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Our Lady Peace

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

Rising From The Ashes

When members of Windsor Fire and Rescue Services and Emergency Medical Service of Windsor Fire Station 7 arrived on...

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.

Supreme Playground

Homeowner Gives Glimpse of His Ultimate Backyard Ice Rink

Yusuf Naebkhil

We all have one. That first sporting event that made us lifelong fans. That first championship that made our hearts...

Passion and Obsession

“I was able to close off the night with Metallica on drums in front of 30 thousand people!” Marty states. “It was...

All The Right Moves

As “blessings in disguise” go, this one was pretty harsh. Amherstburg native, James Heugh, had spent seven years...

Fighting Spirit

When you enter the ring, local fighter T.J. Laramie states, everything has a way of melting away. “You could never...

A Dream Come True

When talking to National Hockey League (NHL) referee Mitch Dunning, one thing becomes apparent: That he’s spent most of...

An Aura of Romance

“There’s maybe 150 assorted vessels supplemented by saltwater ships that sail down the seaway."

Living the Dream

Everyone has their own vision of what “living the dream” entails, but many of us can agree one that ranks among the top...

Motorcycle Raffle

On Saturday, September 14th, the Fogolar Furlan Club of Windsor hosted the W.E. Care For Kids Foundation’s third Annual...

Feather Hat Guy Walks Off Into the Sunset

He walked the streets of Windsor like an Old Testament prophet. His iconic cowboy hat, festooned with feathers.

Local Memoir A Surprise Hit

David Garlick’s memoir, The Principal Chronicles, is more than the story of his years as a Windsor secondary school...

Golf Oscar Tango

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

Flying High

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

It Happened In Windsor

Long before the world heard of COVID-19, Windsor historian, filmmaker, and archivist, Michael Evans, took nostalgia to...

A Trip to Barcelona

Every Christmas, Glenn Gervais presents his wife, Vinka, with a trip somewhere in the world.

Freedom To Float

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

Soaring to New Heights

Model rocketry has been a fad that really began to take off in the 1950s and is credited with helping get generations...

Indomitable Spirit

It all started with a lamb named Charlotte. Lauren Edwards is Windsor and Essex County’s own personal Doctor Dolittle...

Painting the “Colours” of Life

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

Portugal

Where can you stand inside a chapel decorated with human bones in the morning, visit a shrine where the Virgin Mary...

Nick Harris

When asked if he ever dreamed of being named a Rhodes Scholar, Windsor native Nick Harris replied: “There was a time...

Unchartered Waters

Every community chooses a single quality to define themselves. Innovation. Excellence. Or, in Windsor’s case...

A Whole New School of Thought

Kent Walker is a man that dwells in two worlds. On the one hand, he’s firmly rooted in academia. For the last 11 years...

Nicole Anderson

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

The Bike Boom

In the last few months, swarms of cyclists have taken to the streets, taking advantage of the summer weather to enjoy...

The Eye Of The Tiger

On the first weekend of February, eighteen year old Windsor native, Jayden Trudell, took the gold in his division (67...

Ahead by a Century

Camille Quenneville Heads the Ontario Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association

Summer Moon

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

Sunken Thrones

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

Doing Our Part

An Essex County Facebook group, dedicated to the preservation of monarch butterflies, has found an easy, enjoyable way to make our corner of the world a better place. 

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

For husband-wife Dale Jacobs and Heidi L.M. Jacobs, baseball has been a decades-long fixture of their shared lives.

Jeff Lemire’s Art Imitates Life

The new Netflix limited series, Sweet Tooth, begins with the words: “This is a story… a story of a very special boy…” which describes the series’ main character, but could just as easily describe the story’s creator:...

Age of Wolves

Age Of Wolves guitarist Al Yeti Bones has been performing across North America for the past 25 years. An accomplished solo artist, he has lent his talents to several different bands, including The Mighty Nimbus...

Roman De Angelis

On June 12, Belle River native, Roman De Angelis and his co-driver, Ross Gunn, snagged the top spot in the GT Daytona class of the 2021 Detroit Grand Prix.

All In The Family

After their first fundraising success, the Allisons formed the AlliWonga Foundation. An umbrella organization for their many charitable efforts, “AlliWonga is a blend of my parents’ surnames,” Remy explains.