Small business owners are grateful despite the rocky financial year caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Lockdown was lifted for most of the province this week besides four regions in the greater Toronto area. Windsor-Essex county made it into the “
From making beats in his bedroom to winning a global beat battle, a 16-year-old Holy Names High School student is making his way into the music world. On Feb. 5, it was announced on a Twitch livestream that Windsor teen, Mesho Keryakoz, had beat out more than 1000 other musicians and declared winner of the JJ Lundin Beat Battle. Not
Super Bowl Weekend is one of the largest events of the year for restaurants and bars, but this year, the province-wide stay at home order will have a large impact on profit. Instead of drawing in the usual crowds, restaurants and
A Windsor charity and store are working together to give back. The owners of a cartoon toy store have donated thousands of dollars in merchandise to Easter Seals. Cartoon Kingdom on Walker Road has donated a large variety of high-end
Experts say young people are struggling with living life online and not being able to have the face-to-face interactions that most humans need. In Canada, there is an estimated 1.2 million youth who suffer from a mental illness. Up to 70 per cent of all mental health problems occur
Students may be contributing less paper waste since online school was implemented across the province last March. According to a study from the University of Waterloo, the average college student throws away 500 disposable cups and produces 145 kilograms of
Ever since being sent home from school in March 2020, many young adults say they are struggling with transitioning from high school to post-secondary education. Students who had to finish their last year of high school online said they find
With the holidays fast approaching Windsor residents find themselves at a crossroads whether to cook a full Christmas dinner or just order take out. “Since we can only have a limited amount of family in our home for the holidays,
Business owners are pivoting to sustainable practices amid environmental concerns. Consumers are interested in buying from environmentally friendly companies, with a Harvard Business Review survey finding 65 per cent of people want to buy from sustainable brands. Klaus Dohring is the president of Green Sun Rising, a local solar panel
PHOTO BY / Rhiannon Lotze There is an incentive to bring the film industry to the London, Chatham and Windsor regions. The mayors of the Southwestern region of Ontario want same opportunities that Toronto has. They want their areas to
This past October has taken Saamer Mansoor to new places, even if he never left his house. Mansoor was selected out of thousands of applicants to become a delegate for Canada at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance Summit, a global meeting of young entrepreneurs from all G20 members. But what went into him getting there? To start, he was born in
Recording artist Ayola is breaking ground in Windsor’s music scene with the release of his debut EP “Scum” on Nov. 20. Nigerian–born Ayola, whose legal name is Abdullah Abubakre, said he is excited to get his sound out to the public and said he hopes to share a piece
.A shooting on Pelissier street left residents of a downtown neighbourhood feeling uneasy last month. Shots were fired into a home in the 1500 block of Pelissier at 2 a.m. on Oct. 23. Police believe a revenge plot was the
Christmas 2020 is right around the corner and it is safe to say this year will like nothing we have ever experienced before. With rising COVID-19 cases across the province it’s uncertain if there will any strict regulations on family
It’s no secret that the year 2020 has been unprecedented and eventful, to say the least. Since the very first recorded COVID-19 case hit Canada back in January, it has been challenging the way we live and interact with one
North Star Cheer is Windsor’s only cheer team, open since 2006. Owned and coach by Cheri McCurdy-Ducre and Linda McCurdy, they not only teach cheerleading but also teamwork and dedication, according to their website. Even the name has a story. “I considered a number of
Since the introduction of COVID-19, daily life has not been the same, particularly for workers and students. In order to adapt to the situation, many educational institutions have begun online classes and adapted their curriculum to better suit their new
On Nov.1, Windsor Essex County Health Unit officials reported seven new COVID-19 cases in Windsor. With these new cases, the current cases in the region are 2,842 reported and 2,711 cases are considered resolved. There are currently 55 active cases
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
By Precious Alasa Religious organizations in Windsor-Essex have been allowed to reopen their places of worship after a lockdown of three months. Ontario premier Doug Ford made the public announcement on June 8 that churches can now reopen at 30
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