Once again, Peterborough was plunged into darkness yesterday, as our ever-fragile utilities grid was apparently felled by one fallen line. Over on the twitters, my friend, Alana Callan, offhandedly suggested that I write a country song about the situation. A few minutes later, there was this: Electric City Heartbreak (the Power Outage Song). It’s all […]

Save Charlotte Street! is a website dedicated to a closer look at the proposed Shoppers Drug Mart building project at Charlotte and Aylmer Streets. Does this suburban style architecture (with a 36 car parking lot) belong on one of the busiest corners of our downtown shopping district?  Does it align with accepted trends in urban […]

They’re back! After the overwhelming success of the inaugural #Petertweeter Awards, we are pleased to announce that the 2nd annual show — bigger and better than ever — will be taking pace on March 21st. The #Petertweeters, which recognize the best and brightest in local social networking, will continue to shine the spotlight on the […]

How do you know when it is time to fire your Marketing/Communications consultant? When they use Comic Sans as the font for your city logo. Comic Sans, for those who don’t know, is perhaps the most maligned font on the planet.  It is generally avoided by marketers, designers, communication professionals…  really, anyone who has designed […]

Among my favourite clients are the the fine folks at the Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation (GPAEDC) — a great group with a really long name. The GPAEDC is responsible for attracting large and small business/industry to the area, as well as for promoting and creating opportunities for both the tourism and agriculture sectors.  […]

Ok, here’s the deal: The players?  Rich selfish jerks. The owners?  Even richer, selfish jerks. The only ones hurt by the NHL/NHL Players Association impasse?  The bar owners, restaurant owners, merchandise salespeople, ushers, and Zamboni drivers that make their living off of the crowds that come to see NHL games. The only ones truly hurt […]

The best kept musical secret in Canada?  It has to be Dani’s Bandwagon. The premise?  Take some Canadian musicians, toss them in the back seat of a car, and drive them around while they jam. Simple acoustic music. The first season featured a number of highlights by up and coming artists, including spots by The […]

I recently attended a house concert — part of the sublime Gilmour Street Concert Hall series — where the incredibly talented Ian Tamblyn was playing.  The hosts of the concert were kind enough to send out this article that I had written about Ian a few years back. As Managing Editor of Trent Magazine, I […]

One of the small regular gigs that I do is a column/feature in a series of parenting magazines for Kidz Ink. Here are a couple of articles that you will find in Kidz Ink publications across Central Ontario:  Songwriting with Kids and — very seasonally “Family Tree Trimming.” Be sure to check out other great […]