peterborough which grew into a coffeehouse, bakery, and catering empire before she sold the business in 2023. Dixon will be combing through nearly 20 years of memories made at Blackhoney while she puts together a cookbook full of the most popular dishes and desserts from the business. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Dixon)

Peterborough chef Lisa Dixon to chronicle almost 20 years of Blackhoney with a new cookbook

August 25, 2024

Five Counties Occupational Therapist Ashley Parsons swears by the six F-words for child development: Family, Fun, Friends, Functioning, Fitness, and Future. She sees tremendous value in the F-words framework that shifts thinking from a medical model of "fixing" kids with disabilities or impairment to one that focuses on a child's strengths and interests. (Photo: Five Counties Children's Centre)

Five Counties Children’s Centre swears by the six F-words of child development

August 23, 2024

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