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Bruce Head is kawarthaNOW.com's managing editor, chief technical officer, and a contributing writer. If he has any spare time, he enjoys songwriting, playing acoustic guitar, and taking photos of Cait the border collie.
Peterborough's Matt Snell in "Schnitzelback", his award-winning short parody film about a man who has created a tribute polka band to celebrate his love of rock group Nickelback. Snell made the film in Peterborough in 2020 with help from a group of friends who call themselves Cathedral Hill Productions. (Screenshot courtesy of Matt Snell)

Peterborough-made film ‘Schnitzelback’ wins Best Canadian Film award at Canadian International Comedy Film Festival

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Matt Snell wrote, directed, and starred in parody film about Nickelback tribute polka band during the pandemic.
Matt Strano, CEO of Peterborough-based cleaning products company Charlotte Products Ltd., speaks after being named Business Citizen of the Year at the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce's 19th annual Business Excellence Awards at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough on October 19, 2022. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Matt Strano named Peterborough and the Kawarthas Business Citizen of the Year

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CEO of Charlotte Products Ltd. among businesses, organizations, and individuals honoured at Chamber of Commerce's 2022 Business Excellence Awards.
Volunteers with Creating Space Community Arts Studio in Peterborough have stitched and embroidered four fully lined bags using recycled burlap from the stage of Neil Young's December 2017 "Home Town" concert at Omemee's Corontation Hall. The bags, which also feature the image from the stage backdrop, will be auctioned off on November 4 and 5, 2022 to raise funds for the non-profit organization's local arts initiative. (Photo: Creating Space / Instagram)

You can own an authentic memento of Neil Young’s 2017 ‘Home Town’ Omemee concert

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Peterborough's Creating Space is auctioning off four hand-crafted bags made of burlap from the Coronation Hall stage.
Rose Terry's business Nectar Co. creates custom keepsake jewellery using items people want to preserve and hold close to them, including breast milk, cremation ashes, and more. (Photo courtesy of Rose Terry)

Peterborough’s Rose Terry launches unique keepsake jewellery business

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Nectar Co. creates hand-crafted custom pieces from items people want to preserve and hold close to them, including breast milk.
Deb and Ken Fraser are retiring as owners and operators of The Main Ingredient bulk food store at 326 Charlotte Street in Peterborough. The store will continue on under new ownership. (Photo: The Main Ingredient / Facebook)

After 43 years, Ken and Deb Fraser retiring as owners of The Main Ingredient...

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Possibly Canada's oldest bulk food store, the Charlotte Street store will continue under new ownership.
Sam's Place Deli is vying to retain their Mac + Cheese Champion crown at the second annual Peterborough Mac + Cheese Festival with their Mac & Cheese Loafwich, one of 19 traditional, adventurous, and vegan mac and cheese dishes available at participating downtown restaurants during the month-long festival in October. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Grab your stretchy pants: the Peterborough Mac + Cheese Festival returns in October

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Month-long self-guided foodie festival features 19 traditional, adventurous, and vegan mac and cheese dishes at downtown restaurants.
The Cornish family of Indian River Acres (Kevin Cornish and Janet Dawson and their sons Liam and Lucas) are the Peterborough County Federation of Agriculture's 2022 Farm Family of the Year. (Photo courtesy of Cornish family)

The Cornish family of Indian River Acres is Peterborough County’s Farm Family of the...

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Kevin Cornish and Janet Dawson own and operate the 93-acre farm where the family grows and sells fresh vegetables and fall décor items.
Mother-and-daughter team Lorraine and Emily Forbes have sold the Cow & Sow Eatery in Fenelon Falls to local business owners Sandy and Haley Pickering of On The Locks restaurant. (Photo: Cow & Sow Eatery / Facebook)

Cow & Sow Eatery in Fenelon Falls under new ownership September 15

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On The Locks owners Sandy and Haley Pickering purchase recently renovated restaurant from mother-and-daughter team Lorraine and Emily Forbes.
Anna Eidt and Erin Ebenbauer (née Watson) are amicably parting ways after five years as co-owners of downtown creative arts shop Watson & Lou. With Eidt having returned to her roots in music education, Ebenbauer will assume full ownership of the shop. (Photo: Watson & Lou)

Anna Eidt and Erin Ebenbauer of Watson & Lou in downtown Peterborough are amicably...

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With Eidt returning to her music education roots, Ebenbauer will assume full ownership with plans to bring back creative workshops in January 2023.
Taso Hatzianastasiou, owner of Taso's Restaurant & Pizzeria in downtown Peterborough, at a pop-up restaurant event on September 3, 2022 at 18 Lindsay Road in Fowlers Corners. Taso'z has acquired the former location of Momma's Pizzeria and will be opening a second restaurant there. (Photo: Taso's Restaurant & Pizzeria)

Peterborough’s Taso’s Restaurant & Pizzeria to open second location in Fowlers Corners

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Pop-up restaurant event on Saturday sold out, with official opening date yet to be announced.
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