SUMMER NIGHTS’ ADVENTURING IN #DTK
PREAMBLE BY CHRIS TIESSEN Over back-to-back evenings in late June, the TOQUE team wandered into downtown Kitchener – to check out the sights, s…
‘TOQUE NIGHT CAP’: RECALLING A HAND CRAFTED DAY TRIP
‘TOQUE NIGHT CAP’: RECALLING A HAND CRAFTED DAY TRIP BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘Red Car’s here.’ And with those three (and a half) s…
Getting to Know: Studio Shibui
Getting to know: Studio Shibui Interview by Chris Tiessen WHEN NATALIA BRAJAK DECIDED TO OPEN A WELLNESS STUDIO, SHE KNEW THAT QUEBEC STREET IN …
GETTING TO KNOW: The Metalworks
Getting to Know: The Metalworks Interview by Chris Tiessen ALONG THE BANKS OF THE SPEED RIVER IN DOWNTOWN GUELPH, THE ROYAL CITY’S OWN FUSION HO…
GETTING TO KNOW: CENTRE STAGED
GETTING TO KNOW: CENTRE STAGED INTERVIEW BY CHRIS TIESSEN WHAT IN THE WORLD IS MORE CAPTIVATING, GRATIFYING AND FULFILLING THAN BEAUTIFUL SPACES…
GETTING TO KNOW: THE MODERN BRIDE
Getting to know: The Modern Bride INTERVIEW BY CHRIS TIESSEN WHEN IT COMES TO BRIDAL BOUTIQUES, CERTAIN DESTINATIONS SHINE BRIGHTER THAN OTHERS.…
Uncovering Wellington County TASTE MAPPING
Wellington County is FOOD. Known internationally as a centre for Agri Food Excellence, Guelph/Wellington has a lot to offer locally. Its excellen…
DESIGNING FOR ‘HELLO’: HOW URBANISTYC IS BUILDING COMMUNITY INTO EVERYTHING IT DOES
BY KAYLA ZAWISKI As the frothy bubbles of an oat milk cappuccino touch my lips, I sit in the sunlight at brch social taking pleasure in knowing how…
THE WALPER HOTEL: SEATED FIRMLY IN HISTORY
BY CHRIS TIESSEN It’s morning. Early. Dawn is just breaking over downtown Kitchener. A pinkish cast inches its way onto and across the mix of build…
SIDONIO’S FOR MEN & ART OF DENIM: EXPERIENCE, CURATION & CUSTOMER SERVICE
BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘I started working here when I was eight,’ recalls Paul Brombal with a chuckle. ‘For ham and cheese sandwiches from Dutch To…
RICH UNCLE: REACHING BACK INTO THE PAST AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘I’ll grab an order of duck wings to go,’ I call out to our server as she refreshes our water glasses and begins clearing our dish…
PARK GROCERY: HISTORY AND THE VANGUARD
BY JONATHON BARRABALL On a recent afternoon, just outside downtown Guelph in the Royal City’s mature – majestic, even – Exhibition Park neighbourho…