Thursday, October 25, 2007 

Blog Guelph: Moving Pictures

Cinema - shortened from 19th century French 'cinematogaphe', in turn from Greek 'kinema' or 'kinemat' - movement.

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Blog Guelph: the ins and the outs

Vinyl - mid 19th century. From Latin, vinum (wine).

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007 

Blog Guelph: Coffee Coffee Coffee


mine, his, originally uploaded by Denim.

We're a very lucky city to have our own gourmet, fair trade, organic, coffee roasting joint that also happens to be a worker coop.

Locally owned Planet Bean now offers two locations for your bean buying pleasure - on the east side of town at 259 Grange Street #2 and right downtown at 51 Macdonell Street.

They've got some crazy Ethiopian coffee that will kick your caffeine lovin' butt.

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Blog Guelph: Tarts of Butter

I love butter tarts.

Imagine my glee when a new location for terrific butter tarts opened in downtown Guelph.

If you love butter tarts, simply go to Quebec Street and visit the Blue Ribbon Deli.

Purchase tart(s). Eat. Die and go to heaven.

But first, tell them Blog Guelph sent you.

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Friday, October 12, 2007 

Blog Guelph: Guelph Family Thrift Store


, originally uploaded by Denim.

Friday's Gem of the Day



Noticed and shot by the gal with an eye for odd - Ms. D. Denim.

Sue Richards

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 

Blog Guelph - Venus Smiled...again


Venus Smiled 004, originally uploaded by elledee.

No poetry, song lyrics or other cryptography from your guest blogger today folks. Let's just call the next 6 posts 'facetime'.
Nothing cryptic about that.

Please click on elledee's picture of Venus here to read all about the details of the grand re-opening of ...and Venus Smiled. Nice to see one of the Douglas Street Fire survivors rise again.
And as always, click on any pic to see each photographers photostream.

Have a lovely, hot day,
-Downtown Lynn

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Monday, May 28, 2007 

Blog Guelph: GlobalTox 15th Anniversary

I'm very pleased to help GlobalTox share the news of their 15th Anniversary - partly because Mark and Ron are friends of mine and they've created a terrific, international business that has stood the test of time. But also because they model what to me is good community spirit within Guelph and Wellington County.

For starters, GlobalTox is a founding partner to the Waterloo-Wellington Children's Groundwater Festival - which since its inception in 1994, has hosted over 50,000 students in grades 2 - 6. This week long festival which aims to increase and support greater awareness of water at a grassroots level with interactive activities, demonstrations and exhibits, has become even more important as community water issues now take front page news.

Then there's the GlobalTox Award for Excellence - available to students registered at the University of Guelph. Among other Guelph based charities and organizations that benefit from GlobalTox help are Guelph Food Bank, Guelph Minor Baseball, Guelph Marlins Aquatic Club and Michael House plus a selection of national and international organizations.

Happy Anniversary GlobalTox! They claim crystal is the ideal gift for the 15th but in this world of the wild web, I think blogging is even better.

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007 

Blog Guelph: Babelling Fishes


* 1031, originally uploaded by dezsö.

The Babel Fish Bistro on MacDonnell Street is not a seafood restaurant - it certainly is a fish motif lovers though.

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Monday, May 14, 2007 

Blog Guelph: Quebec Street in Downtown Guelph


* 1005, originally uploaded by dezsö.

Dezso demonstrates good timing because these seats are rarely empty at the very popular Bookshelf Cafe.

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007 

Blog Guelph: Guelph Photo Club

Photo Credit: FunRevival ~ For more images by this photographer, please click the pic and visit their Flickr account.

Are you a beginner or intermediate photographer who is interested in improving your skills, and having fun too? Then why not join up with the new Guelph Photo Club?

Our first meeting will be held this Saturday, May 12th, 10 am at the Red Brick Cafe on Douglas Street in downtown Guelph.

== What to bring ==
  1. Your camera
  2. Questions about photography
  3. Some photos to discuss
  4. Opinion about what you would like the club to cover in its meetings
  5. Be prepared to answer the question: Would you be interested in volunteering your time and be on the board of directors for the club?

