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Eye for Art: Inside the ‘Nighthawks’ diner

Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report In February 2020, I was in Paris to see the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Louvre. The museum was open late during the final days

Going Green: Start by reducing your ‘stuff’

Robin JinchereauSpecial to The Lake Report You can diminish your carbon footprint by reducing or eliminating some of the products you consume or by cutting some of your waste by switching to different

Hope Bradley remembers a simpler NOTL

Gail KendallSpecial to The Lake Report Hope Bradley remembers a simpler time for Niagara-on-the-Lake, when dignitaries would arrive by helicopter at the Rand Estate, Simcoe Park hosted dances, and when everyone knew their neighbours —

Going Green: How you can help reduce climate change

Robin Jinchereau Special to The Lake Report Most of us are aware that carbon emissions are increasing globally and this results in global climate change. The International Energy Agency in its 2021 annual

Dr. Brown: Opinion: Imagine isolation in care homes, especially for those with dementia

Drs. William Brown, Martha Truncale and Timothy BrownSpecial to The Lake Report With this the third surge, Ontario enters yet another lockdown to contain the spread of a far more formidable viral foe – the highly

Adopt An Art Work a fundraiser forRiverBrink

Debra Antoncic Special to The Lake Report There are many activities and experiences we have missed over the past year, such as the simple joys of getting together with friends and family,

Opinion: The Third Wave: Explained by the Authorities

David IsraelsonSpecial to The Lake Report Welcome to the third wave. Of course, this may or may not be the third wave. As a leading authority in this jurisdiction, I personally consider it

Eye for Art: ?ouard Manet, ‘A Bar at the Folies-Berg?,’1882

Penny-Lynn Cookson Special to The Lake Report Oh, to be in Paris at the Folies-Bergère, home of opera, dance, comedy and acrobatics. Built in 1869, it was the most popular music hall of variety

Ross’ Ramblings: A tough battle, but we must try to smile and laugh

Ross RobinsonSpecial to The Lake Report As we continue to wrassle with COVID-19, we must retain our ability to smile. As importantly, we must retain our desire to laugh. On a recent Friday evening at

Region adopts major development blueprint for Glendale

Steve HardakerCommunity Correspondent Niagara regional council has formally approved an official plan amendment to implement the long-term vision and key directions set out in the Glendale District Plan. When fully built, after 2041, regional growth projections estimate Glendale will

Eye for Art: Springtime and starry, starry nights

Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report Vincent van Gogh left the Netherlands to join his art dealer brother Theo in Paris where he would further his studies and come into contact with,

Crossroads celebrates March Break anyway

Crossroads Public School Special to The Lake Report

Keeping it Green: Early spring gardening: Let sleeping bugs lie

Kyra Simone Special to The Lake Report Spring is just beginning and the world seems ready to wake up and come back to life. Though many of us are itching to get a head

Eye for Art: The stages of life

Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report A week ago, there was a spectacular sunset viewed from Ryerson Park. Jets descending into and rising above Pearson airport were making thin white streaks across a

Baldinelli: Conservatives secure support for tourism and those hardest hit

Tony BaldinelliSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report Tourism is a major driver of the economy of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Tourists are attracted here for our scenic wine tours, our rich history, our exquisite culinary and shopping experiences,

Letter: Coyotes are a beautiful, valuable natural resource

Dear editor: I am writing in response to your March 4 article, “Hunter says hobby is legal, needed.” Coyotes, as top-of-the-chain predators, are an essential part of our natural system. They are responsible

Eye for Art: Heroes then and now

Penny-Lynn CooksonSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report The Lake Report’s call out for nominations for our pandemic heroes serves to remind us that through the long march of history’s plagues and pandemics there

Op-ed: Yes, Texas-style power outage could happen here

But utilities in Canada and the U.S. are working together to minimize the impact of major grid problems Tim Curtis Special to The Lake Report With the recent large power outages in

NOTL dad ‘over the moon’ with son’s role in Mars mission

Gail KendallSpecial to The Lake Report Vlad Haltigin is one proud father these days. The NOTL resident, a retired former executive with Xerox Canada Ltd., has a new “out-of-this-world” claim to fame: father

Dr. Brown: Mapping COVID genome essential to updating vaccines

Dr. William Brown is a professor of neurology at McMaster University and co-founder of the Infohealth series at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library. Dr. William Brown Special to The Lake Report It’s been

Council narrowly rejects solution to light pollution from pickleball courts

Evan SaundersSpecial to Niagara Now/The Lake Report Council members narrowly defeated a plan Monday to immediately address light pollution complaints from Virgil’s popular pickleball courts. The pickleball courts have become a popular attraction for NOTL

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