Must Watch: Peterborough Green-Up Presents "The Clean Bin Project"

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Next Tuesday, Peterborough Green-Up is presenting a special screening of The Clean Bin Project (see trailer below) at the Peterborough Public Library Auditorium (August 10th, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; cost is by donation).

The Clean Bin Project, which is currently on a national screening tour across Canada, is a documentary about a regular couple, Jen and Grant, and their quest to answer the question, "Is it possible to live completely waste free?"

Jen and Grant go head to head in a competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least amount of garbage in an entire year.

Their light-hearted rivalry is set against a darker examination of the sobering problem of waste in North America. 

[The Clean Bin Project Trailer; The Clean Bin Project Blog; Peterborough Green-Up; Peterborough Public Library]


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PtboPic: A Taste of the Taste of Downtown

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[Related: Tasters sample downtown]

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Smashed '10 Beach Volleyball Tournament for Easter Seals

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Today and tomorrow (July 23rd and July 24th), the parking lot at Boston Pizza in Peterborough is filled in with sand as they host a volleyball tournament. All proceeds go to Easter Seals to help support children and youth with physical disabilities in the community. Get on out there and catch the action, and support a great cause.

Warming up for the tournament

[Smashed '10 Beach Volleyball Tournament]

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Peterborough's Bars and Restaurants Rock

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There is no shortage of amazing places to eat and drink and dance in downtown Peterborough. PtboCanada's Creative Director Evan Holt gives us a taste in this photo tour...

 

251 George St. N.

379 George St. N.

129 Hunter St. W.

216 Hunter St. W.

182 Charlotte St.

306 George St. N.

123 Simcoe St.

225 Hunter St. W.

180 Hunter St. W.

217 Hunter St. W.

What's your favourite bar/restaurant in the Patch and why?

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

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Ruth Greig of Plan to Inspire thanks everyone for a lovely evening.Thursday night at The Junction, local business Plan to Inspire: Conference and Event Management presented "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".

This was a cocktail party for ladies only and had appetizers, dancing, a fashion show from local online apparel boutique TiaStar.com, and numerous wares from local businesses for women. Partial proceeds went to the YWCA Crossroads Shelter.


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PtboPic: Ribfest Was a hit

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Ribfest Is Coming Up This Weekend!

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Rare Grill House will be competing in the 8th Annual Ribfest this weekend (July 9 to July 11) at Millennium Park, which marks the first time a local restaurant will compete against the other ribbers setting up shop.

Organizers say that they can squeeze in about 8,000 people to the park to enjoy the music, food, beer tent, and other entertainment. Sass Jordan will headline this year's Ribfest on Friday (July 9) starting at 9 p.m, with The Kings set to switch into glide Saturday (July 10) starting at 9 p.m.

Admission is FREE, and Ribfest hours are as follows: Friday, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.

 
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New Website Promoting Local Farm Launches

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A new website has just launched for Harley Farms. Harrison Perkins created the site in order "to promote this local farm that focuses on sustainable agriculture and free range animals." The farm is located southeast of Peterborough, heading towards Keene, at 1578 Heritage Line.

To contact the operators of the farm, call 705.295.4656 or email them here.

[Harley Farms]

[photo provided by Harrison Perkins]

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PtboPic: Reggie's Burgers Rock. Just Sayin'

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Yummy
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Jake's Officially Closing Its Doors After 25 Years in Business

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The Jake's staff (owner Kevin Ross is pictured centre front row) gather for a final goodbye

After 25 years, Jake's Neighbourhood Grill on Lansdowne St. W. is no more. The restaurant has been for sale since last August but hasn't found a buyer, and last night owner Kevin Ross gathered his staff together after work to tell them Jake's is officially shutting down. Above is the farewell picture of the amazing staff taken shortly after Ross made the announcement.

Jake's—and Ross—have become an institution in Peterborough, and it's very difficult for the staff, its patrons and the community to say goodbye. Some of the staff had been with Ross since the very beginning. "It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed," Ross says, taking a quote from Theodore Roosevelt.

Ross has changed his sign to say "Thank You Peterborough". We say "Thank You Jake's".


[Jake's Neighbourhood Grill; Restaurateur looking to sell Jake's Neighbourhood Grill]

[Related: Walkwel Shoes (Still Weird Not To Have It Around Anymore); Construction has begun at former Rock Haven location]

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