👋 NOTL, it's Been a Hot Week!

This Week in NOTL…

• 🎡 One last night at the St. Davids Carnival

• 🍵 A fresh pour at Whisk, Old Town’s newest matcha bar

• 🍕 Vineyard views and wood-fired eats at Pillitteri’s Barrel Head

• 📸 Follow us on Instagram to stay in the loop!

Let’s dive in!

🎡 One More Day to Catch the St. Davids Lions Carnival!

If you haven’t made it out to the 62nd Annual St. Davids Lions Carnival, here’s your final chance—Saturday is the last day!

Running since Wednesday, this family-friendly staple is wrapping up strong on Saturday, July 26, with:

• 🎠 Townsend Amusements on-site all day

• 💵 A $10,000 Cash Giveaway — tickets available right up until the draw

• 🎶 Live Music from Cottage Brew (7–10PM), bringing 80s, 90s, and 2000s classics

• 🐾 The Annual Dog Show — registration starts at 11AM at the park

  

The carnival is open Noon to 10PM on Saturday, with food, games, rides, and more. Whether you’re there for the Ferris wheel, the funnel cakes, or just to support the Lions Club’s community work, it’s a summer send-off you don’t want to miss.

📍 1462 York Rd., St. Davids

🎟️ Giveaway Tickets: $5 each | 4 for $10 | 10 for $20

Grab the kids, bring your dog, and get ready for one last round of rides and nostalgia. Saturday’s forecast? 100% fun.

🍵 Meet Whisk

There’s a new buzz in Old Town—and it smells like matcha and espresso.

Whisk is the freshest sip stop on Queen Street, now open inside the Craig’s Cookies building and brought to life by the team behind local favourite Avo & Co. This sleek new bar is serving up ceremonial-grade matcha, bold espresso, and serious minimalist charm.

Here’s what’s on the menu:

• 💚 Smooth, not-too-sweet matcha lattes

• ☕ Rich espresso with depth and balance

• ✨ A clean, curated drink list that gets to the point

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It’s small, stylish, and already becoming a go-to for those in the know. Whether you’re a coffee regular or a matcha first-timer, Whisk brings something new (and needed) to the local scene.

📍 15 Queen St, Niagara-on-the-Lake (inside Craig’s Cookies)

📱 Follow them on Instagram: @whisk.notl

Let’s give them a warm NOTL welcome—and don’t forget to tag us and @whisk.notl when you visit. We’ll be the ones in the corner, sipping something green and pretending we discovered it first.

🍕 Locals Eat Better - 15% Off for Niagara Residents.

Here’s your sign to stop cooking tonight.

Barrel Head, the outdoor bistro tucked behind Pillitteri Estates Winery, is serving up some of the tastiest wood-fired pizza in town—and they’re giving locals a reason to come hungry: 15% off all food for Niagara Region residents.

Yes, really. Just let them know you’re from NOTL (or anywhere in Niagara), and enjoy a little love back on your bill. No coupons, no catch—just perks for living here.

Don’t believe us? Check out their website below!

Now about that pizza… the menu is stacked with bold, creative pies like:

• 🔥 Hot Boy - Red Sauce | Mozz | Cup n’ Char Pepperoni | Pickled Jalapen

• 🍄 Fun-Guy - Red Sauce | Mozz | Prosciutto | Mushroom

• 🌶️ Sweet Heat - Red Sauce | Mozz | Italian Sausage | Pineapple | Hot Honey

Pair it with a draft Icewine cocktail (only at Pillitteri), a glass of VQA wine, or their in-house lager. There’s also house-made gelato, shaded picnic tables, and often live music floating through the vines.

🕛 Open Daily: 12PM–10PM

📍 1696 Niagara Stone Road

💬 Local Discount: 15% off food for Niagara residents—just mention it when you order.

Whether you’re a longtime fan or have never stopped in, Barrel Head is a no-brainer this summer. Great food, no fuss, and a patio that treats locals like royalty.

🤔 Are You Following Yet?

This Thursday, the NOTL News crew hit the streets for a full-blown content day—camera in one hand, coffee in the other, chasing stories like they were the last butter tart at the farmers market.

And the good news? That was just the beginning.

We’re cooking up more reels, more behind-the-scenes, more totally unfiltered NOTL moments—the kind of stuff that doesn’t always fit in the newsletter but still deserves the spotlight.

• Catch the extras that don’t make the newsletter

• See what life in NOTL really looks like

• Laugh at our awkward filming moments and camera bloopers

And if you’re out enjoying NOTL?

📲Tag us in your stories and posts—whether it’s your coffee, your pup, your bike ride, or your grape-themed outfit. We might just repost it (with gratitude and emojis, of course).

Let’s make this feed as fun as the town we call home. If you have collaboration ideas, send us a DM!

📜 A Final Note from the NOTL News Desk… 🎺

As we wrap up this week’s dispatch and give our typing fingers a well-earned rest, here’s one last nudge for our local movers and shakers:

Got a story to share? A big event coming up? Something new and exciting on the horizon? We’d love to hear from you! 🫵

Reach out and we’ll figure out the best way to get your business or event in front of the right eyes — whether it’s a spotlight in the newsletter, a post on our socials, or something a little more custom.

📬 Send us a note at [email protected] — we’ll take it from there.

👋 Until next time, dear Notler… stay curious, stay kind, and stay delightfully local.