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Home With Heart

“This home was designed to feel special.”

Living With a Brain Injury

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

Celebrate the Blessings

It is an unquestionedwork of nonfiction, yet is written with an enchanting, almost poetic lyricism.

Rolling Through Life

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

Windsor Athletes on the World Stage 

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

A Gift From The Gods

What does it take to stand the test of time as a musician? Is it grit, signing with a record label, or producing...

Reimagined Music Education

The future of music education in Windsor-Essex remains bright thanks to educators who believe it should be accessible...

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.

Challenges of Tomorrow

“A bed is not just a piece of furniture,” Brian explains. “A good night’s sleep is essential for a child’s development.

Back On The Ice

Andy Delmore's career is one of constantly shifting to strive for the best. Having played for teams across Canada, the...

Ottavia Lepera

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

Born To Serve

On June 3rd, the skies burned over Amherstburg. On a dark night, a passing vehicle left the road, drove through a hydro...

Russ Macklem

Master jazz man, trumpeter, composer, performer Russ Macklem says that his relationship with the trumpet had a rocky...

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...

Running On Better Days

You hear that catchy tune that plays exactly the words that you needed to hear.

Working With Your Hands

One of these new developments is the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board (WECDSB) Construction Academy—a...

Optimistic For The Future

Perhaps no one was in a more vulnerable position when the COVID-19 pandemic entered our community than the residents in...

Northern Italy

Italy, like many other Mediterranean countries, is highly regionalized.

The Gimmal Ring

It’s been a long time between stories for Karen Koski. She was born Karen Clark and grew up in Kingsville. She wrote...

Let Yourself Shine

Tera Gillen-Petrozzi’s Big Brother Canada audition tape sums it all up: “My name is Tera. I’m 37. I’m from LaSalle...

McKenna Lumley

Few young people are as remarkable—or have endured as much—as Windsor’s Mckenna Lumley. When she was four years old...

Leah Harris

Life for Windsor-born singer/songwriter, Leah Harris is a whirlwind but you wouldn’t know that from her relaxed manner.

Music and Words

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

Turning a Dream into Reality

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

A Trip to Barcelona

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

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.”

Family Bond

There are few things more powerful than the bond between family members. Well, other than a 496 Chevy Big Brock crate...

Milk, Money & Murder

Steven Byrne’s Tale of Prohibition Windsor Story by Ryan Percy Sometimes the darkest of life can lead to some of the...

Adventure Begins

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

Sunken Thrones

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

Danielle Campo-McLeod

Danielle Campo-McLeod’s parents realized something was different about her when she was still an infant. “When I was 15 to 16 months old, my Mom started noticing that I was walking differently,” Danielle explains. “I...

Summer Nostalgia

The Bishop Boys consists of Windsor’s Austin Di Pietro and Andrew Adoranti. The young musical duo is studiously redefining the singer-songwriter genre through their distinguished unison vocals, poetic lyricism and...

Noelle Montcalm

Olympic athlete Noelle Montcalm was initially drawn to track and field because of the solitary nature of the sport.

Optimistic For The Future

Perhaps no one was in a more vulnerable position when the COVID-19 pandemic entered our community than the residents in retirement homes. However, while horror stories abound about outbreaks and lockdowns, three local...

Fighting Spirit

When you enter the ring, local fighter T.J. Laramie states, everything has a way of melting away. “You could never grasp exactly what it feels like unless you’re in the ring,” T.J. admits.

Life In The Saddle

“It’s such an empowering feeling, being on top of a horse,” Becky explains. “You have this thousand-pound animal beneath you, that’s willing to do as you ask. The fact that he’s so large but so willing to work with you...

Evoking The Tuscan Esthetic

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

A Sense of Wonder

For photographer Steve Biro, everything comes back to a sense of wonder. “I try to look at the world around me the way a child would,” Steve explains.