Melanie Dahling
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The diary of a young girl (and her monster)
On its Kickstarter page, the project Anne Frank-N-Stein is introduced to potential readers with panning shots of beautiful, twisted and grotesque imagery, all cheekily set to Frank Sinatra’s “The Tender Trap”. Local writer Ezra Nickel certainly knows how to get peoples’ attention.
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Get a job
Being a student can be nerve wracking at times, but approaching graduation with no idea where your next paycheque will come from is even more unsettling. That’s why on January 16 students can take the opportunity to skip the door-to-door resume routine and meet over 80 potential employers in one place.
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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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Ink/Piercing Shop
An eccentric playlist of varying musical genres fills the waiting area of Soul Survivors.
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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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Christmas with a conscience
Christmas traditions come from an inherently good place. In movies and pop music, the holiday season is all about taking a special moment to appreciate the people you love, bake cookies and learn life lessons from kind strangers with bird poop all over them.
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Rec yourself
The University of Winnipeg’s UNITED Health and RecPlex has only been under construction since February, but the magnificent structure continues to evolve even now that the snow has arrived. “I get people telling me that they can see noticeable differences as they pass by. It’s exciting because we don’t often get to see that process with such a large building,” says David Fitzpatrick, Dean of the Kinesiology Department.
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Do the evolution
“(It’s) a bit like a recital,” Chic Gamine co-vocalist Alexa Dirks says of playing in her hometown of Winnipeg. “It’s mostly our family and friends, so I feel like we can have fun and make mistakes in front of them.”
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Winter hair care
Salon One Eleven, located unsurprisingly at 111 Fort St., manages to have all the glamour of a modern salon, minus the pretension.
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Snow playin’ it
This year, don’t use cold weather as an excuse to get out of shape. While many people adjust their activity level during Winnipeg’s cold winter months, Andrew Curtis, president of the University of Winnipeg’s new rugby team, has no intention of letting a little snow get in the way.
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Homo Hop turns 20
“It was a close race between two themes: Roaring 20s and Post Apocalypse,” says Homo Hop organizer Kevin Tan of the University of Winnipeg event, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year (the theme wound up being Roaring 20s - so dress up, there’s a costume contest).
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The power of art
“Originally, this was going to be a giant circus of an event.”
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Tear down this fourth wall
NAfro Dance Productions – an African contemporary dance company – presents Sauti: Things We Are Carrying.
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Life is a highway
Born in Hamilton and raised in Halifax, Matt Mays has been a consistent presence on the Canadian rock scene since the early 2000s.
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Cosmetics champion
Tia Provici is a lot like that fairy godmother/sassy best friend character in movies that you fantasize about going shopping with, but never expect to actually meet.
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All dressed up…
Jane’s Restaurant is Red River College’s student-run fine dining establishment.
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Beet it
Fitzroy – a tapas-inspired restaurant and the latest addition to the Sherbrook Street food scene – stays true to its mission statement, “No pretense, just honest cooking.”
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Hidden gem
Tucked under the Chateau 100 apartment building at 78 Donald Street, Thida’s Thai is one of those great little restaurants you’ve probably walked past 100 times without even realizing it was there.
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Relish that relish
Let me start by saying that I am a burger girl.
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No wrath, just deliciousness
Shawarma Khan is bound to be a hit at the many popular festivals that take place in Winnipeg’s Exchange District over the summer.