Body found in Lake Erie

The body of a missing 52-year old man, whose boat capsized Wednesday, has been found on a Lake Erie shoreline by a passer by at 11 a.m Saturday. Previous stories, throughout the week, were posted about the man's disappearance, as two girls who were swimming in the Lake at the time noticed trouble. More details on this story can be found in The Windsor Star.

(Local) A HOT day down at the river

Locals gathered on Friday evening on Windsor's Riverfront plaza, to which is playing host to FireFest 2009. After a 2 year gap since their last visit, the all-round fun weekend attracted a large crowd for the opening day. Races were taking place throughout the afternoon, starting at 5pm with local stations competing for 'bragging rights of the year'. After that, Corporate and Media teams were taking to the spotlight, which included The Windsor Star and BiZX/In Play Magazine. By the way, the Windsor Star won. Also on site was a beer tent, popcorn stand, pizza bar and more. Plus located at the AM800 tent, for sale was the 2010 Windsor Firefighters calendar, to which all proceeds go to the 'Transition to Betterness' and 'Windsor Firefighters' charities. Am800 Radio also helped produce the calendar this year. Today is the kids fun day, so if you have not yet been down, its not too late. It will be great to see everyone back next year. Plus, the HOT Weather was quite fitting for the occasion. A nice cool day for firefighters, maybe.

Photos by Matt Renaud. Article by DC

California Dreamin'?...erm no

Last night authorities in California released details that a raging fire has occured. The fire is said to be spread over 5,000 acres, with hundreds of firefighters tackling the blaze. On friday evenving it was said to be 15 percent contained, and no injuries have yet been reported. The blaze is happening on the Santa Cruz mountains, near the pacific coast around 60miles from the major suburb of San Fransisco. A mandatory evacuation order was put in place which enforced around 2,400 locals to stay away.

(Local brief) Man drowns in Lake Erie

Reports say yesterday a man drowned in Lake Erie. 2 local girls who were swimming in the calm waters witnessed strange activity out in the water, and realised what it was. Help was too late, after witnessed say he went down and never came back up. Did you see anything on this day? If so, please call local police. The mans identity is not being given untill a body is found

(Local) Firefest kicks off tonight

Local residents of Windsor are expected to be turning out to the riverfront plaza this evening, and FireFest 2009 returns, 2 years after its last show. TeenZ express are doing reporting on the event. Admission is free and its Friday to Saturday, so head on down

(Local) Flights to Beirut Why?....

Next week I'll be starting my next special report. The topic this week is all about the proposal of direct flights between Windsor-Beirut Airports. Also, a planned meeting to turn Windsor into a major cargo hub in the future. What I am determined to find out is the local residents' feelings and opinions on this subject. Is this just another Mayor Eddie Francis decision and idea of him not knowing how to run the city? Is it a pointless waste of money for a small city like Windsor to fly internationally? Is this going to increase a noise and traffic problem for the City? All this info is going to be answered when I go out on the streets next week, and get all the answers from Windsorites.

(Local) Its not being picked up

After walking around the City yesterday, I noticed a lot of residents placing out their recyclable waste outside their homes on sidewalks. However, 4 days later, it's still there. Normal garbage was collected as hoped, but recycling is said not be be picked up fully until September, but will begin slowly in certain areas. One thing that's a problem, nobody knows when their area will be next. Maybe some notification would be nice for locals on when to expect a pick-up. The featured picture was taken on Moy ave in Walkerville.

(News Brief) Death of a guitar hero

Reports today reveal Guitar legend Les Paul, has died at the age of 94. Well known for his iconic work on electronic guitar, he died in White Plains, New York.

SPECIAL REPORT: Halloween is already in major superstores across Windsor, however, are annual occasions such as this, Easter and Christmas over-rated?

