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<b>Random arrests and pot smoke:</b> Bruce Bell recalls when hippies descended on Durham

Random arrests and pot smoke: Bruce Bell recalls when hippies descended on Durham

Sudbury was ‘a wild and happening place’ in the 1960s and our downtown historian casts his gaze back on the turbulent end of that decade 
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Downtown Movie Lounge excited to welcome folks back to the cinema

Downtown Movie Lounge excited to welcome folks back to the cinema

Imagine Cinemas’ luxury seats are waiting for movie-lovers as move chain puts in place new COVID-safe seating policies
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Group who works with vulnerable downtown residents sees alarming spike in violence

Group who works with vulnerable downtown residents sees alarming spike in violence

Go-Give Project volunteers say stabbings, tent burnings and beatings have increased in the past six weeks
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Remembered: Special memorial cross erected for beloved peer engagement worker

Remembered: Special memorial cross erected for beloved peer engagement worker

Addiction may have claimed Pamela Nahwegezhic’s life, but it didn’t define that life and she used her own struggles to help others battling the same demons
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‘Aunt Vie’ serves up meals, and hope, in downtown Sudbury

‘Aunt Vie’ serves up meals, and hope, in downtown Sudbury

Violet ‘Aunt Vi’ Blount is a welcome presence to all those in need of a meal, including local seniors
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<updated>Let’s eat!</updated> Sudbury’s newest Indian restaurant offers a taste of northern Punjab

Let’s eat! Sudbury’s newest Indian restaurant offers a taste of northern Punjab

Owner Gurpreet Singh Thind is a bold new local entrepreneur, opening three locations of Sukhdev Restaurant during the pandemic
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Business incubator to support local entrepreneurs

Business incubator to support local entrepreneurs

Incubator will host up to 12 early stage companies at a time
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STC opens registration for its summer theatre camps

STC opens registration for its summer theatre camps

Programming will be held in-person with strict COVID-19 protocols
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Lougheed brothers honour dad’s memory by providing his favourite treats to less fortunate

Lougheed brothers honour dad’s memory by providing his favourite treats to less fortunate

A series of barbecues for Sudbury’s vulnerable population are being held outside the Elgin Street Mission this month
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Bruce Bell is back and he’s taking us down to Durham on a Friday night in the late ’60s

Bruce Bell is back and he’s taking us down to Durham on a Friday night in the late ’60s

Downtown Sudbury on Friday nights was a hopping place in the 1960s and 1970s, and Bruce Bell remembers it all
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