Lifestyle

Just because it is still winter outside, it doesn't mean people can't begin to prepare for spring by obtaining seeds, or even starting them indoors.

“This fox was one of two in my back garden (Maki Avenue/Lake Nepahwin) last week,” wrote Jill Wood in an e-mail to Northern Life. “I guess it walked across the lake from the university area. It was keeping a close eye on my dog.

The diversity of eateries and food producers in Greater Sudbury can be a way to attract tourists to the city, according to the Greater Sudbury Restaurant and Foodservice Association (GSRFA).

Gerry Lougheed Jr.

Travel can still be a wonderful experience, even if you are disabled, according to Rob DiMeglio, a program manger with Independent Living Sudbury Manitoulin. DiMeglio, 34, has a degenerative eye disease, which became serious when he was 24 years old.

Toronto’s Gavin Stephens will be performing standup comedy at Shaughnessy’s Pub and Grill downtown on Shaughnessy Street Feb. 11.

Here is warming comfort food at its best with economical Ontario winter vegetables. It’s easy to toss together and it all bakes in one pan. Parsnips cook faster than carrots, so cut the parsnips in larger pieces than the carrots.

Entrepreneur Angèle Daoust has launched a new business called Just 4 U Bouquets. Her bouquets feature cookies on a stick. The icing covered cookie lollipops are made with gingerbread, chocolate chip or orange flavoured sugar cookies.

Sudbury Living, published by Laurentian Media Magazine Group, is giving back to the community. On Feb.

The touring Hart House Orchestra, based out of the University of Toronto, will stop off at St. Andrew’s Place, 111 Larch St., Feb. 13 at 8 p.m.