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The Art of the Luthier

David Radlin has built and repaired guitars for fifteen years. His love of music, his involvement with it, goes back to...

Hockey Night In Windsor

When it comes to talent, Windsor is a startlingly diverse community. Artists. Athletes. Entertainers. Entrepreneurs...

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.

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...

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...

Freedom To Float

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

Summer Moon

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

The Phone Number You Need To Know

At her wits’ end, Carol ran a search online: “I need help, I have someone in severe pain.”

Man On A Minefield

When listening to 17 year old Brett Brochu, a goalie for the London Knights, describe the role, it sounds like a high...

The United Snakes

It’s hard to believe, but one of Windsor’s oldest and most established bands is still going strong….and mostly with its...

Riding to the Edge of Memory

There is a reason why the first words of my cycling book, The Kilominator, are: “Why, exactly, am I doing this?”

The History of Phog Lounge

Anything can happen at Phog Lounge—and usually does.

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.

Big Game of The Sea

“I’ve been fishing since I can first remember, literally, from three years old,” he said.

Sleep In Heavenly Peace

“No kid sleeps on the floor in our town.” That’s the motto of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an international organization...

Terry Fator

Ventriloquist Terry Fator first gained national attention in 2007 by winning the second season of America’s Got Talent.

Beach Grove Golf & Country Club Centennial: Early Days

On Saturday, February 26, 1927, sometime around 7 o’clock in the morning, a fire started in the Beach Grove Clubhouse...

Ottavia Lepera

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

Sean Sennett

Meeting Sean Sennett, it’s difficult to believe that he was once shy. Standing at an impressive six feet, Sean has an...

Russ Macklem

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

Adjusting The Sail

That quote is attributed to legendary bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs. And whether he was aware of it or not, when he...

Movies & Drawings

Steven Clay Hunter has one pertinent piece of advice for young aspiring artists: You don’t have to be a teacher if you...

Ibiza

A Mediterranean Dream

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...

Beyond Ordinary

Situated in the peaceful, upscale Timbercreek neighbourhood of Kingsville, this stunning ‘mid-century-with-a-touch-of...

The Power of Community Generosity

In every community there are moments that move us and change the course of our lives: the birth of a child, the...

An Intoxicating Tale

Chronicling the life and times of Windsor’s “original six” breweries, Brewed in Windsor—A Tasty History has all the...

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...

Creative Minds Behind Spine-Chiller 

For a movie so lush with striking dialogue, Suede Productions’ new feature length thriller, Depraved Mind, reveals some...

The Young Guns of Windsor

You can sometimes hear them from a distance. The rubber smoking against the pavement. The roar of the fans. The...

The Generosity of Betty Nixon

Saint Thomas Aquinas once wrote that, “Charity brings life again to those who are spiritually dead.” If that is the case, then Windsor’s Betty Nixon has been spreading the gift of life across the entire country.

Coming To The Table

Windsor’s healthcare workers are in the line of fire. Thanks to dwindling medical supplies and steadily climbing coronavirus numbers, the future has never been more uncertain. And many of these warriors are braving the...

Accentuating the Positive

When Heidi and Joe fell in love, one plus one equalled seven. Between them, they had two sons and three daughters, ages six through 12. In order to build a life together, they needed to build a house large enough for...

Look Who’s Cooking At Home

Readily admitting “I love to eat but I’m not someone who was gifted with the joy of cooking or really even any skill with it,” Janice Kaffer,

Heirloom

In many ways, Crissi Cochrane’s musical journey has been a circular one. It began in the Annapolis Valley, in a small town an hour outside of Halifax called New Minas. “My relationship with music goes back as far as I...

Be The Best Bee You Can Be

“I want to feel connected, authentically not electronically. I feel suffocated by my insecurities, as the hunger of perfection is shoved down my throat. I touch the grip of a bow as I shoot arrows of negativity toward...

Powerhouse Vocals

Krisalyn (who performs under the stage name Krisalyn Bell) is one of Windsor’s youngest, most powerful voices.

Nature On A Grand Scale

The gorgeous cacti garden growing in the desert heat of his North Las Vegas home is nothing like the flower beds retiree Gary Seney knew as a kid living in Essex County.