All things newsworthy about the 'peg. The good and the bad. Okay mostly bad.

Edited August 2, 20241 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

4 minutes ago, Rich said:

The late 90s is 20+ years ago 😞

Almost 30 but **** you to anyone who brings that up......... Buncha jerks.

Edited August 29, 20241 yr by Noeller

9 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Isn't the rumour that the one on Watt is getting turned into apartments?

I used to go to the one on Talbot all the time but that was the late 90s so ten years ago.

Don't care what these other guys think because to me

15 hours ago, MOBomberFan said:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6146563/7-eleven-in-winnipegs-core-to-close-citing-surge-in-brazen-thefts/

 

A five year old article about the 7-11 on Wiliam closing due to a sharp increase of thefts committed by 9 and 10 year olds. Nobody has moved in to the building since, I drive past every day. Just boards over windows of a gutted building. I've accepted that an arsonist will likely burn it down before another business moves in.

 

Makes me sad 😔 imagine not having a sev nearby as a kid. Partially dethawed freezies in a cup will be a poor substitute

Is that the one on the corner of princess and Willam?

18 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

Is that the one on the corner of princess and Willam?

No, William and Isabel but funny enough I googled Pincess and William out of curiosity and of course just got a bunch of pictures of the royals and nothing to do with this topic

it's the one that was near Chicken Delight right? it was still open I think before COVID

6 hours ago, iHeart said:

it's the one that was near Chicken Delight right? it was still open I think before COVID

Yep that's the one, they closed for good in November 2019, it's a shame but I can hardly blame them.

There is one convenience store I pass often, Westhome Foods on Wellington Ave just East of Arlington, they had their windows smashed two or three times this summer before finally installing metal shutters. Many corner stores must lock their doors and force customers to buzz in. Rough out here for people selling chips and cigarettes. Angry health-nuts are surely to blame!

5 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Kildonan Place is getting the same way sadly.   Gun violence,  druggies leaving needles in the family bathroom,   lots of homeless drunks pestering people,  kids getting jumped...  it wasn't like that 20 years ago (despite JCON insisting it was).  

13 hours ago, Brandon said:

Kildonan Place is getting the same way sadly.   Gun violence,  druggies leaving needles in the family bathroom,   lots of homeless drunks pestering people,  kids getting jumped...  it wasn't like that 20 years ago (despite JCON insisting it was).  

Speaking of KP they are taking forever moving the food section closer to theatre.

16 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Speaking of KP they are taking forever moving the food section closer to theatre.

I'm not sure if that was ever the plan they spoke about expanding it but not completely overhauling it

5 minutes ago, iHeart said:

I'm not sure if that was ever the plan they spoke about expanding it but not completely overhauling it

Click for bigger image. Makes sense that they completely take out old theatre.

3 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Click for bigger image. Makes sense that they completely take out old theatre.

The plan wasn't to move the food court to be closer to the new theatre.  The plan was to expand it north/northwest, using the space from the old theatre.

In this picture, green is the existing layout and pink is the proposed layout (the old theatre is essentially under the "C" in Food Court.  

2 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

The plan wasn't to move the food court to be closer to the new theatre.  The plan was to expand it north/northwest, using the space from the old theatre.

In this picture, green is the existing layout and pink is the proposed layout (the old theatre is essentially under the "C" in Food Court.  

Nope! Pink is the existing.

Google maps satellite view.

7 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

The plan wasn't to move the food court to be closer to the new theatre.  The plan was to expand it north/northwest, using the space from the old theatre.

In this picture, green is the existing layout and pink is the proposed layout (the old theatre is essentially under the "C" in Food Court.  

they kind of look like stacked diamonds almost like an hourglass

14 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Nope! Pink is the existing.

Google maps satellite view.

Yep, my bad. Was looking at the plan incorrectly.  It'll be more of a rectangle shape when (if?) completed. 

A reminder that a Taste of Ukraine is worth the visit at the current food court!    

Rumours are circle K is looking to purchase 711 and turn them into circle Ks. The one on watt is boarded up. The one on Talbot I haven’t driven by in a long time so no idea. 

6 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Rumours are circle K is looking to purchase 711 and turn them into circle Ks. The one on watt is boarded up. The one on Talbot I haven’t driven by in a long time so no idea. 

I went down that area today I think it's still open the gas prices are still lit up

23 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Rumours are circle K is looking to purchase 711 and turn them into circle Ks. The one on watt is boarded up. The one on Talbot I haven’t driven by in a long time so no idea. 

There was an offer a few weeks ago that was turned down. 

https://globalnews.ca/news/10740297/couche-****-disappointed-7-eleven-owner-bid/

I heard about it on Sirius XM and thought it was interesting.  The show I was listening to is based in New York and they mentioned that many 7-11's in the area had been closing the last few years so it's not just a Winnipeg thing.

Edited September 13, 20241 yr by bigg jay
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5 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

There was an offer a few weeks ago that was turned down. 

https://globalnews.ca/news/10740297/couche-****-disappointed-7-eleven-owner-bid/

I heard about it on Sirius XM and thought it was interesting.  The show I was listening to is based in New York and they mentioned that many 7-11's in the area had been closing the last few years so it's not just a Winnipeg thing.

I bet they take another run at it. 

Just now, JCon said:

I bet they take another run at it. 

Yeah I saw another article saying that the door is still open so I agree that they'll try to put another proposal together.

20 hours ago, Brandon said:

A reminder that a Taste of Ukraine is worth the visit at the current food court!    

Went there once and not a fan personally. Found the borscht super bland and perogies pretty meh.

31 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Went there once and not a fan personally. Found the borscht super bland and perogies pretty meh.

It's perogies man! It's up there with bannock for taste. Some what fitting it's become an official food of Manitoba.

11 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

It's perogies man! It's up there with bannock for taste. Some what fitting it's become an official food of Manitoba.

Then youve been eating some crappy perogies my friend!

Edited September 13, 20241 yr by Bubba Zanetti

On 2024-08-28 at 10:21 PM, Noeller said:

Almost 30 but **** you to anyone who brings that up......... Buncha jerks.

The 2000s were a few years ago and anyone who says otherwise is a dirty liar.

#ClassOf97