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Young artists from Trenton Middle School were showcased in the display window of The White Lotus.

IN PHOTOS: New Glasgow, N.S. shines with Art at Night

Art at Night is one of the biggest displays of artists and their work in Pictou County, whether it is painting, sculptures, or music. The event took place the evening of May 4, and attracted hundreds of people to New Glasgow’s downtown scene. Brian ...
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VISIONS FROM OUR PAST: Cape Breton's St. Anns Bay in 1880
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Welcome to another edition of Visions from our Past, a new 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 preserve the social, economic, political and cultural history of Cape Breton Island." The Beaton Institute's archives include an estimated one million photos depicting scenes of Cape Breton from the past 150 years. St. Ann’s Bay, ca. 1880. Photograph by Theodore Keisel. Reference number: 78-718-2468. BEATON INSTITUTE/CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY

‘Art has been good to me’: Leonard Paul reflects on life after becoming honourary PhD recipient
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Leonard Paul has been drawing ever since he was a child. He joked that he moved to watercolours as a springboard to oil painting, but after forty years is still on the springboard. For his decades long career contributing to the arts, he is being honoured with an honourary doctorate from Acadia University on May 16 in Wolfville. ANGELA CAPOBIANCO

Twenty-eight Nova Scotians honoured with King Charles III Coronation Medal
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'Very touching': 20th annual Music Monday at Cape Breton school brings together culture, reconciliation
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Chase the Ace New Waterford winner chosen
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FOR DESOUZA STORY: Owner and Creative Director of Soli Productions Management Inc, Solitha Shortte, for De Souza story in Halifax Monday April 29, 2024. TIM KROCHAK PHOTO

Halifax modelling agent breaks industry stereotypes, becomes catalyst for change

Warren D'Silva |Updated May. 3, 2024 |8 min read Premium content

She smiles with her eyes. Her words affirm and can ring in anyone’s ears. She talks the talk and walks the walk. She is revered and feared in the industry for her no-nonsense mentality. She is Solitha Natasha Shortte. Walking into the Light House ...
From left, Ryan Roberts, Morgan Toney and Keith Mullins stand in front of the Amazon Music logo in the company's 47th-floor office in Scotia Plaza in Toronto. Toney won Indigenous Artist of the Year on the first night of the ECMAs on Thursday and is also nominated for two more East Coast Music Awards, Fusion Recording of the Year and Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year. Mullins is also nominated for Producer of the Year.  CONTRIBUTED/MORGAN TONEY

Mi'kmaw acts shine at first day of 2024 ECMAs

Mitchell Ferguson · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated May. 3, 2024 |5 min read

Two local Mi'kmaw music acts won awards at the 36th annual East Coast Music Awards that kicked off Thursday at the Prince Edward Island Convention Centre in Charlottetown. Fans' Choice Video of the Year TD Fans' Choice Video of the Year went to 2nd ...
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia announced on May 3 that it will not be reopening its western branch of the AGNS in Yarmouth, saying it is “moving away from bricks and mortar” in this part of the province. TINA COMEAU

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia not reopening its western branch in Yarmouth

SaltWire Network |Updated May. 3, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) announced on Friday, May 3, that it will not be reopening its Western Branch in Yarmouth as the organization considers a more sustainable operational model. “We have been faced with ongoing challenges related to ...
Jane Osemwegie holds her best-selling Amazon book, "Unleashing Your Inner Power". - Chloe Hannan

African Nova Scotian author on Amazon’s bestseller list

Chloe Hannan |Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Jane Osemwegie is using her coaching and leadership skills for good, by putting her knowledge into a new book. Entitled, Unleashing Your Inner Power, it was published in January, and quickly became a hit. It’s on the Amazon Best Self-Esteem Books top ...
Burritos which are rolled flour based tortillas filled with various ingrdients including rice and beans have become popular Tex Mex alternative to Mexican tacos or enchilladas.

A Tex Mex Cinco de Mayo?

Mark DeWolf · Food critic |Updated May. 3, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

With Cinco de Mayo coming on May 5, Maritimers have a great excuse to check out a new Mexican or Tex Mex restaurant.
Maggie Andrew, an artist from Nova Scotia, won her first ECMA award for African Canadian artist of the year during the award nights at the Delta Prince Edward Convention Centre on May 3 in Charlottetown. She said getting nominated was a huge recognition of her craft and winning the category meant a lot to her. Vivian Ulinwa/SaltWire

Nova Scotia artists dominate first night of 2024 ECMAs in Charlottetown

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

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 ...
Members of the Glace Bay High School Interact Club stand outside the Marconi National Historic Site in the Table Head neighbourhood of Glace Bay on Tuesday. The group — front, from left, Holly Wells, Mya MacKinnon and Cloe Maxner; and back, from left, Katie Poirier, Grace Halfyard, Mya McFadgen and Olivia Wheaton — won $2,000 for their presentation on the work of Guglielmo Marconi. Chris Connors/Cape Breton Post

‘Everybody should know his name’: Cape Breton students celebrate Marconi

Christopher Connors · Multimedia journalist |Updated May. 2, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

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 ...
DownHouse is a new band from Cape Breton which was formed by students attending Memorial High School. Standing from left are Nathan Young, Nicholaas Quirk and Cody Young. Front from left are Owen Seymour and Leeland Marinelli. CONTRIBUTED

Cape Breton teens bringin love of rock, country and Newfoundland fishing tunes to local stages

Nicole Sullivan · Multimedia journalist |Updated May. 2, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

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 ...
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 and Cape Breton Regional Library program co-ordinator Tara MacNeil. Movers and Shakers is a drop-in program for babies, tots, preschoolers and their parents, grandparents and caregivers to enjoy songs, stories, rhymes and play with library staff. The next Movers and Shakers takes place May 16 and May 28 at the James McConnell Memorial Library from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Christopher Connors/Cape Breton Post

PHOTO: Moving and Shaking in Cape Breton

Christopher Connors · Multimedia journalist |Updated May. 1, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

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 ...
Vanessa Gaudet of Glace Bay found a wooden arm chair in heavy garbage and repurposed it into a picture frame. CONTRIBUTED

'Wasn’t a thing wrong with it'; Cape Bretoners love a good heavy garbage hunt

Barb Sweet · Multimedia journalist |Updated May. 2, 2024 |8 min read Premium content

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 ...
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Neema Bickersteeth, left, Adrienne Danrich, and SATE (Saidah Baba Talibah) play the role of Portia's body, spirit and soul respectively in Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White. HAUI
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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 preserve the social, economic, political and cultural history of Cape Breton Island." The Beaton Institute's archives include an estimated one million photos depicting scenes of Cape Breton from the past 150 years. Shown is North Sydney’s front street in this 1888 image. Reference number: 88-523-18033. Beaton Institute, Cape Breton University
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A tasty and healthy meal, according to columnist Mike Finigan, sits before him, and yet the baloney sanding sits in the back of the mind grinning.
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Dancers at Gail DeViller's classes range in age from their 30s to their 80s. There are different levels and many opportunities to learn the dances. CONTRIBUTED
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Lifeguard Bennett MacIntyre is seen at Mira Gut beach in this 2022 file photo. After struggling the past few years to hire enough lifeguards to patrol the province’s beaches, Lifesaving Society of Nova Scotia special projects director Paul D’Eon says the situation has improved this year. Chris Connors/Cape Breton Post
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