The Kids Aren’t Okay: Stats Contradict Sentiment That This Country is a Great Place to be a Child
byMore than 1 in 3 kids in our province is overweight.
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These Local Kids Are Putting Your Ambition to Shame
byMeet some of our province’s most promising kid-preneurs, all of whom are at the helms of some interesting and successful businesses
List of the Month: 10 Facts about Mary Pratt
byMary Pratt, one of our province’s most influential figures and artists, passed away this August. This month’s List of the Month is in her honour.
Podcast Jam 2018 Is Challenging You to Make 3 Episodes of a Podcast, Just Because
byJust like it challenges musicians to make an album every February, and just like it recently had folks take a crack at stand-up comedy…
NL’s First DC Comics Artist, Mike Feehan, on His Surreal Year with Snagglepuss
bySt. John’s-based illustrator and comics artist Mike Feehan will appear as a Special Guest at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto this September, to represent his work on Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, a reboot of a classic comic launched by DC Comics in January of 2018 to rave reviews.
Newfoundlandia: Georgina Stirling “The Nightingale of the North”
byFrom wowing Twillingate as a child, to wowing France, Italy, and the world in adulthood …
There is a Museum in Our Province Devoted to Flat Earth Lore & It’s Attracting Amazing Artists and Events
bySomehow, with all the high-profile buzz around Fogo Island Inn, media has failed to tell the story of something just as magnificent, weird, and…
THE ENTHUSIAST!: Getting into Bicycling for Life in St. Jonh’s
byThough St. John’s is known for its brutal hills, nonsense streets, and savage drivers, it’s still a perfectly fine city for a bicycle.
September Issue’s Community Poll: What Subject(s) Should Be Taught in Our School Curriculum (But Currently Isn’t)?
byWhat subject do you think is sorely lacking from a child or teenager’s education to really prepare them for the real, hard adult world?
The Overcast Overachiever of the Month: Grow4Torbay
byFood banks are bare, people are hungry, and there are solutions to be explored. Steve Gullage has found a great one. It’s called Grow4Torbay, and it’s the kind of initiative that could be easily adopted by communities across the province.
On the Job, with Paul Babineau: Seafood Sales
byQuestion: how on earth does fish from Newfoundland wind up in Montreal, being fresher than what is available locally?
Overcast Overachiever of the Month: Greenspace Urban Farms
by84% of our communities do not have a full service grocery store, so their access to healthy food, like veggies and fruits, is limited…