Spotlight

Oct 17, 2026

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13 min read

🎙️ From MuchMusic to CKWS to Lionhearts: Turning the Camera on Bill Welychka

He has interviewed Led Zeppelin, Prince and The Hip. Now he shares stories about the volunteers and donors at Kingston's Lionhearts.

Les C. Cseh

Community Champions

Oct 14, 2026

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8 min read

👋 "Wave to Everybody, Joyce": How a Reeve's Daughter Found Her Way to the Ballot

From a Glengarry dairy farm to the wheel of a Kingston Access Bus, meet the LDSB trustee candidate for Countryside, Kingscourt-Rideau & Williamsville

Les C. Cseh

Spotlight Feature

Oct 14, 2026

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6 min read

🔦 Tracey Graves: Volunteer, Fundraiser, Force of Nature | Feature Spotlight

The volunteer who turns every passion into purpose, and every setback into service.

Les C. Cseh

Community Champions

Oct 1, 2026

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8 min read

🎓 Brandon Tozzo Came for School, Stayed for Kingston and the City Got a Councillor

He did his PhD at Queen's, set down roots in Kingscourt-Rideau, and has knocked on doors there almost nonstop since 2022.

Les C. Cseh

Community Champions

Sep 28, 2026

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9 min read

🏠 From a Tent in November to Kingston's Housing Committee and a Council Run: Kevin Smith

He co-wrote a song about homelessness, joined the City's housing committee, and is now on the ballot in Kingscourt-Rideau.

Les C. Cseh

Community Champions

Sep 26, 2026

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9 min read

🪶 Who Is LodgePole Arts Alliance? The Indigenous Arts Charity Dreaming Big at Lemoine Point

A national, Indigenous-led charity based in Kingston hopes to buy Lemoine Point Farm from the City and turn it into a land-based arts centre. Meet the people behind the plan, and see what they're already doing.

Les C. Cseh

Community Champions

Sep 22, 2026

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16 min read

🔧 Plenty of People Know Michael Judd. Few Know How Much He Has Done for Kingston.

He helped change Ontario's loyalty points law, got a petition read into the Legislature, brought tonnes of donated food to Kingston and earned a Coronation Medal along the way.

Les C. Cseh

Local Business

🦷 When Getting There Is the Hard Part: Mobile Dental Hygiene Across Kingston with DoorStep Dental

Sep 18, 2026

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8 min read

🦷 When Getting There Is the Hard Part: Mobile Dental Hygiene Across Kingston with DoorStep Dental

Registered Dental Hygienists Ainy Kamil and Adam Beganyi pack a full hygiene appointment into a couple of cases and set it up wherever you are.

Les C. Cseh

Spotlight

Sep 16, 2026

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8 min read

🚪 Chris Logstrup Learned to Knock on Doors With His Grandfather. Now He's Running for School Board Trustee.

He knocked on his first doors as a kid in Brockville, beside his grandfather. Now he is asking Kingston to put a student's view on the school board.

Les C. Cseh

Spotlight Feature

⛳ Good Times, Year Round: Norm's Golf & Social in Kingston

Sep 12, 2026

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7 min read

⛳ Good Times, Year Round: Norm's Golf & Social in Kingston

Four simulator bays, cornhole on an indoor lawn, and a room full of people who came for the company. Leagues, live music, parties and a growing list of local fundraisers. Rich Wall named it for his grandfather.

Les C. Cseh

Spotlight

📖 Everyone Deserves to See Themselves in a Book. So Danni Maxwell Keeps Writing Them

Sep 5, 2026

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7 min read

📖 Everyone Deserves to See Themselves in a Book. So Danni Maxwell Keeps Writing Them

Lift Me Up, out September 17, is the first book Danni Maxwell has published entirely on her own terms.

Les C. Cseh

Spotlight

🌽 Homesick for Mexico, she cooked her way back: Aidee Rebollo and Adelitaz Mexican Food

Sep 1, 2026

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8 min read

🌽 Homesick for Mexico, she cooked her way back: Aidee Rebollo and Adelitaz Mexican Food

Aidee Rebollo missed the food she grew up with in Zacatecas, so she started cooking it here. Now she runs Adelitaz Mexican Food full time.

Les C. Cseh

Spotlight

📚 Kingston WritersFest is back, and it's starting with Yann Martel and Iain Reid on one stage.

