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Own your own Taylor lawn bowls. One...

Pinehurst: Jane Jacobs and the positive side of Nimbyism

I attended the December 2, 2025 public...

Gingery Pork and Snap Pea Stir Fry

by Susan Hanna This recipe from Bon Appetit...

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A Huge Thank You!

To the people who stopped and helped my husband get up and get home after he fell while crossing Almonte Street—THANK YOU! We went immediately to the ER. Mike was...

they keep on walking

by Chris Cavan they keep on walking hearts attuned to love & peace the only way they know one foot ahead of the other over & over along the winding spiral of history hoping for change for something...

My friend Jim, or the best Christmas gift I ever gave myself

Editor's Note: This story's author told us, "My wife, Nancy Martin, spent her formative years in Almonte, and we go back to visit each September from our current home...
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STORY CONTEST: The Fireman’s Pancake Breakfast

by Sarah Robertson Almonte became home to our family in 1979. House-hunting had suddenly become a new hobby for my Mom and older sister. Why,...

Vinyl Café story contest winners selected

by Brent Eades A few weeks ago the Town announced a story-writing contest, run in conjunction with the visit to Almonte next weekend by the...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Alaskan notes, part 2

by Peter Nelson I liked the great money I was making up north, and had made some good friends on the geophysical crew, so I...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Alaskan notes

by Peter Nelson Back in the mid-sixties, I lived just outside of Anchorage for a couple of years, and one of our favorite excursions was...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Greece in the summer of love, part 2

by Peter Nelson  Anyway, we’re rescued by some understanding locals.  They come over to our table, pull up some chairs and join us and even...

Laying of the cornerstone of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Almonte – 150th anniversary celebration‏

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Note: The following is an account of the laying of the cornerstone of St Paul's Anglican Church in...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Greece in the summer of love, part 1

by Peter Nelson  Hitched from Turkey into Greece with a Swiss girl I met in Istanbul.  Serena was very nice, but unfortunately, our relationship was...

Peter Nelson’s travels – first parachute jump, part 2

by Peter Nelson  Then, while you’re hanging onto that door frame for dear life, you hear the most horrid words you’ve ever heard: “Gimme a...

Peter Nelson’s travels – first parachute jump, part 1

by Peter Nelson  When we were training to be sky divers, we started from scratch.  Literally.  We even folded and packed our own parachutes.  At...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Argentina and points south

by Peter Nelson  Crossing the River Plate into Argentina, the day is cool and windy.  Buenos Aires is not as horrid as I’d expected.  But...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Southern Brazil and Uruguay

by Peter Nelson  Bill’s sister Melodie lives in Sao Paulo.  Sao Paulo’s the business and financial center of Brazil.  Periodically, it fights with Rio over...

Peter Nelson’s travels – The road to Rio

by Peter Nelson On the road outside Belem, I set a new (and so far unbroken) bad-luck hitching record.  Two days — TWO DAYS!! —...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Uaupes and down the Amazon

by Peter Nelson  Well, this could be the last hump in the road back to what passes for civilization, but it’s proving to be a...

Peter Nelson’s travels – In the middle of the jungle

by Peter Nelson  When last we saw our lonesome hero, he was bailing madly with a battered coffee can, desperately trying to keep a cracked...
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