Did You Know: Belle Vue House

Did You Know: Belle Vue House

🕔12:13, 2.Feb 2024

by Zachary Balogh Sitting along Dalhousie Street in Amherstburg is a rectangular two-story house with a symmetrical façade built in the mid 1800s, called the Belle Vue house.    According to the Belle Vue Conservancy, in 1812, Britain ordered the evacuation

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From smoothies to spin art

From smoothies to spin art

🕔13:51, 15.Dec 2022

Joe Vecchione set out to make smoothies with his bicycle. What happened next has become one of Windsor’s treasures, delighting patrons of the Farmer’s Market for years. Vecchione, an archeologist, inventor and proud father, said the idea was to start

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Painting nights in the time of the economic collapse

Painting nights in the time of the economic collapse

🕔15:12, 1.Dec 2022

  The economic crisis hit all sectors, including the arts. According to rateinflation.com, commodity prices have increased by 6.9% – and that is making it more expensive to buy materials. According to Art Coordinator Jill Thompson, there is almost always

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Windsor neighbourhood full of vacant buildings

Windsor neighbourhood full of vacant buildings

🕔13:19, 5.Mar 2021

South Walkerville residents are facing an endless stretch of vacant buildings.  Numerous buildings lining Tecumseh Road East in the South Walkerville area of Windsor leave residents disappointed.  The city of Windsor has 221 vacant buildings, according to the Facebook group Windsor’s Vacant Buildings. Some of those sit on

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COVID-19 causes the last laugh at the Komedy Korner

COVID-19 causes the last laugh at the Komedy Korner

🕔13:25, 12.Feb 2021

  The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has put many forms of entertainment on hold, and that includes stand-up comedy. For some, the pandemic may have caused the last laugh.   Leo Dufour, stand-up comedian and owner of the Komedy Korner said he will be closing his club

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Art gallery hosts support program despite being temporarily closed 

Art gallery hosts support program despite being temporarily closed 

🕔12:53, 12.Feb 2021

The Art Gallery of Windsor is putting its programming online.  This year, the AGW will be hosting multiple events online.  One of them being Thrive: A Drop-In Arts Programming for Youth which is funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.   According to the AGW website, the Ontario

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Photo Friday: Gone ice fishing

Photo Friday: Gone ice fishing

🕔13:47, 5.Feb 2021

It is now the time of year where rivers and inland lakes freeze over, giving way to kids skating and ice fisherman. However, both kids and ice fisherman should exercise extreme caution to avoid falling through thin ice.  

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Accident shuts down Windsor intersection

Accident shuts down Windsor intersection

🕔12:48, 11.Dec 2020

  A car accident between two vehicles shut down Tecumseh Rd. E. and Lincoln Rd on Wednesday, December 9. Per Windsor Police Services, no further information has been released. There is no word on any deaths or injuries.

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PHOTO FRIDAY: Severe storms impact the Great Lakes

PHOTO FRIDAY: Severe storms impact the Great Lakes

🕔12:26, 30.Oct 2020

A towering storm cloud in Windsor, Ontario on Friday Oct 23, 2020. Spring-like temperatures last week resulted in severe thunderstorms. A line of storms impacted areas from Michigan to southwest and central Ontario. One of the storms caused a tornado

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Waterspouts visible on the Great Lakes

Waterspouts visible on the Great Lakes

🕔22:24, 24.Oct 2020

  Many communities across the Great Lakes lie in an environment known to produce the marine phenomenon waterspouts. The warm waters of the Great Lakes can be a good environment for this mesmerizing and destructive weather event. While waterspouts are usually weak and non-destructive, they can sometimes be catastrophic, as

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PHOTO: Out of Water

PHOTO: Out of Water

🕔19:06, 17.Aug 2020

On Thurs. Aug. 13, 2020, the base of the Charlie Brooks Memorial Peace Fountain sits on the Detroit River.  The Peace Fountain was out of order, leaving only the dry base. The City of Windsor stated, via Twitter,  that “Currently

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PHOTO FRIDAY: Building to entertain

PHOTO FRIDAY: Building to entertain

🕔21:39, 7.Aug 2020

This Lego castle display in the basement of a home in Windsor, Ontario is just one example of a growing interest in construction toys for kids and adults. Lego bricks, puzzles, craft kits and outdoor toys are just some of

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PHOTO FRIDAY: Wild Windsor weather

PHOTO FRIDAY: Wild Windsor weather

🕔01:25, 24.Jul 2020

A tree intertwined with a lamppost following severe storms last weekend. On Sun. July 19 severe storms raced across the Windsor area with heavy rain and damaging winds, resulting in some damage. Tornadoes were also reported across Southwestern Ontario where

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PHOTO FRIDAY: Windsor heats up this weekend

PHOTO FRIDAY: Windsor heats up this weekend

🕔23:45, 17.Jul 2020

This weekend Windsor-Essex will experience a heat wave, with temperatures between 33.8C and 35 C, with the humidex closer to 37C. Residents are urged to stay hydrated and cool by drinking plenty of water, wearing light coloured clothing and limiting

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PHOTO FRIDAY: Penumbral eclipse

PHOTO FRIDAY: Penumbral eclipse

🕔11:10, 11.Jul 2020

The moon at the peak of the penumbral eclipse. on Sun., July 5, 2020. Just after 1:00 a.m. residents across Windsor-Essex and North America could observe a lunar eclipse known as the penumbral eclipse. This occurs when the Moon passes

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PHOTO FRIDAY: Fun at the beach

PHOTO FRIDAY: Fun at the beach

🕔23:34, 3.Jul 2020

Some beachgoers cooling off by Lake Erie at Seacliff Park in Leamington. Summer is here and in full swing. Temperatures for the region will be in the 30sC all week. Across the river, the city of Detroit may break a

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PHOTO FRIDAY: Calls to end police brutality

PHOTO FRIDAY: Calls to end police brutality

🕔12:10, 12.Jun 2020

A sign displaying the phrase End Police Brutality on a balcony on Riverside Drive East, after a Black Lives Matter march in Windsor last week.  Anti-racism demonstrations and protests against police brutality have taken place around the world for the

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Canada Day events cancelled in the midst of COVID-19.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Canada Day events cancelled in the midst of COVID-19.

🕔12:57, 6.Jun 2020

A Mountie figure waving the Canadian Flag outside of a home in Windsor, Ont. on June 2, 2020. As Canadians venture closer and closer to Canada Day, many events we have grown accustomed to celebrating such as gathering to watch

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PHOTO FRIDAY: Out and about with the family

PHOTO FRIDAY: Out and about with the family

🕔12:18, 30.May 2020

A family out for a stroll in Reaume Park, on Tues. May 26, 2020. Windsor experienced summer-like weather this week, with sunny conditions and temperatures reaching the upper 20s C. It seemed many residents did not want to be kept

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PHOTO FRIDAY: Can we go to the park?

PHOTO FRIDAY: Can we go to the park?

🕔10:51, 23.May 2020

On Wednesday May 20, 2020 two swings sit blocked off with caution tape on a summer-like day, at an empty Lanspeary Park on Ottawa Street in Windsor. While Ontario lifted a number of COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor amenities this week,

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