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  1. No. 023Weekend Edition🍇 No flash photography on the Fort George ghost tourHalloween ghost tours open at Fort George, plus Mayhem at the Manor, Doors Open and a free Harvest Party.Read issue
  2. No. 022The Week Ahead🍇 The Region's new math: one vote per 20,000 peopleHow mayors would vote at the new Regional Council, Wainfleet's mail-ballot deadline, pottery and charcuterie in Queenston and a pumpkin pecan cinnamon roll.Read issue
  3. No. 021Weekend Edition🍇 Short Hills is walkable this ThanksgivingThorold online voting opens Friday, Saturday advance polls, fireworks through Monday, and Ball's Falls all weekend.Read issue
  4. No. 020The Week Ahead🍇 Online voting opens today in three townsWelland's advance poll, a $785,000 RUSH cheque, King Street roadwork and free comedy tonight.Read issue
  5. 🍇 Metric Friday, Bahamas SaturdayCicada takes over Henley Island this weekend, Sir Tom Jones plays the OLG Stage on Friday night, and Saturday brings BarktoberFest to Burgoyne Woods.Read issue
  6. 🍇 Thanksgiving dinner, handledA Thanksgiving takeout that feeds four to six people, a $125-per-person Thanksgiving dinner at Trius, and SIP Niagara's Caesar bar with 211+ ingredients this weekend.Read issue
  7. 🍇 The GM lands wait for the next councilCouncil leaves the GM lands decision to the next term, voting day is less than four weeks away, and a look back at McKinnon Industries in 1938.Read issue
  8. 🍇 Last call at the farm standsFinal market days, free compost starting today, and 60 affordable homes in Thorold.Read issue
  9. We're back, neighbour 🍇A short note, an honest apology, and a plan that sticks this time.Read issue
  10. 🍇 Chippawa’s Old Arena Gets a New JobA major community-centre approval, a Thorold letter worth recognizing and a road meeting to catch before the cones arrive.Read issue
  11. 🍇 The Mill Is Turning at Ball’s FallsHeritage Days, Summer Saturdays, outdoor movies, giant puppets, two World Cup screenings and a prosciutto-wrapped Welland pork chop.Read issue
  12. 🍇 A Route Out of MarinelandMost of the park’s belugas now have a U.S.-authorized route to new homes. The move itself still has hurdles.Read issue
  13. 🍇 Ridgeway Takes the WeekendRidgefest, Tesla lights, cardboard boats, wiener dogs and a very busy Niagara weekend.Read issue
  14. 🍇 The Ballot Is Getting ShorterNiagara is hiring a Chair. Voters are not on the interview panel.Read issue
  15. 🧺 Niagara Farmers’ Markets: What’s Open Each Day in 2026A verified guide to farmers’ markets, supper markets and worthwhile farm-gate stops across Niagara’s 12 municipalities.Read issue
  16. 🍇 Cherries, Concerts and One Very Large DuckArt by the lake, basketball, fireworks and a Sunday soundtrack across Niagara.Read issue
  17. 🍇 Before the FireworksA proposed observation wheel, 492 co-op homes, FloatFest’s cancellation and Canada Day plans across Niagara.Read issue
  18. 🍁 Canada Day Across Niagara: Your 2026 GuideFireworks, festivals, live music, family activities and practical details for Wednesday, July 1 across Niagara’s 12 municipalities.Read issue
  19. The Beach Is Back. So Are We.Foodie Fest, new murals and our Canada Day guide.Read issue
  20. The Grapevine is coming back 🍇A quick note before we return this Thursday.Read issue
  21. Fall’s First Big Turn in NiagaraWhere neon lanes, pumpkin light shows, and dumpling detours meet.Read issue
  22. Butter, Bark & BagpipesFrom gooey indulgence to paw parades and Port Dalhousie reels.Read issue
  23. 🌊 Beaches, Burgers & Beams of LightSunset shutdowns, cardboard chaos, and Niagara’s wild new hologram zoo.Read issue
  24. New Views, Lost Homes & 700 km on FootHeritage losses, flying Falls, and one runner’s epic map quest.Read issue
  25. 🥐 Kindness, Cardboard & CroissantsDrive-thru heroes, cardboard boat chaos, and the bakery that might replace your favourite.Read issue
  26. 👑 Elvis, Queen, & the Mushroom ArmyFrom fridge fires to Elvis hips - it’s all hereRead issue
  27. Fresh from The Grapevine 🍇Cookies, chaos & one very busy fireboatRead issue
  28. 🍪 Cookies, chaos & one very busy fireboatFresh from The Grapevine 🍇Read issue

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