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The Work Being Done By GSAs in Rural Schools Is Not Being Reflected By Reaction to Middle Arm & Springdale
TheOvercastMay 23, 2018
QUICK, Get Lookin’! Our 4th Annual Scavenger Hunt for Free Lanwya Vawnya Festival Passes is On
TheOvercastMay 22, 2018
Canada’s Auditor Generals Have Banded Together to Blast Us For Inaction on Climate Change
Chris DonaldsonMay 19, 2018

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The Work Being Done By GSAs in Rural Schools Is Not Being Reflected By Reaction to Middle Arm & Springdale

TheOvercastMay 23, 2018

Article by Overcast Guest Author. Janine Taylor-Cutting It’s Wednesday lunchtime in a busy junior high school in small-town Newfoundland. G... Read More

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Canada’s Auditor Generals Have Banded Together to Blast Us For Inaction on Climate Change

Chris DonaldsonMay 19, 2018

The Auditor General of Canada, and of Newfoundland & Labrador, have one thing in common: it's their job to keep governments accountable ... Read More

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Win $12+ Grand Toward Your Grand Idea, with The Overcast’s 2018 Albedo Grant

TheOvercastMay 18, 2018

Kickstart Your Dreamjob or Launch Your Business to New Heights... Read More

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Food, Drink, & Retail

What's Cooking on the Culinary and Storefront Scene?

The Balkan Kitchen: St. John’s Newest Restaurant

BadgeMay 17, 2018

Eldin Husic and his wife Adnela Halebic-Husic are bringing the cuisine of the Balkans to Cookstown Road. The menu is small and thorough: ... Read More

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Gin Gin Hooray: Newfoundland Distillery Company Takes 2 Medals Home from San Francisco

TheOvercastMay 16, 2018

Founded in 2000, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition strips away by enforcing a blind tasting of all entrants in its competitions, b... Read More

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Hay Now! Good News for Farming in NL

Chad PelleyMay 9, 2018

Yesterday, The Conference Board of Canada held the first ever “Newfoundland & Labrador Food Forum” at the Marine Institute, to discuss what the future of food in Newfoundland & Labrador will look like.... Read More

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Arts, Culture, & Entertainment

WHAT'S WORTH A LOOK, READ, AND LISTEN LATELY?

A Fun Time By The C-FAs: Lawnya Vawnya Underdogs

Brad PrettyMay 22, 2018

Once again the clock strikes Lawnya Vawyna. A long weekend of artful merriment that’s become not only a tradition for St. John’s musicians, artists, and fans, but also a growing staple that puts a tight-knit scene under the lens of the whole country.... Read More

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QUICK, Get Lookin’! Our 4th Annual Scavenger Hunt for Free Lanwya Vawnya Festival Passes is On

TheOvercastMay 22, 2018

Tick, Tock ...... Read More

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Be The Change: Props to Lawnya Vawnya, Girls Rock NL

Sandy MayMay 12, 2018

Rather than capitulate to this idea of Newfoundland as impossibly stuck in the mud, let’s instead recognize and support forward-facing community initiatives such as these.... Read More

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What's Up, St. John's?

Speak Your Mind, See What's Up ... and Where to Eat

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21 Days of Local RPMs: Aaron Powell on Why He Dropped the Fog Lake Moniker for This Album

TheOvercastMarch 10, 2014

Every weekday in March we want to post some of the RPM Challenge albums you all recorded in February … So send along a link to yours, and te... Read More

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St. John’s is the Rattiest City in Atlantic Canada: A Guide to Dealing With It

Chad PelleyOctober 11, 2017

Don't read this. You don't wanna hear any of it.... Read More

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Steve Curtis: The Condiment King of St. John’s

Eva CrockerJanuary 17, 2018

These days he works as a Metrobus driver in the evenings, a job that lets him listen to hours of food podcasts, and spend his days testing out new recipes.... Read More

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May's Community Poll

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May’s Community Poll: Tell Us Your Best Dad Joke in Honour of Father’s Day

TheOvercastMay 3, 2018

In honour Father's Day being in June, let's lighten up the community poll by lighting it up with your best Dad Jokes. There's one above, and one below to get you going. ... Read More

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Quiz of the Month

Quiz of the Month: Are You a Booze Snob Or What?

TheOvercastMay 2, 2018

So you can drink your buddy under the table ... but can you tell him a thing or two about those drinks while you're at it? ... Read More

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List of the Month

List of the Month: 10 Fun Facts about the West Coast of Newfoundland

TheOvercastMay 1, 2018

The provincial government recently set some money aside to develop tourism on the West Coast of NL. It's a smart investment, given the importance of tourism to our economy, and the fact so many people call the West Coast the Best Coast.... Read More

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This Month's Cover Story

Minorities in Our Province Face a 1 in 8 Chance of Discrimination
Overcast Guest AuthorApril 30, 2018
Everybody Eats: Taking a Bite Out of Food Security Issues in NL
Chad PelleyApril 3, 2018
Local Microbreweries Launch New Association & A Pile of Events to Kick off Craft Beer Month
Chad PelleyMarch 3, 2018

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