Happy Monday, Winnipeg!

Lots to catch up on today, plus a few heads up you'll want before you head out.

Grab your coffee, settle in, and let's dive into what's happening around Winnipeg.

Now, in today’s edition:

— Jas Singh

Most of us will never get within a hundred feet of the Stanley Cup. Today you can walk right up to it.

All thanks to Seth Jarvis. Before he was an NHL forward he was a kid in Tuxedo, shooting pucks in the driveway and calling his own Cup-winning goals.

In June, he actually did it.

The 24-year-old won the Stanley Cup with Carolina, beating Vegas in six games, and it was former Jet Nikolaj Ehlers who handed him the Cup on the ice. He called it the greatest moment of his life.

Today he's bringing it back to Tuxedo Community Centre, a few blocks from where he learned to play.

Bring a camera. This isn't the kind of thing that comes around twice.

Click here: To get all the details before you head over!

Everyone who found a place near U of M found it in May.

What's left in August is what nobody else wanted.

A basement suite with one window.
Laundry that means quarters and a walk.
A landlord who swears he'll fix the tap.
And a bus route with two transfers, which is fine in September and brutal at minus thirty.

You sign it anyway because you're out of time. Then you live with it until next May.

But you don't have to.

250 Centre Street has move-in ready suites open now and for September. Nothing to wait on, nothing to fix.

The transit stop is right out front. U of M one way, downtown the other. No car, no parking pass, no windshield to scrape at 7:40 in the morning.

Every week you wait, the list of what's left gets shorter.

P.S. Not moving a student in? Same suites either way. Immediate availability if you're between places or ready out of your current lease.

Some desserts you eat. Others you photograph first and feel a little bad cutting into.

Cinnamoon opened last week at 52 Albert Street, and the menu is full of the second kind. The mousse desserts come shaped like real fruit, mangoes and peaches and lemons, glossy enough that people have been posting them all over social media.

The space is bright and modern, tucked into one of the old brick buildings the Exchange is known for.

Open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday to Sunday.

Click here: To see everything they offer and what makes them different!

P.S. Share this with the friend or family member you'd want along for the first visit.

Running low on birth control is stressful enough. Finding out your doctor's next opening is weeks away makes it worse.

As of Friday, your pharmacy can handle it. Manitoba has expanded what pharmacists are allowed to do, and trained ones can now assess patients and prescribe birth control directly.

And if you're on injections, that's now one trip instead of two. The pharmacist can write the prescription and give you the shot in the same visit, with no extra cost.

With a valid Manitoba Health card, you can get up to three assessments and four injections per benefit year at no cost.

One thing before you go. Pharmacists have to finish approved training first, so not every location offers it yet. Call ahead and ask.

So if your prescription is running low and your doctor is booked, the closer option is now your neighbourhood pharmacy.

Click here: To see exactly what's covered!

If the Louise Bridge is part of your usual drive, you’ll want to find another way across the river this week.

The bridge will close for road resurfacing from 6 a.m. today, August 10, until 6 a.m. next Monday, August 17.

If you’re walking or biking, you can still cross using the west sidewalk throughout the closure.

The detour may add a little time to your trip, especially during the morning rush. It’s worth checking your route before you leave so you don’t get all the way there and have to turn around.

Click here: To check Winnipeg’s lane closure map before you head out!

There are no shelves to browse and no aisles to walk down. You read a menu, order at a window, and someone hands it over.

Manitoba's first window-service Liquor Mart opened Thursday inside the Save-On-Foods at 1399 McPhillips Street, in Northgate Shopping Centre.

Everything sits behind glass, so an employee gets it for you. It's a different setup from the Liquor Mart Express counters already in some grocery stores.

The whole thing is about 580 square feet, with a few Manitoba-made options on the list.

Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

If it goes well, expect more of these around the province.

Click here: To see how the new Liquor Mart works!

This section includes only the major events happening soon. For a complete list of all events, you'll have to wait for future editions!

Thanks for reading The Winnipeg Digest! Let’s chat again on Wednesday!