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ARTSThe Windsor Light Music Theatre will be holding a very different casting call this weekend. They are looking for friendly, well-behaved chihuahuas to audition for the top dog role of “Bruiser” in their upcoming production of Legally Blonde, opening this May at the Chrysler Theatre. The auditions take place at 1pm on Saturday at the...

CITY NEWS2012 Sidewalk Rehabilitation – East of Ouellette Avenue Albert Road from Edna Street to Whelpton Street (East & West) Alice Street from Aubin Road to Westerly Approx. 60 Meters North Beachdale Road from Esplanade Drive to Regis Avenue (North & South) Beachdale Road from Regis Avenue to Chestnut Drive (North & South) Esplanade Drive from...

CITY NEWSElias Marketplace will be closing their doors at the end of this month after many years serving fresh produce to Windsorites for decades. Richard Lavin Auctions will be conducting a wall to wall public auction of all building contents on February 14th. Items to be sold off include check out counters, Deli/Meat Counters, Flat to...

ARTSThis Thursday Lord Cultural Resources and the City of Windsor will present to Windsorites the results of the Museum Feasibility Study. The Museum Feasibility Study is one of the key recommendations in the Municipal Cultural Master Plan and will be making recommendations for a future Windsor museum. The Public Meeting will be held this Thursday...

CITY NEWSJunior Achievement is an international non-profit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring young people about business and economics.  Their overall goal is to guide and help young people discover leadership, entrepreneurial and workforce readiness skills. Junior Achievement of South Western Ontario is currently running an online auction to raise funds for the expansion of the...

CITY NEWSDrama played out under the Ambassador Bridge Monday morning, as emergency personal scrambled to rescue a woman who jumped in the water at the foot of Sunset.  She was pulled from the river at Chewitt Park.  She latter passed away in Hospital. Windsor Police put an end to a purse snatching string in the downtown...

CITY NEWSThis morning, the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society announced that they preformed their 1,000th spay/neuter surgery at their newly opened clinic located on the grounds of the Humane Society. The clinic opened on November 8th, 2011. The 1,000th surgical patient is named “Windsor”, and is a 1-year old orange and white female cat. Melanie Coulter, Executive...

CITY NEWSThe former entrance to Spring Garden Road at Bethlehem Avenue has been now permanently closed by parkway construction crews. Traffic will now flow on a newly constructed section of Spring Garden Road which pulls traffic further from Huron Church allowing for Construction activities to take place while keeping traffic flowing.