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Buzzworthy Book

What happens when you mix humour, Haunted Zoo characters and a message of kindness?

A Sentimental Journey

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, you already know how many questions haunt your mind at all...

Colleen Reaume

For Colleen Reaume, the new Executive Director of the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County, it all started with a...

Summer Moon

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

Seeking Solace at the Top of the World

Nepal. November 2023. Two a.m. Windsor optometrist and photographer, Brian Blake, knew he was in trouble. He was 4,000...

Modern Living

The age-old mystery of “Who cuts the barber’s hair?” may still persist, but there is no secret behind “Who builds the...

Scale and Stories

When local photographer Glenn Gervais stares down his lens, he isn’t necessarily looking for the obvious. He’s looking...

Walk Off The Earth

Hoping to attract a little attention for their Burlington-based band, a blonde woman flanked by four dark-haired men...

Still Standing

Executive Producer Executive Producer Anne Francis confirms that the series description of CBC’s Still Standing as “a...

Bentley The Great Dane

For twenty years, the Therapy Dog program has brought joy and comfort to schools, libraries, hospitals, retirement...

A Glimpse Inside the HMCS Harry DeWolf

The HMCS Harry DeWolf stopped in cities across Ontario and opened its doors for public tours.

Curling Magic

It was another kind of dream on ice when father-daughter Phil Daniel and Laura Beneteau teamed up during the recent...

A Collective Impact

Our freshwater biodiversity in the Great Lakes is in danger.

Life At Shutter Speed

“I’d always been a birder,” he explains, “and it naturally led to taking pictures of the birds and wildlife. I’ve been...

Shooting Star

In his new single Shooting Star, Mike Cerveni taps into the raw emotion of missing someone.

The Show Must Go On

If there is one thing the global pandemic, and subsequent lockdown, has taught the world, it’s the importance of our...

Nolan Martin

An artist from an early age, Nolan always expressed himself through a wide variety of ways. “I like doing everything,”...

Octagon Origins

Kyle Prepolec wears a UFC t-shirt because he has stepped into the octagon multiple times.

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...

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...

Photos of a Wren

“Music was my first passion,” Ava explains. “But writing has also always been a huge part of my life. I guess it comes...

Face to Face

John, who is Vice President of College Communications and Community Relations at St. Clair College, has been the host...

A Forty-One-Year Glimpse

A conservative estimate of how many photographs Nick Brancaccio took during his forty-one-year career with The Windsor...

The Island of Slow Living

Madeira is a mellow island, John and Anita Liviero concluded about the Portuguese island after their 10-day trip this...

A Day in Ephesus

At 15% excavation, archaeologists are just scratching the surface of what life was like in Ephesus.

Heirloom

In many ways, Crissi Cochrane’s musical journey has been a circular one. It began in the Annapolis Valley, in a small...

Nicole Anderson

In many ways, Nicole Anderson (née Sleiman) has been surrounded by entrepreneurs her whole life.

Vampire Zombies…From Space!

Filming is now completed on the local R-Rated blood and guts comedy satire of the ‘so bad they’re good’ drive-in films...

100 Years of Animal Care

100 years of dedication to animal welfare in the region.

Imparting Dignity In Care

The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County holds space for people not just in practice, but in memories. It is a...

Iron Sharpens Iron

There is a way to get back on track with your fitness: Darren Bersuk’s new book, Get Off Your Ass!, which shows that health improvements are within reach. 

Delaney Beaudoin

There’s a word to describe people like Delaney Beaudoin. And the word—pun very much intended—is animated.

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. Any job in the medical setting is stressful and Kim realized that she needed a creative outlet...

Our Lady Peace

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

The Amherstburg Freedom Museum

Nestled on a quiet downtown residential street, the Museum shines the spotlight on personal narratives of the people who built the Underground Railroad and the pivotal role Amherstburg played in Black history. 

Crafting A Cosplayer

Maria Lay has always loved pushing the boundaries of her ability to craft; even prior to launching her cosplay career as “Miniilay” (pronounced mini lay), she knew that she would excel as long as she worked to create...

Stepping Up To The Senate

Doctor Sharon Burey came to Canada from Jamaica and has since spent decades helping improve the lives of children across Ontario as a pediatrician.

A Story of Survival

Danielle is a 37-year-old former Paralympic Gold Medalist, Social Worker, Motivational Speaker, World Record-Holding Swimmer, wife, mother and the Director of Culture and Engagement with Muscular Dystrophy Canada.