Here's Gangnam Style By Psy performed during the Filipino-Canadian Christmas Party in Peterborough held at St. James United Church recently. The Gangnam girls are Daphne, Sydney, Ann and Sarah.
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If you've ever been walking along Charlotte Street when all of a sudden you were drawn to the scents of vanilla, cinnamon and berries floating through the air, that's no doubt the wonderful smells of the Kawartha Candle Company located at 196 Charlotte St. Shirley Leahy will be celebrating one year of ownership in the new year—and the business was orginally established back in 1999 by its previous owners. She welcomes you to come and enjoy all the shop has to offer including purses, wallets, scarves, home accents and of course candles! Jar candles like the ones below range from $9.99 to $21.99.
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Reframe: Peterborough International Film Festival will be here before you know it! The festival runs from Friday, January 25th through Sunday, January 27th, 2013 with films being screened at various locations throughout downtown.
Early bird prices are in effect until January 1st so be sure to pop by Peterborough Green-Up, Green Eyewear, Trent University or Fleming College and pick them up!
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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The Mayor himself said it best...
The lights are going up at City Hall for all to enjoy.Great time of year to reflect on that which is important to each of us.
— Daryl Bennett (@MayorBennett) December 13, 2012
So we bring you our Second Annual Christmas Light Route. It is five times longer than last year's route and the perfect excuse to make some hot chocolate, put it in a thermos and take the family for a car ride—or even walk part of the route. We tried to make a continous route of well lit streets, but there are also other parts of our city that are worth checking out too such as Marsdale Drive and Corrigan Crescent. Download a PDF of this year's route to print off and let us know what you think!
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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From 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. this morning (December 14th), The Three Loonies (Bob McGillen, Peter Blodgett and Rob Bennett) will hit the street in support of Kawartha Food Share, which will help make a difference for thousands this Christmas in our community. You'll find them at the corner of King and George Streets at The Wolf and Kruz FM so please stop by, give a loonie or two and make a difference!
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This is Mike Melnik's famous dog, Rosie, below. When Rosie's not reading Maclean's magazine—scroll down here to see the evidence—she is wearing this tee. Order one of these tees from Pete Dalliday. They're going viral, even pets are wearing them.
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There was so much awesome about this city this year. In no particular order really, here's 61 of them (we had to cut if off somewhere)...
1. Peterborough Lakers winning the Mann Cup. Best in Canada baby!
2. Red Pashminas, which empower women locally and globally.
3. Trent's LipDub video, a great showcase for the university.
4. Doug Tilley's comedy, whether it's his "singing" or tweeting or... what's next Tilley?
5. Bandwagon episodes. Now in its 2nd season, which launched with Sloan.
6. Wild Rock celebrating 20 years in the downtown. And making the decision to stay in the downtown when they could have moved.
7. PMZ, Peterborough's TMZ celebrating local "celebrities".
8. I'd Rather Be In Peterborough tees. Community spirit.
9. Spanky's annual ping pong tourney for Movember. Spanky's offering a place to play ping pong in town.
"Call Me Maybe" 10. The city rallying behind a teenager's right to play basketball on his own driveway.
11. Philanthropy month in Peterborough showcasing all the people doing good in the community. #bethechangeptbo
12. The new downtown nightclub ARIA, which rivals Toronto's finest.
13. St. Peter's high school students dressing as superheroes during Head of the Trent regatta.
14. Peterborough Cycling Summit. Bike this city. Let's make it as bike friendly as possible.
15. Elton John concert, the one where he actually played Peterborough—not his cancelled one.
GPA EDC's Dan Taylor at Creative Cocktail16. The Peterborough Calendar Girls naked truth campaign raising awareness about the affordable housing shortage here.
17. Breakfast Television broadcasting live from Peterborough. Great coup for our city.
18. Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher at Gerti's. (We don't believe they had the polo sandwich, but it's excellent.)
19. Carly Rae Jepsen at Musicfest. Peterborough singing "Call Me Maybe".
20. Final photo of PCVS students and staff together. This city will never forget the impact this school had, and its legacy.
21. A canoe portage in downtown Peterborough.
22. The Taste of Downtown. So much great food down there. And great folk.
23. The Dragon Boat festival.
24. The Hootenanny on Hunter. It's a hoot.
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25. The Gilmour Street Garage Sale. Epic as always.
26. Hunter Street, one of the best streets anywhere for food, drink, shops, live music, theatre, festivals, hot dogs, great vibe.
Rick Mercer at PCVS27. Maryam's Monsef's story about how a city and school saved her life.
28. Peterborough dog pictures.
29. Rick Mercer's Rant on PCVS.
30. Rick Mercer's visit to PCVS, in video and pictures.
31. Noah Leslie—aka @pennyboynoah, who raises money for the Salvation Army Toy Drive each year.
32. Pete Dalliday's unbelievable shot. Believe it.
33. Someone canoeing on a Peterborough street. Canoe Peterborough.
34. Koski.
35. The PeterTweeter awards. Twitter's where it's at. Amazing Twitter community in town. (Follow us here.)
36. Mike Watt's how-to plaid video. Hilarious.
37. Creative Cocktails—here's the one from Market Hall.
St. Peter's superheroes38. Jonny Trash DJing at Spanky's. Best DJ around.
