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2018 | May 6-12

Posted on May 6, 2018
By Margaret
on May | Second Week

Jim Furlong: Hands on the Wheel

Posted on May 4, 2018
By Jim Furlong
on From The Archives, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

We have all, at one time or another, walked into a room like a kitchen or a living room and wondered why we came in there. Let me tell you a story and then ask you a question.
Some weeks ago I left my home in Paradise to go

Hospital Home Lottery

Posted on May 4, 2018
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Made Right Here, Web Exclusives

The annual Health Care Foundation Hospital Home Lottery returns, showcasing an immaculate luxury home valued at over $1.1 Million to raise funds and give back to the community
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“Raising funds and developing strong and sustaining philanthropic relationships to support the highest level of adult health care through the funding

Music Spotlight: Fairgale

Posted on May 3, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Fast becoming a local staple, pop rockers Fairgale embrace change ahead of their sophomore album, Pillars
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Three years have past since pop-rockers Fairgale burst onto the local scene with their undisputed triumph Own The Light.
Buoyed by a fan-led win at the first annual Rock The Block competition, amplified

Payne and O’Bryne team up for ArtsSmarts Project

Posted on May 3, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Art, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Local music legends Jim Payne and Fergus O’Byrne will be heading to Tricon Elementary School in Baie de Verde as part of the ArtsSmarts program, promoting Newfoundland and Labrador music and culture.
The duo will spend five days working amongst the students, imparting their years of wisdom on the island’s

Artist Spotlight: Greg Hawco

Posted on May 3, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

A master conductor, composer and arranger, Greg Hawco carries on a family name for artistic strength, and one never shy to heave many irons in the fire
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There must be something special in that Hawco DNA. While Herald readers are no-stranger to multi-threat talent Allan Hawco, brother Greg is

Herald’s Q&A: Ryan Dillon

Posted on May 2, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Comedy, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Q&A, Web Exclusives

Since moving to Toronto in 2011 to pursue a career in comedy, St. John’s native Ryan Dillon has become one of Canada’s most promising comics, banking numerous notable appearances. This April, Dillon returns home to record his debut comedy record, but not before catching up for our latest Q&A.
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NTV Rows the Regatta

Posted on May 2, 2018
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Sports, Web Exclusives

The Royal St. John’s Regatta is the oldest organized sporting event in North America, with documented proof of 1816 boat races, and it’s coming up on it’s 200th anniversary. With over 50,000 visitors, it is also the largest tourism event in Newfoundland and Labrador, with enormous exposure to a wide-range

Morris & Best: Some Songs

Posted on May 1, 2018
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Local music legends Sandy Morris and Anita Best release a collaboration of 16 tracks decades in the making, fittingly titled Some Songs.
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Few names in Newfoundland and Labrador’s musical lineage come attached with the copious amounts of respect and adoration as Sandy Morris and Anita Best have acquired through decades

Allan Hawco: Inspired By Home

Posted on May 1, 2018
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

Much has been written about Allan Hawco; actor, writer, producer, but what about the man underneath all that talent and on-screen swagger? The Herald sat down with Hawco as he peeled away the layers, revealing what lies beneath

Allan Hawco has been a busy man. With the CBC series

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