Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Curry Up Indian Kitchen Coming to Kenaston Village

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  The sign is up, the restaurant is not. It is still being worked on. I was at Bulk Barn on the weekend and saw the sign and figured it was ...
Sunday, January 29, 2023

Housing at Polo Park 2023

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All pictures supplied by Cadillac-Fairview and Shindico. In 2020 the airport made it clear they did not want any housing bungalow or apartme...
Sunday, January 22, 2023

Towne 8 to Permanently Close Downtown Winnipeg

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The last of downtown movie theatres (save for Cinematheque) have permanently closed down. It was 1981 when Canada's first standalone mul...
Saturday, January 21, 2023

Burger King Now Open at Seasons at Tuxedo

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If it seems like an overflow of activity from Seasons at Tuxedo, it is because so much constructions has reached conclusion, is nearly done ...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Zellers to Become a Shop-in-Shop Inside The Bay St. Vital

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Zellers returns to all of Canada and in Winnipeg, it will open inside the Bay St. Vital Centre. Most of Zellers ended in Canada in 2011 with...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Arby's Returning, St.Louis Bar and Grill New To Winnipeg

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In 2020 the last of the Arby's closed in Winnipeg. It seems every few years some franchises not named McDonald's fade and in some ca...
Sunday, January 15, 2023

Krispy Kreme Coming to Winnipeg

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In another coup for Seasons at Tuxedo, they have landed Manitoba's first Krispy Kreme. The donut shop has been in Canada since 2001 but ...
Saturday, January 14, 2023

D Spot Desserts Coming to Season at Tuxedo

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One of the fastest growing Canadian franchises D Spot Desserts is coming to Seasons at Tuxedo. Founded in 2014, it will be Manitoba's fi...
Thursday, January 12, 2023

Family Book Exchange to Close on St. Mary's Road.

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For book lovers, 2023 isn't starting off great as a second used book store is winding down. The message in the windows is that after 50 ...
Friday, January 6, 2023

Nerman's Books and Collectibles Closing

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Since 1996 Nerman's Books and Collectibles has been a South Osborne mainstay. Gary Nerman has owned the building since 2005. Like a lot ...
Sunday, January 1, 2023

Looking Back 2022, looking forward 2023

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The start of 2022 was still one mostly of lockdowns and loss. The previous Christmas was cancelled by many families because of severe outbre...
Saturday, December 24, 2022

Seven8Nine Hookah Lounge Takes Over for Garden House East Indian Cuisine

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From 1978 on Paradise restaurant operated at Portage Avenue where it connects with Broadway. It all came to an end in 2019 pre-pandemic. The...
Monday, December 19, 2022

The Specials - A Message To You Rudy (Official Music Video) Terry Hall Dead at 63

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I first saw The Specials in 1980 on Saturday Night Live and I was a fan for life of the group and everything Terry Hall did.  He has passed ...
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Earls Main to Become Friskee Pearl Bar and Eatery

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The first Earls arrived in Winnipeg in 1986 on St. James across from Polo Park. It was so popular that more were built including the Earls a...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Liberal MP Jim Carr Dead at 71

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After a three year battle with cancer, Jim Carr passed away December 12 surrounded by family. I did not know him well but ran in the same pr...