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Chad Pelley

Chad Pelley

Chad Pelley is an author, songwriter, and journalist who wrote for publications like the Globe & Mail and The Telegraph-Journal before founding The Overcast. Now he spends 25 hours a day keeping up with his email, and has no time to be his former self.

    Archives, Books, Latest Posts:, The Arts March 7, 2018 March 5, 2018

    March’s Recommended Read of the Month: The Greatest Hits of Wanda Jaynes

    Mass shootings. Internet memes. Online stalkers. Twitter wars. This book has a finger on the pulse, and a skewer through our zeitgeist.

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    Archives, Cover Story, Food & Drink, Latest Posts: March 3, 2018 March 4, 2018

    Local Microbreweries Launch New Association & A Pile of Events to Kick off Craft Beer Month

    In 1962, competition among big breweries buried the beer scene in Newfoundland. 56 years later, in 2018, 8 local microbreweries are cooperating to cook up a better craft beer scene than we’ve ever enjoyed.

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    Archives, Food & Drink, Latest Posts: February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018

    Newfoundland Cider Company: Open for Business & Selling Out Already

    Newfoundland has its first cidery. The Newfoundland Cider Comapny launched Friday night, and its products sold out city wide at the NLC.

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    Books, Latest Posts:, The Arts February 20, 2018 February 21, 2018

    3 for the Money: Check Out This Year’s Winterset Award Shortlist

    The BMO Winterset Award is the province’s richest prize for a book of any genre by a Newfoundlander.

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    Archives, Books, Film, Latest Posts:, The Arts February 19, 2018 February 19, 2018

    Catching Up on Caught: Allan Hawco on Bringing Lisa Moore’s Novel to Life on the Screen

    Episode 1 of Caught premieres Feb. 26th on CBC TV.

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    Archives, Food & Drink, Latest Posts: February 16, 2018 February 18, 2018

    The Complete History of How Jockey Club Influenced Newfoundland Beer

    Say what you will about Jockey Club, but it’s one of the longest-selling locally made  products in Newfoundland.

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    Archives, Music, Reviews, The Arts February 13, 2018 September 8, 2018

    Yee Grlz Return in Fine(r) Form on Brainwashed

    Brainwashed just set a bar for any local punk albums to follow it in 2018.

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    Archives, Latest Posts:, People January 25, 2018 February 15, 2018

    Joey Smallwood’s Niece, Samora, is Becoming a Big Deal on the Big Screen

    Newfoundland’s legendary political figure Joey Smallwood might be done making history and headlines, but his niece Samora is only getting started with her time in the limelight.

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    Archives, People January 23, 2018 February 15, 2018

    This Local Company Can Power Your Phone with Wind and Water

    Who needs batteries in a world booming with potential energy? 

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    Archives, Books, Latest Posts:, The Arts January 15, 2018 February 15, 2018

    January’s Recommended Read: The Democracy Cookbook

    The Democracy Cookbook is a collection of short and snappy opinion pieces from 89 prominent locals, and it’s meant to get us talking about better…

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    Archives, Food & Drink, Latest Posts: January 15, 2018 February 15, 2018

    St. John’s First “All Local Tap Room”: Jack Axes Set to Serve Beer from 5+ Breweries

    If you’re a beer-loving townie, dying to try beers from all these new bay-based breweries popping up lately, pop on in to the taproom at Jack Axes on Duckworth Street.

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    Archives, Latest Posts:, News January 10, 2018 February 15, 2018

    A Tsunami of Seniors Might Crash Our Healthcare System

    A sudden surge in senior healthcare needs will burden our already over-burdened healthcare system to the point of maybe doing lasting damage.

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    The Overcast is a multi-award-winning media body in St. John’s, NL.

    Best known for its monthly print magazine, its website, TheOvercast.ca, also posts 1-2 articles a day, hoststhe St. John’s Eats dinning and review directory, and administers the $12,500 Albedo Grant to help entrepreneurs get their big idea off the ground, as well as Newfoundland’s richest award for a local album of the year: The Borealis Music Prize.

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