Sharing Niagara’s Stories – The Niagara Guide’s Blog

Fit Collective Studio is a local health and fitness facility that provides services to those looking to improve their overall health, wellness, and well-being through fitness, connection, community, and hard work. In 2023, the Fit Collective Foundation was created, a...

Don't you just hate a good idea that you just can't get out of your head? Sometimes, that's a good thing, I think. It's probably the main reason The Niagara Guide is still here, while most other online directories in Niagara have gone by the wayside over the past two...

Some astute readers will have noted the site's been down for a few days. We're back tonight. What happened? Some technical problems, exacerbated by an attack on the site. A DDoS attack, I'm told. I have a difficult time understanding why someone would want to do that,...

On the outside looking in, there doesn't seem to have been much going on with The Niagara Guide. That's fairly accurate, in some ways. This website has been around for a long time. My interests have evolved, so this is no longer the focus of my work life. However, the...

Welcome to 2022! Now that the holidays are over and we're getting back to the reality of our world, stress levels are sure to start inching up. Keep stress at bay with an amazing aromatherapy massage and reflexology treatment from Lori at Shine Holistic! Helping...

Here's hoping for a better year for us all. The majority of us have never been through a pandemic before and the past couple of years have been tough. Hopefully we will be able to resume more normal lives. But then, what? What will you do, once the pandemic's over?...

When I was a kid and someone we knew died, shortly after receiving the news mom would head to the kitchen. She'd make a meal of some sort for the family who'd suffered the loss. It would usually be something that could be frozen, like a casserole or lasagna. She and...

A well-defined enemy is one of the best things you can hope for in life. You need a good enemy to bring out your best. Without one, you'll live a more comfortable but more mediocre life. What's an enemy? Someone or something that poses a threat to you, personally,...

I'm interested in mental health issues. Probably because I've had them. More likely because I'm still going through them. I suppose we all are suffering to some degree (how Buddhist!), especially during the Covid restrictions. I heard something that some people might...

I wonder what other people are thinking. A lot. Probably more than I should. I don't particularly care whether they're thinking about me. Chances are when I observe other people they're not even aware of me. It's just that I'm aware of them, and I'm wondering what...