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Counter Culture

Sep 20, 2022 | Isabel Buckmaster

How cooks at community kitchens are rustling up a lot more than meals on their countertops.

Where The Wild Things Are

Sep 20, 2022 | Janice Quirt

What the leaders, students and parents of local outdoor school programs want us to know about the power of outdoor learning.

Getting It Together

Sep 20, 2022 | Emily Dickson

Why the obsession with organizing is growing and what we’re looking for under all that mess

Jigsaws and Routers and Drills, Oh My!

Sep 20, 2022 | Emily Dickson | A Day in the Life

Theatre Orangeville’s technical director, Lisa Lahue, gets her hands dirty as she helps create the imagined worlds that enchant theatregoers.

How Will Our Kids Align Their Stars?

Sep 20, 2022 | Bethany Lee | Headwaters Nest

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s such a familiar question. We throw it out to the littlest of our littles, as early as age three or four, once their interests start to sparkle.

A Hard Pill to Swallow

Sep 20, 2022 | Gail Grant | Over the Next Hill

Getting the pill out of the package is just the first irritation with prescription meds.

Open House

Sep 20, 2022 | Alison McGill | At Home in the Hills

For two architects who built thriving careers in Czechoslovakia, Canada and China, a contemporary home set against the sweeping vistas of Mulmur’s Pine River valley is their paradise found.

A Puzzling Conclusion: Autumn 2022

Sep 20, 2022 | Ken Weber | Puzzles

Try your hand at euchre, name some newborns and identify a dozen animals – plus a few extra brain teasers

How Food Found the Path to a Community’s Heart

Sep 20, 2022 | Ellie Eberlee

From the farmers’ market to the food truck, Rasmi’s Falafel has become a familiar name in Orangeville, sharing a ‘sunny taste of Syria’ since 2016

Cheryl Russel

Sep 14, 2022 | Gail Grant | Over the Next Hill

Cheryl Russel says her father inspired her interest in local politics and “made it clear that he expected me to pay attention.”

The Backyard Office

Jun 24, 2022 | Janice Quirt

Work-from-home studios are having a moment, driven in part by pandemic trends; newbies and veterans alike speak to the merits of a space of one’s own.

Affordable Housing Out of Reach

Jun 24, 2022 | Jeff Rollings

Owning a home, or even managing rising rental costs, is becoming farther and farther beyond the means of many working people in Headwaters.