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The Game Show Bug

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

Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival 1974

Do you remember the weekend that James Brown, BB King, John Lee Hooker, among other blues legends, performed in Windsor?

The Island of Slow Living

Madeira is a mellow island, John and Anita Liviero concluded about the Portuguese island after their 10-day trip this...

Nature Connections

After 20 years, 904.6 kilometres and 60 days of hiking through the Ontario escarpment from Niagara to Tobermory, local...

Life At Shutter Speed

“I’d always been a birder,” he explains, “and it naturally led to taking pictures of the birds and wildlife. I’ve been...

Alice Aspinall By The Numbers

Walkerville Collegiate Institute math teacher, Alice Aspinall has a message for us: anyone can learn math. 

Willistead Welcomes You Back

Stately, storied Willistead Manor, surrounded by 15 acres of heritage parkland, tree-lined streets and historic homes...

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.

Steel & Glass

From a distance, it shimmers. When you step into this stunning Lakeshore home, the first thing you notice is the scale.

Look Who’s Cooking At Home

Fabio’s passion for cooking began when his mother, Vilma Greco-Randazzo, started teaching him the traditional Italian...

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...

Our Team

In Honour of the Ones We Love (In Honour) is a family affair. Anita and Sergio Imperioli, daughters Tina Caviedes...

The Story of Kobra Safi

Kobra Safi’s father strongly believed in education for his six daughters. Illiterate himself, Kobra’s dedicated dad did...

A National Treasure

One of the first things travelers see crossing the Ambassador Bridge into Canada are her majestic pale green spires...

Reading The Signs

“The nickname was passed down to my father and then to me, and now to my oldest son—who has it on his birth certificate...

Photography Adventure

Local Photographer Travels to Indonesia to Capture Otherworldly Images Story by Matthew St. AmandPhotography by...

Jeff Lemire Revisits Essex County

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

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...

Preventable Fires

This holiday season, the greatest gift you can give your family is safety. For the last several years, Windsor Fire and...

The Revitalized Ron W. Ianni Building

The roots of Windsor Law stretch back to the founding of Assumption College in 1857.

Vampire Zombies…From Space!

Filming is now completed on the local R-Rated blood and guts comedy satire of the ‘so bad they’re good’ drive-in films...

Scale and Stories

When local photographer Glenn Gervais stares down his lens, he isn’t necessarily looking for the obvious. He’s looking...

The Kingsville Military Museum

A Group of Volunteers In Kingsville Are Doing Their Part To Ensure The Military Service of Essex County Residents Is...

Muddy Water

“My style is unique in that it blends classic pop, folk and the work of contemporary singer-songwriters,” Madeline...

Around Sharp Corners

For two-time Olympian 800-metre runner Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, the finish line is never at the end of the track. It...

Lakeside House

Every morning begins with uninterrupted scenery of the scenic lake, where calm waters, soft light and a gentle breeze...

A Dream Come True

“It’s all about capturing stories,” Krystle states. “Things like rundown barns and old farm equipment, to me, have a...

It’s All About The Fun

Sometimes, great ideas sound crazy at first. The idea for a darts league for blind and partially sighted people came up...

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.

Dreamcrusher

Who murdered pop singer Gwyn? This is the mystery at the center of Dreamcrusher, season one of “Reward,” a new mystery...

Paul Murray

Some artists spend a lifetime searching for their voice. Paul Murray found his before he could even spell his name.

Puerto Rico

From the white sand that trickles into the cerulean sea on Condado Beach to the colourful array of buildings in Old San Juan, all the way to the emerald palms in the El Yunque National Forest, there is so much to see in...

Windsor Regiment (RCAC)

In honour of The Windsor Regiment’s 90th anniversary, October 19 - 25, 2026 has been designated “Windsor Regiment Week”. The occasion will be commemorated on two separate dates: October 19, The Windsor Regiment’s flag...

Independent By Design

For Windsor-based indie band Talking Violet, a realization of just how far they’d come occurred as the trio gathered around the radio one night, sitting at home in their pajamas listening as their latest single, Chew...

No Brains…Big Hearts

espite what you might see on the silver screen, the undead are a surprisingly altruistic bunch. Or at least in Windsor they are.

Vinyly Yours

Our record collection is eclectic and not in alphabetical order, which makes these decisions a bit more of a journey—but a welcome one. It’s not just one genre or one style of music; it’s not even just my collection...

Past and Present

The “Riv”, as it was commonly known, was located at 2950 Dougall Ave. at West Grand Blvd.

Ride Like The Wind

“Horses mirror our emotions and give us immediate feedback,” Becky Mills, Transition Advisor to the new Executive Director, explains. “That can help a person become more aware of their own emotional state and how...