The Artists' Village's residences for actors and other peformers with the Shaw Festival opened in February. The apartments have been nearly full since April.
A fascination that likely began when humans first created shadow images on caves in ancient times, puppets have survived millenniums as a storytelling device popular around the world, writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
The Shaw Festival is celebrating the opening of a campus that will house dozens of performers who put on the theatre company's productions, plus education and outreach programs.
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.
"She sought unusual locations where ordinary people built empires against the odds and where strong, smart women overcame gender, convention and adversity," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
John “Johny” Moore of Niagara Falls is traveling the world to make a documentary about addiction.The 34-year-old spent more than 15 years with serious addictions to a...
The first-ever Frightmare in the Falls took over the Scotiabank Conventional Centre during the weekend, offering horror fans a chance to check out 50,000 square feet of horror-themed displays, vendors, movie props, panels, plus the chance to meet celebrities from classic horror films.
“Not all men die
Some walk into history
To dwell there everlasting,”
This an excerpt of a poem written by an 18-year-old Nigerian man named Membis Godwin,...
As Niagara-on-the-Lake rebuilt after the destruction it suffered during the burning in December of 1813, more land was surveyed to accommodate the influx of...
The nominees for Niagara’s first-ever social media awards, The Socials, were announced during the weekend, fittingly through social media.
The finalists span through eight categories:...
The Brock Badgers men's lacrosse team is hoping to continue the success of an undefeated season as they head to the first round of the Canadian University Field Lacrosse...
A tropical-tasting fruit that’s native to Ontario? It sounds like something entirely made up, but it’s real.It’s called a pawpaw (or Asimina triloba), and...
The Shaw Festival is kicking-off a new annual holiday tradition this year, with what they say is a "fanciful" production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
A release...
A note from the editor: Mendelt Hoekstra is very involved Niagara's music community, in more than one way. Not only is Hoekstra a talented and accomplished musician...
The Niagara Historical Society was founded in December of 1895, by a very formidable woman named Janet Carnochan.
Born in Stamford, Ontario in 1839, Carnochan moved to...
NHL legend and current Canadiens ambassador Guy Lafleur spoke over the phone with Niagara Now last week. Niagara Now journalist Corey LeBlanc took the opportunity to talk with...
The Snowbirds, officially known as the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, visited Niagara-on-the-Lake this Wednesday, showing off aerobatics in the skies over the vineyards and Niagara District Airport.
