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A Story of Survival

Danielle is a 37-year-old former Paralympic Gold Medalist, Social Worker, Motivational Speaker, World Record-Holding...

The Creepier End of Things

“I’ve been drawing my whole life,” Glen explains. “Ever since I was a little kid, this is what I’ve liked to do.”

The True Provençal Life 

For avid travellers Pam and Bill Seney, the slow “provençal” life proved to be a true delight in experiencing the...

Creating a Lasting Legacy in Your Community

With over 85,000 non-profits and donations totalling over $15 billion, philanthropy is a big business in Canada...

Scrapbook Baseball

It all started with a family scrapbook. The local history of one family exploding into a near decade long dig through...

Breaking Echoes

“I had always wanted my own studio,” Chase states. “But, when I was 15, studio time was very expensive. So, I heard...

Refined Simplicity, Quiet Luxury

Welcome to this serene family abode. With its fusion of minimalist, modern and organic influences, it balances sleek...

Jeff Lemire’s Trail of 10,000 Ink Stains

Great ideas often arrive in disguise. Inspiration for an autobiography—10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir, published by Dark...

Francine Honey

Some people take a circuitous path towards reaching their dreams. However, as Leamington’s Francine Honey has...

Gamechanger

They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Perhaps no local invention embodies that spirit more completely...

Photography Adventure

Local Photographer Travels to Indonesia to Capture Otherworldly Images Story by Matthew St. AmandPhotography by...

Jennifer Wells

Newly Appointed Goodfellows President Shares Her Devotion To The Charitable Organization

Joe Ponic

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

Evoking The Tuscan Esthetic

One local couple decided to shorten the distance by bringing the sun-drenched Italian region to their home.

Past and Present

The “Riv”, as it was commonly known, was located at 2950 Dougall Ave. at West Grand Blvd.

A Gentle Spirit

It’s difficult to summarize a soul as loving, as humble and as radiant as Windsor’s Chad Predhomme. But, after his...

A Contemporary Paradise

With a canvas of almost 20,000 square feet to work with—minus house and pool house—a true work of art had to be...

Noel Marentette

Chatham resident, Noel Marentette, has been a musician for sixty years. In recent years, he has taken to creating...

Border City Brass

Back in 2017, a group of family members and good friends gathered to jam in someone’s basement, when magic happened.

Brink of Extinction

“In 2019 it was kind of a shock because we only found one Massasauga in that year."

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...

A Day in Ephesus

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

Notes From a Stranger

A small act of kindness can make someone’s day or even save someone’s life; this is the motto that drove co-founders...

The Art of Deanna Marsigliese

Some people just know what path to take in life. Windsor native and Pixar Animation Studios Character Art Director...

Living With a Brain Injury

Some stories usually begin with, “It was just another typical day…”

The Gordie How International Bridge

For almost a century, the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel have been the main crossing points between...

Scott Clements

Scott Clements’ writing journey began in the unlikeliest of all places: a high school English class.

Boys vs Girls

Windsor, one could argue, is a city of misconceptions. One of the most common being that it is not a fertile community...

The Lares and Inca Trek

Go to Machu Picchu before you can no longer explore the ruins. If the magical Andean mountains and the authentic...

Passing The Torch

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

Charlotte’s Shadow Shines a Light

It’s an ageless story: a child and their dog. This has been the central element for countless adventures. Charlotte’s Shadow is no exception. 

The Thrill of the Race

Julia Lane began collecting a list of achievements and awards in competitive swimming in 2014, and she’s not done striving for more yet. 

There is No Age Limit on Dreams

Some great ideas are just inevitable. That’s how it was with Oneday Dreams—there was no way it wouldn’t come into being.

Living Longer

Meet Tesko Chaganti, who made waves during his Grade 9 year at Vincent Massey by running thousands of simulations to come to discoveries that may eventually lead to longer, healthier lives for everyone on the planet.

It Happened In Windsor

Long before the world heard of COVID-19, Windsor historian, filmmaker, and archivist, Michael Evans, took nostalgia to the next level with his YouTube channel “It Happened in Windsor.”