The Olde Candy Shoppe on Queen Street in Niagara-on-the-Lake once housed a barbershop. In the 1880s, a Black man by the name of Lewis Ross owned the barbershop and was a successful businessman
Tucked away inside Limited Distillery on Henegan Road, SRCvinyl is a somewhat unknown gem of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Featuring a wide range of genres including soundtracks and pop stars like Taylor Swift, this record shop-distillery
For the first time in nearly five years, Bernadette Secco will get to showcase her bell chiming skills at St. Mark’s Anglican Church to mark the coronation of King Charles III. On Sunday,
On the last Saturday of each month, firefighters at St. Davids Firehall exchange their hoses for spatulas. Last Saturday’s firefighter buffet welcomed about 150 people to enjoy all the breakfast classics. “The association
Celeste Brillon was always drawn by the world of women’s choir, though it would’ve been difficult not to be. Her mother, Lisa Brillon, is the director of the Queenston Women’s Chorus. For two
Large crowd takes in documentary at Central Community Church The parking lot of Central Community Church was overflowing with vehicles sporting Canadian flags and anti-Trudeau stickers for a screening last Sunday
If you can’t make it to Buckingham Palace in time to get your coronation souvenirs, look no farther than Queen Street. The Scottish Loft has items in stock celebrating the May 6 coronation
Throughout the month of May, NOTLers will be able to take a walk through history with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum. Starting May 5, the museum’s Neighbourhood Walk series will return with both familiar and
Students at Royal Oak School had classes in the great outdoors to mark Earth Day 2023, learning lessons from nature and helping to keep it tidy. Classess were led on a trip outside
The Queenston Women’s Chorus is celebrating 20 years together as a singing group at its annual spring choral concert this Saturday evening, April 29. Conductor Lisa Brillon said the choir will be performing
From handcrafting floral arrangements to collecting donations, the NOTL Cat Rescue is truly a family affair. Tanya Rice, the rescue’s director of fundraising, opened up her garage for the group’s spring floral sale.
As she walks through her hobby room, Cindy Carter can’t help but to gush over the details of her work with great pride. From mansions to hair salons, she has recreated scenes from
Niagara-on-the-Lake swimmer Peyton Leigh registered some solid performances in the Canadian Olympic trials last week. The 15-year-old competed in the national trials in Toronto in two events – the 200-metre butterfly and the
Figure skater Ashleen Hale waved a bittersweet goodbye to her home away from home of the last 15 years on Sunday. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Skating Figure Club wrapped up its season with its annual
The death of Louise Leyland has shaken the small village of Queenston, whose residents have been fighting to improve traffic safety in the community for years. While out walking on Saturday afternoon, Leyland
Sunday afternoon the Niagara-on-the-Lake Farmworker Hub’s social space opened for the first time and welcomed workers to a place for rest and relaxation. Director Julia Buxton-Cox was excited about what the new space will
Niagara-on-the-Lake residents could have the opportunity to add more greenery to the community with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority’s Trees For All planting partnership. The partnership invites landowners across the Niagara Peninsula to
This year’s Niagara Festival of the Performing Arts is returning to St. Davids-Queenston United Church and the Yellow Door Theatre in Virgil with the introduction of strings and speech arts as part of the
Peyton Leigh, 15, to compete for shot at making it to Paris Games in 2024 Standing just five-foot-five, with a shoe size of eight and a half, Peyton Leigh says she is
The TD Niagara Jazz Festival has been a staple in Niagara-on-the-Lake for a decade and it is no stranger to accolades. After winning Festivals and Events Ontario awards in 2017, 2019 and 2020
NOTL’s March Break Classic hockey tournament gives more than 40 teams the opportunity to take part in what for some is their only tourney of the year. This past weekend the Centennial and
Queens and Ciders show welcomed warmly, unlike protests earlier in Welland Drag performers got a much different welcome in Niagara-on-the-Lake than a similar show received in Welland. During a drag brunch at Welland’s
This story is one in a package to celebrate the women of Niagara-on-the-Lake for International Women’s Day. Find a video of the making of the event here, view our 12-page special section here
The popular “Learn & Live: Enriched Living For All Ages” series is returning to the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library, starting off with sessions focused on living well. You can learn more about the town
Every Niagara-on-the-Lake resident has seen the massive swarms of birds flying overhead during their drive around town, but what they may not know is that those little black passerines are starlings. Jean Hampson
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