Marketing or not, the first sip still hits. (Photo credit: Pinterest) Every September, Starbucks and cafés around the globe pull off one of the year’s most impressive marketing stunts. They make us excited to buy something we already know exists. The pumpkin spice latte is back. Cue the Instagram stories, the first-sip selfies and the triumphant announcements that fall has officially begun. Somewhere between the cinnamon, the whipped cream and the familiar white cup, a coffe

A single tree becomes a season’s announcement. (Photo credit: Huzaifa Hameed) Fredericton doesn’t just enter fall — it leans into it. By early October, the air thins, the light softens, and the city begins its slow transformation into a landscape of red, gold, and quiet fire. For students, longtime residents, and anyone who walks the streets with their eyes open, autumn becomes more than a season. It becomes a conversation.