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2022 | June 19-25

Posted on June 19, 2022
By Herald Staff
on June | Fourth Week

Justin Fancy’s Daddy Daughter Days

Posted on June 19, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Justin Fancy won Fans’ Choice at this year’s East Coast Music Awards, but while making music gets him top billing, it’s being dad that’s truly the best gig ever
Kayleigh gets her father’s full attention, and that’s the way it should be, opens singer-songwriter Justin Fancy. Fancy, who will headline

Tags: country, daddy, daughter, ECMA, Father's Day, Justin Fancy, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, singer-songwriter

JIM FURLONG | Good Guys Don’t Always Win

Posted on June 17, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, From The Archives, Politics, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

*Originally published in our June 12-18, 2022 issue
The race does not always go to the swiftest or so we are told in Ecclesiastes. The cold reality is that it usually does and smart money bets it that way.
Those words are a grim reminder that the bloody war in

Tags: column, history, Jim Furlong, op-ed, staff blog, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, war, Winston Churchill

Glamping | A New Way to Staycation

Posted on June 16, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Business, From The Archives, Local, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

By Josh Hodder
Glamping is a new fad sweeping the globe for outdoor enthusiasts that want a little bit extra, one that is taking over the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Travel restrictions in Newfoundland have prevented people from vacationing. Some have looked to vacation from home in the form

Tags: across the province, Business, glamping, Newfoundland and Labrador, rural, scenery, Staycation, summer, Travel

A Little Cup of Sea

Posted on June 16, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Business, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Health, Local, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

A visit to a quaint beach hut called A Little Cup of Sea in Colliers soothes the soul and calms the mind
The day was dreary, but the sight was delightful: an adorable beach hut tucked away on the edge of the ocean. We had arrived at A Little Cup

Tags: A Little Cup of the Sea, Business, Colliers, Newfoundland and Labrador, rural, sight-seeing, Staycation, Vacation

PAM PARDY | Take it All In

Posted on June 15, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Column, From The Archives, Inspirational, Staff Blog, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

If, like me, you’ve ever lived outside the province of Newfoundland Labrador, then you’ve learned not to take this province’s beauty for granted. The shimmering seaside, the vast and mysterious ocean, the wildlife, the way of life and the people who live here: everything and everyone just seems a tad

Tags: adventure, column, Come home year, island, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed, Pam Pardy, scenery, Travel

Come Home Year – Come One, Come All!

Posted on June 14, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Arts & Culture, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Photography, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland & Labrador is the most picturesque and most unique place on this planet and 2022 is the year to show it off in all its spectacular glory
To celebrate the best this province has to offer, The Herald created a Bucket List of things to do, see and

Tags: city, Come home year, Newfoundland and Labrador, outport, rural, scenery, St. John's, Travel

Jeremy Bennett

Posted on June 13, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Books, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Without missing a step, Jeremy Bennett returns to inspiring others with his positivity and high-energy words.
By Jason Sheppard
For the first time in two years, on June 8th, NL author and motivational speaker Jeremy Bennett stood in front of an audience of 100 listeners and delivered a solid

Tags: inspirational, Jeremy Bennett

Dallas Smith – Some Things Never Change

Posted on June 13, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Web Exclusives

Dallas Smith reflects on his rock roots and ascension to country music super-stardom ahead of his return to St. John’s on the Some Things Never Change Tour
In 20 years, Dallas Smith has gone from an – admittedly unexpected – platinum selling rocker, to one of Canada’s most in-demand and

Tags: concert, country, Dallas Smith, Default, Mary Brown's Centre, music, rock

JIM FURLONG | The Sound of Lazy Bank

Posted on June 12, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, From The Archives, Web Exclusives

Last week I was down to where Lazy Bank used to be. It still exists, but it’s buried now. It’s the river that gave its name to the uphill road that is now Pleasant Street in St. John’s. The river never existed above ground during my lifetime, but I knew