TYLER KULA The Observer Holliby and Bree Ross cozy up to a mannequin decked out in vinyl and X-rays at their Sarnia home. The unusual outfit is one of many featured in a wearable art show Friday at the Sarnia Library auditorium.
It’s been a while since my last visit to the North Bay council chambers. Nice chairs, twin flat-screen televisions and state-of-the-art podium for presentations combines with the fresh decor to create a modern environment for public discourse.
Continue here: Nothing changes in council chambers — SOAPBOXING WITH DAVE DALE (The North Bay Nugget)
Nothing makes a person feel at home more than a warm welcome, and Welcome Wagon has been giving Grande Prairie residents of all ages that for more than four decades.
PICTON — At the Waring House, guests can rest both their bodies and their environmental consciences. The popular upscale inn, restaurant, conference centre and cookery school held a grand opening to unveil two new accommodation buildings and many other upgrades.
More here: Waring House goes green (Belleville Intelligencer)
Genius or balderdash?
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‘Marienbad’ still confounds after 50 years (Austin American-Statesman)
Like a caterpillar in its chrysalis, soon to emerge as a brilliant monarch butterfly, London’s Residence Inn by Marriott is undergoing a hidden internal transformation.
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‘Right to the bare walls’ (London Free Press)
The fifth annual Festival of Flowers takes place in Yakima this weekend. The two-day flower fest, sponsored by Banner Bank, started Friday and continues today. It features antiques, art, garden décor and plants, children’s activities and a variety of food vendors.
Development should be more than just buildings, it should be approached as art. That’s the philosophy Garry Sawatzky and his son Ryan follow. “Developing housing as more than just housing and commercial as more than just commercial,” Garry Sawatzky said yesterday.
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New vision for downtown (Orillia Packet & Times)
PORT COLBORNE — Downtown streets of Port Colborne are becoming colourful with yarn wrapped around trees, sidewalk chalk and murals, thanks to the Katimavik group. This week the volunteer group is holding Culture Shock, a weeklong festival of street art and visual intrigue.
More here: Yarn and robots prepare Port Colborne for Culture Shock (Welland Tribune)
The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience (”NOWFE”), Greek Fest and The Bayou Boogaloo headline a weekend of festivals this week. NOWFE offers wine and food lovers a chance to dive headlong into five days and nights of culinary…
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Wine, food and festivals take center stage this week in New Orleans (New Orleans Times-Picayune)