By Dianna Brown With the shift in seasons, I wholeheartedly welcome the longer evenings of fall; the cool chill in the air, and cosying up in a warm sweater or blanket to enjoy a hot cup of tea or a bowl of steaming beef stew. Living out west in the city, I miss the rich,…
Whether you’re a novice baker or a seasoned pro, everyone likes to pick up a new trick for better or easier ways around the kitchen. Here, appropriately, are a baker’s dozen which we’ve collected over the years from Downhome staff and our Facebook friends. Measuring Chocolate Chips Whenever making chocolate chip cookies and the recipe…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – it’s the 33rd annual Christmas at the Glacier! Bring your list and check it twice, to the largest event of its type in the province, with almost 200 crafters and artisans. The kick-off to the season, an extravaganza of gift giving and personal shopping, with something…
Fans Pack Churchill Park for Four Thrilling Days of Music Thousands of music lovers flocked to Churchill Park in St. John’s for the fourth annual Churchill Park Music Festival, which boasted some of the biggest names across multiple genres from July 25-29. The four-day spectacle kicked off with a headlining set from glam rock superstars…
Near its summit, Lance Cove Hill, on the eastern edge of Oderin’s inner harbour, has an access portal where a present-day voyager exists in both the ancient world of a once-prominent Placentia Bay community and the virtual world of modern-day connectivity. As you hike up the hill you’ll know you’ve found the Oderin “Phone Booth”…
By Nicola Ryan When spring’s sunrays slowly return each year, the forests, hills, bogs and meadows around us burst into a flourish of plants and wildflowers. Bright irises appear in marshes, tiny heathers bloom on rocky hillsides, and the wild diversity of Newfoundland and Labrador’s plant life is on display. Showy or small, colourful or…
By Hilding Neilson, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept of Physics & Physical Oceanography Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador One of the spectacular natural events that can happen is a total solar eclipse. Just imagine being outside on a clear day where the Sun is shining brightly and the sky is blue without clouds in sight….
By Darrell Hillier Late in August 1939, with war clouds gathering over Europe, the German freighter Christoph Van Doornum sailed into Botwood harbour. No sooner had the vessel been loaded with ore concentrate when Newfoundland Constabulary officers placed the ship and its 25 crew under guard. This action came at the request of the British…
The world has changed and changed again in the time since the release of The Once’s fourth studio album Time Enough. Six years have passed, of change, challenges, reflections and rebirth, with the trio of Geraldine Hollett, Phil Churchill and Andrew Dale cutting to the core of the music that defines them, honing in and…
