Well the end has come to the semester. We at the Window to Windsor would like to thank all our readers for sticking with us and sharing your stories. We hope that you’ll stick around and read all our stories and maybe learn a bit about the city.
If you can’t quite sate your curiosity here be sure to check out the other two sites that will take you further into the troubles faced by Windsor today.
One club is struggling, another two are up for sale, and membership continues to decline.
It’s just after four, and classes at the University of Windsor have just let out. The cafe fills with students, chattering excitedly, some grim-faced, staring hard at their laptops, trying to absorb knowledge through sheer force of will.
A sharp whistle cuts the air and everyone’s head turns to Astrid, the young woman standing with a group of friends at the counter. “Excuse me, everyone,” she calls, “Can I get you to clap along with me real quick?” Some join in dubiously, looking to their friends for support. She dances to the beat for a few seconds before suddenly belting out a soulful rendition of “Happy Birthday” to the red-faced woman standing beside her, hands clasped to her mouth. She finishes with a vocal flourish, they both hug, and they pay for their coffee.
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The entrepreneurial spirit is formed through a recession. “Sometimes, things like the recession drive people to dream deeper”, says 48 year old John LaMantia of Tecumseh, Ontario. He says even though the recession has caused much grief for people, for some it forces them to think a little broader and do the things they never thought they would.
This is exactly the case of three Windsor men who started their own business, “Back-Yard Bat Co.”. It is a hand turned bat business that offers customized baseball bats turned right in their own backyard.
Joseph LaMantia Sr. turned his very own baseball bat in his back yard shed at the age of 79. It was always a dream to turn a bat of his own.
Alex, on her way to her Father's house.
As you sit in a rickety chair on an uncarpeted floor before a man with his face in his hands, you can’t help but feel an air of melancholy fill the room.
Mr. Denis Duguay, a private man, opens up with his story of his struggles through job loss, searching for answers and more loss.
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A pair of kettle bells. Each weighs over 5kg.
During a recession you can’t always fix your wallet, so some people choose to at least improve their health.
Several fitness centers have opened in the Windsor area have been successful, despite floundering economics. Rob Santarossa is the owner of PUNCHgym, which opened during the earliest decline, and has seen his own gym thrive.
Joshua, Quan Long’s son, plays “Mega Man Zero” at his kitchen table while taking a break from schoolwork.
“Money.” One of the reasons why Quan Long came to Canada. The other? “Didn’t like communism.”
A slide show of pictures taken around Windsor has been added to the Media Page.
Photography by Matt Pellizzari.
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