8 Great Things You Should Know About The Silver Bean Café This Season

The locally owned and operated Silver Bean Café, your waterfront cottage in the city, is opening soon for the season. Below are 8 exciting things you should know about the Bean this season...

Photo via Silver Bean Café Facebook page

1. Opening Day is Sunday, April 30th this year at 8 am! 

2. They have 10 more tables and 40 more chairs this season, bringing their patio seat total to about 125 to 130.

3. They have added a milkshake machine—yummy!—because people have often asked for them.

Photo via Silver Bean Café Facebook page

4. They have added a second cash register on the inside to have a lunch line and an express line, allowing people to make quicker purchases even during the peak lunch times.

5. They have expanded their ice cream section and bought a third freezer, bringing their flavour total to more than 30 ice cream flavours.

6. They also installed a second walk-up window so you're not all hanging out the same window.

7. They have changed the layout inside to make the flow work a bit better.

8. 90% of their awesome, friendly staff is returning.
 

OK, then, we're ready for the PTBO by the river, eh...

P - Peaceful
T- Times
B - By
O - Otonabee

Get ready for peaceful times by Otonabee River, #Ptbo! We open Sunday April 30th. :)

— Silver Bean Cafe (@silverbeancafe) April 13, 2017

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Search & Rescue Team From CFB Trenton Lands In Farmer's Field To Pick Up Food From Muddy's Pit BBQ

It was one of those amazing Canadian moments when a Search and Rescue Team out of Canadian Forces Base Trenton landed in a farmer's field on Thursday (April 13th) so they could grab food from Muddy's Pit BBQ near Peterborough.

Picture via @MuddysPitBBQ

The helicopter landed with permission next to Muddy's—which just re-opened for the season—in Keene so they could enjoy some authentic Southern style food (Muddy's specializes in ribs, brisket and pulled pork).

Here's the crew outside Muddy's...

Picture via @MuddysPitBBQ

Muddy's had a great sense of humour and adventure about the whole thing, posting this tweet...
 

We have been known to have cars, trucks, transports, motorcycles...and now helicopters flying into Keene for some great southern style BBQ! pic.twitter.com/uyxcKzb3jk

— Muddy's Pit BBQ (@MuddysPitBBQ) April 13, 2017

Muddy's also posted the footage of the helicopter landing on their Facebook page and it's getting thousands and thousands of views...

If you haven't tried it, make sure to drop by this Spring and see why even helicopters land to pick up food from there...

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Petes Goalie Dylan Wells Has Won 8 Straight Playoff Games (And He Even Scored Last Night)

The Peterborough Petes are having an incredible playoff run, winning eight straight games after defeating Kingston Frontenacs last night on the road 6-2 to complete a 2nd straight playoff series sweep.

The Petes have advanced to the Eastern conference final for the first time since 2006, and will play either the Mississauga Steelheads or Oshawa Generals in round three.
 

Still. Perfect.@PetesOHLhockey win 8th straight, on to 1st #OHLPlayoffs East Final since '06.

BRACKETS: https://t.co/zbf90oog1Z #PBOvsKGN pic.twitter.com/0CWbTXeN9K

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) April 14, 2017

Goalie Dylan Wells has been incredible during the run, backstopping the team to all 8 victories. His MVP numbers include a 1.94 goals against average...

Wells, an Edmonton Oilers prospect, even launched a Martin Brodeur-esque shot down the ice last night (April 13th) against Kingston and into an empty net for his first career goal—a goal that has become the talk of the hockey world. Watch it here...

WATCH THIS: @EdmontonOilers goalie prospect @dylanwells30 scores into the empty net in @PetesOHLhockey series sweeping win. #OHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/sR9uIKiZwX

— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) April 14, 2017

Get your tickets for the 3rd round and let's sellout the 3rd round home games as the Petes and Wells continue their run.

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Peterborough Ranked As No. 9 City In Canada To Buy Real Estate

We all know real estate in Peterborough and the Kawarthas is hot, hot, hot right now, with more and more homes getting multiple offers way over listing in this beautiful area which has all the amenities of a big city.

But here's further evidence: MoneySense has come out with a ranking of The Top 35 Cities To Buy Real Estate In, and Peterborough ranks in the Top 10, coming in at No. 9 right behind Vancouver.

Guelph tops the list as the city with the most attractive real estate for buyers in Canada, according to the 2017 MoneySense Where to Buy Now ranking.

Here's the full Top 10 list below...

Screengrab via MoneySense Where To Buy Now

Tell us your real estate stories in Peterborough & the Kawarthas. What are you experiencing? Go to our Facebook page.

Not familiar with the area? Watch our PTBOCanada Love video below...

