Welcome to Hell
By David Lafreniere Hell has already frozen over several times this winter and it’s businesses have had guests from all over the country come to see what chance a snowball has there. Windsor-Essex travelers looking for a day trip can
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The year of the dog – Happy Chinese New Year
By David Lafreniere An offering of sweet treats, known as a tray of togetherness, brings wishes of a sweet life and prosperity during the Chinese New Year, according to Riqui Wang. Windsorites celebrating Chinese New Year can purchase traditional decorations
Plans in place for Gordie Howe Bridge bike path to downtown – in Detorit
By David Lafreneire When the new Gordie Howe Bridge opens it will have bike and pedestrian lanes that will connect to downtown Detroit and existing bike infrastructure. “What we are doing is creating an enhanced connectivity network of trails which
The facade of fine dining
By David Lafreniere If the walls of the historic Low-Martin House in Walkerville could talk – the stories they would tell. The walls’ whispers through the generations, have escaped the confines of this gentrified estate to breathe new life beyond
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
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
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
Get it while you can – Wine BBQ & Relaxation season closing soon
By David Lafreniere The summer sun will soon set on relaxing day long dates, anniversary celebrations or summer chillin’ as the Pelee Island Winery Pavilion sets to close for the season early next month. While the Pelee Island Winery processing
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