Beating the holiday food rush
By Ryan Percy With less than a month until Christmas, do you have your holiday food prepared? While holidays are always a busy time for getting food from vendors, Christmas is one of the worst when it comes to wait
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The Montreal Canadiens Alumni face off with A’Burg’s Rotary “Hockey Heroes”
By Kenneth Pastushyn The Montreal Canadiens Alumni Tour came to Amherstburg to play a charity hockey game against the Rotary Club’s “Hockey Heroes” home team. The fundraiser took place at the Libro Credit Union Centre next to the Miracle League
Windsor’s wilting charity and renewal
By Ryan Percy While Windsor is behind the national average for charity, the newer generations are more generous than older ones. In 2016, roughly 26.4 million Canadians filed their taxes. Nearly 5.4 million people filed charitable donations. According to Statistics
Community giving plays a big part in sports
By Cody Wall A common theme among sports teams is the importance of giving back to the community. While the main point of sports is entertainment, it also serves as a way to give back to the community. Whether it
‘Spiritual Soldiers’ wage war against addiction
By Julianna Bonnett “Grabbing a coffee” has purpose and value at Spiritual Soldiers, a cafe that offers “Coffee with a Cause.” The cafe, which opened in early June, is known as a safe place for recovering addicts to drink java
Thousands greet CP Holiday Train
By Sumandeep Kaur Thousands of cheering Windsor residents were on hand to greet the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train when it rolled into town. “I love the lights. It’s around my house and makes everybody come out and see everywhere and
The power of addiction
By Amos Johnson The mind of an addict is something only the addict themselves can grasp; even if they can’t understand it. Mike Brown has lived through the threat of addiction, affecting his family and other relationships in the process.
Windsor musicians band together to support food banks
By Mirjana Janekovic The S’Aints Band, a super-group Windsor and Essex County musicians, played a few songs at the Windsor Star News Cafe Monday to promote their Christmas charity concert “What those guys are doing is phenomenal,” said Patricia Paterson, who
Swim with Santa raises money for Miracle Park
By Keerthana Veerapandian Windsor residents swam for a “Miracle” this Saturday when they took a dip with Santa at Adventure Bay Family Water Park The Swim with Santa event celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the money raised will be
Spiritual Soldiers bringing strength and hope through storytelling
By Amos Johnson Spiritual Soldiers are on the front lines in the fight against addiction The organization, which started two years ago as a clothing company with a charitable component, has opened a coffee shop in Windsor catering to recovering addicts. “What we wanted
Lasalle woman charged with attempted murder after weekend car crash
By Alyssa Leonard Windsor Police have charged a 33-year-old woman with attempted murder after police say she pinned a young man between a building and her SUV. It happened around 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon in a the 7700 block of
City of Windsor asks residents to vote on cannabis storefronts
By Alyssa Leonard The City of Windsor is looking for input from residents on whether to support storefront cannabis sales. The city has launched an online survey for Windsorites to share their opinions. According to the survey, municipalities are faced with
Art Gallery of Windsor celebrates 75th anniversary
By Mohammed Makki The Art Gallery of Windsor is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. The gallery is paying tribute to its roots with a display entitled “Dedicated Visions” that highlights the work of Kenneth Saltmarche, the first director and curator. Saltmarche was a major contributor to the
Public invited to city council inaugural meeting tonight
By Alyssa Leonard The first meeting of the new 2018-2022 Windsor city council will convene tonight at 7 p.m. in the Chrysler Theatre at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts. New faces at tonight’s meeting will be Fabio Costante
Power outage forces Coronation students and staff to W.F. Herman Academy
By Alyssa Leonard A power failure Monday morning at Coronation Public School forced staff and students to relocate to W.F. Herman Academy for the remainder of the day. Electricians are already on site and they are confident they will be
Modern blown glass sculptures
By Tamas Miko A Windsor glassblowing company welcomed the public to their open house on the weekend. On Nov.23-24, 2018 people were able learn the details of the modern glassblowing process. The event ran from 9a.m. until 5p.m. at Tsunami
Bad Axe Throwing comes to Windsor
By Kenneth Pastushyn Bad Axe Throwing, the world’s largest axe throwing club, is bringing the thrill of a popular Canadian backyard pastime to Windsor. Bad Axe was founded in 2014 and based in Burlington, Ont., with 20 locations throughout North America.
Even with the USMCA looming, Windsor-Essex dairy industry continues on
By Ryan Percy At five in the morning, the alarms begin to go off and Vicky Morrison starts her day. Morrison, 42, has lived around cows her entire life; she grew up on an Irish farm, studied ruminant nutrition and
Taxation and Travel over the border for work.
By Ryan Percy Canadians are bringing home more money from working abroad with the exchange rate sitting in the United State’s favour but many are unsure how their taxes are affected. Individuals who work in the United States and live
Gordie Howe International Bridge set to be accessible by 2024
By Ryan Percy Citizens of Windsor and Detroit got the chance to have their questions answered at a meeting regarding the upcoming second bridge expansion between the cities. On Nov. 23 the Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority held their annual reporting
