The front part of my lawn, closest to the road, has been a write-off up until now. Between the water from the neighbour’s sump pump and the wet spring, it’s been a mucky mess. So wet, in fact, that last week the lawn tractor required a push to get out of a rut it sank into.
Summer watering tips for a healthy lawn
Where should we meet?
Is there an ideal place to hold a business meeting with a client?
Well, it depends on the type of business you and your clients own — and let’s also not forget their tastes.
Not just Neil Young’s sister
Astrid Young may be the sister of world-famous Canadian rocker Neil Young, but she continues to pave her own way in music and will be performing at The Spill (414 George St. N., Peterborough, 705-748-6167) on Friday, June 27th at 9 p.m.
The comedian, the actor, and the crooner
On three Mondays in June, director and playwright Beth McMaster celebrates the lives of three of the greatest performers of the twentieth century — Bob Hope, Noel Coward, and Frank Sinatra.
kawarthaCHOW – Saigon Shrimp Cakes
John MacKinnon begun cooking in 1985 and, thanks to his skill and passion for food, he quickly progressed from a cook and student chef to Executive Chef and Certified Teacher of Hospitality and Tourism in Culinary Arts.
Proposed location for Canoe Museum thrills some, shocks others
The door opens, and a hushed awe comes over a group of tourists. They’ve been on a bus for a few hours, their destination the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough — a “cultural asset of national significance,” according to the Canadian Senate.
Discover the art of bonsai at weekend workshops
When one first thinks about trees, the tall and majestic giants that are commonly found here in the Kawarthas quickly come to mind. Trees are vitally important to our daily lives, filtering air, providing food, and offering shelter. It’s trees that provided the inspiration — and medium — for the ancient art of bonsai that was first practiced a world away in Japan.
Musicians helping musicians: the legacy of Phil Marshall
In a city like Peterborough, where so much musical talent abounds, it’s no wonder musicians are asked to donate their talents and time so often for great causes. A live music benefit can bring the community together and rally attention and support in a unique way.
The late great Peterborough musician and generous soul Phil “Mr. Deluxe” Marshall knew all about this. He had a dream to help worthy causes with the healing power of music, and to aid musicians themselves in times of need.
Back to the wild – Shelly and Chloë’s story
Chloë Black is a well-known cyclist and coach. Currently living in Tucson Arizona, she was born and raised in Peterborough and returns every summer to visit her family and (of course) to cycle.
This past weekend, when we saw Chloë’s story about “Shelly”, a Painted Turtle, we knew we had to share it.
For rural residents and outdoor enthusiasts, the sight of a turtle trying to make its way across a road or highway becomes a common sight. In the Kawarthas, species like the Painted Turtle are still plentiful but their habitat is disappearing and disjointed. Other species like the Blanding Turtle are in serious decline.
Turtles are most frequently observed in the Kawarthas during June — the height of their nesting season. Females are often found crossing roads to reach traditional nesting sites or laying eggs in the gravel along roads.
Potions and Privilege
Now more than ever, the word privilege is an intensely polarizing entity in our collective consciousness; specifically, between a male and a female.
In the archetypical Disney context, what is seen as a woman’s privilege to be the central protagonist is, in reality, her plight — an illusion. The true privilege belongs to the anonymous male, typically a near-silent, handsome messiah who “rescues” our identifying damsel from certain doom and reaps the benefits.
Mercifully, Robert Stromberg’s magnificent Maleficent is so much more than a green-screened rehash of Sleeping Beauty — one of the most alarmingly archaic fables ingrained in our minds from infancy.
The most memorable characters from the Disney canon are always indisputably the larger-than-life (and usually female) villains. And now, the most childhood nightmare-inducing of them all gets a $200 million facelift.
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