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Halloween: From Trick or Treat to Trunk or Treat?

Halloween: From Trick or Treat to Trunk or Treat?

🕔12:21, 4.Oct 2024

Anyone born before the late 90s will tell stories of trick or treating when they were young, filled with nostalgic yearning for a by-gone era.   However, it begs the question: is this nostalgia a clever trick played by the brain?

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One of Japan’s Biggest horror manga is ending just in time to kick off Halloween

🕔12:27, 6.Sep 2024

The Manga Jujutsu Kaisen has seen immense popularity over its six-and-a-half-year run. Volume one of the series was released five years ago but was number thirteen on The New York Times bestseller list for graphic books and comics just last

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10 movies you must watch on Halloween and why

10 movies you must watch on Halloween and why

🕔13:06, 27.Oct 2023

For these spooky days, I have made a collection for you of the best 10 horror movies you must watch for Halloween including five classic recommendations and five personal ones. If you have not watched these first five classics yet,

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Local Club Offers Alternative Halloween Fun

Local Club Offers Alternative Halloween Fun

🕔14:36, 20.Oct 2022

Riverside Optimist’s Club wants kids to trade tricks for trunks next Sunday at Average Joe’s for a Halloween blast.  “It brings joy to the kids and also allows them to know that this is one of the many events that

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Canadians estimated to spend $70 on Halloween 2021

Canadians estimated to spend $70 on Halloween 2021

🕔13:16, 29.Oct 2021

Retired hydraulic technician, Tony Tiberia, takes Halloween decorating to the next level.  “To put the stuff out It’ll take about a week and a half or so, but then to do the final touches it takes a couple more days,”

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Scare season is back in Windsor

Scare season is back in Windsor

🕔13:50, 22.Oct 2021

Get your best zombie costumes and your bravery, because the annual zombie walk and ScareHouse are back in town. With Halloween coming up soon, Windsor residents are starting to get back into the spooky spirit. Every year, Windsor locals hold

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Halloween spending varies during COVID-19

Halloween spending varies during COVID-19

🕔12:58, 30.Oct 2020

Business owners who are looking to profit from Halloween spending during COVID-19 are experiencing mixed results.  Nationally, 62 per cent of Canadians have no plans to celebrate the occasion this year. As such, themed attractions have adjusted for new customer spending.   Sue Hancock is the manager of Exodus Escape Room which has a Halloween-themed room. She said the

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Pumpkin drive-through raises Halloween spirits

Pumpkin drive-through raises Halloween spirits

🕔19:42, 27.Oct 2020

With Covid 19 affecting many people’s Halloween plans, the Optimist Club of Riverside decided to hold a pumpkin drive-through lane at the Average Joe’s parking lot to help spread some joy. The club and volunteers handed out a total of 125 pumpkins and

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The religious background of Halloween

The religious background of Halloween

🕔12:56, 23.Oct 2020

Halloween today, for many people, means candy, costumes and decorations. What some people do not know is the religious background behind the holiday.  Halloween originated as a Pagan Celtic holiday called Samhain (SOW-wen). The name Halloween came from All Hallows Eve, meaning “all

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Trick-or-treaters hit the streets early in Windsor

Trick-or-treaters hit the streets early in Windsor

🕔15:29, 28.Oct 2019

Trick-or-treaters filed up and down Ottawa Street collecting candy from local stores during afternoon hours on the Saturday before Halloween. Between noon and 2 p.m. on Oct. 26, local business owners along the participating stretch of Ottawa Street opened their

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Local farms open their doors to the public

Local farms open their doors to the public

🕔12:40, 30.Nov 2018

By Lauren O’Brien As the sun falls, parents turn the heat up on the thermostat and tuck their children under thick blankets. They sleep soundly, with bellies full of pumpkin pie and apple cider. Come morning, when the frost melts,

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How was this year’s pumpkin season

How was this year’s pumpkin season

🕔13:49, 16.Nov 2018

By Lauren O’Brien Farmers in Windsor-Essex say 2018 has been a good and warm season for growing pumpkins. The weather plays the biggest role in growing successful pumpkins, according to Greg Rocheleau, co-owner of Pepe’s Pumpkin Patch. They have been

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Miss Tecumseh Raises $400 for Canadian Mental Health Association

Miss Tecumseh Raises $400 for Canadian Mental Health Association

🕔12:08, 2.Nov 2018

A group of young pageant winners are raising money for the Canadian Mental Health Association. Miss Tecumseh 2018, Suzie Sawicki, 18, and her team of pageant girls held a halloween themed masquerade for mental health at the Tecumseh Arena on

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10th annual haunt scarier than ever: ‘I was so scared’

10th annual haunt scarier than ever: ‘I was so scared’

🕔16:38, 29.Oct 2018

By Alyssa Leonard The halls were filled with screams and laughter Sunday during the final night of Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens’ 10th annual haunted greenhouse. People barreling out of the exit were met with a final scare — a loud and

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Entertainment Roundup

Entertainment Roundup

🕔12:25, 26.Oct 2018

by Travis Conant Sneak a peek at all things entertainment, see what is new and happening in the entertainment world. In local entertainment, Windsor band Disaster Strike has announced via their Facebook page, they have two new shows in November

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How to dress safely for Halloween

How to dress safely for Halloween

🕔11:04, 26.Oct 2018

Police and costume designers are offering tips on how to dress safely and be safe for Halloween. With Halloween coming Oct. 31, families and friends will spend the night wearing costumes and trick-or-treating or taking part in other activities. However,

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Halloween Spooktacular

Halloween Spooktacular

🕔13:21, 20.Oct 2017

By Sreedha Varanasi   A local organization is welcoming Halloween with the spirit of giving. Transition to Betterness, a finalist for the 2017 Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce Pillars of our Community Award, is hosting their second annual Halloween Spooktacular.

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Costumes for kids

Costumes for kids

🕔13:52, 16.Oct 2017

By Dawn Gray Local children who may have gone without a Halloween costume can look forward to trick-or-treating in some hallo-gear being donated by the public. The seventh annual Costumes for Kids campaign is being organized by students of Walkerville

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Harley Quinn, witches among top 2016 Halloween costumes

Harley Quinn, witches among top 2016 Halloween costumes

🕔12:19, 28.Oct 2016

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

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Will you step in the dark?

Will you step in the dark?

🕔14:22, 14.Oct 2016

The Windsor Scarehouse is back for its ninth year of scaring Windsorites. The huge attraction is taking place downtown at 576 Ouellette Ave. during this Halloween season and has drawn large crowds since its opening. According to the Eyes on Windsor

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