Observations, Reservations, Conversations

2 min read 2022-12-15 04:54:00

Earls Main to Become Friskee Pearl Bar and Eatery

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 at 191

2 min read 2022-12-14 00:40:00

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 provincial

4 min read 2022-12-03 12:08:00

As 500 apartments are built at Bison Drive and Centre Street in Bridgwater, you have to wonder if they will go up fast enough with Winnipeg's growth.

1 min read 2022-11-20 11:32:00

Yuk Yuk's Komedy Kabaret opened in Winnipeg in 1986 and was the 12th location at the time of the Toronto-based comedy chain. Marc BThe Osborne

2 min read 2022-11-18 12:06:00

Lowe's parent company in the U.S. has sold the Lowe's/Rona in Canada to a private equity firm. The Lowe's name no matter what will no longer exist in

3 min read 2022-11-08 02:16:00

Another election cycle has been completed and we welcome Scott Gillingham who replaces Brian Bowman who bows out after serving two full terms. We

2 min read 2022-10-23 11:11:00

Winnipeg Comiccon returns better than ever. This is the second year the organizers from Montreal at the helm. It has been hard even knowing how much

8 min read 2022-10-22 23:49:00

Kudos to Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce and to the Holiday Inn Airport West for sponsoring and hosting the candidate debates for for two city

4 min read 2022-10-21 13:17:00

Just before Thanksgiving, I went to visit the Assiniboia Residential School Commemoration and Gathering Place at 621 Academy Road. It was a Catholic

8 min read 2022-10-17 12:39:00

My walk trough Bois des Esprits spirit woods Friday of the Thanksgiving weekend in 2022.

7 min read 2022-10-11 11:10:00

As Portage Place enters its 35th year, social agencies have come forward to say that if $70 to $400 million was publicly available that it should be

4 min read 2022-09-28 11:15:00

It is becoming impossible to ignore. Even the biggest Winnipeg booster and people quick to say things are not so bad are being confronted with crime

7 min read 2022-09-20 13:53:00

This past weekend Pierre Poilievre was elected to leader following Erin O'Toole stepping down from the last disappointing result that brought another

2 min read 2022-09-12 00:35:00

Burger King has slowly been expanding their footprint around the city. Considering how important the Polo Park area has been for decades, it is

2 min read 2022-09-05 06:41:00

The Husky Gas brand will disappear from Winnipeg and beyond as the retailer has been purchased by Federated Co-Ops and re-sold to its Co-Op partners