July 2013 Archive

MARKET MUSINGS

By Jan Freedman The end of July is a wonderful time at the Farmers’ Market, full of choice and abundance. The farmers’ tables are laden ...

SENIOR SCAPE

By Charles Sequeira Weekly BBQ lunch The Chartwell Group Retirement Homes (Alexander Muir and the Barton in Newmarket and Park Place Manor in Aurora) sponsored ...

Growing Together: Caruso & Company celebrates 100th anniversary

The hardwood floors, exposed brick and tin ceilings at Caruso & Company, a mainstay on Aurora’s main drag, can make shoppers almost feel like they have stepped back in time.

James Brown lets his “Hair” down and the sunshine in

Sitting in the audience of a Broadway theatre, the lights dimmed and the sights and sounds of the freewheeling 1960s opened up a whole new world for Aurora’s James Brown.

California Dreamin’ this weekend at Town Park

Guitarist Jamie Shear prides himself on being a very versatile fender bender, but being a “nostalgia buff” brings him back to tunes tried and true. He comes by it honestly – he grew up with the sounds of the sixties, a time when...

Three straight wins for Aurora Jays

The Aurora Jays baseball team continued their strong play last week, collecting three straight wins over the Clearview Orioles, Bolton Dodgers and Nobleton Cornhuskers.

Barbarian women continue to dominate the field

The Aurora Barbarians women’s rugby team continued to assert their league dominance in a whopping 61 – 10 win over the Oakville Crusaders on Sunday at Fletcher’s Fields.

Welcoming Arms provide listening ears and steady hands

A steady stream of people filed into the Rectory behind Aurora’s Trinity Anglican Church on Thursday. As they introduced themselves and took their seats in the hallway, a flurry of volunteers went from person...

Local “Showdown” set singer on the right track

If anyone was trying to convince Kirsten Jones to take on the Hoedown Showdown in Aurora in 2006, they could have stopped right there. In fact, they probably could have signed her up on the second point alone. The Gibson guitar was just gravy...

Second Citizen of the Year helped “Boat People” plant roots

Aurora’s Second Citizen of the Year, Annabelle Black, wasted no time in setting roots in the community after moving from her native Saskatchewan. In less than a decade, her tireless community service for men, women, and children, earned her...

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