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Carleton Place

Let’s Eat: The Little German Bakery in Carleton Place

Hometown News - June 27, 2023

Great baked taste finds a home Carleton Place and area residents are about to learn what hundreds of Brockville and Kingston foodies have known for...

History & Mystery

Smiths Falls History & Mytery: Mysteries of the Keyhole House

Hometown News - June 26, 2023

If you like spine tingling tales and spectacular magic, you are going to love this. My wife, Marion, and I are now sharing our...

Food & Drink

Beer, Wine & Spirits: Beers of Southern France and Spain

Hometown News - June 20, 2023

This month I will take you on a beer tasting tour of Provence and the Riviera in Southern France and the Costa del Sol...

History & Mystery

Smiths Falls History & Mystery: The vanishing swimming pool

Hometown News - May 25, 2023

Evening strolls through Victoria Park often lead to a large stone adorned with a bronze marker laid in 1923. The marker reads “This swimming...

Food & Drink

Beer, Wine & Spirits: 4 Degrees Brewery

Hometown News - May 20, 2023

We had a chance recently to sit down with Nick Ritchie of 4 Degrees brewery, at opening when the place wasn’t yet rockin’, to...

Food & Drink

Beer, Wine & Spirits: The world of rum – the underrated spirit

Hometown News - April 29, 2023

This month I am going to focus on one of the spirits that I think many don’t appreciate as much as they should in...

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Am I the Only One: The teenager

Hometown News - April 27, 2023

The adolescent stage is between 13-19 years of age. They are filled with untapped potential, but the teenage years are often not seen as...

History & Mystery

Smiths Falls History & Mystery: Call the doctor

Hometown News - April 24, 2023

Agnes woke up in pitch black darkness—she was shivering uncontrollably and drenched in sweat. By morning she was coughing to the point of choking....

Garden Matters

Garden Matters: The frugal gardener

Hometown News - March 29, 2023

With grocery prices soaring, we gardeners look for ways to feed our families with good nutritious food for less money. Vegetable gardening is a...

Special Features

Am I the Only One: Crisis of confidence

Hometown News - March 28, 2023

When Jimmy Carter addressed the US in 1979, he talked about a growing doubt about the meaning of our lives and the loss of...

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