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For more info about Peterborough, check out our 2016 Awesome list here to get a flavour for this community. (Other resources: City of Peterborough, Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism, Peterborough Economic Development, Innovation Cluster, Peterborough Chamber, StartUp Peterborough, VentureNorth, DBIA)

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Will Dance For Night Kitchen Pizza

This boy dancing to Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" at The Night Kitchen on Hunter Street wins the internet today. It was posted to The downtown pizzeria's Instagram page. The kid has the moves.

Watch it below.

And give him his pizza.

The Smooth Criminal dancing for his pizza #smoothcriminal #michaeljackson #pizza

A post shared by The Night Kitchen (@thenightkitchen) on Apr 11, 2017 at 1:18pm PDT

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The Nutty Chocolatier’s Annual Downtown Easter Egg Hunt Is April 16

Celebrate Easter at the 28th Annual Downtown Peterborough Easter Egg Hunt hosted by The Nutty Chocolatier on Sunday, April 16th in downtown Peterborough.

The egg hunt starts a noon in the outdoor courtyard of Peterborough Square at the corner of Water and Charlotte streets.

This is a FREE event for children ages 2 to 10. All children will receive a goody bag and Faces By 2 are offering free face painting. Prizes will be awarded for the Best Spring Bonnet and Best Sports-themed Hat.

Bring your camera and get a photo of your child with the Easter Bunny and George, King of Downtown.

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Peterborough's Katriona Dean Wins Canada 150 Artist Competition At Lansdowne Place Mall

In celebration of Canada 150, Lansdowne Place and other 20VIC properties across Canada announced a “Call to Artists” in January. In search of an art installation that would reflect Canada’s past, present and/or future, they invited local Canadian artists to create a rendering of a one-of-a-kind installation that, if selected, could be displayed in Centre Court during the month of May and used as a backdrop for their upcoming Canada 150 "Faces of Canada" photo contest.

Out of all the great submissions received, Lansdowne Place has announced that Katriona Dean will be the mall's Canada 150 artist.

Katriona Dean (photo by michael hurcomb)

“I believe that art unites us,” says Katriona. "It brings people together and breaks down barriers. After seeing the Lansdowne Place call for artists, I was compelled to reach out via social media to ask friends and family what they enjoyed most about Canada. The responses were overwhelmingly aligned: 'diversity' and the 'freedom to be oneself'.

With that feedback at the forefront of my mind, I was inspired to create a sculpture that would provide an array of elements from which passersby could choose a unique backdrop for their selfie, ensuring vast and unique entries for the Canada 150 photo contest.”

Katriona hard at work on the installation

Katriona adds: “My recent drive across Canada also gave me a unique and up-close perspective of new and inspiring culture experiences, exposure to the vast Canadian landscapes, and intimate contact with wildlife in their natural habitats. These experiences compelled me to create an entry for the Lansdowne Place’s Canada 150 Art Contest for a chance to showcase Canada in my hometown of Peterborough.”

Lansdowne Place invites the public to join them on Monday, May 1st at 11 a.m., as Katriona unveils her art installation to the community and Lansdowne Place officially begins the Canada 150 festivities with the launch of their Canada 150 “Faces of Canada” Selfie Contest. They'll be celebrating the completion of Katriona’s work by serving up the Canadian favourites you know and love—poutines, Canadian Maple donuts and more!

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Miracle Turtle Babies: How 8 Hatchlings Were Born In Peterborough

Peterborough-based Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre posted this extraordinary, beautiful story on their Facebook page about hatchlings born from a Blanding's turtle. The post is getting hundreds of shares for good reason. Here it is re-posted below, along with the photos from their Facebook page post:

"One of our recovering Blanding's turtles has a story to tell... She was hit by a car in June, 2016 and brought in by a biologist from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry who is doing a study on Blanding's turtles. This Blanding's is doing well and will be released sometime this year."

"She had a clutch of eggs that was harvested and incubated from June to August, resulting in 7 healthy hatchlings."

"What is more surprising is that on January 17th, one of our volunteers found that she had laid another ten eggs in the water!! They were quickly gathered and put into an incubator. Much to our surprise, in March, eight of the eggs hatched!"

"How is this possible? Female Blanding's turtles can store sperm for years! Males and females don't hang out all that much, so the gals get what they need and take it with them. True story."

This shows the difference in size between the hatchlings from her first clutch (on the left) and those from her second clutch (on the right).

You can see the hatchlings as they are part of a public access viewing area at the Ontario Turtle Conversation Centre. "Like" their Facebook page here.

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13 Super Cool Vintage Photos Of Peterborough

Have a look at these neat pictures that may make you feel nostalgic. What are your memories of these photos? Share on our Facebook page.

[h/t Stuart Harrison]

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