Observations, Reservations, Conversations

Casual commentary about political, cultural and economic issues with a particular interest on the city of Winnipeg by John Dobbin

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Ellice Liquor Store

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Ellice Liquor Store Ellice Liquor Across from Centrepoint The schism between urban and suburban has been growing for many years now...
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Monday, February 18, 2013

Lovecats (acoustic/unplugged) - The Cure

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A little late for Valentine's Day but a great song about love cats from The Cure .
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

A Desperate Plea for Grocery Stores

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Urban Fare Yaletown, Vancouver Sobey's Urban Fresh, Jasper Avenue, Edmonton Sobey's Express  Roncesvalles, Toronto A d...
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Monday, February 11, 2013

Royal Bank Building

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220 Portage Avenue Royal Bank Building Artis , the Winnipeg-based owner of what most Winnipeggers know as the Trizec building, looks to...
Sunday, February 10, 2013

Paula Havixbeck

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Paula Havixbeck There has been a lot of cheering for Paula Havixbeck in the last while after her stand on the city budget. Sam Katz ga...
Saturday, February 9, 2013

The Liberal Leadership Race

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Liberal Leadership Race I didn't attend the debate at the Metropolitan Theatre having had to work that day. I was interested in wha...
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Able Wholesale Apartment Conversion

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Able Wholesale Erin & Notre Dame Able Wholesale Looking North from Erin Able Wholesale on Notre Dame Able Wholesale Loo...
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Freeloading at City Hall

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It was bound to happen sooner or later. The empty civic parkade begged the question: Where did those displaced find parking spaces? I ...
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Bud Light Swear Jar

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Something for Superbowl Sunday .
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Sir John Franklin Bus Loop

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Sir John Franklin Bus Loop The Number 12 Fire Hall on Grosvenor Avenue is relocated but the land continues to cause controversy. The l...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Beau Hajavitch Webcam 3 - Bags From 1970s Downtown Winnipeg Record Stores

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Quite a few record stores listed here. Does anyone have the full list? I used to work at A&A Records Madison Square   in the 1980s. ...
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Monday, January 28, 2013

Sears in Winnipeg to Close?

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Sears Winnipeg in 2003 after $16 million Renovation The rumours have been flying so much in the last weeks but there may be something to...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

The Cityplace Casino

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CityPlace with MTS Centre at Right. CityPlace with Walkway to MTS Centre. Photo by Bryan Scott. CityPlace CityPlace was Winnip...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

New Neighbourhood For Charleswood

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Charleswood Forest Area - 23 Homes The City's Favoured Option Presently Forest and Dumping Ground Charleswood is a strang...
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Friday, January 18, 2013

An Unexpected Briefing #airnzhobbit

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Air New Zealand to Middle Earth
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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Tow, Tow and Keep Towing

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Towed in Winnipeg I have been towed once. I went to Manitoba Theatre Centre to a play and missed signs up indicating they would be ...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

New Stores and Restaurants

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7/Eleven and Little Caesar's to be Joined by Five Guys Original Joe's to Unicity Five Guys Burger and Fries has built in t...
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