Women with a passion for cycling and the outdoors gathered at Wild Rock Sunday night for their annual women's night, which was catered by Brio Gusto. Here's some pictures we snapped...
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A reader reports a wild turkey is wondering around in this northeast neighbourhood of town and it's very tame.
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And rock out to The Black Eyed Peas while you do it.
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Originally a laundromat on Hunter Street East, the building next to the East City Foodland is under renovations and will become a pub/café called the Ashburnham Ale House. Expected to open within a month, it is the new location of the rebranded Ritz Deli North.
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Anchored directly in the middle of downtown Peterborough’s “Fashion District”, you will find The Plush Boutique at 384 George St N. Locally owned and operated by Mike and Shelby Watt, Plush is the second of three stores this successful entrepreneurial couple has opened on George St (the others are Flavour Fashion and Save Our Soles). Coming from out of town to study at Trent University, Mike decided to stay and put down roots. After opening Flavour in 1999 to a great response, he would open Plush Boutique as a store for young professionals looking for quality clothing that makes them stand out in a crowd.
Offering brands and styles not found anywhere else in the city, the aim of the store is to specialize, be exclusive, and offer quality clothing that not only shows impeccable craftsmanship but respects the heritage of the brand being presented.
As the face of the brand, you will find Mike at one of his shops at least 3 to 4 days a week. When he isn’t on 
the floor advising on style, he is in the office or on the road finding new looks that suit each of his shops. His always friendly and welcoming staff is specially trained to help with detailed looks that customers are trying to put together. Often you will find Plush holding “fit clinics” for brands where brand reps will be on site to provide info to interested buyers. These are always a hit.
Plush is also involved with charity work in giving proceeds of sales at various times of the year to various local causes. As a locally owned business, Plush realizes the value in assisting the community it operates in and working to sustain it while pushing for growth in all aspects. Buying local has a very deep meaning for everyone involved.
Learn more about Mike Watt and Plush in this video.
For more on Plush (384 George St N.), go to:
Theplushboutique.blogspot.com
@plushbtq on Twitter
Facebook.com page
Phone: 705.741.1812
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—By Aaron Elliott
An occasional painter, David Goyette has completed ten new canvasses for the purpose of their sale in support of The Art School of Peterborough. Each piece is large scale abstract in acrylic, measuring 30 by 40 inches.
A not-for-profit organization with charitable status, The Art School of Peterborough is dedicated to providing a professional level of instruction to both adults and children in a wide variety of studio media. The proceeds from the sale of David’s art will help fund the Richard Hayman Youth Bursary for young people who have an interest in art but are unable to pursue it due to financial constraints.
The show and sale of David’s art is open to all and will take place on Wednesday (May 8th) at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, 120 Murray Street (at Water Street). Doors open at 5 p.m. and a presentation takes place at 5.30 p.m.
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We had a chance to pop in to both the PUC's Water Treatment Plant (1230 Water Street) and the Peterborough Fire Station #3 (839 Clonsilla Avenue) during Saturday's Doors Open. One neat thing is that despite how modern both buildings were, they both contained a link to the past. The Fire Station has a mini museum of older firefighting equipment, including a pair of "Cover's Gas Tight Rubber Goggles" from the 1940s, and the water treatment plant has an older scale and testing equipment. Nice to see that Peterborough's past is not forgotten.
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Showplace Performance Centre will be filled with the sounds of music over the next weeks as The Peterborough Theatre Guild presents The Sound of Music. Directed by Jerry Allen, the cast includes Kate Suhr as Maria, Paul Crough as Captain Von Trapp, Pam Birrell as Mother Abbess, as well as many other local talent from the area that have worked so hard to bring this show to life on a Peterborough stage.
PtboCanada attended Tuesday night's dress rehearsal and were simply wowed by the performance and talent portrayed on stage. Take the opportunity to support local theatre and take in this show that's suitable for the whole family.
Showtimes are Friday, May 3rd, 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 4th, 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 5th, 2 p.m.; and Wednesday, May 8th through Saturday, May 11th, 8 p.m. Tickets are $25/adults, $22/seniors and $15/students.
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Nice to see the Louis Street parking lot being utilized again as a community hub, as the Downtown Farmers' Market kicked off for the 2013 season on Wednesday.
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Our DBIA featured business of the week, Silver Bean, opens today for the season. To top it off, there is a #BeanUP from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m and they now carry Kawartha Dairy Ice cream!
"@michelleatfoca: May 1st is now officially my favourite day of the year: @silverbeancafe and @ptbowedmarket both open today!" Yeah!!!
— Silver Bean Cafe (@silverbeancafe) May 1, 2013
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