Halloween, it falls every year, at the same time, but not in stores. It seems to be earlier and earlier that stores are displaying items for the annual occasions such as Halloween, Christmas and Easter. The big 3.
After a visit to a local Michaels store in Windsor, one thing I noticed right when I stepped inside, was Halloween on display. Now its just under 3 months away until the actual day, October 31st arrives. So why the early advertising? Now I don’t want to point out just one store in this, also contributing to the early displays are most other major superstores located in Canada, and I'm sure its not just in this country.
Today I received an email from a local resident in Windsor, commenting on how she personally feels rushed when occasions such as this are advertised way in advance. Just like Christmas, apparently after talking to people, it makes them feel rushed into getting stuff ready and buying gifts well ahead of time. Plus with kids, these days are rushed and hectic enough as it is. So why do stores advertise these events so early? After emailing a number of superstores, I received no reply, which was okay, and didn’t harm my research. I did talk to a former staff member who worked in this environment. I was informed that items are advertised and displayed in advance due to the company buying stock, and getting it early. From that response I simply added do they need to put it on display, or can they just store it somewhere until an appropriate time? As I expected, a confused answer was given, basically saying, ‘I don’t know’.
My second interest in this question, was the fact that I hear from certain people now that annually celebrated occasions such as Halloween, Christmas and Easter are over-rated. I tested a few things out that were playing on my mind, one of them was, to ask children what they like about Christmas and what it means to them. After doing research and asking a few people, the same response was given each time, ‘Presents and Gifts’. So is that all kids are taught in the world today? And I'll admit, when I was a child a few years ago, all I liked about Christmas was the gifts, all I liked about Halloween was getting dressed up and the candy, and all I loved about Easter was the Chocolate. I think many other older people believe that the true meaning behind all these occasions has been lost, and forgotten. Advertising showing off all these costumes, gifts, and chocolate eggs, months in advance, have only put one image into all the young minds today, and that is, what they see, is what they expect. It's a tough reality in the modern world, and how things have changed over the years. The sad thing is, time can never go back, and maybe this research and article will prove or at least provide additional information, that the history and purpose of these events, has been long lost and forgotten.

Article by DC

(Local) Psychics heading to Windsor

The annual Windsor Psychic Expo is heading back to Windsor shortly. This years event will be taking place at the Caboto Club (Tecumseh E & Parent) on the 21-23 August. An action packed weekend is planned ahead, with organizers expecting a record attendance. This year, visitors will only need to pay a one time admission fee, which will last the whole weekend. World famous psychics from England, Scotland, India, Russia, Canada and USA are available to give you future readings and much more. Also on display will be great items such as Wands, crystals, oils, jewellery and incense. Hopefully some are lit to make the place smell good. During each day, lectures will be held, and so will hourly draws for people to win the prize of a free psychic reading. TeenZ Express will be covering the event, and going around talking to people. For more information on the 2009 Windsor Psychic Expo, you can contact event organizer Linda Fulcher at fulcher@psychicexpos.com or visit http://www.espmyfuture.com/

picture courtesy of espmyfuture.com

(Local) The Fire is Back in Town

FireFest is returning to Windsor this weekend after taking a year off. The action packed heated weekend (14-15 August) will take place at the familiar, festival plaza on the City's Riverfront. The event is expected to bring in many from across Canada and USA. Admission into the event is totally free, so head on down and join in the fun. Friday will play host to the official 'Kick off Party', followed by a number of events, carrying on into Saturday. TeenZ Express will be down on Friday covering the event and interviewing people, hoping to see you all having a great time with the family, and enjoying the well accompanied HOT weather, predicted for the whole weekend.

(Local) Severe thunderstorm warning

The Weather Network has announced severe Thunderstorm alert for the Windsor-Essex area this evening. So just be careful on what you are doing if going to be outdoors.

