By Nate Hinckley The executive director of Windsor’s downtown business improvement association says high hydro rates may be a leading cause of vacant retail space in downtown Windsor. Small businesses are open during regular business hours and have to pay
By Nate Hinckley The Windsor YMCA is benefiting from its move to the city’s east side. The Y moved from its Victoria Ave. location to Central Park Athletics at Central Ave. and Grand Marais in late 2016. Windsor’s YMCA was
By Nate Hinckley Pelissier Street has seen many retailers set up shops under the parking garage since it was built 1979. Some store owners have been successful with their businesses while others have moved away. On Nov. 28, 2016, Windsor’s
By Nate Hinckley On Nov. 28, Windsor’s City Council revisited the issue of the Pelissier parking garage and the retail space under it. Many of the same issues were brought up from prior debates. The city has tried to fill
By Nate Hinckley Students in the St.Clair College journalism program took part in their biannual Blitz Day on Nov 4. Blitz Day consists of the school’s first-year students going out and finding a story then conducting their interviews. They
By Nate Hinckley For more than two weeks, 370 workers from the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board have been picketing outside the board’s schools with no end in sight. The WECDSB’s facilities have stayed open throughout the duration of the
By Nate Hinckley Goblins and ghouls are not the only things you may see lurking around the corner this Halloween. According to the National Retail Federation one of the top costumes of the year for young adults is that of
By Nate Hinckley A Windsor community centre is focused on providing support to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people community. Windsor Pride offers a wide range of help and benefits to the LGBTQ community. At the downtown pride office, the
By Nate Hinckley Windsor Pride is continuing its support for youth with more programs geared toward improving physical and mental health. One of its existing programs, School’s Out, begins as the school year winds down. The program will provide youth
By Nate Hinckley A Windsorite has bought Milk Coffee Bar with plans to bring it up-to-date without changing what made it a hit with Windsorites. According to Angelo Marignani, the former owner of Milk, the bar was sold so Marignani
By Nate Hinckley Wine lovers will soon be able to buy wine in grocery stores across Ontario. The Ontario Government plans to allow wine sales in more than 300 locations, with 70 grocers being licensed to carry it this fall. Wine
By Nate Hinckley Members of the YMCA on Pelissier Street will soon have to travel to a new location to use its gym facilities. While the daycare portion of the centre is running smoothly, its gym has been struggling financially. Last
By Nate Hinckley The Canadian dollar is continuing to drop and Windsorites are becoming worried. Banks and travel businesses are feeling the strain of the dropping value of the Canadian dollar. The dollar fluctuating up and down since 2011
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