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Celebrity chef Lynn Crawford tours Essex County for LCBO video series
Canadian chef Lynn Crawford brought her enthusiasm for “all things local” to a whirlwind tour of Essex County food and wine producers Friday, part of a video shoot for an upcoming LCBO promotion. “This...
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Essex County towns to see huge drop in cost for OPP services with rule changes
A change in the way the Ontario Provincial Police bills municipalities will equate to huge savings for Essex County towns using their services. “It’s something we have been pushing for and asked that...
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Photos: Leamington Tomato Festival
Photos from the Leamington Tomato Festival parade on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014 in Leamington. Snapshots from the Leamington Tomato Festival parade in Leamington, Ontario on August 16, 2015. (JASON...
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Windsor Weekend in Pictures: Aug. 16-17, 2014
The Windsor Star’s reporters and photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Geoff Zanetti smokes an e-cigarette on Friday, August 15, 2014, at Villians Beastro, the...
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Local sports roundup: Junior Selects fall short in national semifinal
The golden dreams of the Windsor Junior Selects were dashed by the boys from B.C. A 4-3 loss to British Columbia in Sunday’s semifinal at the Baseball Canada under-21 championship in Dartmouth, N.S....
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Windsor in Pictures: Aug. 18, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Weeds are are cut down along the CP Rail tracks behind the 800 block of Memorial Drive in...
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Photos: LaSalle Opens New Town Hall
LaSalle residents were able to get their first look at the new town hall building in LaSalle despite construction crews continuing to work on Monday, August 18, 2014. (Tyler Brownbridge/The Windsor...
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Essex County’s darling Olympic Women’s Hockey star begins career with...
Meghan Agosta-Marciano proudly announced her new job with the Vancouver Police Department on Monday, boasting on Twitter that she feels like she’s in a “dream.” The Ruthven native has long held the...
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Windsor in Pictures: Aug. 19, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. The Grande Carib cruise ship sails under the Ambassador Bridge as it makes it’s way along...
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Powerful, brief storm topples trees, causes damage in Windsor and county
Residents in Windsor’s west side could only laugh as they assessed the damage of Tuesday evening’s brief but powerful storm that ripped down huge tree branches and tossed around one couple’s heavy...
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Essex County OPP track down missing man
A man who went missing from a Leamington campground Monday night has been found in Chatham. Essex County OPP sent out a request Tuesday for help finding David Capps, 66, who disappeared from Leisure...
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Farmers’ market wine sales slow to start
Elizabeth Hanes tastes a sampling of local wine from Oxley Estate Winery on the opening day of the Downtown Farmer’s Market at Charles Clark Square in downtown Windsor, Saturday, May 31, 2014. (DAX...
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Environment Canada wants to find out if tornado touched down in Essex County
Environment Canada researchers want to find out if Essex County was hit by a tornado Tuesday evening after learning about a roof being torn off a barn near Harrow. Researchers from the national weather...
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Windsor in Pictures: Aug. 20, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Curtis Hughes putts during the 2014 Essex-Kent Golf Tournament at Roseland Golf Course in...
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Gallery: Tuesday’s powerful storm
Windsor Star photographer, reporters and readers submitted dramatic photos and video of the storm on Tuesday night, August 19, 2014. Watch a video submitted by Chris Murphy of the storm over Devonshire...
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Two tornadoes hit Windsor-Essex, Environment Canada confirms (with Video)
Climbing over split trees, through nail-riddled mud to get a closer look at the 30-by-25-foot mangled metal roof folded like someone was making a paper airplane is what frequently happens when...
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Windsor In Pictures: August 21, 2014
Members and supporters of the Windsor University Faculty Association demonstrate on the U of W campus, Aug. 21, 2014. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star) AKO Fratman running back Cody McCann is no...
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LaSalle program will get kids moving
To counter an alarming rate of inactivity and obesity in children, the town of LaSalle is launching a program this September to help kids exercise. The town’s department of culture and recreation...
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Windsor in Pictures: Aug. 22, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Friday. Check out the gallery. City of Windsor CAO, Helga Reidel, participates in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge at City Hall...
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Tecumseh fire crews battle blaze on Lesperance
Two people have been displaced following a house fire in the 1700 block of Lesperance Road Friday night. Tecumseh fire crews responded around 6 p.m. to the blaze at 1779 Lesperance. The blaze was...
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