An uptight Torontonian escapes to Newfoundland
Today was a most gorgeous day for a walk. Or ride, if you're a motorcycle buff. Like Eli Patrick Benoit the pug. Here's Eli out enjoying a ride with his owner dressed in his finest. There was a larger than normal commotion outside Coffee and Company on Water Street, where the bikes are lined up, as everyone ogled the smartly dressed pug in his motorcycle cap and goggles doggles. … [Read more...]
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Just read on the VOCM radio web site that the Junos are coming back to St. John's. They were last here in 2002. Wow, that long ago? I remember watching the show hosted by the Barenaked Ladies and thinking it was a hoot. More info about the Junos in Newfoundland is on Wikipedia - Juno Awards of 2002 The cc photo of the carved fruit by novembering. Can you carve a partridgeberry? … [Read more...]
December 1st marked the opening of a new Lulu Lemon store in St. John's, NL on Water Street downtown. Yoga moms with tots in strollers lined up outside the door, clogging the street and causing weekend weary hipsters to have to step off the sidewalk to bypass the crowd on their way to get their uber coffees from Coffee and Company. By 4 pm, the line up was mostly indoors as shoppers stood in … [Read more...]
St. John's curbside recycling program was supposed to start this spring, but the city has just announced that the program will be delayed 2 years due to budget restraints. How's that news for this new "Have province" capital? Deputy Mayor Ron Ellsworth said while he felt uneasy about city council's decision, he agrees that the $1-million cost would put too much strain on its $170-million … [Read more...]
In the wake of hearing that the curbside recycling programs in Newfoundland have been pushed back for another 2 years, I have prepared this list of How To Recycle in St. John's. Recycling Programs in St. John's You can take your recyclables to a centre. Green depots: Green depots are set up throughout the province to collect used beverage containers only. I missed this point the first time … [Read more...]
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