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The good road goes on

The Barra MacNeils look back on 25 years and ahead to Newfoundland

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Nooks and Cranberries



Discovering the joy and nutritious benefits of harvesting cranberries, now available at local trail and bog outlets.

Fishing In Tilting

A writer's account of jigging their first cod...

Northern uproar

How Newfoundland and Labrador is shaking up the national cricket scene

Supporting the province’s greatest “natural resources”

New fund aims to alleviate hardships faced by those who make a living in the music industry

On the open road with Dan Mangan

The BC songwriter discusses popularity and priorities in the lead-up to his Oct. 21 show in St. John's

“A time of real positivity”

On the one-year anniversary of Occupy Newfoundland's inception, some of the movement's supporters share their thoughts and experiences with The Independent as they prepared to re-occupy Harbourside Park in St. John's for one night on Sunday, Oct. 14.

On wasting and wanting

Do you really need to throw that out?

In with the New

This week, as the Festival of New Dance celebrates its 22nd year, it's a good time to think about how the little festival that could, did, and became one of Canada's flagship events for contemporary dance.

Those old country Feelings

Nick Ferrio & His Feelings are pushing the envelope with a debut album that infuses 50s-style honky tonk with contemporary lyrical observations of relationships, murder trials and life on the road in a traveling band. They've made landfall and are here for a four-day tour of the Island.