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2019 | December 22-28 Nativity

Posted on December 22, 2019
By Margaret
on December | Fourth Week

Iceberg Alley Performance Tent Unveils Lineup for Classic Rock Night

Posted on December 20, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Fresh off of a massive third year that included headliners Metric, Bret Michaels and Our Lady Peace among others, the Iceberg Alley Performance Tent has unveiled their lineup for the now annual Classic Rock Night.
It will be a triple bill of Canadian rock staples, as April Wine, Trooper and

Jim Furlong: The Quiet of the Season

Posted on December 20, 2019
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Sometimes it gets surprisingly quiet at Christmas. That is an odd thing, but in the excitement and even within the “madding crowds” and the malls and this “world of purchase” in which we struggle there is a quiet time of the soul that creeps in. It is a place of

Writing World: Tom Moore

Posted on December 19, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Books, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

By: Nick Travis
It’s a time in NL’s past that marked a significant change; Confederation. Author Tom Moore approaches the topic through a unique lens in his latest release
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Newfoundland-based author Thomas Moore, author of such books as Canadian bestseller Good-bye Momma, Angels Crying and Plains of Madness, is

Pam Pardy-Ghent: I Believe

Posted on December 18, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

I still remember the joy of sitting on Santa’s knee telling him what I wanted for Christmas. My siblings and I would be out shopping with mom at The Mall, and there before us would be the most magnificent theatrical throne wrapped in sparkling – though admittedly gaudy – garland.

Bruce Templeton – In Search of St. Nicholas

Posted on December 17, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Books, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

By: Jason Sheppard
With empathy, compassion and a twinkle in his eye, Bruce Templeton takes readers on two remarkable holiday journeys in his newest book
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Many of us have worked as assistants during our lives and careers whether it was for business owners, physicians or college educators. Bruce Templeton

Artist Spotlight: BR Clayworks

Posted on December 17, 2019
By Herald Staff
on Art, From The Archives, Local, Made Right Here, Web Exclusives

Barbara Roberts of BR ClayWorks shares her passion for creating fantastic clay sculptures, the perfect pairing for your holiday season decor
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It’s beginning to look, and feel, a lot like Christmas here at The Newfoundland Herald. We’re in the spirit, as we say. Time to deck out your hall

Christmas Story Contest Part 1

Posted on December 16, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

The Newfoundland Herald, in connection with the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland & Labrador, challenged readers from grade 7-12 to send us their original ideas for our Christmas Story Contest! This year’s theme? Tell us Santa’s back story. We received dozens of inventive and original pieces, but only five could be

The Gathering Place

Posted on December 16, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

The Gathering Place, a community health centre that focuses on helping vulnerable people in St. John’s, has been a local mainstay since 1994
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Originally started by the Sisters of Mercy and the Presentation Sisters as a way to help people who were in need of food, the organization has

Between the Lines: Adventures in Babysitting

Posted on December 13, 2019
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Full disclosure, I’m not sure if I want to be a father. That is possibly a controversial, and surely an unpopular thing to say in 2019, but there it is. Real honesty is important in these op-eds, right?
There’s a lot of stress there, with the idea of a mini-you.