26 Apr 2018
Posted by Lisa Brown 
By SARAH HOOKEY Staff Writer A six Tony-Award-winning production tackles growing social problem For the first time in what some could argue is a long time, the Broadway community is beginning to truly talk about mental health again. A new musical with a score and lyrics by the inimitable...
Read more → 24 Apr 2018
Posted by Lisa Brown 
With pumping music and a live audience, local artists are given 20 minutes to paint a masterpiece. Photos and story by BREANNE ELRICK The art scene in the Niagara Region is a growing community and the St. Catharines’ Art Battles have shined a spotlight on the local talent. The Art Battle,...
Read more → 24 Apr 2018
Posted by Lisa Brown 
By MICHAEL HANEMAAYER Staff Writer *Spoiler alert* Love, Simon has become the latest LGBTQ film to make a splash on the big screen. The film received a lot of positive feedback due to the fact that it was an LGBTQ film produced by a major film company (FOX), it had a well-adjusted gay character...
Read more → 23 Mar 2018
Posted by Lisa Brown 
By RAVVERNON SINGH Staff Writer Bobby T left the abstraction of art school behind to enter the real-life world of tattoo artistry To literally describe the life of Bobby T as just “cool” would be an understatement. He is a tattoo artist who also collects guns, cars and builds and rides...
Read more → 23 Mar 2018
Posted by Lisa Brown 
A preview of upcoming movies from Black Panther to Aquaman, that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat through the year By April Hounsome In 2017, both Marvel and DC released stellar superhero movies. Wonder Woman was one of the most exciting and the one you have to see. Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man:...
Read more → 22 Mar 2018
Posted by Lisa Brown 
By ALEX LUPUL Staff Writer Dates have been revealed for the 2018 edition of the Polaris Music Prize. Presented by CBC Music, the Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 to the artist or group who creates Canada’s album of the year. The albums will be judged solely on their artistic merit, with...
Read more → 22 Mar 2018
Posted by Lisa Brown 
By APRIL HOUNSOME Staff Writer This is the era of technology, and it’s helped move the world forward in a lot of ways. One of the major advances has been access to music. Whether it’s browsing in a store, watching a movie or putting headphones in, music is always playing and being listened...
Read more → 21 Mar 2018
Posted by Lisa Brown 
By DANIELA VILANOVA Staff Writer The 2017 provincewide strike has taken a new victim. This time, the Great Amazing Duck Race. On Feb. 23, an announcement was sent to the participants with the sad news that this year’s competition has been cancelled. The competition was scheduled for April 7. Rafael...
Read more → 20 Mar 2018
Posted by Lisa Brown 
By BETH AUDET Staff Writer “There’s nothing you can’t do.” That’s the message a Welland resident hoped to convey when he set out to write VA3DV: Vincent’s Diary, a book about his life. Vince Dellemonache, is a 78-year-old blind man born in Penne, Italy, and raised in a farm house...
Read more → 16 Mar 2018
Posted by Lisa Brown 
By KEARA JOYCE Staff Writer Kick off and let loose for St. Patrick’s Day festivities at your local watering hole on Saturday, March 17 taking care to get yourself and your friends home safely once the party’s over #YouAreResponsible Booze, booze and more booze. Yup. St. Patrick’s Day is here...
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