Karen Taylor-Jones was the catalyst for a protest outside Niagara-on-the-Lake town hall two years ago that took the town to task over its decision to greenlight a luxury hotel on King Street.
Fifteen years after volunteering at Red Roof Retreat during high school, Robert Burciul is back as its program co-ordinator, as the charity prepares to open the doors to its new, 5,700-square-foot facility in January.
Twenty-nine artworks are in the running to become one of three tableaus that will be used to beautify three hydro boxes in NOTL — part of a project that’s seen 23 hydro boxes turned into public art so far.
The School of Restoration Arts at Willowbank is celebrating 20 years since its foundation in 2006, with plans to invite the public onto its 13-acre property to tour the 19th-century Willowbank Estate.
A local couple, who run an art studio and gallery out of the old Laura Secord school in Queenston, are hosting a three-day painting workshop for painters both aspiring and experienced.
Richard West and Paul Masson will be at the NOTL Public Library on Sept. 1, to celebrate the release of their latest novels and discuss what inspires their writing, how they build fictional worlds and how an idea becomes a finished book.
Comedian Eric Johnston is set to stop in NOTL this Thursday as part of his “Son of a Bull” comedy tour, which sees him getting candid about addiction in the family, mental health and being the son of a professional wrestler.
After concerns this spring that a 19th-century schoolhouse in Niagara-on-the-Lake was set to be lost to demolition, the future of this building now appears clearer.
Maria Mavridis, who was elected to council for the first time in 2022, is once again throwing her hat into the ring of this fall’s election, hoping to serve another term.
The artisanal cheese store that occupies a small slice of Market Street in Old Town has closed up shop after being unable to keep up with the rising price of rent for businesses downtown.
Long-distance runner Adam Saltarelli will set off on his run from the Waterfront Trail under the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge on Saturday at 9 a.m.
Last fall, Dean Pagnotta wrote about these men and women who fought for Canada, each carrying out “a brave and heartfelt job,” he wrote in a 335-word essay.
A source who reached out to The Lake Report, an artist who we’ve chosen not to name, said the Pumphouse received a threat regarding the event from Canadian white nationalist group the Second Sons.
NOTL’s municipal and heritage planners rejected Benny Marotta’s previous development plans for the historic Rand Estate, and once again, they’re not enamored with his latest proposal.
Since starting the Senior Housing Advisory Committee, Cindy Grant says the group has secured support from the town and identified two potential sites for an independent living facility.
Plans to buy Strewn Winery and build a 58-room hotel on the site are being met with skepticism from some who argue the project could open the floodgates to a hotel being built on every winery in town.
Big changes are coming to Strewny Winery: after almost 30 years in business, the small winery is being sold and may become home to a new hotel with 58 rooms.
The Town of NOTL is asking the Ontario government to give it three more years to finish designating as many heritage properties as it can before it’s too late.
About 390 metres of concrete sewer pipe will be replaced as part of Mississagua Street’s reconstruction starting later this year. Town staff said the additional work will not extend the project’s timeline.
The developer behind a new St. Davids subdivision came to town with a request to change its plans for a new block of townhouses and was met with disapproval from half of council, with questions about the proposal will impact St. Davids’ already-strained stormwater system.
Life is busier than ever these days in this part of the province, but for Felicia Izaguirre Werner, the hustle and bustle of Niagara is a welcome sign of how much the place she’s from has grown.
Summer officially begins on June 21, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. A gathering is set to take place that evening at Ryerson Park, featuring yoga and handpan drumming.
The new study will examine issues with flooding and erosion, potentially caused by development and more severe rainstorms as a result of climate change.
Shooting for the film adaptation of the romantic novel “Beach Read” begins this week in Old Town and is set to continue until mid-to-late June.
The organization behind the ongoing revitalization of a historic plot of land in Old Town is inviting the public to have a look at the work it’s done so far to transform a forest that’s seen better days into an urban oasis.
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