Downtown windsor articles
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Brown-John: Devil in the details with downtown Windsor revitalization
By: Lloyd Brown-John I am not now, nor have I ever been, a person who can live comfortably in a city. Certainly, I have lived in — or sometimes endured — cities: Toronto, Ottawa, Vienna, Brussels, Melbourne, but that does not habituate me to love life in a city. Recently, I had to provide some […]
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Fire destroys rainbow-coloured downtown Windsor house
A vacant downtown structure known by many as the rainbow-coloured house for its multi-coloured paint job was destroyed by fire early Thursday in what police are calling suspicious. Windsor firefighters remained on scene into the morning, putting out hotspots at the building in the 800 block of Ouellette Avenue near Elliot Street. Crews were called […]
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Massive sinkhole forces closure of streets in downtown Windsor
A large sinkhole suddenly opened up in downtown Windsor on Monday, forcing street closures and causing traffic headaches. The City of Windsor sent out a traffic detour notice around 6:30 p.m. Monday, stating that the intersection of University Avenue and Church Street was closed because of the sinkhole. No injuries were reported. The road […]