Tag: Exchange District

Winnipeg: Stuck in the Middle

Andrea Cordonier

Architecture & Design, Arts & Culture, Books, Community, Geography

A couple of days ago I posted a piece trumpeting Winnipeg’s virtues and shortly after this appeared: https://twitter.com/HolmesDoug/status/525013976028311552 Of course I dove into winnipeglovehate.com, and discovered the book Stuck in the Middle: Dissenting Views of Winnipeg, photographed and written by the dynamic duo of Bryan Scott and Bartley Kives. Thanks to the miracle of strangers on the internet… Read more
Restoration

Andrea Cordonier

Arts & Culture, Community, Featured, First Nations, History & Heritage, Not-for-Profit, Place & Space, Social & Affordable Housing

One of my favourite summer experiences took place in one of Winnipeg’s roughest neighbourhoods. On a drive around town, I spotted the most amazing mosaic mural under construction in a most unlikely location. I made an illegal left turn into an empty parking lot and jumped out with my camera in hand. I happily snapped… Read more