“We have some work to do”: More diversity needed in Peterborough Public Library’s collection, CEO says
An audit of books for children and young adults found a shortage of titles by racialized, LGBTQ+ and disabled authors
Arts & Culture
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Nish Tees opens Fresh Prints retail shop on Hunter Street
Anishinaabe entrepreneur James Hodgson sets up shop in the downtown’s tiniest storefront
“People never thought they’d see it happen in Peterborough”: Peterborough-Nogojiwanong Pride celebrates 20 years
“We danced, we sang, we shouted out loud. We did the best that we could to tell people that we were here,” one organizer of the city’s first Pride Day remembers.
‘A community space as well as a shop’: Brothers open new bookstore in East City
Take Cover Books opens this week on Hunter Street East. One of its goals? To spread empathy through reading.
Film photography is popular again — and Peterborough’s only surviving photo lab is at the centre of the local renaissance
Peterborough Photo Service first opened in the 1950s. Today, it’s serving a whole new generation of film photographers.
AudioThe Only Cafe’s new sign is a John Climenhage original
Climenhage wanted his painting to convey the eclectic and “overwhelming” vibe of the cafe’s interior
My favourite records in the Trent Radio vinyl archive
Jordan Cook sorted through thousands of records at Trent Radio. Here are his favourite finds.
“We need to show up for our people”: Photo series celebrates Peterborough’s growing Black community
Black History Month project aims to “normalize Black folks being out and about in this city… without fear of discrimination or stereotypes.”
The curious history of 219½ Hunter, Peterborough’s itsy bitsy storefront
How did an old hotel stairwell become downtown’s most winsome — and affordable — retail space?
