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Aurora Jazz+ Festival 2012, The Politics, Part 2

By John Abel, Aurora ON. On Saturday (Aug 4, 2012) the busiest day of the festival, the organizers of the Aurora Jazz+ Festival 2012...

Aurora Jazz+ Festival 2012, The Event Observations, Part 1

By John Abel, Aurora ON. Aurora’s Historic Town Park was the venue for the Aurora Jazz+ Festival 2012 for the 4th straight year. For...

The Ice Man – 1947, Poem by Elizabeth Hearn Milner

The Ice Man Soft air, wine sweet with heady, floral scent,slippery seeds of watermelon season,sidewalks fry-an-egg sizzling hot,and then came the ice wagon. Mr. Case, on...

Children’s Sidewalk Art by James & Lucas, The Young Artists

Dashing through the crowds on Berkshire Drive, just meters away from Optimist Park playground, I walked over something that caught my eye. I stopped...

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If There Is a Place for Contemplation, This Is It – The Aurora Community Arboretum

I’ve got so much to tell you, and I think I know the perfect place to begin: here. Recently,...

Give Likes ❤️ Only When You Mean It 😉

On most social media platforms, posts that receive a lot of Likes, Comments, and Shares are pushed higher and...

Time for Real Action, Not Just Photo Ops

In some municipalities—Newmarket in particular—action speaks louder than words. York Region has pledged $30.2 million to build 288 affordable...

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Aurora High School Teachers Photo Journey, Knowles & Humphrys

A while ago (June 2011), I published a post...

Lundy Brick House, Next Stage to a Lingering Death

I came at sunrise and then I came back...