Features
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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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Beading beyond bars
A little over three years ago, Sandra Burling’s daughter started dating a man whose mother, Tryli Anderson, was incarcerated.
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Growing a new Leaf
The line to purchase tickets to enter The Leaf is long.
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Colonizing skating in Winnipeg
Winter in Manitoba can last for six to eight months, which leaves little time for residents to enjoy outdoor summer activities.
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Uniter 30 Outtakes
Give people a place to write – any place, be it the margins of a notebook page, the wall of a bathroom stall, an internet form entry – and people will write the most inane, puerile thing that pops into their head.
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Favourite Winnipegger abroad
1. Tim Gray
2. Ryan Steel
3. Neil Young
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Favourite local visual artist
1. J.D. Renaud
2. Hanna Reimer
3. Adelle Rawluk
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Favourite local social media presence
1. @winnipegwildin (Instagram)
2. @faceplam (Twitter)
3. @mbpolidragrace (Instagram)
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Favourite local restaurant
1. Bonnie Day
2. Nola
3. The Tallest Poppy
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Favourite local publication (that isn’t The Uniter)
1. The Winnipeg Free Press
2. Stylus
3. Border Crossings / The Manitoban (tie)
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Favourite local writer
1. Jessica Seburn
2. Bartley Kives
3. Madeline Rae -
Favourite local music venue
1. The Good Will Social Club
2. The Park Theatre
3. The Handsome Daughter -
Favourite Winnipeg neighbourhood
1. Wolseley
2. West Broadway
3. The West End -
Favourite local public art piece
1. Forever Bicycles by Ai Weiwei
2. Bloody Saturday by Bernie Miller and Noam
3. Chip’s Vintage mural by Hanna Reimer -
Favourite political moment
1. Stefanson uses her son’s hockey game to distract from the healthcare crisis
2. CTV La La Land's the mayoral election for Glen Murray
3. Stefanson’s low approval ratings -
Favourite local place that no longer exists
1. Forth Café and Bar
2. Cousins Deli & Lounge
3. Misericordia emergency room -
Favourite local outdoor gathering place
1. The Forks
2. Munson Park
3. Assiniboine Park -
Favourite on-campus menu item
1. Chicken fingers
2. French fries
3. Huevos Rancheros wrap -
Favourite local grassroots group
1. Bear Clan Patrol
2. Winnipeg Police Cause Harm
3. Mutual Aid Society Winnipeg -
Favourite date activity
1. Attend a local comedy show
2. Walking/skating the river trail
3. Dinner at a local restaurant / catch a movie at Cinematheque (tie)