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Preserving NL’s Built Heritage is Key to Its Future
What makes heritage buildings worth protecting? How (and why) does it it happen? The Indy looks at Parish Lane and Bryn Mawr in St. John’s.
February 11, 2022

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So Moved
So Moved, St. John’s: 5 April 2021
Things really ramped up this week in comparison to the previously sleepy state of Council Meetings through winter 2021.
Jess Puddister
April 7, 2021
So Moved
So Moved, St. John’s: 22 February 2021
Take a moment to lean in and listen to what’s happening around the council table. The little bit of normalcy, routine, and poking fun might…
Jess Puddister
February 23, 2021
So Moved
So Moved, St. John’s: 25 January 2020
St. John's City Council met for approximately 17 minutes this week—so we drilled down into some of the regulatory issues around heritage designation. Whee!
Jess Puddister
January 26, 2021
Personal
Learning How to Speak
When I moved to St. John’s I got work at a call center. Sometimes, on the other end of the line I’d hear “I’m not…
July 21, 2020
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Quinnipiac: The Grand Old Lady is gone, but all is not lost
It's time for a renewed commitment to heritage in St. John's, and to remind ourselves just why it's so important.
March 30, 2015
To Each Their Own
Don’t blame City Council
City Councillors are dedicated, hard-working people, and we shouldn't blame them for being stunned
March 27, 2015
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Who are we? Complex cultural identities on the Island of Newfoundland
Newfoundland’s history, like its people, is much more complex than we’re taught in school. That’s something which needs to change.
March 9, 2015
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Learning from Quebec
If we value our culture and heritage, why are we so bad at preserving it?
November 21, 2014
To Each Their Own
St. John’s: City of Hotels
I'm all for development. And that means an end to these foolish downtown hotels.
November 5, 2013