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Christine Vanderkooy

To speak with pianist Christine Vanderkooy is to immediately feel her love of music radiating from her being.

Our Lady Peace

For Canadian band Our Lady Peace (OLP), the boom also officially begins when their inaugural LP Naveed debuts across...

Home Ice Advantage

As winter comes on, thoughts turn to the good old hockey game—on TV, at the local arena and, for some, in their very...

The Indomitable Jann Arden

Iconic singer-songwriter, Jann Arden, is coming to Windsor on August 25 for an 8 p.m. performance at the Colosseum at...

Freedom To Float

According to Deanna Papineau, it’s easy to reach for the stars when your feet barely touch the ground.

The Journey to the Ghost Hotel

Ghost Hotel is Morand’s upcoming series of tracks accompanied by the Bosco Boys, set to release February 1st, 2022.

Music and Words

What I can say is this: It matters. Only it matters. I mean the written word.

Flying High

There was nothing conventional about Amherstburg’s James Heugh’s entrance into acrobatics ten years ago, and the...

Summer Nostalgia

The Bishop Boys consists of Windsor’s Austin Di Pietro and Andrew Adoranti. The young musical duo is studiously...

Darren Jones

Windsorite Darren Jones first moved to Chicago at the age of 30 to pursue a corporate career. What he did not...

The Fight Like Mason Foundation

Not all heroes wear capes. Some never need to. Mason Bacon-Macri was born on May 9th, 2012. “Mason was a surprise to...

A Dream Come True

“It’s all about capturing stories,” Krystle states. “Things like rundown barns and old farm equipment, to me, have a...

Adventure Begins

On Thursday, July 4th, Alley Begin and her husband Marcel set off for unknown shores. Metaphorically, of course. Alley...

Less Is More

uncluttered spaces. This stunning new Windsor home ticks all the boxes. 

Riding to the Edge of Memory

There is a reason why the first words of my cycling book, The Kilominator, are: “Why, exactly, am I doing this?”

A Voice For The Voiceless

On Saturday April 25th, Crime Stoppers of Windsor and Essex County will be celebrating their 35th Anniversary at the...

Born To Serve

On June 3rd, the skies burned over Amherstburg. On a dark night, a passing vehicle left the road, drove through a hydro...

Gritty Diorama

There is nothing more punk rock than finding beauty in the neglected, overlooked and under-appreciated aspects of daily...

Powerhouse Vocals

Krisalyn (who performs under the stage name Krisalyn Bell) is one of Windsor’s youngest, most powerful voices.

A New Way Forward

What’s there to say about a woman like Jennifer Jones? Not nearly enough. Jennifer Jones has a long list of accolades...

Passion and Emotion

The Essex County War Memorial/Cenotaph at Windsor City Hall Square has seen many November 11th remembrance ceremonies...

Passing The Torch

Chase Pinsonneault is the third generation of the Pinsonneault racing family of Essex County.

Preparation Pays

Prior to the early months of 2020, the idea of a global pandemic shutting down the world was the stuff of dystopian...

Local Live Theatre Matters!

Korda Artistic Productions—a home-grown theatre company dedicated to offering extraordinary live shows that are...

The Rock of Gibraltar

Some places capture our imagination. Some places are so jaw-dropping, so awe-inspiring, that they demand an explanation.

Painting the “Colours” of Life

Mike O’Phee on his new album 
and what inspires him

State of Being

Her sound has an immediate orchestral feel, which translates into a grand sense of scale. But then, before the track...

Autumn Kings

From playing Guitar Hero in their basement to rocking the Strawberry Fest and now touring across North America, the...

The Story of Kobra Safi

Kobra Safi’s father strongly believed in education for his six daughters. Illiterate himself, Kobra’s dedicated dad did...

The Windsor International Film Festival

The Windsor International Film Festival turns twenty in 2024, celebrating a major milestone.

Colleen Reaume

For Colleen Reaume, the new Executive Director of the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County, it all started with a Mustang. “I’d just finished St. Clair College,” Colleen recalls. “I’d done a two-year Medical Secretary...

Bassam Mnaymneh

On Thursday, September 19th, the sky above Windsor began to roar. From a distance, they look like swans. The planes soar in perfect formation, ploughing through the clear blue sky, screeching white clouds of exhaust...

FORE!

Over the years, golfers have tried just about everything to improve their games. Many have taken lessons. Others have spent thousands of dollars on magazines while some have bought strange looking devices that fit over...

Journey to India

Edging their way toward the holy Ganges River in northern India, two Windsor couples were caught up in an endless stream of Hindus on pilgrimage and attending the final passage of loved ones.

Russell Woods Retreat

Among the many smart homes being built in Essex County today, one residence in Russell Woods has proved to possess intelligence of another kind. It anticipated its owners’ needs before they were even aware of them.

Russell Drago

From singing “Chim-Chim-Cheree” on the Cleary Auditorium stage as a 9-year-old Cub Scout, to his recent stellar performance at Kingston’s Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, baritone jazz singer Russell Drago...

Matt Bhanks

Matt Bhanks was born in Toronto. His family moved to Windsor when he was 3 years old. “I’m 25 now,” he says, “and I like it here, although I’d always be willing to go back to Toronto because of the larger population and...

The World Stage

Alyssa Boston, a 24-year-old from Tecumseh, was recently crowned Miss Universe Canada. Alyssa will be representing Canada at the 68th Miss Universe competition later this year, which will be hosted by Steve Harvey.