PtboPic: Sign Says "Welcome To The Hunter St Café District"

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This fancy new sign went up in the little alley located next to Newdle Bar on Hunter. 


[Related: What About A Designated "Entertainment District" for Peterborough?]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Video: Sights and Sounds From Ribfest 2011

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PtboPics: Day One Of Ribfest At Millennium Park

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Andrea & Michael VanDerHerberg of Silver Bean Cafe

Jay and Kate Scotland agree the ribs (and pulled pork) are finger lickin' good!

[Related: 9th Annual Ribfest Is Happening This Weekend In The Patch]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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9th Annual Ribfest Is Happening This Weekend In The Patch

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The smell of finger lickin' good barbequed ribs will be filling the air at Millennium Park this weekend for the 9th Annual DBIA Ribfest. There will be many performers taking the stage throughout the weekend, including Kim Doolittle, Jericho's Wall, Rocket 88's, Melissa Payne and The Sadies. For a full list of performers and events at Ribfest, check out the DBIA's Calendar of Events. Ribfest starts today, going from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday noon to 10 p.m.; and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. See you there.

 

A mouth watering look at last year! Photo: Evan Holt

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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PtboPics From Little Lake Musicfest: Local Talent Showcase

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Last night, six local artists performed at Little Lake Musicfest.

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PtboPics From Little Lake Musicfest Last Night: Peterborough Pop Ensemble

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The Peterborough Pop Ensemble brought it last night at Little Lake Musicfest.
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Thinking Of A Masterplan: City of Peterborough Displays Transportation Plan

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Last night at the Evinrude Centre was the third and last Public Involvement Centre (PICs) meeting. The City of Peterborough showed Morrison Hershfield's recommended Road Network plan, Cycling Network plan and Pedestrian Network plan.

The new Masterplan is an update to the 2002 Transport Plan to address Peterborough's population growth and traffic concerns. 

Studies have shown that streets with no sidewalks have 2.6 times more pedestrian collisions, so the new plan calls for sidewalks on both sides of all new and existing streets.

Work is already underway as well on both the Hospital Access Road extension and to widen the West end of Lansdowne, but there is plenty of other planned—and suggested—roadwork to come. Indeed, $14 million is budgeted to improve the Nassau Mills Bridge over the Otonabee River, widen Nassau Mills from Water to Armour, make improvements to Chemong/Reid, the Charlotte Westbound Parking lane conversion, and to widen Eastbound Sherbrooke. 

As we previously reported, many residents of Fairbairn Ave were very interested in the City's Medium term plans to build a two lane road from Fairbairn to Cumberland. Some consider it the City trying to still put through the Parkway Extension.

[Related: For coverage of the proposed changes to Peterborough's Trail Network as part of the Peterborough Network Cycling plan, head to TrailSwag, a blog about outdoors news in Peterborough and the Kawarthas.]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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The Peterborough Pop Ensemble Rocks Little Lake Musicfest Tonight

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Playing tonight at the Little Lake Musicfest is the Peterborough Pop Ensemble, a tribute to the '60s and '70s. Concerts begin at 8:00 pm. Admission is free. You can bring a lawn chair—or rent one for 4 bucks (there are a limited number available to rent). Click here to view pics from the first concert of the season there Saturday night.

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Last Night There Was An Amazing #thinkPtbo Tweetup At Silver Bean Cafe (And All The Guys Left Their Shirts On)

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Last night at the Silver Bean Cafe, 28 people who use the popular online social network Twitter, came together to make new connections and form a social think tank on many recent discussion topics. Some of the items covered were..

  • How can we cultivate the creative economy in Peterborough? #creativePtbo
  • Beyond the Fashion District, what areas of Peterborough should we highlight and name? #districtPtbo
  • What is your favourite store in downtown Peterborough and why? #downtownPtbo
  • How can we use Twitter to welcome newcomers to Peterborough? #newtoPtbo
  • How can we use Twitter to ensure that men wear their shirts in Peterborough, even when it is hot outside? #noshirtsPtbo

If you missed the tweetup—and many were following from home on Twitter—you can read the tweet discussion stream (or add to it) by using the hash-tag #thinkPtbo.

Many great ideas were raised, and there are sure to be follow-up meets online and offline for #thinkPtbo.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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"The Berlin Blues" Kicks Off 20th Season Of 4th Line Theatre This Week

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Rehearsal for "The Berlin Blues"

The 20th season of 4th Line Theatre begins tonight with a preview of The Berlin Blues, by Drew Hayden Taylor. The play officially opens this Thursday night (June 30th) and runs until July 23. Here's what it is about, according to the synopsis on the 4th Line Theatre website:

BUMPER CANOES! LASER BEAM DREAM CATCHERS! Dances With Wolves: The Musical! They're all part of the zany plan German developers hatch to build the world's largest Native theme park - "Ojibway World". Set in an Ontario First Nation's community, this funny and thought-provoking play offers a human take on the pros and cons of change and just how much one can or should give up to prosper.

Have a look at 4th Line's entire 2011 schedule and ticket pricing.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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