Observations, Reservations, Conversations

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

Saturday, March 14, 2020

AƩropostale Returns to Polo Park

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Anyone going into Polo Park recently will note that on February 27 AƩropostale returned to Polo Park after the company closed 41 of their ...
Friday, March 6, 2020

Winnipeg Airport versus Polo Park Housing Proposal

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Takeaways from @CFPoloPark / Shindico/Towers Realty proposal for housing at Polo Park and along St. James Street versus airport oppositio...
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Saturday, February 29, 2020

Downtown Pony Corral Closed

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The Downtown Pony Corral took over Grapes location on St. Mary's in 1999. It would be their second location after success on Pembina H...
Monday, February 24, 2020

Gordmans Store Closing in Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota

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The retail apocalypse continues in Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. Longtime department store retailer Gordmans are closing their 55,0...
Friday, February 21, 2020

Bagelsmith Montreal Style Bagels Coming to Carlton

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It is a very tiny space on Carlton next to very long standing denizens of the street such as Ichi-Ban and Thomas Hinds but it might be the...
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

St. Vital Centre Plan for Sears

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Two years. It took this long to do something with in St. Vital Centre with the 130,000 square foot Sears site on the north side of the m...
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Friday, February 7, 2020

Red River Co-op Grocery to Open at Seasons of Tuxedo

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Red River Co-Op Grocery announced that one of the last major retail spots in Seasons of Tuxedo has been claimed by them for their 9th food...
Sunday, February 2, 2020

Lost in Space Season 2

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I watched the season 1 of Lost in Space Season on Netflix in 2018. Despite the fame of the original series, I never did see it. It aired o...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Dynacare Super Location Full of Problems

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Below is a list of Dynacare locations that have been recently closed. If you needed a variety of diagnostic medical tests, there is a go...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Portage Place Makeover 2021

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Well, Starlight Investments out of Toronto has indicated what they will be doing with their purchase of Portage Place in 2019. They will i...
Thursday, December 19, 2019

King's Food Host Pembina Highway

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King's Food Host on Pembina Highway was the only location for a mid-western chain of restaurants in Winnipeg. It stood on east side pr...
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Monday, December 16, 2019

Grant Park Shopping Centre in 1969

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The land where Grant Park Shopping Centre was near the end of the line for Winnipeg. The Grand Trunk Rail line (later CN) was built in 190...
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Saturday, December 7, 2019

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2019 Grey Cup Champions - And what's next?

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Joy. The players have had it the last number of games. And they had in the Grey Cup final in Calgary this past weekend. Play and play, t...
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