Metro
Local bar cuts the use of plastic straws to lower carbon footprint
One of Newfoundland’s busiest pubs has stopped the use of plastic straws.
St. John’s
Audio Stories
Positive thinking more than just a state of mind
The Positive Thinkers Club has been spreading good vibes throughout St. John’s for nearly 30 years.
Metro
Chinese community marks Year of the Dog
Chinese New Year is known as the Spring Festival in China. The original name does not seem apt during a St. John’s winter. Despite the weather, however, the local Chinese community joyfully welcomed the new year.
Audio Stories
Newfoundlanders move the party from kitchen to shed
It is a place to relax on the weekend. Victoria Battcock Kicker News
Featured
Bagging for change by banning plastic bags
The city of St. John’s is not able to ban plastic bags because an old provincial law is still under review. However, city council continues to support the ban provincewide. Melissa Wong Kicker
Lifestyles
Social media, word of mouth, keeping new business on its toes.
No sign? No problem.
Lifestyles
Piercing with guns versus piercing with needles: Which is safer?
Newfoundland has one professional piercer on the Avalon Peninsula. She tells us the difference between piercing with guns and needles.
Lifestyles
“When silvern voices tune thy rills,” we love ‘The Ode to Newfoundland’
The Ode to Newfoundland’s first public performance was at the Casino Theatre on January 21, 1902. In honour of the week of the 116th anniversary, Angela Warren’s music class at Lakecrest School are performing the Ode.
Metro
Sidewalk Struggle
St. John’s winter-wonderland is a struggle for some.
Featured
Not on my bunny – Standing up against animal testing
“There’s a huge difference between eating something to survive and rubbing a substance on a living thing to see how much damage it will do.”