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THURSDAY JUNE 2, 2022 PM40050478 What is Your Home Worth? 519-577-1212 David Schooley Broker, RE/MAX TwinTwinT City Realty Inc. NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN It's in your hands. The Readers' Choice Awards were created for you to tell us which local businesses and service providers are the best at what they do! Once the nominations close, the nominees will be shortlisted and you will have another chance to vote for your favourite. NOMINATE TODAY to help make your favourite local business become a Readers' Choice Nominee. waterloochronicle.ca/readerschoice COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE JUNE 2 PROVINCIAL ELECTION THE RESULTS. THE REACTION. THE IMPACT. WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA /PROVINCIALELECTION With commodity prices sky-With commodity prices sky-W rocketing, labour shortages still hindering the hospitality industry and daytime traffic in city cores not yet restored, local restaurants are hoping for a much-needed leg up this season following two years of pandemic restrictions. "Having an outdoor patio is big for everybody," said Kypp Saun-for everybody," said Kypp Saun-f ders, part-owner of the Babylon Sisters wine bar, one of several restaurants fronting on King Street that will serve diners out back on Dominion Lane again thanks to a renewed partnership with the city and the Uptown Wa- terloo BIA. Saunders said the laneway pa- tio launch party was to take place this past Saturday at dinnertime, with DJ Nana on the decks at 8 p.m. PATIOS POPPING UP IN UPTOWN BILL JACKSON bjackson@torstar.cabjackson@torstar.cab See 'THERE'S', page 14 Champa Kitchen owners Tim Goodwin and Linda Vongkhamchanh are ready to seat diners outdoors. Bill Jackson/Metroland