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Windsor In Pictures: Friday, Aug. 14, 2015
Cindy Allan, a regular user of the Windsor Public Library’s Seminole branch is shown at the location on Thursday, August 13, 2015. She is delighted that the branch will not be closing. (DAN JANISSE/The...
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Windsor Weekend In Pictures: August 15-16, 2015
Andrea Borja (centre) dances with the Ballet Mexicano de Montreal during Fiesta Latina in downtown Windsor on Sunday, August 16, 2015. The traditional Mexican dancing troupe performed two shows over...
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Windsor in Pictures: Aug. 17, 2015
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Monday. Check out the gallery. University of Windsor Lancers linemen Travis Durocher, left, and Brett Boersma at Alumni Field...
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Heat warning remains in effect for Windsor and Essex County
A heat warning remains in effect for Windsor and Essex County, where daytime temperatures are forecast to hit the low 30s yet again with humidex values approaching the 40C range. “The warmth and...
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UPDATED: Charges withdrawn against Wine Fest volunteers
A black cloud heavy with the threat of personal and financial ruin lifted from five volunteers with the Shores of Erie International Wine Festival when charges against them were withdrawn Monday. “I’m...
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Manning Road reopens following gas leak
Manning Road has reopened following an afternoon gas leak that prompted the evacuation of a commercial building Monday. Ontario Provincial Police said a natural gas line was struck at a commercial...
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Home care heroes celebrated with award recognitions
The region’s home care provider is once again looking to recognize staff and volunteers who provide top quality health care to patients. Nominations for the Heroes in the Home recognition campaign are...
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Thrift shop regulars in search of ‘holy grail’
For Clifford Wilson, his regular visits to local thrift stores are a hunt for “the holy grail.” “I look for everything — furniture, clothing, whatever I’m attracted to,” he said while browsing inside...
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Slow going on Highway 401 near Tilbury following collision
It was slow-going on Highway 401 near Tilbury Tuesday morning following a single vehicle collision in the westbound lanes. The collision occurred shortly after 5 a.m. and was still affecting traffic...
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Windsor group wants to help tech workers create their own jobs
If you want a good tech job in Windsor, you just might have to start your own company to get it. “People always say there’s a resiliency among the people who stay here,” said Shawn Daichendt, a...
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Wolfhead premium craft distillery to begin production in Amherstburg
Hoping to take advantage of a growing trend and fill a local niche, Tom and Sue Manherz plan to market a range of ultra-premium spirits crafted with local ingredients in their own micro-distillery....
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Windsor In Pictures: August 18, 2015
Rob McGuffin near a Canada Post mail box near his home in Tecumseh, Ontario. McGuffin has concerns. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star) Days Inn general manager Asrar Ahmed is photographed in one of the...
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Rush job on mailboxes resulted in shoddy work, says Tecumseh mayor
It looked like a last-minute, slap-dash job, Rob McGuffin said, when workers arrived Saturday and mounted a new Canada Post community mailbox on a concrete slab and dumped a load of crushed gravel to...
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People responsible for serving minors at wine festival should take...
The people who served alcohol to minors at the Shores of Erie International Wine Festival should accept responsibility for their actions, says the brother of the LaSalle teen who died in a car crash...
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Tecumseh Road East reopens following natural gas leak
Tecumseh Road East was closed for several hours Wednesday as crews worked to repair a broken natural gas line. Tecumseh fire said the line was struck in the parking lot of the GoodLife Fitness at 13275...
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Careless cooking to blame for $15K Leamington house fire
Careless cooking is to blame for a Leamington house fire that caused an estimated $15,000 damage to a Noble Street home Tuesday night. The blaze broke out about 6 p.m. and crews quickly knocked down...
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Windsor In Pictures: August 19, 2015
Business partners Sarah Ilijanich, left, and Hailey Joy are building a new dance studio at the Lakeshore Academy for the Arts in Lakeshore. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE / The Windsor Star) WINDSOR, ON. AUGUST...
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Windsor In Pictures: August 20, 2015
WINDSOR, Ontario. August 20, 2015 – Cheryl, left, and Jason Sorn and their pet, Justice, discuss their visit the Windsor, which had little to do with the strong U.S. dollar, August 20, 2015. The Sorns...
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High bacterial counts close Cedar Beach
Cedar Beach is closed this weekend as water tests taken Wednesday showed a bacterial count in excess of 1,000. Swimming is not recommended at the following beaches, which had bacterial counts exceeding...
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Windsor In Pictures: Friday, August 21, 2015
From left, Grant Monroe -Marketing-Publicity for Biblioasis, Mary Ann Mulhearn – poet, Robert Earl Stewart- poet, and Percy Hatfield – MPP Windsor-Tecumseh, during a ceremony to honour local poets and...
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