Local Lifestyles
A Tex Mex Cinco de Mayo?
With Cinco de Mayo coming on May 5, Maritimers have a great excuse to check out a new Mexican or Tex Mex restaurant.
Nova Scotia artists dominate first night of 2024 ECMAs in Charlottetown
Nova Scotians ruled night one of the 36th East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown, capturing eight of the 12 honours. Five of the winners who received honours at the Delta Confederation Ballroom in Charlottetown on Thursday hail from the ...
‘Everybody should know his name’: Cape Breton students celebrate Marconi
GLACE BAY, N.S. — On Dec. 15, 1902, Guglielmo Marconi changed the way we communicate globally when he transmitted the first transatlantic wireless message from Glace Bay to Cornwall, England. So it was fitting that on Tuesday, high school students ...
Cape Breton teens bringin love of rock, country and Newfoundland fishing tunes to local stages
The downstairs room of the Sydney Mines legion is about half full as DownHouse plays their first set. People keep coming in as the band sings rock and country covers that have patrons singing along under their breath. DownHouse is a new band with ...
PHOTO: Moving and Shaking in Cape Breton
Eight-month-old Remi Taylor smiles as she crawls along the mats during Movers and Shakers Story Time at the James McConnell Memorial Library in Sydney on Wednesday. Also seen are Kendra MacIsaac, left, holding her 14-month-old daughter Grace MacIsaac ...
'Wasn’t a thing wrong with it'; Cape Bretoners love a good heavy garbage hunt
It’s one of the most favourite times of the year for some folks in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, whether they are getting rid of unwanted junk around their house or hunting for treasure. Heavy garbage pickup begins May 6 but many put their ...
Canadian artist HAUI talks Portia White opera: 'We can exist in a multitude of expressions'
Mixed media artist Howard J. Davis (also known as HAUI) is putting the story of Portia White front and centre in his newest creation — an opera based on the life of the Truro-born contralto called Aportia Chryptych. However, Davis is nothing if not ...
VISIONS FROM OUR PAST: North Sydney in 1888
Welcome to another instalment of Visions from our Past, a welcome addition to the Cape Breton Post and saltwire.com thanks to Cape Breton University's Beaton Institute, which among many other tasks, serves as a "cultural heritage archive mandated to ...
Loblaw boycott: effective or misguided?
A rally to boycott Loblaw stores in the wake of increases in rise of living costs is sparking debate about the role of Canada's grocery giants.
Cape Breton Community Calendar events for May 2-8, 2024
Cape Breton Community Calendar is a public service listing of community events sponsored by non-profit groups. It will appear weekly on Fridays. The deadline for submissions is the Wednesday previous at noon but to ensure adequate advance ...