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Art Beat: Classical stars alight in Pender Harbour

Art Beat: Classical stars alight in Pender Harbour

Also, Charlotte Morganti wins of the inaugural Toby Award for her mystery novel Breaking News: Local Heiress Dead and final Artesia Coffee House held
Letter: BC Ferries, why even have a disability lane?

Letter: BC Ferries, why even have a disability lane?

'Those who require the disability lane must never be turned away.'
Not just your grandpa’s Legion: Coast branches are working hard to attract a younger demographic

Not just your grandpa’s Legion: Coast branches are working hard to attract a younger demographic

On the Sunshine Coast, a dynamic new generation of leadership has emerged to keep its four Legion branches open for the area’s 1,500-plus members as well as the general public and user groups. Their challenge: to make the Legion relevant for our current community demographic. For a new, younger crowd in Gibsons, Roberts Creek, Sechelt, or Pender Harbour, this is not your grandpa’s Legion. 
Tidewater Topics: Fighting the Smart Monkey

Tidewater Topics: Fighting the Smart Monkey

'Alcoholism was a piece of cake compared to smartphoneism'
Splashy orcas surface in Tidepools Aquarium art show

Splashy orcas surface in Tidepools Aquarium art show

A pod of more than 80 artful orcas now on display at the Gibsons Public Market sends a clear message: when it comes to the killer whales at the heart of the market's seven-year-old fundraising initiative, nothing is black and white.
Letter: Note beach etiquette this weekend

Letter: Note beach etiquette this weekend

'As we head into warmer temperatures, Chaster Beach is a popular destination to start up a beach fire, bring some beverages and snacks to enjoy but then sadly all the debris is left behind to a wealth of land and marine wildlife, not to mention local residents and visitors.'
Legacy of harmony scores musical milestone on the Sunshine Coast

Legacy of harmony scores musical milestone on the Sunshine Coast

A retrospective gala in Sechelt on May 11 provided the opening fanfare in a two-part celebration of the Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association’s 30th anniversary season.
Twenty-two attain provincial stature at Sunshine Coast of the Performing Arts apex

Twenty-two attain provincial stature at Sunshine Coast of the Performing Arts apex

During a multidisciplinary highlights concert last weekend, the longest-running annual arts event on the southern Sunshine Coast concluded its entrée into a second half-century.
Spreading its Wings: The new Tubird restaurant captures the vibe of summers past

Spreading its Wings: The new Tubird restaurant captures the vibe of summers past

When approaching the Rockwater resort in Secret Cove for a dinner reservation at its Tubird restaurant—not yet a year since a major facelift under new ownership—a peculiar kind of transition takes place.
Coastal mayors meet with Premier David Eby regarding BC Ferries

Coastal mayors meet with Premier David Eby regarding BC Ferries

Randene Neill, MLA for Powell River–Sunshine Coast, also joined the online meeting to address concerns from ferry-dependent communities.