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Willow Kean's version of a po' boy at the beach.

Spring cooking in N.L. usually involves a winter hat, but for local cooking enthusiast Willow Kean, a boil up on the beach is the way to go

Mark Hoffe |Updated 6 hours ago |7 min read Premium content

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire The most recent April snowfall just melted in St. John’s, so it seemed like a perfect time to catch up with local actor, writer and foodie Willow Kean to chat about her love of food and the unique aspects of seasonal ...

Nova Scotia-based all-terrain enthusiast Patrick Ryan and friends stop at Table Top Mountain in Newfoundland on an off-road adventure. - Contributed

'People from all walks of life and all age groups' love off-roading in N.L., say enthusiasts

Mark Hoffe |Updated 7 hours ago |7 min read Premium content

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire “From a business perspective, the culture is everything,” especially when it comes to something like off-roading, explained Freshwater Motor-Plex co-owner/operating owner Paul Kinsella. “The off-roading community is ...

Feb 11, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA;  Recording artist Taylor Swift, looks on before Super Bowl LVIII between Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Taylor Swift beats Beatles in race to 12th UK number one album

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - Taylor Swift topped the British music charts on Friday with "The Tortured Poets Department", outselling the rest of the top ten combined and beating the Beatles for the record of fastest artist to rack up 12 UK number one ...

Charlotte Doyle and Leah McDonald rehearsing their play, 'Understanding Wonderland' in Doyle's living room. The play is a fresh take on Alice in Wonderland and is intended to better help those understand what it's like to live with autism. - Contributed

'We wanted to create opportunities for other people like us': Best friends raising awareness about autism through play set to debut in C.B.S. this fall

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated 1 hour ago |8 min read Premium content

Best friends Leah McDonald and Charlotte Doyle share a passion for musical theatre and raising awareness about autism. McDonald, 26, and Doyle, 18, both live with autism and met last April in an acting class at the Autism Society in St. John's. They ...

Ron Caplan, publisher Breton Books: “People who never thought of themselves as writers are suddenly first time published authors.”

Storytime! Cape Breton's Christmas, Book 11 now collecting memories

SaltWire Network |Updated 9 hours ago |2 min read

It is never too early to get into the Christmas spirit, at least as far as publisher Ron Caplan is concerned. With Christmas Day some eight months away the Breton Books publisher is already gathering inspirational, happy and sad stories from first ...

Founders Food Hall and Market is now open seven days a week as of July 1. Rafe Wright • Special to The Guardian

Free soup, seeds at Charlottetown sustainability and food waste reduction event

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 9 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

As the weather warms and gardening season approaches, the City of Charlottetown’s food council is encouraging Islanders to consider using food waste and other sustainable practices to improve the city food system. A drop-in style “Scraps & Seeds” ...

Mark Lewis Jones plays the central character Moses in "Sweetland" based on Michael Crummey's novel. The movie will show in Newfoundland and Labrador theatres this May. - Contributed

Film adaptation of Michael Crummey's 'Sweetland' touring Newfoundland in May

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 9 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

A movie adaptation of Michael Crummey’s critically acclaimed novel “Sweetland” will play in several theatres across Newfoundland and Labrador this May. Filmed by award-winning director Christian Sparkes, "Sweetland", starring Mark Lewis Jones, Sara ...

Marie Webb strikes a pose in her studio at The Blue Building Gallery off Maynard Street

Halifax artist Marie Webb to showcase her ‘fun, happy’ designs at New York Fashion Week

Warren D'Silva |Updated 10 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

A Halifax fashion designer is headed into a busy stretch with two shows upcoming and an appearance at New York Fashion Week. Marie Webb, the designer and owner of Lemonade Stand Designs, is getting ready for not one but two fashion shows this ...

SaltWire Horoscope Friday

Daily horoscope for Apr. 26, 2024

Mecca Woods · Columnist |Updated 21 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You may be thirsty for a change of pace or scenery. Maybe it's time to plan a trip. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Investing time and energy in something that you find meaningful can be good for ...

Director Wes Ball poses at a press line for "The Maze Runner" during the 2014 Comic-Con International Convention in San Diego, California July 25, 2014.

'Planet of the Apes' franchise looks to the future with new film 'Kingdom'

Hanna Rantala |Updated 21 hours ago |2 min read

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes", the latest installment in the sci-fi franchise, is both a sequel and a prequel, its director, Wes Ball, says. The action-adventure is the tenth "Planet of the Apes" movie ...

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