West of the City

Slow, immersive and pre-planned post-pandemic travel By Barbara Ramsay-Orr   When travel resumes, journeys will be changed as a result of the isolation and caution created by the pandemic. Travel professionals are predicting that we will be visiting places that are less packed with tourists, we will be learning in depth …

Local patisseries bring you the memorable pleasures of French cuisine By Peter Bailey Photography by Graham Paine   French writer Marcel Proust proved in his 1907 novel “Remembrance of Things Past” that an action as simple as eating a “petite madeleine” with his tea could summon up a host of …

Sherry and Michael Holmes Jr. share Dad’s “Make It Right” mentality in Holmes Family Effect By Jenna Mohammed   In the TV series, Holmes Family Effect, handyman Mike Holmes and his daughter Sherry and son Michael Jr., help local heroes make positive change to their communities by transforming shared spaces …

By Danielle Leonard Photography by Graham Paine   When Judah Hernandez founded Black and White Media in 2014, he fulfilled a passion that began as a high school student when he attended a film school in Florida. After graduation, however, he chose to pursue another love – soccer – and …