Here Are Pictures From The First Annual Peterborough Celtic Festival At Morrow Park

Despite the rain, that didn't stop folks from celebrating our Irish history at the Peterborough Celtic Festival in Morrow Park. Pipe bands, highland dancers, Sheepdog demonstrations and heavy weight events were all on tap throughout the day.  

 

 

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Here Are Pictures Jason Dunn Of Peterborough's Hawk Nelson Is Sending Us From The Road During The Band's U.S. Tour

Peterborough's Hawk Nelson is currently on tour in the United States in support of their fifth studio album, Crazy Love. Lead singer Jason Dunn is sending us pics and notes from the road. We will update this post with new photos from the tour as Jason sends them to us.

8/4/2011 Charlotte, NC.  These kind people gave our dressing room a "Canadian" look to make us feel at home...including "Blades of Steel" on a huge projector screen! Very classy!

8/2/2011 Buffalo, NY knows how to do a rock show!

8/1/2011 Late night snack attack at ihop- Canton, Ohio. Hawk crew and a couple band guys

7/16/2011 Mount Rushmore. Another thing to mark off my bucket list!

[Hawk Nelson; Hawk Nelson Tour]

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Peterborough Photowalk Comes Together Through Twitter

Segment starts at 2:10 mark.  The photowalk starts at 10:00 a.m. today at Rogers Cove.

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Someone's Pet Bird Must Be Missing (Here Are The Pictures)

[UPDATE: Some people are suggesting on Twitter—here and here—that it's a wild finch. Still, curious behaviour. And we don't know if they've called Humane Society. Oh, and someone is missing a bird, but it's not the one below.]

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These pictures were taken by Brad Crough from inside his house in Peterborough's West End. "This bird has been trying to get inside all day," he tweets. And Brad's cat obviously wants the bird inside as well. Not a good idea.

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PtboPics: Peterborough Has Not Been Consuming As Many Big Macs And Happy Meals Lately

Two of Peterborough's McDonald's stores are currently under renovations.

McDonald's on Lansdowne Street

Peterborough Square McDonald's

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Peterborough Band The Burning Hell's Van Broken Into In Europe On Last Day Of Tour

The Burning Hell, a band based out of Peterborough, Ontario and St. John's, Newfoundland, had their van broken into in Poland this morning—see photo at left—on the last day of their European tour, the band tweets.

All their money to pay for tour expenses has been stolen.

So the band has taken to Facebook and asked for donations to help get them back home.

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PtboPics: Day One Of Ribfest At Millennium Park

Andrea & Michael VanDerHerberg of Silver Bean Cafe

Jay and Kate Scotland agree the ribs (and pulled pork) are finger lickin' good!

[Related: 9th Annual Ribfest Is Happening This Weekend In The Patch]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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Here Are Some Pictures Of Peterborough Property That Has Been "Tagged"

It would appear gauging from tweets (click here, here and here, for examples) that incidences of "tagging" (a form of graffiti signature) are increasing around Peterborough of late, and these pictures below were sent to us of some property (Green Eyewear and Sullivan's Pharmacy) that has been "tagged". If you know of other businesses and places getting "tagged", email us with info and pics at tips@ptbocanada.com. And if you have any info on who is vandalizing this property, contact Peterborough Lakefield Community Police. 

Green Eyewear

Sullivan's Pharmacy

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Last Night There Was An Amazing #thinkPtbo Tweetup At Silver Bean Cafe (And All The Guys Left Their Shirts On)

Last night at the Silver Bean Cafe, 28 people who use the popular online social network Twitter, came together to make new connections and form a social think tank on many recent discussion topics. Some of the items covered were..

• How can we cultivate the creative economy in Peterborough? #creativePtbo
• Beyond the Fashion District, what areas of Peterborough should we highlight and name? #districtPtbo
• What is your favourite store in downtown Peterborough and why? #downtownPtbo
• How can we use Twitter to welcome newcomers to Peterborough? #newtoPtbo
• How can we use Twitter to ensure that men wear their shirts in Peterborough, even when it is hot outside? #noshirtsPtbo

If you missed the tweetup—and many were following from home on Twitter—you can read the tweet discussion stream (or add to it) by using the hash-tag #thinkPtbo.

Many great ideas were raised, and there are sure to be follow-up meets online and offline for #thinkPtbo.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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