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Longtime readers may remember my red-headed self from my years at The Herald as a staff writer! Some of you
For those out there who are not able to avail of friends and family members to teach old dogs new tricks, the Community Sector Council of Newfoundland and Labrador has a solution
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A registered charity established in 1976, CSC NL has created techKNOWtutors, “a project … conceived in response
With a newly launched EP, west coast singer-songwriter Bailey Jordan-Neil is returning home with a particularly interesting early Christmas gift – a slew of local tour dates.
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Currently based in Toronto, Pasadena native Bailey Jordan-Neil released an EP of original music in late August, titled Lucky. He’s bringing the material back
“It’s not many years now since they all moved away, to places more prosperous way down in the bay. There’s not one soul left now, not one who remains, they’ve all become part of the government game.” — The Government Game
Brothers Pat and Joe Byrne and friend Baxter Wareham
To mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, some dedicated Newfoundlanders embark on the Battlefield Bike Ride rasing money and spirits along gthe way
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Wounded Warriors Canada’s 2019 annual Battlefield Bike Ride (BBR) took place May 30-June 6, with bicycle riders pedalling from Dieppe to Juno Beach, France.
Featuring stops
The Bonavista Biennale is heading into its second summer exhibition in 2019, bringing 20 Canadian, international, and Indigenous artists and art-lovers to the Bonavista Peninsula from August 17 to September 15
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The Biennale made its debut in 2017 with great success, winning the 2017 “Hospitality Newfoundland’s Cultural Tourism Award”
Burin Peninsula’s resident rock trio Skidderpup look to put their region on the map, making waves both internationally and at home in Newfoundland and Labrador
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When you think of rock and roll in Newfoundland, Grand Bank may not be the hotspot that comes to mind. Burin Peninsula rock trio Skidderpup
Celebrated artist Rosemary Byrne talks modes and methods of art, love of Newfoundland and Labrador and teaching through Art Cansel
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Rosemary Byrne hasn’t slowed down during retirement. The Avondale-based artist is still creating paintings and sculptures, plus sharing her knowledge by teaching art workshops at Art Cansel.
We spoke
This year, Mother’s Day will hold extra special meaning for two Conception Bay South friends
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Margaret Morgan will be a mother on Mother’s Day in 2019. While this doesn’t seem like an extraordinary happening, it really is – it took many years, a number of complicated medical procedures, thousands
Newfoundland’s own all-nations, all-women folk band, Eastern Owl honour tradition, community and stand up for themselves and others on sophomore album
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Local all-nations all-women folk band Eastern Owl released their sophomore album Qama’si on March 29, at the Cochrane Street Centre in St. John’s. Joined by guest musicians like throat