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SPORTS | Locals & Returning Favourites Make Up Growlers 2021-22 Opening Night Roster

Posted on October 21, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Sports, Web Exclusives

A crop of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and returning favourites from the famed Kelly Cup run round out the Newfoundland Growlers 2021-22 opening night roster for tonight’s matchup against the Trois-Rivieres Lions. Full details courtesy of the Growlers below!
The Newfoundland Growlers, ECHL affiliate of the Toronto Marlies and

Tags: Buddy The Puffin, ECHL, Eric Wellwood, hockey, James Melindy, Kelly Cup, local, Marcus Power, Mile One Centre, Nathan Noel, Newfoundland Growlers, Zach O'Brien

WRITING WORLD | Bernardine Stapleton’s Girly Muckle and the Queer Hands

Posted on October 19, 2021
By Krystyn Decker
on Books, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Bernardine Ann Teráz Stapleton’s latest book Girly Muckle and the Queer Hands is an exceptionally well-written novel about embracing the journey of self-discovery, set in a world of mythological and folkloric beings
If ever there was a place that embraced all aspects of the supernatural, mythology, and folklore, Newfoundland and

Tags: Authors, Bernardine Stapleton, fiction, LGBTQ, local, Newfoundland and Labrador

LOCAL | Megahit Video Captures the Magic of Movies

Posted on October 15, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, FILM & TV, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Corey Lynch has reignited the demand for VHS on-demand – and chuckles – with his creative ‘store’ Megahit Video
Corey Lynch admits that Megahit Video was created almost by accident. As all good yarns should, Lynch begins his with these endearing words; “Well, that’s a funny story….”
The VHS-store-within-a-basement concept happened as

Tags: local, Megahit Video, Movies, Newfoundland, nostalgia

ARTS | St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival 2021

Posted on October 14, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival returns with an inclusive and diverse lineup that greatly represents our impeccable local industry and beyond
Following a successful 2020 installment that saw the celebrated, three-decade-plus festival go virtual, the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (SJIWFF) – Canada’s longest-running women’s film festival since

Tags: film, independent, local, Movies, Newfoundland, SJIWFF, St. John's, St. John's International Women's Film Festival, Women

NEWS | MusicNL Announces 2021 Awards Nominees and Music Celebration Week

Posted on October 14, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

The nominees have been unveiled for the 2021 MusicNL Awards, along with plans for Music Celebration Week!
“MusicNL are pleased to present Music Celebration Week 2021 happening November 15-21, 2021,” MusicNL shared on their website.
“The week will be full of award presentations and showcases to recognize the diverse musical

Tags: local, music, MusicNL, MusicNL Awards, Newfoundland

MUSIC | Derina Harvey Band

Posted on October 13, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Proudly waving the flag of traditional Newfoundland trad music with an edge, the Derina Harvey Band tackle weighty themes on their newest material
You can take the woman away from The Rock, but you can’t take The Rock away from the woman.
Derina Harvey, and her bring-the-house down band of merry

Tags: Alberta, art, Derina Harvey Band, Great Big Sea, local, music, Newfoundland, trad

MUSIC | Shanneyganock – Da B’ys Are Back

Posted on October 13, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

It’s been a long road being off the road, but the fellas in Shanneyganock are back, baby!
Packed fist-pumpin’ George Street crowds and Logy Bay, Middle Cove, Outer Cove End of Summer Soirees; Shanneyganock is tuned-up and ready to rant ‘n’ roar. Frontman Chris Andrews captures the band’s sentiment simply

Tags: Chris Andrews, local, music, Newfoundland, Shanneyganock, trad

NL SPORTS | Toronto Marlies add Newfoundlanders Zach O’Brien & Marcus Power

Posted on September 2, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on From The Archives, Sports, Web Exclusives

Continuing the news of the day of NL hockey stars inking with professional clubs, the Toronto Marlies announced today that the club has signed forwards Zach O’Brien and Marcus Power to one-year AHL contracts

O’Brien, 29, recorded 83 points (40 goals, 43 assists) in 49 games this

Tags: AHL, Growlers, hockey, local, Marcus Power, Newfoundland, sports, Toronto Marlies, Zach O'Brien

Artist Spotlight: The Dave Whitty Show

Posted on May 27, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Traveling singer-songwriter Dave Whitty has adapted to pandemic-livin’ by launching his own podcast, The Dave Whitty Show

There’s this saying about best-laid plans. Interwoven with those adages of counting your chickens is the core idea that one doesn’t have a lens to the future, and nothing in life is guaranteed.

Tags: COVID-19, Dave Whitty, guests, local, music, NL, pandemic, podcast, singer-songwriter, The Dave Whitty Show

LOCAL ARTS | Music Spotlight: Kelly McMichael’s ‘Waves’

Posted on May 26, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

From Peterborough to St. John’s, Kelly McMichael battles the current of changing times and the ebb and flow of life in her long-awaited solo album, Waves

“I love variety,” shared Kelly McMichael, a multi-year, seasoned pro in the music business who is on the cusp of dropping

Tags: album, art, come from away, Dillon Collins, entertainment, Kelly McMichael, local, NL, pandemic