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The Uniter Top 10 lists 2013
The Uniter Top 10 lists 2013
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The Comedian
When you meet J.D. Renaud, he comes across as a humble, down to earth, and creative guy.
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The Writer
There’s no shortage of people with talent in this city. The rare finds, though, are those that have a work ethic, drive or attention to detail that matches their natural gifts.
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The Athlete
Locally grown hockey player Jonathan Toews will go for gold at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, with the goal to make his country proud once again.
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The Photographer
It is easy to see why so many voted April Dawn Plett as their favourite photographer.
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The Winnipegger Abroad
With family heritage in Nigeria and Manitoba, and having performed across Canada, Aisha Alfa has a brilliant passion for Winnipeg.
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The Celebrity
Chances are you’ve heard Ace Burpee’s unique voice at some point, either while he is hosting his popular morning show on 103.1 Virgin Radio, speaking at a charity event or doing his live on location work all over Winnipeg.
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The Venue + The Nightspot
Union Sound Hall has hit the ground running since opening in August 2013.
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The Podcast
It might be labelled as “Winnipeg’s Worst Podcast,” but there still seems to be a few of you that enjoy the 27 episodes of Couch Surfin’ that have been uploaded so far.
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The Local Album
Local six-piece Royal Canoe has been busy lately, touring the globe with genre-bending psychedelic electronic rock and garnering critical acclaim for its sophomore full length Today We’re Believers.
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The University of Winnipeg Event
The first week of University hosts some hallmark memories of our lives. It marks that transition from being a high school student to one who is now in the “real world”. We owe some of our most vivid memories of this significant time to Orientation Week, aka “O-Week”.
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The Campus Radio Show
James Borsa is the ultimate film guru. He has an irreplaceable amount of knowledge in the realms of film and he displays a true passion for the topic.
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The Theatrical Production
Winnipeg theatre happens all year long, but to many people it’s all about checking out the Fringe in July.
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The Parking Space
The Uniter is a downtown street weekly, but it’s also the official newspaper of the University of Winnipeg.
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The Film
Under the Neon Lights is the surrealist creation of University of Winnipeg film grads Fabian Velasco, Milos Mitrovic, Markus Henkel, and Ian Bawa.
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The New Restaurant
Winnipeg already has a ton of burger joints scattered throughout the city, but all that competition hasn’t stopped Market Burger from becoming a top contender since it opened up at 645 Corydon back in July.
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The Manitoba Festival
Winnipeg Folk Fest, we love you, but you're bringing us down. Let's hope that 2013's yawn of a lineup was only a celebration of the past and not an indication of the years to come.
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The New Thing
A few years ago I was looking for a space to do a music video for the band Federal Lights.
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The Activist
As the global economy lacks stability, proper nutrition is becoming more difficult to access due to high costs of whole and natural foods.
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The Young Achiever
When asked what he does, Ian Bawa laughs and replies that he does “a little bit of everything”.
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The Visual Artist
“Visual art” is a broad term that shouldn’t be taken strictly. It can describe anything from paintings to ceramics to the applied arts like industrial design and architecture. But for 25-year-old Fabián Velasco, its definition is only limited by a creative and free-thinking imagination.
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The Local Blog
Five years ago, local photographer Bryan Scott decided to move pictures off of his Flickr page and start a photo blog called Winnipeg Love Hate, which is still updated regularly with various shots taken throughout the city.
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The Gallery
The Winnipeg Art Gallery has been an integral part our downtown core and our city’s appreciation of the arts since its establishment in 1912.
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Ink/Piercing Shop
An eccentric playlist of varying musical genres fills the waiting area of Soul Survivors.
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The Sex Shop
Our readers' favourite adult boutique is Winnipeg's newest—they opened in April last year.
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The Clothing Shop
Located in the heart of the Osborne Village is Out of the Blue, a local mainstay specializing in women’s vintage, indie and retro clothing, accessories, jewelry and footwear.
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The Coffee Shop
Nils Vik opened Parlour in September, 2011 when he was looking for the kind of coffee experience that he created for friends and family at home.
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The Bookstore
McNally Robinson was founded in Winnipeg in 1981, and is the largest independently run bookstore in Canada.
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The Record Store
26-year-old Into the Music was voted reader's favourite—and store owner Greg Tonn demonstrates attentiveness to people's needs.