On Sunday afternoon, we joined a full house at the refurbished Majestic Theatre in downtown St. John’s for a beautiful performance. Anita Best and Pamela Morgan have been singing together for decades, and they do… Read More
When you’re in St. John’s, you might well walk right by an abandoned house without noticing something’s amiss. Take a closer look, though, and you notice things. The electrical meter is missing, or the paint… Read More
The taproom at Quidi Vidi Brewery in St. John’s has often been a hopping (no pun intended, honest) place most of the times I’ve been there, but it’s quite quiet these days. That’s because the… Read More
I haven’t been on a bus nearly as much since I retired a few months. But for years, I took the bus to work most weekdays, and had things down so pat that I knew… Read More
St. John’s has a complicated relationship with winter. First, it seems like it will never end. We’re weeks away from that period — the time of year when the rest of the country is bursting… Read More
Taking all the politics and curious real estate backstory out of it, the proposed site for a new hospital in the St. John’s area made sense. Kenmount Crossing, as it’s called, nears the end of… Read More
When the philanthropist and businessman Paul Johnson died in 2015, he left behind a mighty physical legacy, especially in the St. John’s area. Now, one of his favourite projects is in doubt, as Newfoundland and… Read More
Last year, as I was nursing some ideas about having a digital sandbox of my own, I got in touch with Matthew Hollett. I had not yet met Matthew, but we had some mutual contacts,… Read More
Like a lot of townies, I love a stroll in Bowring Park. The park, in the traditional west end of St. John’s and nestled near the Waterford River, is a magnet for people looking to… Read More