PTBOCanada Featured Post: Green Eyewear Optical

Inside the new Green Eyewear store at 234 Hunter St. W

Green Eyewear: excellent new location

Local business owners Shane and Amanda Palmer have recently moved their George Street store Green Eyewear Optical to the brand new building at the corner of Hunter St and Alymer St (234 Hunter St W), in downtown Peterborough. 

It was very important to them to keep their business in the vibrant downtown and to continue supporting our community. They are conveniently located right next door to Dr. Diane Trevis and Associates, which allows them to provide full optical care from one location.

Convenient parking

The new location has ample parking, which makes it very accessible for their customers. These owners/operators try to keep things as local as possible, such as sourcing beautiful, quality eyeglass frames by a designer who lives in Millbrook. 

Making the conscious decision to promote local keeps their carbon footprint low and contributes to our local economy.

Beautiful new store

Green Eyewear Optical has been open for five successful years now. Shane and Amanda would like to thank Peterborough for embracing their business and choosing to buy local. 

“We are very fortunate to have a loyal client base, we are very focused on customer service and I think people appreciate that,” they say.

Shane and Amanda invite you to stop in and see their NEW LOCATION. It is located at 234 Hunter St W (NW corner at Alymer).

Lots of great selection

For more info, visit their website at Greeneyewear.ca and follow them on Twitter @greeneyewear.

Green Eyewear Optical - Life is too short to wear ugly glasses

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Pet Store Vanity Hound Having Moving Sale

Downtown pet store Vanity Hound is moving from their current location at 293 George Street North, to a new location near the intersection of Hwy 28 and Moore Drive.

As part of the move, everything in the store is 10% to 50% off. The current location will close July 31st.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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The Bourbon Barrel Saloon To Open In Downtown

The sign is up at 140 King Street, and the Bourbon Barrel Saloon is slated to open soon in downtown Peterborough. This new country restaurant/bar is located at the corner of King and George Street in the historic J.J. Turner building.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Read The Letter DBIA Executive Director Terry Guiel Sent To City Council

Terry Guiel (PTBOCanada file photo)

The letter below was sent to city council on the morning of June 19...

June 19, 2014

Mayor Daryl Bennett

and Members of Council

Corporation of the City of Peterborough

Your Worship:

The 'old' Shoppers Drug Mart property on Charlotte St. downtown has been sold and we are hearing that the new owner will use the site for a methadone clinic of considerable size. This is troublesome.  I know the importance of methadone in our community, that's not the point.

I further appreciate the ability of a business owner to buy a property and run such a business without discrimination. But this is a significant property for the downtown and the city.

I would argue simply that this is not a good location for such a use and that this could put into jeopardy the future of the Louis St. parking lot conversion to an urban park and further hurt Charlotte Street businesses.  Now we know what is planned for this property and it is not complementary to an urban park.

Council lost the ability to control the use of the site when it was not purchased by the city. Now that we know the potential future use, I would urge council to consider buying the property from the purchaser. Council has done this sort of thing in the past when they realized that it was in the city’s best interest to control the future use of a property.

Sincerely,

Terry Guiel

DBIA executive director

[via DBIA website]

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Any Retail Owner Want To Move Into 385 George Street?

The windows at the perpetually closed discount store at 385 George Street have finally been papered over. An ad is now prominently featured offering the chance for a new business owner to move in to the long shuttered retail space. It even includes a walkout green roof.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Women's Clothing Store Skirt Is Temporarily Closed In Downtown Peterborough

Downtown Women's Clothing Store Skirt is temporarily closed. No explanation is given, but a sign says they will be reopening August 15th.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Read The Heartfelt Message About The Closing Of Sympathy For The Rebel In Downtown Peterborough

After five years, vintage clothing store Sympathy For The Rebel is closing. The owner, Ryan Kennedy, posted the following message to the store's Facebook page yesterday...

To my friends and supporters , I've got some news to share . It's a bit of a mixed bag , a little good and a little bad.

I've always been one to get the tough stuff out of the way so I'll lead with the bad .

