Silence on sustainable sustenance
Sustainable food practices are gaining traction globally, but not within Manitoba’s 2019 provincial election.
Emelia Fournier
Politicians make plans for creative community
Art and politics come together once again for the provincial election. Here are the promises made as of press time by Manitoba’s four main political…
Festival favourite ends summer with a Royal Rumpus
Cult DJ and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Courtnage — known onstage as Smoky Tiger — released his third album, The Premium Quality Royal Rumpus, Aug. 30. In…
Food for thought
The South Osborne Farmers’ Market (SOFM) brings its community-minded, ecologically sustainable vendors to Kylemore Ave. for its fourth year. The SOFM is run by Farm…
Traipsing through the heat and the storms
“This year, I felt like I knew people almost everywhere I went.”
Festival toasts volunteers for decades of hard work
Winnipeg Folk Festival (WFF) attendees took a break from the music on the afternoon of July 13 to honour “milestone” WFF volunteers.
Manitobans gear up for 46th annual Folk Fest
Manitoba’s largest gathering of tree-huggers and music-lovers returns to Birds Hill Provincial Park July 11-14.
Wildin’ out in Winnipeg
Warm Winnipeg weather welcomes winos, weirdos and whippersnappers to the great outdoors once again. It’s patio season in the Prairies and it’s also time to…
Free concert brings workers’ rights to the forefront
Old Market Square was crowded June 8 with people standing in the rain for a free concert commemorating the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike.
Manitoban indie music festival shines on
Hoot Owl Festival of Music and Art, formally known as Shine On, returns for its 15th year Aug. 22-25. Hoot Owl is a small indie…