Your forecast
Sunny with a high of 4 C, wind chill as low as -8 C and wind from the north at 20 km/h this afternoon.
What’s happening today
Primavera, an exhibition from multimedia artist Ana M. Rivera Cortez, is on at the Cre8ery Gallery and Studio. The show features paintings and functional ceramic sculptures inspired by the colours of nature and El Salvador’s national tree, the Maquilishuat, a symbol of beauty, culture and identity. Visit cre8ery.com for more information.
Today’s must-read
Neil Soorsma has big plans for the Sherbrook Inn.
The West Broadway hotel, located on Sherbrook Street at Westminster Avenue, has long had a reputation for attracting trouble — but the new owner is working to change that.
Nicole Buffie reports.
The Sherbrook Inn’s bar and vendor have reopened. The business will soon be called the East Gate Inn. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
On the bright side
Looking for a new chum, compatriot, comrade or crony? The volunteer organizers behind We’re Friends Now are here to help.
Arnold Calambacan, Steven Pham and Erin Golin plan laid-back events where making new buddies feels easy. There’s no agenda and no pressure — just an opportunity to hang out and connect with other Winnipeggers in a kind, inclusive environment. Aaron Epp has the details.
Arnold Calambacan, Steven Pham, Erin Golin, Matthew Wallis are and Sophie Bisonnette are the founders of We’re Friends Now. The volunteers curate laid-back events where making new friends feels easy. They are pictured at their first event at Little Brown Jug Brewing Co. in November 2024. (Maryna Ivashyna photo)
On this date
On March 3, 1924: The Manitoba Free Press reported at a capacity crowd of 2,000 filled the Board of Trade building to hear Aaron Sapiro speak on the benefits of co-operative marketing, with special application to wheat, and highlighted farmers getting better prices for their crops. In Washington, D.C., a government subcommittee heard that 100,000 cases of liquor were smuggled into the U.S. mothly by rum-runners of the Atlantic and Gulf coast. In New York, a man was arrested after sending his friend a blackmail note by means of messenger pigeon; detectives followed the pigeon back to its owner after the note was delivered. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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