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All The Right Moves

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

Gritty Diorama

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

Russell Woods Retreat

Among the many smart homes being built in Essex County today, one residence in Russell Woods has proved to possess...

Queen of the Kitchen

“I did not believe I was going to win,” Chef Adelina says. “The other nominees were equally deserving!”

Evoking The Tuscan Esthetic

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

Simply The Best

Lemon, the Windsor pet budgie, soared above the competition. At the beginning of June this year, Pet Valu put out a...

Probing Spirit

fatherhood, family, the nature of life and the role of faith in it.

N. Glenn Perrett

New Book Provides a Comprehensive Look at our Province’s Greatest Natural Resources Story by Michael SeguinPhotography...

The Tea Party

Thirty years ago, on June 29th, 1990 the Tea Party was born at The Coach and Horses in Windsor, Ontario.

The Legacy of Mike Graston

The Long-Time Windsor Star Editorial Cartoonist Donates A Trove of His Work to The University of Windsor Story by...

The World Stage

Alyssa Boston, a 24-year-old from Tecumseh, was recently crowned Miss Universe Canada. Alyssa will be representing...

Carnevale di Venezia

For his 50th birthday, John Liviero, owner of Sooter’s Photography, received the gift from his wife, Anita: a plane...

What’s Past is Prologue

There is a phenomenon in the Town of Tecumseh that is reasonably new: rush hour. 

Shaping a Waterfront Space

The Emeryville waterfront property offered a blank, rectangular canvas of nearly one acre in size.

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...

Stephen Gibb

A visit to Stephen Gibb’s website/online gallery is like a stroll through a nightmare carnival of leering faces—some...

Windsor Athletes on the World Stage 

Two Windsor Athletes did the city proud in the Pan American Games.

More Than Meets The Eye

Windsor Life catches up with the pioneering ophthalmologist to learn more about the new Windsor Surgical Centre, the...

Still Standing

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

Halloween Houses

As merrymakers get their costumes together and others buy candy to hand out, there are the hardcores among us who turn...

Laughing and Breathing

During these dark times, one Windsorite is determined to provide some sunshine. Josie LoPorto Freeborn is a 44-year-old...

The Lasting Gift of Donation

Jarrett Pike didn’t donate his kidney to be recognized as a hero, but he’s been seen as one all the same. When his...

Scrapbook Baseball

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

Craig Forget

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

The Spirit of the Times

Lisbon stands out as a small city with an outsized charm and character.

Yvonne Pilon and Sarah Davidson

Few individuals embody Windsor’s entrepreneurial spirit more completely than friends Yvonne Pilon and Sarah Davidson.

Erica Fryer

Ten years ago, 14-year-old Erica Fryer of Amherstburg told us, “I’m hoping hockey can be part of my life for a long...

William Hawksworth

For Windsor-born Musician William Hawksworth, everything he’s done can be traced back to those long summer nights.

Take Me To The River

Expertly renovated, passionately redesigned and furnished with flair, this exceptional Amherstburg homestead is a place...

Stand and Deliver

Dan’s life has been guided by a simple mantra: “Take every opportunity to do something different,” he says.

Rolling Through Life

It’s difficult to describe Jakob Skrzypa's short film Balls! to the uninitiated.

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 and accomplishments.

Look Who’s Cooking At Home

The heart of the Holiday Season for our family is Christmas Eve dinner celebrated in the traditional Polish way with twelve fish and vegetarian dishes. The centrepiece is the delicious red beet soup called borscht, my...

Let There Be Light!

There is no place quite like it on earth. Niagara Falls. Mark Twain set the Garden of Eden there in his story “Extracts from Adam’s Diary”, published in 1893 to commemorate the 1893 Buffalo Pan-American Exhibition.

Staying Connected

One good thing to come out of this pandemic is how the isolation we’ve all been forced to endure has sparked a greater awareness of the value of connection.

Stephen Gibb

A visit to Stephen Gibb’s website/online gallery is like a stroll through a nightmare carnival of leering faces—some smiling maniacally, some in terror—where the observer sees how characters from fairy tales and nursery...

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.