Meghan Desjardins (left) and Cindy Lemieux from the River Bookshop were part of the Book Store Crawl that took place last weekend. The Amherstburg store joined other independent book stores for the crawl. Canadian Independent Book Store Day was April 25 and that meant open doors and lots of visitors to the regions bookstores. To celebrate, Amherstburg’s River Bookshop took part in the first ever Book Store Crawl that started Friday and wrapped up last Sunday. “A few of the st

The Local Collective Art Project unveiled its “O Canada” exhibit April 18 at The O, located within Hotel STRY. It will be displayed for the next two weeks. Artists within the Local Collective Art Project have put their patriotism on display. The “O Canada” exhibit and festival was held last Saturday afternoon at The O, the bar and restaurant within Hotel STRY. The local group of artists that comprise the collection will have their work exhibited for roughly two weeks, startin

Meg Reiner (right) of the Marsh Historical Collection, helped Marija Argoselo pick out some books. Fiction, non-fiction, gardening, cooking, mystery – books on everything and anything were available this past weekend at G.L. Heritage Brewing Co. It was the second annual “Books and Brews” sale with all proceeds going to the Marsh Historical Collection. “A lot of people came out last time and it’s a great partnership with G.L. Heritage. We are looking to do this again,” said Ma