Have you seen the Super Moon this year?
By Shirley Feng Looking up at the night sky tonight, you will see the biggest moon of the year. The Super Moon phenomenon occurs every year, so if you missed it Sunday night, you’ll get another chance to see
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Local tech companies honoured at “nerdy” event
The second annual WEtech awards were held Nov. 29 at St. Clair College. The evening consisted of the Nerd Olympics and the Tech Awards, normally separate events but combined this year. The Tech Awards, “powered” by Ontario Centres of Excellence,
Gabby Wilkinson’s young heart is making a big impact in Essex County
While many hobbyists profit from their crafts, Gabby Wilkinson has spent a better part of her young life finding ways to support our community’s most vulnerable. It all started with difficulties in math and distinguishing colours. To help her understand
Land preparation for the Gordie Howe International Bridge
Matt Oldewening, a project manager with the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, inspects a nine-metre berm on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. The berm will become the offramp from Hwy 401 to the new Gordie Howe International Bridge. It is the highest elevation
Windsor’s relentless poverty problem challenges Homes Coalition
An average of 25 people have come through the doors of the Windsor Homes Coalition every day this year, according to the organization that provides affordable housing and services to the downtown core. As of Nov. 30, that was 8,500
Potato Fest to offer up some tasty tubers
Potato Fest, the annual local celebration of that tasty tuber, will come at St. Clair College again Tuesday, Dec. 5. “Going to St. Clair College was the best thing ever because we work with students there and they do a
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh drops in to Dr. Disc in Windsor
Federal New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh was in Windsor Friday to tour downtown businesses. He stopped by Dr. Disc Records during lunchtime, to talk about his goals and his interest in music. “I am doing a tour
University of Windsor postpones opening of converted Armouries building
University students and the general public will have to wait until the new year to see inside Windsor’s old Armouries, which has been converted into the School of Creative Arts. The University of Windsor has postponed the opening to make
Local songwriters get together to make music
Music Windsor-Essex and Art Council Windsor Region hosted “Songwriters Circle with Krief” at The Beer Exchange on Nov. 29. “We encourage all sorts of musicians to come out to events like this and future events that we’re hosting to be
Christmas on a budget
The holiday season is upon us and children are busy making those long and expensive wish lists. Credit card companies across the land are rubbing their hands together knowing that emotions can sometimes override financial responsibility when it comes to
Signs would have led the way
By Kacie Cooper Early Thursday morning at 7:20 a.m., a single motor vehicle accident caused Riverside Dr. W. to be closed for several hours. The driver was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and there were no passengers
Entertainment Roundup
By Kacie Cooper This week, Marvel released the new trailer for Avenger’s: Infinity War. A grim future is painted for our favourite heroes as Thanos finally makes a move. The movie will be released in theatres on May 4 of
No date yet for construction of Gordie Howe International Bridge
By David Lafreniere The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority has extended the deadline for submissions to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Gordie Howe International Bridge by four months. Three potential private-sector partners, selected as preferred bidders, now have until May
This week in sports
St. Clair Saints While students were away, the St. Clair Saints men’s baseball team beat out the Fanshawe Falcons winning first place and the team’s second National Championship in the club’s history on Oct. 26. The Saints beat the Falcons 3-2 at Kinsmen Stadium in Oshawa, Ont., avenging their
Christmas at the Capitol
David Lafreniere The Christmas season is arriving at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Windsor with the performance of a holiday favourite, The Nutcracker, this weekend. The performance is presented by Edmunds Towers School of Dance students and is performed by
80 per cent of land acquired for Gordie Howe Bridge
By David Lafreniere Property acquisition for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project and highway interchange requires the Michigan Department of Transportation to make deals or get court orders for more than 600 parcels of land in Metro Detroit’s municipality of
Windsor Model Railroad Club fall open house
By Kenneth Pastushyn Members of the Windsor Model Railroad Club held their fall open house in hope of increasing their membership. The open house offered a chance for visitors to learn more about the hobby and operate many of the
Lifestyle Roundup
By Ryan Jones In this week’s lifestyle roundup, explore Windsor’s food industry, discover a new Canadian beauty product and look into a new form of diet. WindsorEats gets noticed WindsorEats has won Small or Medium Sized Business of
Amherstburg welcomes the holiday season
By Ryan Jones In the town of Amherstburg, people are celebrating the Christmas season through colourful lights. It was a soggy Saturday when the annual River Lights Winter Festival kick-off was postponed to Sunday, Nov. 19. Despite the postponement,
Why do we still watch superheroes?
By Zander Kelly You see them on television. In movies. On Netflix. Superheroes are a genre that have saturated the market. From DC’s Arrow and The Flash to Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and Inhumans to Netflix’s Daredevil, Defenders and Punisher,
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