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Arby's said they would be expanding again in Winnipeg. The one Arby's now is at Seasons of Tuxedo. The new Arby's will be adjace...

Kildonan has been on a relentless transformation over the last 15 years as major anchors have closed and they try to find new ones and upgra...

St. Vital Centre was built in 1979 for about $40 million just when a flurry of other malls were going up in including Kildonan Place, Winnip...

It seems Kildonan Place has been under construction for a decade. And to some extent it has. The loss of Sears and The Bay along with other ...

  Many of the things we associate with the greatest contributors to North American social and community well being comes from fraternal orga...

When Arby's closed their Winnipeg locations it was heartbreaking for some of their fans. Covid closures took out the last location at Ki...

The long history of Ricki's in Winnipeg comes to an end as the national company has declared bankruptcy. Founded in 1939 in Brandon, it ...

Above is Market Avenue, home of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre.  In 2019 it seemed that Winnipeg and much of the province was on the cusp...

INAC-Indigenous Nation Apparel Company looks to have a soft opening in June. It is the exact thing that Polo Park might want to have to dist...

The anchor stores are all gone but some stores have remained this entire time. Hello Coles Books. Sad to say that Coles Books at Cityola...

The retail collapse that existed before the pandemic continues even as stores slowly re-open across Canada. Reitman's which owns Addit...

And then there was none. It is reported that Kildonan Place Arby's closed and will not be re-opening. Kildonan is undergoing a maj...

Grand Forks and Fargo have to be wondering when it ends. One retailer after another is closing in their cities at a pace that is breathtak...

Fionn MacCool's Crossroads Station shopping center is closed today with a notice thanking people for their patronage. The Irish pub ha...