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Doing Our Part

An Essex County Facebook group, dedicated to the preservation of monarch butterflies, has found an easy, enjoyable way...

A Trip to Barcelona

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

Ultraviolet

The new alternative rock band is comprised of four distinct members, including Nico DiGiorgio, Nick Bondar, Dane...

Past and Present

Ouellette Avenue between University Avenue and Chatham Kresge’s replaced by Royal Bank building: 1952 vs. 2019...

An Aura of Romance

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

Merry and Bright

Brilliant Festive Holiday Displays

Mia Tannous

Momentum is a powerful thing, Mia Tannous explains. And over the last five years, Mia has taken advantage of her...

Unsung Heroes

This year, the annual Lois A. Fairley Nurse of the Year Award was a little different. Instead of recognizing a single...

Darren Jones

Windsorite Darren Jones first moved to Chicago at the age of 30 to pursue a corporate career. What he did not...

A Treasure From Another Time

To paraphrase the old saying: Time and tide wait for no one. Nowhere is this truer than at the Guyitt house, known as...

What is Your Life Print?

To the uninitiated, the concept of wealth might arouse only one question: “Where do we start spending?” In reality...

We’re All in this Together

Among the many positive qualities that Windsor possesses, topping the list is the intense loyalty its citizens feel to...

Engine No. 7: The “Elcombe”

History helps us appreciate what we have today. We believe in preserving our history and having it for the future.

Colleen Reaume

For Colleen Reaume, the new Executive Director of the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County, it all started with a...

State of Being

Her sound has an immediate orchestral feel, which translates into a grand sense of scale. But then, before the track...

Rewilding Farmland

Denise and Andy were at a loss when looking for a lush, wooded lot in the Windsor-Essex area in the late 90s.

A Creative Spark

For makeup artist Taylor Vigneux, it’s all about sharing what’s in her mind with the world. A modern Renaissance Woman...

The Game Show Bug

Local Couple Appears on Ellen’s Game of Games Story by Michael SeguinFeature Photo (above) by Mountain Escape...

Switzerland

Switzerland is a gift to this world, and for Glenn Gervais, it was the perfect Christmas gift.

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.

Indomitable Spirit

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

Beach Grove Golf & Country Club Centennial: Beginning

n the July 9th edition of the newspaper, a small blurb appeared on the front page, titled “Name is Changed by Country...

Croatia

“The best part about seeing the town from above is that once you go back down, you know where you’re going and what you...

Look Who’s Cooking At Home

Dr. Sonja Grbevski has 30 years of experience in the Health Care System, both in community and hospital settings.

Brink of Extinction

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

Jeff Lemire Revisits Essex County

In March graphic novelist, Jeff Lemire, went home again—to Essex County.

The Soulshakers

‘The Soulshakers’….an energetic party band that grew out of brotherly love! The year was 1996. Brothers Tony and Carmen...

Albert Douglas

Albert Douglas is a 16-year-old entrepreneur at Vincent Massey Secondary School. He’s also the sole Owner of Benchmark...

Craig Forget

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

Click Bang Boom

A no-name waitress. A used car salesman. A bag full of dirty money. What could possibly happen?

Wholesome Hustlers

Imagine jumping out of an airplane on national television. Now imagine jumping out of an airplane on national television with your mom.

Autumn Kings

Autumn Kings are in the summer of their career. More than a decade after the alt-rock band first took shape between shifts at a local grocery store, Jake Diab and Joe Coccimiglio are doing exactly what they set out to...

A Life of Service

“I checked the calendar,” Jo-Anne says with a laugh. “I’ve been doing campaigns publicly since 1988. It’s not that I don’t think I can undertake another campaign—I can—but I have two adult children and I want to do more...

Paris

The Louvre feels like a city—a 60,600 square-metre mythic metropolis with a population of approximately 500,000 with 35,000 of its denizens (works) on display at any given time.

Click Bang Boom

A no-name waitress. A used car salesman. A bag full of dirty money. What could possibly happen?

Past and Present

Top entertainers highlighted the nightly floor shows including Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, Liberace, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Barbara Streisand, Sonny & Cher, Milton Berle, Wayne Newton and Englebert Humperdink...

Time, Energy and Resources

The WindsorEssex Community Foundation (WECF) is a longstanding charitable organization dedicated to improving our community through collaboration, strategic leadership and innovative solutions to charitable giving. For...

Look Who’s Cooking At Home

For me, cooking is another way to enjoy time with people. Whether it’s trying a new recipe, making something a little more adventurous than the usual weeknight meal, or simply sitting down with family and friends to...