Aug 13, 2026

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8 min read

📚 Kingston WritersFest is back, and it's starting with Yann Martel and Iain Reid on one stage.

A festival that announced it was closing in January 2025 is now booking Booker Prize winners, thanks to the Kingston community that showed up to save it.

Les C. Cseh

Community Champions

📵 Delaying Smartphones Together: Becca Hurley and Unplugged Canada in Kingston

Aug 5, 2026

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8 min read

📵 Delaying Smartphones Together: Becca Hurley and Unplugged Canada in Kingston

One Kingston teacher, a pledge signed by more than 11,000 families, and a treasure hunt for the parents who have been quietly saying no.

Les C. Cseh

Community Champions

🎻 Chamber Music Meets Indigenous Culture: The Cataraqui Festival Has Deeper Roots Than You'd Guess

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

🎻 Chamber Music Meets Indigenous Culture: The Cataraqui Festival Has Deeper Roots Than You'd Guess

Presented by Harmonaire Musique, six nights of chamber music at The Spire paired with a free Indigenous Cultural Corridor led by Robert Spade.

Les C. Cseh

Community Champions

🌟 A Kingston Where Everyone Belongs: Community Living Kingston and District

Jul 28, 2026

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5 min read

🌟 A Kingston Where Everyone Belongs: Community Living Kingston and District

It started in 1953 with parents and a single classroom. Today it supports about 600 people with intellectual disabilities and their families across the Kingston area.

Les C. Cseh

Spotlight

🗡️ The Fantasy You Never Outgrew: The Ironwood Fantasy Fair and Dan Niznik

Jul 21, 2026

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9 min read

🗡️ The Fantasy You Never Outgrew: The Ironwood Fantasy Fair and Dan Niznik

A sword school, a castle-like venue, a dragon, and an adults-only ball with a plot. Kingston has not had a day like this.

Les C. Cseh

Community Champions

🔦 The Streets She Grew Up On Are Gone: Gia Nahmens Is Bringing Kingston Together for Venezuela

Jul 17, 2026

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5 min read

🔦 The Streets She Grew Up On Are Gone: Gia Nahmens Is Bringing Kingston Together for Venezuela

Two earthquakes took the coast Gia Nahmens grew up on. So she asked Kingston's musicians to play a benefit for Venezuela, and a remarkable lineup said yes. One Ground One Sound is at The Spire on July 27.

Les C. Cseh

Spotlight

🎙️ From MuchMusic to CKWS to Lionhearts: Turning the Camera on Bill Welychka

👋 "Wave to Everybody, Joyce": How a Reeve's Daughter Found Her Way to the Ballot

🔦 Tracey Graves: Volunteer, Fundraiser, Force of Nature | Feature Spotlight

🎓 Brandon Tozzo Came for School, Stayed for Kingston and the City Got a Councillor

🏠 From a Tent in November to Kingston's Housing Committee and a Council Run: Kevin Smith

🪶 Who Is LodgePole Arts Alliance? The Indigenous Arts Charity Dreaming Big at Lemoine Point

🔧 Plenty of People Know Michael Judd. Few Know How Much He Has Done for Kingston.

🦷 When Getting There Is the Hard Part: Mobile Dental Hygiene Across Kingston with DoorStep Dental

🚪 Chris Logstrup Learned to Knock on Doors With His Grandfather. Now He's Running for School Board Trustee.

⛳ Good Times, Year Round: Norm's Golf & Social in Kingston

📖 Everyone Deserves to See Themselves in a Book. So Danni Maxwell Keeps Writing Them

🌽 Homesick for Mexico, she cooked her way back: Aidee Rebollo and Adelitaz Mexican Food

📚 Kingston WritersFest is back, and it's starting with Yann Martel and Iain Reid on one stage.

📵 Delaying Smartphones Together: Becca Hurley and Unplugged Canada in Kingston

🎻 Chamber Music Meets Indigenous Culture: The Cataraqui Festival Has Deeper Roots Than You'd Guess

🌟 A Kingston Where Everyone Belongs: Community Living Kingston and District

🗡️ The Fantasy You Never Outgrew: The Ironwood Fantasy Fair and Dan Niznik

🔦 The Streets She Grew Up On Are Gone: Gia Nahmens Is Bringing Kingston Together for Venezuela

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