39. The Peterborough web series Grimwell.
40. Petes Insider, giving us the inside goods on the Petes organization.
41. The excellent Canadian Canoe Museum. We're lucky to have it. And let's move it downtown by the waterfront.
42. Electric City Live, which covers the local music scene in Peterborough. Great name, great site.
43. The Art School of Peterborough. Creativity. Imagination.
44. Mike Judson, who went homeless on the streets of Peterborough for 48 hours to raise awareness about the problem here.
Silver Bean45. Peterborough Police for serving and protecting this community, and embracing social media by joining Twitter this year.
46. Rachel Seaman and Ashley Brzozowicz, who competed in the Olympics this summer (Ashley won a silver in her sport, rowing). 
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47. Downtown Peterborough. Embrace it. Vital. Make it sustainable. Build a city from its core.
48. Silver Bean Café, beauty spot on the river.
49. Our friends at The Wolf and Kruz FM, huge supporters of Peterborough and us. And the always smiling Carol Edwards there, who lets us in through the out door.
50. Three Loonies, for Kawartha Food Share.
51. The return of the Wire Awards. Special night at Market Hall putting spotlight on amazing music scene in Peterborough—one of the best anywhere in Canada.
52. Gallery in the truck. A moving gallery. Great concept. Love it.
54. Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre.
55. The DBIA's new website by BrandHealth. Excellent. 
56. Lois Tuffin, the news diva of Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Never shy about expressing her opinion.
57. Fleming's Student Volunteering Club, students with a sense of community pride.
58. Funny hashtags. E.g. 6,000 people went without power for a couple hours, and #ptboblackout began trending on Twitter in Peterborough. Sample tweet: "I wonder how many babies will be conceived during this blackout #ptboblackout"
59. John Leacy's mural art around town. Gabby's wall, Spanky's wall and more.
60. Natas Cafe, the epicentre for Peterborough's amazing people.
61. All our readers and followers on Twitter and Facebook. You rock.
Here's to a great 2013!
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Désirée Fawn in her funky storeDésirée Fawn, who has been the new owner of Tango since April, invited PtboCanada to the shop in Peterborough's Fashion District to take a peek at all that it has to offer. Located at 366 George Street North, it is a must-stop when shopping downtown for something new to add to your closet. Tango prides itself as being "carefully curated to fit your lifestyle, body, and budget."
The store is welcoming and beautifully laid out with the works of Jackson Creek Press and Lucky Jackson on display, all of which gives this little downtown gem a sense of community and shopping local.
Désirée strives to find unique clothing and accessory lines that you can't just walk into every store and find. Through various online resources, blogs and recommendations from her suppliers, the store is filled with brands that have a unique style, feel and look to them.
A few little updates around the shop - new shelves!
Désirée has been thrilled with the popularity of Yoga Jeans she sells. You have to try on a pair to truly appreciate how comfy and amazing these jeans really are. More styles, colours and sizes will be arriving at the store soon so be sure to check them out.
Take advantage of Tango's current promotion by buying a gift card for a friend and in turn you end up with savings for yourself in the new year.
To find out more about Désirée and the shop, visit Facebook, Twitter or the Tango website. Holiday hours are Monday/Tuesday 10 to 6, Wednesday 10 to 5, Thursday/Friday 10 to 8, Saturday 10 to 6 and Sunday 12 to 5.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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Local author Ian Rogers has crafted a collection of short stories in his latest novel, Every House is Haunted.
"In this brilliant debut collection, Ian Rogers explores the border-places between our world and the dark reaches of the supernatural. The landscape of death becomes the new frontier for scientific exploration. A honeymoon cabin with an unspeakable appetite finally meets its match. A suburban home is transformed into the hunting ground for a new breed of spider. A nightmarish jazz club at the crossroads of reality plays host to those who can break a deal with the devil...for a price. With remarkable deftness, Rogers draws together the disturbing and the diverting in twenty-two showcase stories that will guide you through terrain at once familiar and startlingly fresh."
You can purchase Every House is Haunted at Chapters for $18.95 and some of the local copies on Lansdowne Street are even signed.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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From a Peterborough police release today...
On Sunday (Dec. 9), 2012 at approximately 1:20 a.m. a group of seven high school students, all 16 years old, were walking in the area of Armour Road when they were approached by an unknown man who asked them if they wanted to fight and said he had bear spray. As the group began to walk away to avoid the man, the suspect discharged the bear spray more than once in their direction. The spray made contact with some of the students’ faces. The group of students were able to get away and contact one of their parents who took them to the hospital for observation and where they were treated for irritation to their eyes and skin. There were no serious injuries. Police were contacted and provided a description of suspect. The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 6’, skinny build, approximately 16 to 20 years of age, dark medium length hair, wearing a flat beak hat and possibly a striped T-Shirt. There was also another man and two women, all 16 to 20 years of age, that were with the main suspect at the time of the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service at 705-876-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
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