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Friday, April 27, 2007 

Blog Guelph: The Mustang Drive-In

Photo Credit: Stingray ~ For more images by this photographer, please click the pic and visit their Flickr account.


I'm short on time today dear readers so a sweet three posts is all you get.

Should you be looking for a good old fashioned experience this weekend, our independently owned Mustang Drive-In , located east of Guelph just off highway 7 could be what you're looking for. At the very least, visit their website to see the baseball playing hot dog.

Enjoy your weekend. And if you think of it - tell a friend about Blog Guelph.

Sue Richards

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Blog Guelph: Guelph Flickr Photography Show

Photo Credit: Denim ~ For more images by this photographer, please click the pic and visit their Flickr account.

If you've been enjoying the photography featured on Blog Guelph then do make the effort to drop by the Red Brick Cafe sometime between April 30th - June 2nd and gaze upon the images that will grace the walls. Yes folks, several of the more ambitious members of our Guelph Flickr Photography group organized a juried show of downtown Guelph pics for a show in the real world.

If you actually want to meet some of the talent, then drop by for the show opening - why aren't we fancy - on Wednesday May 2nd at 7pm 8 pm to 10 pm.

The Red Brick is on Douglas Street in the heart of Downtown Guelph.

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Friday, April 13, 2007 

Blog Guelph: Breakfast at the Cornerstone



Finally, Mr. Denton enjoyed a Cornerstone Cafe breakfast specialty: Fruit Salad with Granola and Yogurt.

Okay, now that we've got breakfast cleared, let me share this news - also from Mr. Denton.

Hello musical friends,

An invitation and a reminder that this Sunday, April 15, 9 PM to 11:30ish, is the next Campfire Session at the Cornerstone Cafe. Hosted by Mark Rodford and myself, we set out a big round tray of tea candles (our "campfire") and then sit around the fire and swap songs. Each session this winter has been a little different, a few new faces each time, a few regulars, all have been warm, hardy, and fun-filled affairs. This will be our final campfire for the season, likely to resume in the Autumn.

We'd love to have you join us this Sunday night! Bring along some friends.

Thanks,
Greg Denton.

Campfire Session #4
CORNERSTONE CAFE, 1 Wyndham Street N, Guelph ON (519) 827-0145
Sunday, April 10, 2007
9:00 PM to 11:30 PM
Free to all.

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Thursday, April 12, 2007 

Blog Guelph: The Good Ole Dry and Dry

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Thursday, April 05, 2007 

Blog Guelph: Busting A Cap

So then, what possessed you to start Royal City Rag - and at such a chipper hour I might add?

Jan Hall: Honestly, because the ( 7am) slot was available. Usually you take what you can get. I'd waited 10 years to get back into radio - had to get my tenure at the University of Guelph first!

~interview continued in next blog post~

Photo of a Red Brick Cafe Cappuccino by Raven Girl.

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Monday, March 05, 2007 

Blog Guelph: Trashy Talk


meet trashy, originally uploaded by vw-busman.

Here's some trashy news.

Guelph's Erik van Miltenburg got an inspired write-up by Leah McLaren in the Saturday's Style Section of the Globe and Mail. The 'Must Buy' featured Erik's invention: Trashy.

Seems Trashy can make our three stream garbage collection tidy and sexy - the latter feature being sorely missing from the current plastic bag separation mix.

No sooner had I read the piece than my in-box chimed with news from Barking Dog Studio's about Erik's very beautifully created website for Trashy. It was like the Guelph Garbage Goddess was speaking directly to me. I felt one with my three streams.

Visit Trashy here.
Visit Erik's studio here.

Sue Richards

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Wednesday, February 21, 2007 

Blog Guelph: Knights Mill


Knights Mill (2), originally uploaded by gdnarch.

Knights Mill is located off Edinburgh Road, just south of Paisley. To some, it might look like a series of derelict buildings. Others will see texture, tone, history and design.

That's the beauty of perspectives – the challenge, you need to look and listen to see the variety. Please enjoy today’s series.

Photo Credit: Gdnarch

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Blog Guelph: Acker's Furniture


Acker's Furniture, originally uploaded by gdnarch.

