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Sunken Thrones

“When one kingdom drowns, a new one must rise in its place,” Stuart writes. “So begins the saga of that kingdom, and...

Corona Virus Came To Town

Children’s author, Pam Stradeski’s latest book, Corona Virus Came to Town, has the deceptively simple title of a fable.

Ottavia Lepera

OTTAVIA LEPERA NEVER IMAGINED that her love of selfies would lead to a professional modelling career. However, at just...

Strength in Numbers

“It is better to light a candle than to curse thedarkness.” That simple, profound statement has been alternately...

Music and Words

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

Change Starts At Home

Menstrual care is a much-needed service around the world, yet it’s one that is often overlooked or ignored. Ezra...

Writing Home for the Holidays

Windsor Life Revisits Some Very Interesting Stories From Years Past

Bridging Past and Present with Art

It will be like a scene from a modern-day fable: over the next two years, images of an indigenous hoop dancer, a bear...

Craig Forget

The Geometric Tree is, like all great art, immediately arresting. And not easy to describe. An oak tree emerges from...

Golf Oscar Tango

Interesting how we can live near someone, learn about them through casual conversation, and then one day realize: “My...

Joe Ponic

As with many storytellers, local author Joe Ponic struggles when it comes to sharing his own tale.

Croatia

“The best part about seeing the town from above is that once you go back down, you know where you’re going and what you...

Lakeside House

Every morning begins with uninterrupted scenery of the scenic lake, where calm waters, soft light and a gentle breeze...

Mr. Emancipation

Mr. Emancipation: The Walter Perry Story is an account of Windsor’s Walter Perry, whose progressive festival flourished...

Adjusting The Sail

That quote is attributed to legendary bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs. And whether he was aware of it or not, when he...

Doing Our Part

An Essex County Facebook group, dedicated to the preservation of monarch butterflies, has found an easy, enjoyable way...

Behind the Curtain

Dave Merheje: I Love You Habibi is streaming now on Crave.

The Passion Within The Ambition

Sofia Coppola’s new movie, Priscilla—based upon the memoir of Elvis Presley’s wife, Priscilla Beaulieu Presley—features...

Devotion To Your Craft

DVO is the stage name of 24 year-old Amir Haghparast a Windsor born Syrian Canadian who found a way to express himself...

Look Who’s Cooking At Home

Sunday evenings carry a gentler rhythm with their tradition of “Steak Salad Sunday”.

Acting Everything But Her Age

Born into an acting family, it’s no surprise that ten-year-old River Price-Maenpaa became an actress herself.

View Through The Viewfinder

Local photographer, Kim Gelissen, took up the artform in 2014. The idea came while she worked as a hospital unit clerk...

Summer Moon

If Brendan Scott Friel has one thing he is eternally grateful for, it’s this: That he found his “thing” very early.

Steve Bell

Among the first things people notice about Steve Bell, former sports director at AM 800, is that he has his priorities...

Turning a Dream into Reality

In 2019, a Riverside resident saw an empty riverfront lot and had a vision: her dream home. 

Past and Present

The Capitol Theatre Photography courtesy Walkerville Publishing On February 12, 1920, Marcus Loew of Loew’s Vaudeville...

Look Who’s Cooking At Home

In the Liviero home, “Sunday is Pizza Day,” says John, owner of Sooter’s Photography. He and his wife, Anita, fire up...

Chantel Budinsky

Before 2019, Chantel Budinsky had never heard of disc golf. Now, she’s on her way to making it pro.

Adventure Begins

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

Colours and Prisms

I’ve always loved the beauty around here. It’s almost begging to be captured. The colours are like prisms out here...

Bridget Carleton

The world may think it has “won her over,” but global basketball player Bridget Carleton’s heart and roots are in Chatham-Kent.

Bentley The Great Dane

For twenty years, the Therapy Dog program has brought joy and comfort to schools, libraries, hospitals, retirement homes and homeless shelters all throughout Windsor-Essex.

Theory Into Practice

It takes grit to accept the offer to coach a losing team. The team who, season after season, came in last in the country. Whose future seemed bleak, but for coach Chantal Vallée, it was her only option.

Reviving Windsor

When Stephanie Bradt and Deidre Ritsche step into a property, magic happens.

The Indiana Drones

Their chords reverberate across the crowd. The lyrics are at once mournful and poetic. An undeniable energy echoes through the stands, stirring dozens of hearts.

Vietnam Adventure

“When I told people I was going to Vietnam, most responded saying that’s the last place they’d visit.” This only convinced Dan to book his flight. 

What’s Bred in the Bone

Blessed with singing voices ‘from the Gods’, Jody, Billy and Peter possess unrelenting drive, dedication and an admirable ability to teach themselves to play any musical instrument they pick up.