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Europa Imports A Unique Family Affair
Dozens of families will file into Europa Imports over the next couple months, looking for tiny, white dresses as they prepare for Holy Communion season. This time of religious observance is particularly special for parents and children, explained shop owner Paul Governali. Mezzo wins Top Choice Award Goccia Cafe [...]
Piano passion becomes Via Italia music school
Samantha Cisilino was eight years old when she sat in front of a tiny keyboard and learned to play her first song, the classic “Heart and Soul.” Now, at age 28, she owns her own music school in the city’s Via Italia neighbourhood, where she teaches dozens of Windsor region children the instrument she’s [...]
Mezzo wins best Italian restaurant in Windsor
Mezzo Ristorante and Lounge has been named the best Italian restaurant in Windsor in this year’s Top Choice Awards. Owners Filip Rocca and Darcy King were all smiles when the news arrived last week. There were both quick to heap gratitude onto their “hard working” staff and loyal customers. “This award is truly a [...]
Goccia Cafe dripping with Italian flavour as it joins Via Italia revitalization
Luigi Mariani wanted to add even more traditional flavours to the mosaic of Windsor’s Little Italy when he started brewing coffee from his corner cafe on Erie Street last summer. He and his family visited the old country several times sourcing just the right ingredients, finding the finest equipment and learning the [...]
A teenage hobby turned thriving tattoo business
Few can say that what they did as a bored teenager led to a successful business and colourful career. Pat Giles can. Growing up in Windsor he and his friends would tattoo each other at lunchtime. Right away Giles says he was hooked.
Doctor’s office returns to Via Italia with opening of Medica Pharmacy
When Frank Vella spotted a familiar face walking into his new pharmacy on Erie Street, he sauntered from his office to greet the man on the main floor. Standing among the shelves of over-the-counter medications, Frank demonstrates how to sit in a way that alleviates some of the pain [...]