St. Clair helps Goodfellows

St. Clair helps Goodfellows

🕔12:00, 26.Nov 2012

St. Clair College’s Student Representative Council has been selling newspapers to raise money for Windsor Goodfellows annual newspaper drive. SRC occupied two street corners Nov. 22 and 23 collecting change in exchange for a special edition of The Windsor Star.

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Santa’s arrival marks beginning of holiday shopping

🕔09:35, 24.Nov 2012

Santa has left his sleigh and reindeer at the North Pole and made his grand entrance to Windsor by helicopter. The Windsor Optimist Youth Band was there to entertain the crowd of roughly 1,000 people young and old alike.  Santa

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The Salvation Army continues to serve those in need

🕔15:17, 23.Nov 2012

By: Aussie Marie Vizcayno Members of the Salvation Army and the Rotary Club of Windsor 1918 are asking the community to become involved in promoting awareness about poverty. The Salvation Army held its annual advisory board luncheon at the Caboto

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City official says a “heavy handed” anti-graffiti strategy is not fair

City official says a “heavy handed” anti-graffiti strategy is not fair

🕔14:40, 23.Nov 2012

The City of Windsor will not fine business owners who fail to remove graffiti from their buildings. One city official said the decrease in graffiti appearing on buildings in the city can be credited to not being “heavy-handed” in their

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Made in Windsor

Made in Windsor

🕔14:23, 23.Nov 2012

By Maciejka Gorzelnik Holiday shopping was in full swing Nov. 16-17 as Windsorites made their way through Walkerville Brewery purchasing handmade goods at Made in Windsor’s holiday craft sale. Approximately 2,000 people and over 40 local vendors were in attendance

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Raiders settle Vortex in season opener

Raiders settle Vortex in season opener

🕔12:55, 23.Nov 2012

Windsor and Essex County Secondary Schools Athletic Association boys’ hockey started Nov. 21 at Aide Knox Arena when the home team Assumption Purple Raiders faced off against the visiting Tecumseh Vista Vortex. Both teams looked ready to compete after the

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Local nurses win award

Local nurses win award

🕔15:11, 20.Nov 2012

by Rob Benneian Two local nurses have taken a rare step into the limelight by winning an international award. Debra Bezaire and Heather Brown, who work at Windsor Regional Hospital, were announced as co-winners of the DAISY Award, which stands

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U Windsor looks to end bullying

🕔14:16, 16.Nov 2012

Sean Previl Nov. 16, 2012 Anti-Bullying Week U Windsor Students and staff at the University of Windsor want to end bullying by making people aware of what can result from bullying and what can be done to stop it. The

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The Fuzzy Muzzies

🕔13:39, 16.Nov 2012

By: Kirsti Ridsdale Nov. 14, 2012 The month of November is dedicated to men growing out their mustaches to raise awareness of prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men. The Fuzzy Muzzies group started in 2009 by some friends talking about

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Windsorites participate in Remembrance Day

🕔16:13, 14.Nov 2012

By Hailey Trealout For the ninety-fourth year, during the eleventh month, on the eleventh day at the eleventh hour, people lined the streets and gathered at the Cenotaph as the military regiments marched down University Avenue. Everyone stood and applauded

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Masons haunted house bigger success

Masons haunted house bigger success

🕔14:36, 10.Nov 2012

by Jolene Perron Members of The House of Shalom Youth Centre in Amherstburg are more than pleased with the amount of people at their third annual haunted house. The haunted house was originally started over 10 years ago at the

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Holiday shopping stresses retailers

🕔13:03, 10.Nov 2012

by Chandesha Thompson The busiest time of the year for shoppers is the Christmas holiday season. While this is a stressful time of year for shoppers retailers also feeling the stress. Retailers have to deal with customers, Christmas rushes, shipments

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Shoppers Drug Mart delays Christmas music

Shoppers Drug Mart delays Christmas music

🕔12:58, 10.Nov 2012

By Thea Parent As of Nov. 2 Shoppers Drug Mart across Canada will no longer play Christmas music. Due to a number of complaints the company has decided to hold off on Christmas music “until further notice.” In a Facebook

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Windsorites rally to help Sandy victims

Windsorites rally to help Sandy victims

🕔12:50, 10.Nov 2012

by Sarah Ryrie Windsorites are helping to clean up the aftermath, caused by Hurricane Sandy. On Oct. 28, Hurricane Sandy hit the Eastern coast of North America. Hardest hit states include New Jersey, New York and Virginia. Although much of

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Windsor looks Beyond EDM

Windsor looks Beyond EDM

🕔15:00, 9.Nov 2012

By Maciejka Gorzelnik   Electronic music history was made in Windsor Nov. 7 when a local techno pioneer was presented with ceremonial keys to the city. Richie Hawtin, also known as Plastikman grew up in LaSalle and began his career

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Merchants: Garage useful but dirty

🕔10:03, 7.Nov 2012

By Jamie Adam   The municipally owned Park & Pelissier parking garage may not be in the best condition, but it is still used according to merchants whose businesses surround the garage.   The four-story garage which covers nearly half

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Retail vs Downtown Windsor

🕔15:13, 2.Nov 2012

by Jill Thompson A Windsor retailer has returned home from Toronto with plans to bring fashion retailing back into downtown. Sarah De Luca teaches fashion at downtown Windsor’s newest retail store called Full Circle.  De Luca previously owned a store

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Success Centre opens in downtown

Success Centre opens in downtown

🕔15:05, 2.Nov 2012

By Maciejka Gorzelnik St. Clair College students have a new place to call their own in the downtown sector that has been made possible because of a partnership between the college and TD Canada Trust. The former TD Canada Trust

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CrossFit: A fitness family

CrossFit: A fitness family

🕔14:30, 2.Nov 2012

by Samuel McEachern “It’s not for everybody. Not really in the sense of physical ability but more mental. So if you’re a mentally strong person who can suck it up and go with it then it’s for you.” Dan Bosco

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Retro gaming takes over Phog Lounge

Retro gaming takes over Phog Lounge

🕔14:18, 2.Nov 2012

Video gamers will now have the chance to play classic and vintage games at a local music venue. Phog Lounge is running a retro arcade event every other Tuesday inviting all video game lovers to participate. Tom Lucier, owner of

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