The Highlandian
Issue 001 · Fall 2026 Download PDF
Page 1 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. Cover: ‘Dawson Cutbanks’ by Carmen Lawrence, and what is inside this edition.
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Page 2 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. Welcome to the inaugural issue; On Neighbouring by Elizabeth Reynolds Lopushinsky; about the cover art; who makes The Highlandian.
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Page 3 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. Around the Neighbourhood: Mabel pizza shop, the yarn-bombed Ada Boulevard bridge, chukars; a note from the Highlands Community League.
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Page 4 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. Local haunts: Highlands ghost stories by Asha Gupta. The ghost of 64th Street and the phantom voice on 63rd Street.
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Page 5 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. The jealous entity of the Stone Meat Market; the most boo-tiful house on the block; the great pumpkin enterprise.
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Page 6 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. Little Free Libraries: Neighbourliness in word and deed, by Cheryl Mahaffy.
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Page 7 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. Map of nine Little Free Libraries in Highlands and nearby.
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Page 8 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. Shop local: Welcome to Highlands Supply, an interview with owner Tricia Sullivan.
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Page 9 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. Thrifting with purpose: Thrifted Gems at Highlands United Church, by Wendy Koenig.
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Page 10 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. Curiosity never retires: ELLA courses for Highlands seniors, by Kathy Kerr.
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Page 11 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. Neighbour’s recipe: six-week cured, rich holiday fruitcake, by Eileen Passmore.
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Page 12 of The Highlandian, Issue 001. Reflections one year after the 65th Street fire, by Meagan St. Pierre; meet this issue’s sponsor, City Tree Service.
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