By Kevin Adshade reporter@pictoucountynews.ca
PICTOU: Jeb Patterson had been hanging out in Pictou recently, waiting to get the transmission fixed in his 30-year-old van.
“It’s been taking awhile,” he says.
PORT HAWKESBURY: Addressing the ongoing challenges faced by public libraries, Councillor Blaine MacQuarrie introduced a motion at a special meeting of Port Hawkesbury Town Council on June 17, calling for a new provincial funding formula.
INVERNESS: A summer tradition steeped in music, community, and coastal charm is set to return in spectacular fashion.
The Sunset Series at the Inverness County Centre for the Arts kicks off its 2025 season...
By Stephen Cooke – Entertainment Reporter
A couple of weeks ago, this column had a teaser for the annual Cape Breton summer Celtic celebration KitchenFest! but the time for teasing is over, and the...
CANSO: Canso is about to get a serious dose of comedy as The Bad Decisions Comedy Tour makes its way to AJ’s Dining Room & Lounge on Saturday, Aug. 9 for a one-night-only show that promises to...
By Stephen Cooke – Entertainment Reporter
Nothing screams “summer music” like the region’s outdoor festivals: the Pictou Lobster Carnival (July 4 to 6), Stan Rogers Folk Festival (July 24 to 27) and the New...
GUYSBOROUGH: Mulgrave Road Theatre and ArtWorks East are celebrating a milestone in creative collaboration with the launch of Ekphrasis 5.0, and they’re looking for local writers to help bring it to life.
Now in...
By Stephen Cooke – Entertainment Reporter
One of the perils of writing about upcoming events is the gap between this column’s deadline and press time a few days later. There’s always the issue of...
By Stephen Cooke – Entertainment Reporter
After the full artist announcement for the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Canso, waiting for the other Strait Area musical summer shoe to drop is the anticipation for...
By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Guysborough Journal
GUYSBOROUGH: In 1720, the notorious pirate Black Bart – dressed in a crimson coat, gold chain, and a feathered hat – stormed into...