The lost art of the coffee house

The first live performance I ever took part in was at a coffee house that had been put on in the West Hill cafeteria in Owen Sound. I can’t remember if it had happened after hours or if it was…
Fourteen Coats is redefining the multimedia experience
We are often taught that building a successful brand means fitting into a mould– one that is polished, marketable, and consistent. Stick to the formula, stay inside the lines. But what if…
Get some home design inspiration at the Home & Cottage Expo
What if your next home project started with a sip of coffee, a leisurely stroll through interactive vendor displays and a chat with the best builders and designers in the business? Sounds…
Collingwood thriller writer Maggie Giles releases two new books in her Twisted Truths Series
To say Maggie Giles has been busy is an understatement. Maggie is a resident of Collingwood and an accomplished thriller writer who is set to release both books in the Twisted Truths Series…
Rrampt’s Great Canadian Travel Guide
We love to travel here at Rrampt. Hell, the ‘t’ in Rrampt stands for travel. Right from the start we’ve raved about all the day trips, staycations and experiences within Grey Bruce Simcoe. But…
The Original Owen Sound Jam Band
It’s late in the year 2000, you’re at the Dark Side of Jason’s Pub in Owen Sound at 1am on a Friday night. The regular musical residents, Rob Elder, Pete Devlin and Joel Morelli are tearing up…
The Deep Water Gallery is putting the ART in WiARTon
Have you ever had your floors refinished? It’s messy right? Probably best to go stay somewhere else for a couple days? We had ours done last fall, and with a free stay at a Tobermory inn…
Zone out to Adam Ferri’s new project The Smoking Pets
In case you hadn’t noticed, we got hit with a pretty hefty winter this year. January and February especially were pretty full-on with what felt like daily snow storms and squalls (what is the…
Forget Spotify, I miss my iPod
I was watching the Tragically Hip documentary (finally) over the weekend, when all of a sudden, one thing struck me. I haven’t listened to the Hip for a while. As the documentary (highly…
Elora Cook’s In the Company of Killers is a romantic thriller you won’t want to put down
Before you open Elora Cook’s new novel take a deep breath because it’s a non-stop, action-packed story of twists and turns that you are not going to want to put down. And if you have a…
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