by Diane Slawych | Oct 27, 2017 | Featured, Profiles
Ghosts don’t wait for Halloween to make an appearance at the Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana. This Creole-style home built in 1796 is often cited as one of America’s most haunted houses and unexplained apparitions are common year-round. The Myrtles,...
by Diane Slawych | Aug 9, 2017 | Profiles
Contrary to popular belief, the Indigenous people of Cuba didn’t entirely die off after the Spaniards colonized the island. Tainos, who were the last Amerindian group to settle on the island, can still be found in Cuba’s eastern provinces, though the chances of...
by Diane Slawych | Jul 17, 2017 | Featured, Profiles
Fidel Castro led Cuba for almost five decades, but in all that time, few people could ever tell you where he lived. With so many assassination attempts – by the CIA and others over the years – he was forced to change abodes frequently. Even in retirement, his place of...
by Diane Slawych | Jun 29, 2017 | Columnists, Featured, Profiles
Neighbours called it “that crazy house.” And its owner Truus Schroder wasn’t pleased to learn her children were sometimes ostracized – all because the home looked noticeably different from others on the street. Today “that crazy house”, located on the edge of the...
by Diane Slawych | Jun 19, 2017 | Featured, News, Profiles
A new documentary says Vancouver is experiencing a housing crisis so severe that many of its residents have been forced out into the streets. Some live in tents, others in vehicles. It’s not entirely surprising in a city where the average house price is $1.7 million...
