By Amie Lesyk 

Tattoos have hit the mainstream with a force—infiltrating fashion, television and a whole lotta skin. Despite a huge, existing international scene, the popularity of tattoos has been taken to a whole new level with reality TV bringing tattooing right into the living rooms of many a North American home.

How a confident young generation is asserting itself — and making the workplace their own

By Kenton Smith

In contrast to the distinct and unmistakable branding of generation X, the succeeding generation has been stuck with a dizzying array of labels: Echo Boomers, Millennials, Nexters, Boomlets, or the Facebook, YouTube, Internet, Echo, and/or Digital Generation.

Written by Wajdi Mouawad, who was heralded as Canada’s hottest playwright by the Globe and Mail, Scorched runs from Nov. 12 to 29 at the MTC Warehouse.

Some of our favourite boutiques aren’t in the same place we last left them. The changing of the seasons has witnessed the changing of many a storefront with a big boom in the Exchange.

Evolutionary and nostalgic at the same time, The Tallest Poppy has been slowly but surely luring foodies to its unassuming spot in the Red Road Lodge building on Main Street.

Progressive in its ability to accommodate a variety of appetites from vegans to meat-lovers, this lunch and breakfast spot takes us back via slow-cooked, family-style food. The ever-rotating menu is built from fresh, and often locally sourced, ingredients.

When I first moved to Winnipeg from small-town B.C., I was terrified of the downtown. Every person who crossed my path was a potential mugger… or worse. I visibly jumped if someone spoke to me, or tapped me on the shoulder while I was waiting for the bus. If I had the bad fortune of finding myself downtown at night, I practically sprinted home, house keys clutched in one hand to use as a weapon, if need be.