TL;WR

May 08, 2017

What to read.

Building proper cycling infrastructure has many benefits - for both cyclists, pedestrians and car drivers. So why does North America lag behind Europe? Robin Mazumder just came back from three weeks speaking and traveling through Europe and he has some thoughts on this.

What to do.

Tonight is HackerNest KW in the TD Waterloo Technology Office at 55 Columbia St E in Waterloo. Join over 100 over your fellow tech enthusiasts for the most chill meetup you can attend in Waterloo.

Open Sesame is hosting an evening with Toronto-based writer Sarah Pinder, who will read from her new book Common Place (Coach House, 2017), and Laurie D. Graham (now based in Kitchener!), who will also present recent poetry.

Four All Ice Cream moved their factory opening to Thursday, May 11.

Kitchener Public Library presents An Evening with Nino Ricci - part of their 85 Queen series on Thursday, May 11 from 7:30 to 9pm. Hosted by CBC's Craig Norris, the evening is a chance to hear from Ricci, the author of the Lives of the Saints trilogy and his most recent novel, the psychologically twisted Sleep, which won the Canadian Authors Award for Fiction.

TriTAG - the Tri-Cities Transportation Action Group - is holding an open house at the Berlin Bicycle Cafe (701 Belmont Ave W, Kitchener) on Thursday, May 11 from 7pm to 9:30pm. If you want to get more involved in making Waterloo a better place for cyclists, pedestrians and public transit, this is the group for you.

Just in time for Mother's Day - Cocoon Apothecary is launching a new line of products. Head over to their headquarters at 72 St Leger St, Unit 2B in Kitchener this Saturday, May 13 from 11 to 5pm.

I told you this place was haunted. Come explore the fascinating history of Kitchener's haunted past on the Kitchener Haunt Walk. Participants will receive a free brochure detailing information about the area. Weather permitting, meet at the clock tower at Victoria Park, near the entrance. Saturday, May 13 at 8pm.

...and coming up next week, Crackberry.com and BlackBerry Mobile are celebrating the upcoming launch of the BlackBerry KEYone smartphone. Join them at a TBD location on Thursday, May 18 from 6:30 to 10pm. More details here.