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SCENE SETTER: No Barriers widens city's concert community

SCENE SETTER: No Barriers widens city's concert community

'No Barriers is a passion project between four friends who love live music and want to keep the scene alive and thriving,' says co-founder; Debut show scheduled for Jan. 28 at Shak's World
EVERYTHING KING: Sadly, new trends don't include pyjamas

EVERYTHING KING: Sadly, new trends don't include pyjamas

What's new for 2023? In this week's Everything King, Wendy runs down list of expected trends
COLUMN: With so much to juggle, tax talk will be riveting

COLUMN: With so much to juggle, tax talk will be riveting

City hall reporter Bob Bruton asks, can most Barrie homeowners afford to pay higher taxes and fees this year?
PLAYING FIELD: Will Clarke, Wright reunite in Barrie?

PLAYING FIELD: Will Clarke, Wright reunite in Barrie?

There's lots of speculation since Kings sent Clarke back to Barrie for remainder of season
CHEF'S TABLE: Holiday festivities on target

CHEF'S TABLE: Holiday festivities on target

Food columnist and his family blow off some steam with axe-throwing in Barrie before heading downtown for some Mexican cuisine
EVERYTHING KING: Make those baby names count

EVERYTHING KING: Make those baby names count

A name has power and it's your identity, but as Wendy writes this week, most parents are opting for familiar ones, but there are still some Mavericks out there
COLUMN: 2022 was unforgettable, rife with tragedy

COLUMN: 2022 was unforgettable, rife with tragedy

Six young people were killed in a crash on McKay Road last summer, followed by the shooting deaths of three police officers later in the year
SCENE SETTER: Countdown to Sloan, Boyer show is on

SCENE SETTER: Countdown to Sloan, Boyer show is on

Columnist catches up with Sloan's Jay Ferguson, Alliston's Grant Boyer ahead of their New Year's Eve performances in Barrie
COLE: Christmas cheer difficult to pin down this year

COLE: Christmas cheer difficult to pin down this year

'In an effort to locate that missing spirit, I decided to lean in hard to what I hope will become some new traditions,' writes reporter Nikki Cole
BOWE: But where's the Christmas tree?

BOWE: But where's the Christmas tree?

With deep Newfoundland roots, editor Raymond Bowe has carried on the family tradition when it comes to decorating the Christmas tree, and that means the more ornaments, the better