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The Spill in downtown Peterborough closed permanently on October 18, 2017, and a group of supporters are hosting a fundraiser for owner Dave Tobey. (Photo: Peterborough DBIA)

Fundraiser planned for The Spill owner Dave Tobey

Arts and culture venue in downtown Peterborough closed permanently on October 18

kawarthaNOW - Updated October 23, 2017

Acclaimed TSO Concertmaster Jonathan Crow will play the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra at Showplace Performance Centre on Saturday, November 4. (Photo: Toronto Symphony Orchestra)

Acclaimed violinist Jonathan Crow joins the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra for season premiere

The hands-on construction and design team at Lindsay-based Gilbert + Burke prides itself on developing strong client relationships built on trust and integrity, from design concepts to completed construction, to create a space everyone is happy with. (Photo: Gilbert + Burke)

trendsNOW – Gilbert + Burke can create the home (or room) of your dreams

Toronto-based Elvis tribute artist Matt Cage, who has placed first several times at the world's largest Elvis festival in Collingwood, will be performing the songs of Elvis Presley at "Christmas With The King", an Elvis tribute concert at Showplace performance. (Photo: Matt Cage)

Champion Elvis tribute artist Matt Cage performs the music of The King on December 2

The Canadian Festival of Spoken Word takes place in Peterborough for the first time from October 22 to 28, 2017. (Artwork: Jimson Bowler)

Peterborough will be the poetry capital of Canada October 22 to 28

The Canadian Festival of Spoken Word features poetry slams, performances, workshops, master classes, panels, and more

kawarthaNOW - October 20, 2017

Alt-country band Elliott Brood (Stephen Pitkin, Mark Sasso, and Casey Laforet), who released their latest record "Ghost Gardens" this fall, performs at The Historic Red Dog Tavern in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, October 21. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – October 19 to 25

Nathan Govier as Wayne, Lindsay Unterlander as Becky, and Kelsey Gordon Powell as Roger in Planet 12 Productions' "Incident On Gun Mountain", about a trio of deer hunters in the early 1970s who endure a descent into guilt, paranoia, terror, and the fantastic. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

A different cabin, a different woods, a different terror

Peter Blodgett of Darling Insurance hugs his son Jeff after being named Business Citizen of The Year at the 2017 Peterborough Chamber Business Excellence Awards at Showplace Performance Centre on October 18. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW.com)

Peter Blodgett named Peterborough’s Business Citizen Of The Year

Jaime Akiyama, GreenUP Coordinator of Transportation Programs, is an avid fall cyclist who believes that you do not need special gear to extend your cycling season. Staying warm on your bike in fall means layering up and adding a few specific items to stay warm such as wool socks, gloves, and a scarf or Buff to keep your neck and ears warm. (Photo: Karen Halley)

GreenUP shares insider tips to extend your cycling season this fall

Warm socks, gloves, layers, a rain coat, a chain guard and fenders are all essential fall cycling gear

GreenUP - October 19, 2017

The cast and crew of "Evil Dead The Musical" ham it up on stage for a preview performance. Killer Tree Productions' version of the cult musical horror comedy runs for four performances from October 18 to 20 at the Market Hall in Peterborough. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Have a gory good time at ‘Evil Dead The Musical’

Over the past six weeks, performance artist Brian Solomon has been working with community members and professional dance artists to choreograph "Nogojiwanong Rite of Spring", an Indigenous re-envisioning of the 1913 avant-garde ochestral ballet by Igor Stravinsky. The free community dance performance, with Stravinsky's original score re-imagined and performed by Indigenous musician Melody McKiver, takes place October 19 and 20 at an Anishinaabe burial site in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Public Energy)

An Indigenous re-imagining of one of the 20th century’s most notorious performances

For the first and only time, the City of Peterborough will be updating the Veterans Wall of Honour at Confederation Square to add the names of veterans who were missing from lists when the wall was originally installed in October 2010. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

City of Peterborough seeking names of veterans missing from Wall of Honour

News & Community

Fundraiser planned for The Spill owner Dave Tobey

kawarthaNOW - Updated October 23, 2017

Arts and culture venue in downtown Peterborough closed permanently on October 18.

City of Peterborough seeking names of veterans missing from Wall of...

October 17, 2017

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted Sears Canada's request for a complete liquidation of its assets, including all 130 of its remaining stores including the Peterborough store at Lansdowne Place.