Here's another perspective of this very well established downtown Guelph business. Click here.

Sue Richards

Photo Credit: Gdnarch

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Wednesday, January 03, 2007 

Blog Guelph: Unusual January Behaviour

Instead of folks shivering outside while grabbing a quick smoke we've got Guelphites leisurely drinking coffee downtown and chatting.

IN JANUARY!

Sue Richards

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Thursday, December 21, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Reflection of a Barber


Photos and Mirrors, originally uploaded by cinnamon gurl.

Franco's Barber Shop has been in business for 40 year's. If you wanted to treat yourself to a classic Guelph experience, this would rank pretty high on the list. Located in the strip mall at Wellington and Gordon, very close to Angels Diner.

Sue Richards

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Red Brick Santa


red brick santa, originally uploaded by vw-busman.

It would appear that Santa's milk and cookie gig has been replaced by the espresso biscotti break.

See more of this particular Santa's day in Guelph by checking out the photo stream on Barking Dog Studio's site.

Be good. Click on that link.

Sue Richards

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Monday, December 18, 2006 

Blog Guelph: The Local


a Guelph local 9360, originally uploaded by blairware.

Signs, signs so many sign. Today's series offers up a small selection of the signs that Flickr folk find photograpically fetching in the fair land of Guelph, Ontario.

Remember: you can leave your own sign by way of a comment on any of these posts. To see more photos by Blairware, click your mouse on the photograph.

Sue Richards

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Blog Guelph: The Dip


The Shadow, originally uploaded by cinnamon gurl.

And the sign said everybody welcome, come in, kneel down and pray
But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all,
I didn't have a penny to pay, so I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign
I said thank you Lord for thinking about me, I'm alive and doing fine

© 1970, 2002 Five Man Electrical Band

The Diplomat Hotel Photo by: Cinnamon Gurl

Sue Richards

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Blog Guelph: The Ear


, originally uploaded by Denim.

Can you hear the signs?

Sue Richards

Van Gogh's Ear Photo by: Denim

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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Guelph Breast Gift Guide

Given Guelph is the birth place of topfree Ontario - thanks to Gwen Jacob's famous July 19th, 1991 shirt-less walk down Gordon Street - it is no wonder that Guelph is the publishing base of the Breast of Canada calendar.

If you are keen to offer your breast friend an educational and beautiful gift this year, consider popping into Macondo Books, the Bookshelf, On the Verge or Community Roots Collective to pick up a copy. Or - should you be reading this post in say - New Zealand - and you'd like to get one on the next flight out go to www.breastofcanada.com and go to the order page.

Guaranteed to inspire conversation - Christmas dinner just got more engaging.

Sue Richards

Cover photo by Melanie Gillis. Inside shots arrive from across Canada via the annual photo contest.

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Blog Guelph: Downtown Guelph Toy Drive


toy drive, originally uploaded by vw-busman.

The kind and generous folks from Barking Dog Studios - fine cyber-host of Blog Guelph and many other outstanding websites - will be getting in their magic bus - driven in all likelihood by the Guelph Flickr king pin VW-Busman - for a Downtown Guelph Toy Drive this Friday.

If you'd like to register for a pickup go here and fill in the form.

Ho Ho

Sue Richards

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Monday, December 11, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Venus


harmony in Guelph 7604, originally uploaded by blairware.

This is a window display at And Venus Smiled on Douglas Street in downtown Guelph.

PS: Click on the photo to see more of this photographer's images.

Sue Richards

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Friday, December 01, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Guelph Farmers Market


Bath Bomb Buckets, originally uploaded by Sue Richards. Click the pic quick!

Open Saturday morning from 7am until noon, The Guelph Farmer's Market is a happening place. Guelphites and their lucky friends can buy locally produced food and unique Christmas gifts - like Sacred Circle Herbs Natural Bodycare bath bombs - a real natural blast!

Sue Richards

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Thursday, November 30, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Saved For A Rainy Day


atmosphere, originally uploaded by vw-busman.

Not that Blog Guelph would advocate drinking as a way to get over the weather. But just look at all the pretty bottles!