I'm closing my shop Sympathy For The Rebel .

It kinda hurts a little to even type that .

It was 5 years ago this month that I opened the shop and it has been an amazing , challenging , rewarding , journey over that time . I always wanted to have a shop that was an extension of my own personality and vision , and through the faithful support of our customers I have been lucky enough to come to work in a place that feels like home to me . I am grateful for the support of the amazing staff I've had over the years , our wonderful customers , the community of downtown Peterborough and my friends and family .

This wasn't an easy decision to make , I will miss so many things about the shop but top of that list will be the people . I don't think I could have imagined what happens when you hang an ' open ' sign downtown and then stand there for 5 years . Everybody and anybody walks in and everyday is unique in it's own way . I still see customers that I saw on our first day and I still get customers who think we just opened . I am grateful for all the people I have had the chance to connect with . I've had the chance to sell clothing to everyone from rock stars to senior citizens who just feel like ' nobody makes a good wool sweater anymore ' . My idea of who my customer would be was way off and I'm actually glad about that .

It will be sad to see our doors close but even good things run their course and I'm ok with that . I think there is a lot to celebrate about the last 5 years at Sympathy and I plan on doing that over the next month .

The good news is this ...

I'm keeping the brand and I'm going to keep doing Sympathy in some capacity in the future . My love for vintage is still there and I've always considered myself an ' ideas guy ' so I have no plans to stop living life that way . I'm not ready to share my upcoming plans for the Sympathy brand quite yet but It'll be important that all of you follow us on our social media platforms to keep in the loop . I'll be sharing some ideas soon and to be honest , as much as closing the shop is a bummer , I'm excited to see what's next . I have been reminded over these last few weeks that we can't define ourselves simply by what we do for a living . We are given a choice in the face of change to maintain the qualities and passions that truly make us who we are . I am who I am , not just what I do . Who I am is not tied to an address or a job , it's inside of me and It's under my control to keep being me . Cheesy ? maybe . True ? I think so . Getting some perspective on who we are , what's really important to us and the amazing life we have a chance to live kind of takes some of the fear out of change . I'm ready for what's next , and ready to celebrate what was .

We'll be closing our doors for good sometime in the middle of July . We're gonna throw a birthday / funeral party . We're gonna have some big time sales and I'm hopeful that I'll be able to connect with many of you in person and say thanks for all the support . Like I mentioned earlier please follow us on FB / Twitter / Instagram etc so that we can keep you in the loop about our sales and closing events and also the future plans for the Sympathy brand . I've never been much for asking people to share stuff but if you'd consider sharing this post to help us get the word out I'd appreciate it .

Sorry for the long winded post , I've got 5 years of things I wanna say !

I'll be in the shop a lot more over the next month so please come by and say hi . We'll be clearing out our huge stock in basement and bringing up tons of stuff for our sales . In season , out of season , clothing , non-clothing items , etc , etc . There's gonna be lots of stuff to dig through , so check in often !

On a parting note I leave you with the legend that inspired the shop in the first place . 

Five years , what a surprise .

Ryan 

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Here Are Historical Postcards From George Street

Through a unique partnership we have with Trent Valley Archives to bring local history to life, we bring you these postcard gems from over the years on George Street.

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Summer Family Film Series At Millennium Park Kicks Off June 20th

The Ben vanVeen Century 21 Summer Family Film Series will have free movies showing at Millennium Park, and starts up June 20th.

Movies start showing at 8:30 p.m., and don't forget to bring a non-perishable food item for Kawartha Food Share.

The 3 films showing are as follows:

• June 20th - E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
• July 4th - Frozen
• August 15th - The Amazing Spiderman 2

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Peterborough Outdoor Farmers' Markets Open Soon For Season

Peterborough has two Farmers' Markets that bring you locally grown, farm fresh produce, and they both open their booths outdoors in May.

The Peterborough Farmers' Market runs every Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Morrow Park and you can stay connected with them on Facebook and Twitter.

The Peterborough Downtown Farmers' Market runs every Wednesday at the Louis St. Parking Lot from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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