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Houndstooth has stood the test of time. Considered a classic, houndstooth has been a fashion trend several times in history, with peaks during the 1930s, the 1970s, and now again in the first decade of 2000. It origins are believed to be Scottish.

BY BILL BRADLEY   Le Froche is La Slague's presentation of contemporary francophone culture Wednesday through Saturday. Du Theatre de Roches brulees will be presented at Le Theatre du Nouvel-Ontario, 25 Lasalle Blvd.

BY BILL BRADLEY Santa Claus is coming to town Saturday, Nov. 17 at 5:30 pm, bigger and better than ever, said organizers for the annual Santa Claus parade at a press conference Thursday morning at Downtown Sudbury.

The first concert of the Cambrian Concert Series, entitled Two-Piano Wonders, takes place Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 1:30 pm and Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 8 pm. The concert will feature guest artist Soluunga Fang Tzu from the University of Taiwan and Dr.

BY WENDY BIRD Jubilee Heritage Family Resources, a childcare centre located in downtown Sudbury, will receive up to $250,000 from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services to fund 34 new aboriginal childcare spaces. "It's exciting.

Last week, Statistics Canada released a "family portrait" of Canadians using the third set of data from the 2006 Census.

by Kent Corness For the past three years, Andre Lainey has been fighting a resilient foe in homes across Greater Sudbury through his mattress sanitizing business.

 BY BILL BRADLEY Greater Sudbury's status as a  player in the lucrative film and television industry vision of being an avante garde city of the arts got a boost today as francophone comedy television series, Météo+, started filmi

Sudbury Hyundai will showcase thirteen top international pros from the FMX and BMX pro circuit in the 2007 Hyundai Freestyle Motocross World Tour.  The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 pm at the Sudbury Community Arena.

BY BILL BRADLEY The days of playing music only after putting standard hours in on a "day job" are over for some musicians like John Newlands in Greater Sudbury. He will be releasing his fifth CD, Invincible Summer, Saturday, Sept.