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AgendaCamp

October 20, 2008
The Art Gallery of Windsor played host to TVO’s AgendaCamp yesterday. The event was well attended, and brought about a good level of discourse. The results of yesterday’s sessions are available online, as well as the follow up broadcast tonight at 8:00 pm, live from the Art Gallery on TVO. A big thank you goes out to David Hawkins, Mark Kuznicki, Steve Pakin and the rest of the team…
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Riverside Drive

October 17, 2008
Here’s a neat old postcard view of Riverside Dr. from the 1950’s. It looks like you can see Belle Isle off in the distance in this one, and I think the shot is looking east from somewhere around where the end of Reaume Park is today. As you can see in this…
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Odds and Ends & Stuff to do this Weekend...

October 16, 2008
First off, a friendly jab towards our friends at the Windsor Star. For the third time I know of, International Metropolis has scooped the Star, with a posting here. So much for the blogs not being “real media”. Actually I kid, it’s only in Windsor where…
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Election Day

October 14, 2008
Today is election day. 9:30 am to 9:30 pm. No excuses, get out and vote. It’s your duty, and it’s your freedom, that so many of our ancestors died protecting. The least you can do is take those 5 minutes out of your day to cast your vote. I don’t care…
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Farewell Top Hat

October 14, 2008
A sad day for Windsor Saturday as one more piece of our past was lost to the wrecking ball. As usual of late, a weekend rolls around, and something’s being demolished. Maybe someone out there knows the answer, but why are buildings never demolished during the week? The Top Hat was one of the few remaining links, back to the days when our Downtown wasn’t set up to only cater to…
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Maple Leaf Motel & Restaurant

October 10, 2008
Anyone out there remember anything about this place? There was a Maple Leaf Restaurant on Pelisser St. in the 1950’s, that served Chinese Food, but I’m not sure if there’s any relation. I wonder if there’s any relation between the place above and the…
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Audition Call

October 9, 2008
The Windsor Symphony Orcehestra along with the Windsor Light Music Threatre are putting on a production of Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” Maybe someout out there might be interested in taking part in the tryouts. I was passed along this press release…