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- No. 029Weekend Edition🍇 A key to the city and a little ChristmasTwenty kinds of momo at a Welland kitchen and United Way’s Ultimate Burger Battle, plus Russia’s “only living comedian,” a wine passport and a key to the city.Read issue
- No. 028The Week Ahead🍇 No flood money from Queen's Park, and a bridge that fellThe province says no to aid for this summer's sewer floods, and St. Catharines' 90% backwater valve rebate. Plus the Rainbow Bridge at 85, four very funny women in St. Catharines, a smash burger in an 1890s church and Moose, a gentle big guy.Read issue
- No. 027Weekend Edition🍇 Hot Cheetos with a Vidal, and The Exorcist on two pianosSeven new mayors (one by 55 votes), a Saturday Halloween, and the clocks fall back Sunday.Read issue
- No. 026The Week Ahead🍇 Before Annie went over the Falls, a cat didElection day across Niagara: polls close at 8 p.m. Plus Annie Edson Taylor's barrel ride 125 years on, live ghost stories at the Shaw, a Michelin-listed scallop nugget and Pumpkin Spice, a 10-year-old cuddle bug.Read issue
- No. 025Weekend Edition🍇 NOTL made Expedia's top 10, minus one check markNOTL's spot on Expedia's 2027 list (minus the no-overcrowding check mark), History on Tap at Old Fort Erie, 10 more picks from Friday to Sunday, eight shows and broasted chicken at Falls Manor.Read issue
- No. 024The Week Ahead🍇 69 haunted yards last year, and the Falls wants moreNiagara Falls' PG-13 haunted yards and Spooky Map (Oct. 23 to 25), St. Catharines' last advance polls, $65 Falls hotel nights for locals, a Halloween lino print night, seven shows, the 1814 wheat raid at Cook's Mills and loins-only fish 'n chips in Welland.Read issue
- No. 023Weekend Edition🍇 No flash photography on the Fort George ghost tourHalloween ghost tours open at Fort George, plus Mayhem at the Manor, Doors Open and a free Harvest Party.Read issue
- No. 022The Week Ahead🍇 The Region's new math: one vote per 20,000 peopleHow mayors would vote at the new Regional Council, Wainfleet's mail-ballot deadline, pottery and charcuterie in Queenston and a pumpkin pecan cinnamon roll.Read issue
- No. 021Weekend Edition🍇 Short Hills is walkable this ThanksgivingThorold online voting opens Friday, Saturday advance polls, fireworks through Monday, and Ball's Falls all weekend.Read issue
- No. 020The Week Ahead🍇 Online voting opens today in three townsWelland's advance poll, a $785,000 RUSH cheque, King Street roadwork and free comedy tonight.Read issue
- 🍇 Metric Friday, Bahamas SaturdayCicada takes over Henley Island this weekend, Sir Tom Jones plays the OLG Stage on Friday night, and Saturday brings BarktoberFest to Burgoyne Woods.Read issue
- 🍇 Thanksgiving dinner, handledA Thanksgiving takeout that feeds four to six people, a $125-per-person Thanksgiving dinner at Trius, and SIP Niagara's Caesar bar with 211+ ingredients this weekend.Read issue
- 🍇 The GM lands wait for the next councilCouncil leaves the GM lands decision to the next term, voting day is less than four weeks away, and a look back at McKinnon Industries in 1938.Read issue
- 🍇 Last call at the farm standsFinal market days, free compost starting today, and 60 affordable homes in Thorold.Read issue
- We're back, neighbour 🍇A short note, an honest apology, and a plan that sticks this time.Read issue
- 🍇 Chippawa’s Old Arena Gets a New JobA major community-centre approval, a Thorold letter worth recognizing and a road meeting to catch before the cones arrive.Read issue
- 🍇 The Mill Is Turning at Ball’s FallsHeritage Days, Summer Saturdays, outdoor movies, giant puppets, two World Cup screenings and a prosciutto-wrapped Welland pork chop.Read issue
- 🍇 A Route Out of MarinelandMost of the park’s belugas now have a U.S.-authorized route to new homes. The move itself still has hurdles.Read issue
- 🍇 Ridgeway Takes the WeekendRidgefest, Tesla lights, cardboard boats, wiener dogs and a very busy Niagara weekend.Read issue
- 🍇 The Ballot Is Getting ShorterNiagara is hiring a Chair. Voters are not on the interview panel.Read issue
- 🧺 Niagara Farmers’ Markets: What’s Open Each Day in 2026A verified guide to farmers’ markets, supper markets and worthwhile farm-gate stops across Niagara’s 12 municipalities.Read issue
- 🍇 Cherries, Concerts and One Very Large DuckArt by the lake, basketball, fireworks and a Sunday soundtrack across Niagara.Read issue
- 🍇 Before the FireworksA proposed observation wheel, 492 co-op homes, FloatFest’s cancellation and Canada Day plans across Niagara.Read issue
- 🍁 Canada Day Across Niagara: Your 2026 GuideFireworks, festivals, live music, family activities and practical details for Wednesday, July 1 across Niagara’s 12 municipalities.Read issue
- The Beach Is Back. So Are We.Foodie Fest, new murals and our Canada Day guide.Read issue
- The Grapevine is coming back 🍇A quick note before we return this Thursday.Read issue
- Fall’s First Big Turn in NiagaraWhere neon lanes, pumpkin light shows, and dumpling detours meet.Read issue
- Butter, Bark & BagpipesFrom gooey indulgence to paw parades and Port Dalhousie reels.Read issue
- 🌊 Beaches, Burgers & Beams of LightSunset shutdowns, cardboard chaos, and Niagara’s wild new hologram zoo.Read issue
- New Views, Lost Homes & 700 km on FootHeritage losses, flying Falls, and one runner’s epic map quest.Read issue
- 🥐 Kindness, Cardboard & CroissantsDrive-thru heroes, cardboard boat chaos, and the bakery that might replace your favourite.Read issue
- 👑 Elvis, Queen, & the Mushroom ArmyFrom fridge fires to Elvis hips - it’s all hereRead issue
- Fresh from The Grapevine 🍇Cookies, chaos & one very busy fireboatRead issue
- 🍪 Cookies, chaos & one very busy fireboatFresh from The Grapevine 🍇Read issue
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