The Grapevine · November 5, 2026 · No. 029
🍇 A key to the city and a little Christmas
Twenty 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.
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