Features
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Favourite Place to See Live Music
The topic of music venues was actually a pretty important one for Winnipeg in 2014. New spots like The Good Will and The Handsome Daughter cut ribbons and opened doors.
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Favourite Radio Show
For the last eight years ‘Peg City Groove has been a place for Winnipeggers to keep up with the local music scene and it’s still going strong.
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Favourite Local Podcast
Matt Moskal’s no stranger to this category, as The Supporting Act was ranked second in last years’ Uniter 30 poll. Hardly a small feat for a podcast that had only existed a mere 10 episodes at the time.
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Favourite album
It took six years, but the Civil Disobedients stopped being super lazy procrastinators and finally released the follow-up to Sell Your Soul Until You Can Buy It Back.
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Favourite Local Street Performer
Eric the Great is no fairweather busker. On any given day, he’ll be out somewhere in Winnipeg, greeting passers-by with a song and his bright, distinctive smile. He’s been regaling the streets with song for 10 solid years, averaging about 16 hours a day, he estimates.
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Favourite local fest
I dare you to find one Winnipegger who hasn’t spent a day strolling through the Winnipeg Folk Festival grounds, or at least a bitter soul who hasn’t had thoughts of sneaking into the festival campground.
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Favourite local publication
The Uniter was founded in 1824 by John Uniter, a wealthy Selkirk industrialist who coined the phrase “People before profit.” The publication was one page and was used to inform people about the upcoming general strike (which didn’t occur for almost a century). It had a circulation of 20 and was printed on the back of old rags found in Uniter’s garage.
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Favourite thing to do in Winter
Festival du Voyageur is an internationally recognized celebration of Manitoba’s history. Besides being a great time, Festival du Voyageur helps connect us with voyageur, Métis and First Nations culture.
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Favourite Theatrical Production
Local comedian J.D. Renaud proves haters gonna hate with Damn Your Eyes, a theatrical love letter addressed to things he just can’t stand.
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Favourite Neighbourhood
I lived in Osborne for a few years (at the Stradavilla, good times) but it was during a time when I couldn’t actually afford to enjoy any of the things the village has to offer.
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Favourite local boutique
Whether pincurls and pompadours are part of your daily routine, or you’ve only ever considered donning a poodle skirt for that Mad Men theme party, local shop Rockabetty has you covered.
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Favourite Charity / Non-Profit
Since 1987, Siloam Mission has been working to bring Winnipeggers together to help those who are experiencing homelessness. Siloam Mission takes a lead role in encouraging all of us to recognize the humanity of every person regardless of their temporary circumstances.
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Favourite local blog
This Uniter 30 returning best blog champ has been at it for seven years. Photographer Bryan Scott describes his blog as a space for all Winnipeg images.
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Favourite Visual Artist
Many artistic careers begins with the classic fork in the road scenario: to give up the dream and settle into a more secure and consistent lifestyle, or to persevere and work harder than ever before towards a goal which may or may not be fulfilled. Winnipeg-based illustrator Nyco Rudolph is barreling head first towards the latter.
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Favourite local brewery
Since opening in August 2006, Half Pints Brewing Company has come a long way.
“The acceptance of what we do is considerably different now,” explains David Rudge, brewmaster and president of the company. “People’s attitudes now are very different from the attitudes people had towards us when we first started.”
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Favourite New Restaurant
Western suburb dwellers of Winnipeg rejoice - you have a new local hangout! St. James Tap and Table opened its doors in October and has become a neighbourhood favourite in only a few months.
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Favourite Night Spot
When I asked people what they were doing for New Year’s Eve, most people said “staying home,” which is what I’ve done for the last few years. Going out (not just on December 31) means that you a) have to put on clothes and b) talk to people, which is, you know, a lot.
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The Uniter Top 10 Lists
The Uniter staff members compile their year-end top-ten lists.
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Gleaming the Edge
Skateboards and snow don’t mix, which becomes an annual problem for local practitioners of the sport, though many think of it as an art form. What happens when your addiction, your passion, your life vanishes for half of the year? When the white stuff falls, the Winnipeg skate scene is forced indoors.
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Electric Avenue
When I first arrived in Winnipeg in February of 1986, I was instantly fascinated by the idea that a city could exist in a climate that was so profoundly cold. It struck me that the water wasn’t frozen when coming out of the tap and that although the buildings looked as though they were evaporating from the deep freezing temperatures, they were well heated and electricity wasn’t regularly interrupted at all.