Jessica Dobbin, Author at Kicker

New budget brings changes to the arts industry

March 22, 2018 Jessica Dobbin 0

With the new budget coming out, changes are underway for the arts community of St. John’s

When the snow goes away, litter will play

February 26, 2018 Jessica Dobbin 1

The litter problem in St. John’s becomes evident every spring once the snow melts, revealing large amounts of garbage throughout the city.

Studio Coffee is a coffee shop and art gallery on Water Street in Carbonear .Walking in you hear soft ambient music and smell home-made soup. Owners Michelle Rowe and Tammy Wrice started their business four […]

E. coli outbreak impacts produce even after it’s over

February 1, 2018 Jessica Dobbin 0

One month ago, an E. Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce infected people across Canada and the United States, killing one Canadian and one American. But surprisingly there were no recalls of romaine lettuce. Kicker’s Jessie Dobbin […]

I thinks, I knows, I wants

November 23, 2017 Jessica Dobbin 0

Dr. Gerard Van Herk of Memorial University’s linguistics department says the Newfoundland dialect changes the way people think about languages.

The danger is not talking about it

November 9, 2017 Jessica Dobbin 0

The #MeToo movement empowered women all around the globe, and has shone light into a dark corner.

‘We are now becoming composed of plastic bits’

October 27, 2017 Jessica Dobbin 0

Two years after a resolution on the ban of single-use plastic bags forwarded to Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador, people are still lobbying for change.