City
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You gotta see it to believe it
In the 1960s and ’70s, country and blues music dominated the Main Street strip in Winnipeg.
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Introducing Edith Hancox, socialist feminist
In early September 1919, thousands of Women’s Labour League meeting attendees resolved to march to Manitoba’s provincial legislature and demand that jailed strike leaders be released from prison.
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City briefs
Pet fosters needed// Lions Place residents protest pending sale// Don't let it go to waste// Fast-track recruitment plan for doctors// Clean Slate Program funding// Mobile drug testing
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Vacant-building property owners may pay cost of fire responses
The owners of vacant buildings in Winnipeg may now pay in the event of a fire.
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Headlines
A reporter’s notebook crammed in my back pocket.
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Arts briefs
Snowe-d in and Warming up// Capturing domesticity// Dancers wanted// Introducing Game-itoba// Lighting up the Exchange// Dine with your palentines
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When fairytales collide
Cinderella meets Little Red Riding Hood meets a baker’s wife meets Jack and his beanstalk.
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Lost and found again
Barb Bottle and Briony Haig aren’t afraid to ask the big questions.
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Live band karaoke returns
Karaoke, derived from the Japanese words for “empty orchestra,” is a staple of bars in East Asia.
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Out of the closet and into the streets
The term “safe space” can be traced back to lesbian and gay bars in the 1960s.
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City briefs
Volunteer at Festival du Voyageur// CF Polo Park development plan// Millennium Library to reopen Monday// Provincial campaign to end school absenteeism// Affordable Indigenous housing coming to Young Street// First Nation-led feasibility study expected in March
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Winnipeg lags to adopt city-run composting
Winnipeg remains the largest Canadian city without a city-run composting program.
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Arts briefs
A collector’s paradise// No blues at this blues fest// Craft in Colour @ MCC// NO DICTIONARY FOR DANCERS// A warm Winterruption// Decolonizing Lens celebrates Janine Windolph
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Winnipeg lesbians and their ‘ring of keys’
Alison Bechdel, a lesbian graphic novelist, published her memoir Fun Home in 2006, where she both processes her grief over her dad’s death and notes moments where she comes face-to-face with her dad’s queerness and her own budding sexuality.
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Hateful Frontiers
On Jan. 13, at least six provincial Progressive Conservative (PC) caucus members attended an event hosted by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP).
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“...with a road map.”
2023 still has its baby teeth, but the global right wing has wasted no time in upping the ante.
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City briefs
Budget shortfalls// Winnipeg Transit fares increase// Use of solar energy in Winnipeg// Petition to ban horse slaughter// Brady Road landfill reopened// Progress on National Inquiry into MMIWG action plan
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Arts briefs
Jaimie Isaac artist talk// Afternoon screenings at Plug-In// Exploring grief through art// Ringing in the Lunar New Year// Unearthing @ aceartinc.// Tickets on sale for Canadian Jazz Summit
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City briefs
Treaty knowledge centre opens at The Forks// Record numbers for pedestrian fatalities// De-escalating violent situations workshop// Initiative to increase campus safety and awareness// First Nation-led committee to study feasibility of landfill search// Freedom Convoy reunion confusion
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City briefs
Treaty knowledge centre opens at The Forks// Record numbers for pedestrian fatalities// De-escalating violent situations workshop// Initiative to increase campus safety and awareness// First Nation-led committee to study feasibility of landfill search// Freedom Convoy reunion confusion