(Local) City Workers back on time

Its Tuesday, and many locals may have noticed that if your garbage is scheduled to be picked up on this day, it actually was! Yes, City workers are now back up to date and on time with picking up the garbage around the city, although recycled waste has not yet been collected. The City has announced that Recycled garbage has been scheduled for pick up in certain areas, and not all at one time. Also, Yard waste has actually been postponed, and will not be collected until September. Of course living in Windsor, progress on the Cities parks and recreational areas has been progressing well compared to last week. So finally, at least some of all this is back to normal. Next step, Recycled pickup to resume fully. Way to go City!

(Local) Confirmed: Heat to stay

Today is the first of a week of hot, hot, weather. Beginning Tuesday, Windsor and surrounding areas are expected to see temperatures soar to 30C, which will stay until next Tuesday. As TeenZ, and many other news networks have been reporting so far, that this summer has been one of the coldest to hit Windsor. So this month is seeming to produce the weather Windsorites have been missing out of since the summer began. Keep up to date with forecasts so you know for sure on what is happening in the local area on the Weather front at all times.

Canada Cell phone bills at a high

Watch out Canadians, Canada has been ranked number 3 in the world for being the highest charged country on cellphones. Sources reveal that the average amount of money being spent on cellphone bills per person a year is around $500. That's including text messages and a few extra features a user may use. The Windsor Star has more details on this story.

Kathy Griffin on Larry King, what a farse

Larry King live tonight on CNN was filled in by Kathy Griffin, and what a farse it was. First up, she interviewed Joan Rivers, I really don't need to explain what happened with that, as its pretty easy to figure it out. Larry King Live is normally a show that discusses real topics, and interesting stories. Tonight's show was ruined by talking about personal wealth, self image and who attracts who. Hopefully CNN will figure things out for future shows when the legend of news is away.

FriendFeed the new Twitter? How many more?

Making news today, is the relatively unknown website, FriendFeed, which the Facebook company became partners with a short time ago. FriendFeed is an all-purpose program that can be used to update your Facebook status, post videos on You Tube, edit your Twitter account and more. However, the story out there right now, is that FriendFeed may be in competition with Twitter, the social networking site that shot to fame early this year after huge media coverage. FriendFeed was created by four former google employees back in 2007. It will be interesting to see how this 'so called' battle turns out. However how many more of these social networking sites does the world need. In fact, there is that many right now, that even me, an 18 year old cannot keep up with them all. Let alone, be a member of each.

(National Brief) Woman and dog killed by lightning

After the latest of thunderstorms to strike Ontario, it claimed the life of a 49-year old Woman whilst walking her dog, who was also killed. The Windsor Star reports that the victim suffered from a cardiac arrest after being hit. Also with this story, The Windsor Star has posted an amazing picture of lightning taken by the Ambassador Bridge, follow the link for more details and a look at the picture. http://www.windsorstar.com/news/Struck+lightning+woman/1878546/story.html

(Local) Halloween in stores already!?

Beleive it or not, Halloween is already on display in stores in Windsor, and probably across the country. The annual event will fall in just under 3 months time, on October 31st. So is this too much? This week ill be doing the first of the 'TeenZ Express' Special Reports, and the focus this week is about Special occasions celebrated around the world every year, and are they aver-rated. And if so, does too advanced adveritsing put customers off when walking around the store and seeing it every single day, months before the day actually arrives. Of course, the next major occasion after Halloween is Christmas, so watch out, within a few weeks the lights and snowmen will be on decoration in Major superstores. Make sure you take a look at the special report which will be posted on wednesday, and see what i found out on reasons for this, and what local residents feel about the situation of way in advanced advertising.

(Local) Windsor heatwave set to continue?

This weekends forecasts were actually correct. Saturday played host to rain throughout most of the day, getting a few slight periods where it stopped. Sunday however was very hot, and very humid. After speaking to one local, she stated 'this is typical weather for summer in windsor'. Maybe because it hasn't been to that extreme this summer so far, it hit locals with a shock. Forecasts predict today though will be warm with a high or 29C, and will see a few showers in the afternoon, and a possibility for thunderstorms tonight. It would be great if people could take some pictures of we do have one and send them to the magazine email.