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Calling all artists! Via Italia community commissions massive neighbourhood mural project
Capturing the city’s Italian culture in a significant mural project has become a top priority for the Via Italia Business Improvement Area. All artists are asked to submit a proposal for their vision. Act fast. The deadline is Sept. 4, 2020. 1.0 PROJECT OVERVIEW The Via Italia Business Improvement Area [...]
TDVI 2020 Cancellation
This announcement will come as no surprise, yet does not lessen the disappointment. Sadly, the 2020 TdVI cannot take place under the current or foreseeable circumstances. The TDVI board, sponsors, competitors and supporters held on to some hope as long as possible. The reality is that we have past the [...]
Via Italia to allow more space for patios, sidewalk sales and safer pedestrian access
Erie street becomes a pedestrian haven this summer as street closures allow business owners to bring their shops outdoors. Throughout the Via Italia neighbourhood, restaurant and bar owners will extend their patios into the streets on select weekends, while other retailers expand their capacity into the sidewalks as well. The [...]
Via Italia merchants supply front lines of Windsor’s COVID-19 battle
Dedicated business owners in Windsor’s Via Italia have sent thousands of face masks, hospital hats and hot lunches to frontline workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Â
Electrical workers, Mezzo Ristorante feed frontline health workers in COVID-19 battle
An agreement reached Tuesday will deliver individually prepared and packaged meals to six locations, including five hospitals in Windsor, Essex County and Chatham-Kent.
Medica Pharmacy fights COVID-19 with virtual patient visits
Medica Pharmacy on Erie Street is adjusting to a new way of seeing patients in the middle of this COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Tiffany Czilli says they're now offering phone and virtual appointments at this time to stop the spread of the virus.