Court approves complete liquidation of Sears Canada

October 13, 2017

Peterborough native Mallory Richard after her record-setting trail run at The Hennepin Hundred on October 7, 2017. (Photo: Mallory Richard / Instagram)

Peterborough native Mallory Richard breaks record in 100-mile trail run

October 13, 2017

While the vast majority of participants at the anti-hate rally in downtown Peterborough on September 30, 2017 were local residents who protested peacefully, some of the protestors disguised their identities and some came from outside the area, including 22-year-old William October of Toronto who has been charged with assault and obstruct peace officer. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW.com)

Toronto man charged after September 30 rally in Peterborough

October 12, 2017

Rick Mercer was at Viamede Resort at Stoney Lake this past September for the Golden Rescue Picnic, which was featured in the October 10, 2017 episode of CBC Televisions Rick Mercer Report. (Photo: Rick Mercer Report / Facebook)

Viamede Resort in North Kawartha featured in the Rick Mercer Report

October 11, 2017

Arts & Entertainment

Acclaimed violinist Jonathan Crow joins the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra for season...

Sarah Lazure - October 23, 2017

Concertmaster with Toronto Symphony Orchestra will perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto at Showplace on November 4.

Champion Elvis tribute artist Matt Cage performs the music of The...

October 21, 2017

Peterborough will be the poetry capital of Canada October 22 to...

October 20, 2017

nightlifeNOW – October 19 to 25

October 19, 2017

A different cabin, a different woods, a different terror

October 19, 2017

Have a gory good time at ‘Evil Dead The Musical’

October 18, 2017

Business & Technology

Dr. Koren Bennetts and Dr. Verona Sulja, formerly with Cornerstone Family Dentistry, are now accepting patients at Electric City Dental, located at 999 Lansdowne Street in Peterborough. (Photo: Electric City Dental)

The Business Beat for October 23, 2017

Stu Harrison - October 23, 2017

Featuring Electric City Dental, Win This Space, Employment and Labour Law Conference, Selling Food to Ontario Workshop, and more.

Peter Blodgett named Peterborough’s Business Citizen Of The Year

October 19, 2017

A pine slab coffee table from The Buckhorn Furniture Company, one of the newest members of the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. (Photo: The Buckhorn Furniture Company)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism –...

October 18, 2017

For the 2018 Win This Space competition in downtown Peterborough, entrepreneurs have until November 25th to submit a one- to three-minute video pitching their business idea. The top 10 finalists will be selected by November 30th, with the final winner announced in March 2018. (Graphic: Win This Space)

Win This Space entrepreneurial competition returns to downtown Peterborough for 2018

October 17, 2017

Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas is a not-for-profit organization that helps passionate entrepreneurs launch and grow tech-based or innovation-based businesses across the Peterborough and Kawarthas region.

Peterborough’s Innovation Cluster helps tech and innovative startups get a boost

October 16, 2017

Peterborough-based digital startup Kavtek Software Corporation launched a pilot project for its augmented and virtual reality platforms in the Innovation Cluster's new 'Virtual & Augmented Reality Zone' on October 11, 2017. (Photo: Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas)

The Business Beat for October 16, 2017

October 16, 2017

Lifestyle & Family

trendsNOW – Gilbert + Burke can create the home (or room)...

Paula Kehoe - October 22, 2017

The Lindsay-based firm involves clients at every step, from design through construction.

GreenUP shares insider tips to extend your cycling season this fall

October 19, 2017

Moody's Bar and Grill just opened on Tupper Street in Millbrook, giving local residents a new late-night food option. (Photo: Moody's Bar and Grill)

KNosh News – October 2017

October 16, 2017

Eric the Recycle Ranger will be at the GreenUP Store (378 Aylmer St. N., Peterborough) from October 16th to 21st for Waste Reduction Week. Kids of all ages are invited to take the Waste Reduction Challenge, win prizes including a PlanetBox, stainless steel straws, books, and more, and to reduce household waste. (Photo: GreenUp)

How well do you know what can go into your blue...

October 12, 2017

Some of the members of Kawartha Collaborative Practice, an association of family lawyers, financial professionals, and family professionals in Peterborough, Lindsay, and Cobourg who work with divorcing or separating couples to find a mutually agreeable settlement without going through the often adversarial, time consuming, and costly traditional court process. (Photo: Kawartha Collaborative Practice)

Couples who want to stay in control of their divorce choose...

October 5, 2017

Volunteers plant a Bronte Oak tree at GreenUP Ecology Park to commemorate the countless hours of work they contributed to the park over the year. The Ecology Park Little Autumn Tree Sale on Sunday, October 15th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. will feature many native and locally grown trees at the lowest prices of the year to make way for 2018 stock. Fall is the best time to plant a tree as the cool and wet autumn conditions provide optimum conditions for tree roots to establish themselves before winter. (Photo: GreenUP)

Fall is the best time of the year to plant a...

October 5, 2017

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