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IN PHOTOS: Tulips showing their colours near Pownal, P.E.I.
Vanco Farms employees work in a field of tulips on the Waterside Road near Pownal on Thursday, May 28, 2020. People are able to view the flowers from the road but are reminded that entering, walking or driving through the field is prohibited and ...
MARGARET PROUSE: Vienna bread goes all the way back to the Austro-Hungarian empire
During the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Viennese bakers made bread using the finest flour from Hungary and developed methods for producing baker’s yeast. Their bread was legendary, and the recipe was shared ...
One of Canada's last remaining carhops opens for season in Montague
One of Canada's last remaining drive-in restaurants has opened its doors for another season. Montague's Gillis’ Drive-In Restaurant is a 1960s-style drive-in that describes itself as one of the last carhops in ...
P.E.I.'s Susan Rodgers selected to create short documentary for National Film Board
A Prince Edward Island filmmaker is one of three to be selected to create a short documentary for the National Film Board. Susan Rodgers, best known for her book series, Drifters, and her feature-length film, Still the Water, is working on a ...
P.E.I.’s Tiny Island Concert Series continues online May 28
Music P.E.I.’s Tiny Island Concert Series continues today with live-streamed performances by Rick Sparkes (8 p.m. AST) and Coyote (8:30 p.m. AST). Rick Sparkes sings during the Socan Songwriters Concert in February. - SaltWire File ...
DOUG GALLANT: Steve Earle shines light on mining disaster in his latest album
Steve Earle knows how to tell a story. When he writes about people, he does so in a way that makes you feel like you know those people or certainly people just like them who’ve been through the same damn things they have. When he writes ...
Shortlist announced for annual P.E.I. writing awards
The P.E.I. Writers’ Guild has announced the shortlist for the Island Literary Awards and the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty Creative Writing Awards for Young People. Island writers will be recognized during award galas, ...
Charlottetown woman with intellectual disabilities says citizen advocacy group helped turn her life around
A Charlottetown woman with intellectual disabilities says she wouldn’t be leading an independent life if it wasn’t for P.E.I. Citizen Advocacy Inc. Seven years ago, Cassie Acorn, 34, was able to move out of a community care facility ...
Cavendish Beach Music Festival considering drive-in concert series this summer
CAVENDISH, P.E.I. — The Cavendish Beach Music Festival grounds could possibly be used for a drive-in concert series this summer. The festival's organizers had applied for a temporary transit permit with the Resort Municipality, ...
P.E.I. man invites everyone out for a walk on June 1
An Island man is encouraging Islanders to take a hike on June 1. Bryson Guptill, an avid hiker and board member of Island Trails, invites everyone to lace up some comfy shoes for Islanders Walk. “People can walk wherever they happen to ...
