Local choirs spread joy this holiday season

When the singers of the North End Jewish Folk Choir take their places Thursday at the Ukrainian Labour Temple for their Hope for Peace winter concert, it will be the 90th time Lionel Steiman, 84, will add his voice to the chorus.

City grants Uniqlo construction permit at St. Vital Centre

Japanese retail clothing giant has been green-lit to start construction on a large store in St. Vital Centre.

Homemade Holidays: A sweet daily recipe in December

Homemade Holidays offers a sweet daily recipe in December to inspire your holiday baking. See the latest recipes here.

Homemade is a Free Press series celebrating home cooking in Manitoba. To submit a recipe, visit the Homemade website.

Pop culture helps astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson make complicated topics, ideas understandable

Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is set to land in Winnipeg Friday equipped with pop-culture references and insights into humanity’s biggest scientific question: are we alone in the universe?

Rainbow Stage producing three shows next summer

To follow up the most financially successful season in its seven-decade history, next summer Rainbow Stage is headed to Jerusalem, Harvard and to a shtetl called Anatevka.

The company’s 72nd season will open in June with a run of Jesus Christ Superstar, the first time Andrew Lloyd Webber’s gospel rock opera has visited Kildonan Park.

Next, Elle Woods defies stereotypical expectations by nailing her LSATs to earn entry to a top Ivy League law school in Legally Blonde: The Musical, the smash adaptation of the 2001 comedy starring Reese Witherspoon. What, like it’s hard?

And in September, the country’s longest-running outdoor theatre company will join forces with Winnipeg Jewish Theatre to co-produce Fiddler on the Roof. That four-show run of Fiddler will mark the first time a Rainbow Stage show is produced under the dome in September, giving audiences a chance to see Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s classic musical run its course under a proper Prairie sunset.

Legal woes pile up at The Leaf

The Assiniboine Park Conservancy has filed yet another lawsuit over the construction of The Leaf — piling onto existing litigation over the $130-million project.

The Leaf botanical garden opened in late 2022, two years after initially planned due in large part to problems with its translucent roof.

Most of the lawsuits filed by the conservancy and by contractors are related to the building’s roof and project construction overall. The parties have blamed each other for myriad issues.

At least seven lawsuits have been filed over the project, though some of the claims have been consolidated into one action.

Building Blocks, Crumbling Foundation: Child Care in Crisis

A six-part investigation into the state of child care in Manitoba, examining the underlying issues that put kids and families at risk.

Landmarks: Exploring unique and iconic Winnipeg locations

Landmarks is a monthly feature in which columnist Alison Gillmor explores unique and iconic Winnipeg buildings and locations.

West End retailer says persistent theft, vandalism costs him thousands a month

The owner of Cobra Collectibles doesn’t have to peruse his merchandise to come across the stuff of comic books. Michael Paille says Winnipeg has turned into Gotham City, the fictional home of Batman, with his business and others in the West End struggling under a fever pitch of theft and vandalism.

Festive dessert series begins with a good old-fashioned cookie swap

The next dozen issues of the Free Press are going to be high in sugar content and sentimentality.

Our annual Homemade Holidays series kicks off Tuesday and features 12 festive dessert recipes published over 12 days. The goal is to highlight family traditions, while providing readers with inspiration for their own holiday baking adventures.

Past editions have included vintage treats from the Free Press’s archives, reader-submitted recipes and staff favourites.

This year’s batch showcases the connective power of cookies.