Sue Richards

PS: Photo of Atmosphere 'wall of flavour' taken by our friend vw-busman.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Shoppers


carts and stripes, originally uploaded by vw-busman.

And where would we be without the special interest group known as shop-alcoholics. This group has gained considerable strength over the last three years in Guelph.

Funny thing about this group. They don't recognize themselves as special.

Pity really.

Sue Richards

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Thursday, November 09, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Yellow With The Grain

The color yellow is said to instill joy and optimism.

And here I thought it was the sensational lemon squares at With the Grain Cafe and Bakery on London Road.

Sue Richards

Another shot by the yellow loving Accordion Chick.

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Thursday, October 26, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Downtown Colour


Ballywood Bistro, originally uploaded by Sue Richards.

This striking cloth hanger brightens up Cork Street and draws attention to a string of funky restaurants. Enjoy Indian, Japanese or Latino cuisine all within a half block.

Sue Richards

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Friday, October 13, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Beer


mmm... beer., originally uploaded by urban_jungle_photography.

Our beloved Sleeman Brewery was in the news again this week. To find out the latest on the sale of the brewery to Sapporo, check out the Sleeman media releases.

Be clear about your beer. Click the pic for more images by this photographer.

Sue Richards

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Thursday, September 07, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Planet Bean


Coffee Beans, originally uploaded by TheGiantVermin.

Planet Bean has roasted fresh, fair trade, organic coffee beans at their downtown location on Macdonell Street for a few year's now. Thanks to surging popularity, the worker co-op company will soon be moving their roasting operation to a larger location over on the east side of town.

Worry not. You'll still be able to purchase your beans and fresh steaming joe from their second Macdonell location.

Thanks to TheGiantVermin for providing this posts pic.

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Monday, July 17, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Barking Dog Studios

Welcome to Blog Guelph's new web home. Please allow me to introduce you to the lovely new host and hostess of the latest Art Jam project, Barking Dog Studios.

Art Jam and Barking Dog have been web playmates for seven years now. They designed our first site. And they host and designed this blog. And of course they laid the template ground work for this important effort, which they also host.

Located in the Gummer Building in downtown G-town, the fine folks of Barking Dog Studios excel at creativity, style, cool navigation and all things webby....like this fun adventure. These cats...er dogs are techno artists of the highest degree.

Blog Guelph now sits on the BD server, with its own url......www.blogguelph.com. Please put a link to us in your blogroll or on your website. And check out Barking Dog. Tell 'em Blog Guelph sent you.

Sue Richards


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Friday, June 09, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Mustang Drive-In


mustang drive-in
Originally uploaded by wild_sheep_chase.
If you drive east on Highway 7 towards Rockwood and think to look off to your right after you break the city limits, you may catch a glimpse of our still in operation Drive-In Theatre.

A few summers ago, two friends and I loaded up my 1966 Chevy II and headed out to the Mustang for a thrilling night of The Perfect Storm. Kids played on swings, people sat in the back of pickups, popcorn popped and folks peed in the bushes.

A perfect throwback experience for the entire family.

Click the pic to see more of wild sheep chase photos on Flickr.

Sue Richards

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Monday, May 22, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Sleeman Brewery


Sleeman
Originally uploaded by jamie3529gq.
In honour of May Two Four, I bring you the clear choice, Guelph Sleeman Ale.....maybe Lager. The clear bottles with no label made the brew stand out when it hit the market place in the late 80's.

Sleeman is brewed in our town although recent media reports suggest that the brewery is struggling. Booze making is a tricky business.

This is the final day of our first summer long weekend. Ironically, frost is expected tonight. No doubt, the cold weather meant less beer was sucked back thus contributing to Sleeman's financial situation.

Sue Richards

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Friday, May 05, 2006 

Blog Guelph: Guelph Civic League

Chris from Barking Dog Studios featured this evidence of Guelph's activism streak by way of tee-shirt. The Guelph Civic League is trying to raise awareness and voter turnout for our next municipal election coming up in November.

More of Chris's handiwork on Flickr. Just click the pic.

Sue Richards

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 

Blog Guelph: The Loop



Guelph, the BIG talent town that it is, has an inside track or two. One of them is the Loop.

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