Mom's scalloped potatoes

Food Feature: How to make scalloped potatoes

Eggsamples: french toast

Food Feature: How to make french toast

Eggsamples: egg in a nest

Food Feature: How to make egg in a nest

N.L. book awards: Three authors, one winner

The 2019 N.L. Book Awards Nonfiction Readings & Awards names this year's winner 

The birth and blossoming of Geek-mas

The story of how two volunteers teamed up to create an event that would revolutionize the geek community's holiday shopping for the coming years

Giving Tuesday ushers in the holiday season

Giving Tuesday falls on December 3 this year, inspiring people to give back 

The Avalon Mall Happy Tree has a new place at the mall.
The tree is accepting donations for children this Christmas.
Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

Home is where the housing is

The City of St. John’s collaborated with CMHC to put together an affordable housing forum to discuss the changing times 

Beyond the theatre doors

The Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and the Herriott brothers put on a tribute show

Painting the rock

Newfoundland and Labrador painter hosts his yearly pop-up show at the Sandman hotel

Poppy for my great grand-poppy

Remembering the life of a painter who became a soldier 

Eggsamples: Omelette

Food Feature: How to make an omelette

Eggsamples: Sunnyside up Egg

Food Feature: How to fry an egg

Eggsamples: Poached Egg

Food Feature: How to poach an egg

Eggsamples: Boiled Egg

Food Feature: How to boil and peel an egg

Send in the Geeks

The A.C. Hunter Public Library celebrated geek culture on October 19

Shooting hoops for charity

MUN has its third annual Terry Fox fundraiser basketball game

Marathon of Hope runs for 39 years

The Terry Fox Run invited some special guests to Quidi Vidi Lake for its 39th anniversary

Fan Expo Canada's 25th Birthday

Fan Expo Canada turns 25-years-old this year

Fan Expo had a variety of guests who signed autographs for fans such as comic's artist Neal Adams. He is famous for his work on the DC character Deadman. Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

Canada's National Exhibition Tour

Take a tour to Toronto's end-of-summer bash

The Canadian National Exhibition had many different displays. Some examples are National Geographic's photograph exhibition, a butterfly booth, and a lantern festival. Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

Two-year-old otter makes a splash

Salmonier Nature Park fixed up a home for their otter on their 3km boardwalk trail

Public gets free invite to downtown parking lot

Movie Road House was shown in a unique venue Downtown

Room for a comedy

Shakespeare by the Sea partners with the Rooms

Pure Comix Fest: Breaking comic ground

The first Pure Comix Festival for graphic literature has happened after years of planning and working towards its creation

Wallace Ryan is teaching a workshop on how to make comics with his 10-year-old granddaughter, Sophia. 

She is his assistant and his helping him teach the class. Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

Capstone Project: Come from away

The College of the North Atlantic Journalism class of 2019 have published their final projects' videos and graduated this week. 

Why cannot municipalities bag it?

Municipalities find the convenience of single-use carryout shopping bags has become an inconvenience to the environment. 

According to EngageNL.ca’s background information, all plastic products,
such as shopping bags and straws, "are estimated to make up 43% of marine
litter worldwide." Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

Q&A: Talking with Minister Graham Letto

Graham Letto has been the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment for two months this January. This is a cleaned up excerpt of the interview that was conducted Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, by phone.

Plastic and microplastics are recognized as dangers to the environment in Newfoundland culture. Minister Graham Letto talks about what the provincial government is doing. Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

Science fiction showdown at the space bar

The pen is mightier than the gun in this particular competition

On May 22, WANL organized a Showdown at the Space Bar for writers from Newfoundland and Labrador to enter to win some prizes. The host, Michelle Churchill (left), stand with Amanda Labonté, Ryan Belbin and Matthew LeDrew who are holding the prizes for the top three winners. Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

Stop the presses: Award ceremony at CNA

The College of the North Atlantic hosted the 2018 Atlantic Journalism Awards on May 9, 2019.

Toni-Marie Wiseman, NTV journalist, present Ashley Sheppard, Aja
winner, with her Atlantic Journalism Award at ceremony. My Online Journalism
Blog/Melissa Wong

Zine with the zinesters

Zine culture explored at zine fair through a video and a podcast

Broken Books hosted a Zine fair on April 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. Zine
 creators, such as Valerie Webber, could sell or give away
 their zines without being charged for space with customers.
  Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

Zinesters display their latest issues at the zine fair

Broken Books hosted a zine-making workshop on April 2 and a zine fair on April 28 to promote zine culture.

Broken Books hosted a Zine fair on April 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. Zine
 creators, such as Valerie Webber (left), could sell or give away
 their zines without being charged for space with customers. Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

Interview with a Maltese actor

Maltese actor talks about the festival. 

William Shakespeare's birthday cakes were served to the audience during
intermission. Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

Who hath a birthday?

William Shakespeare’s birthday was celebrated during NL drama fest with cake and some of his greatest characters.

"We dies for a bitta drama." was the motto of the festival.
Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

The last supper downtown

Downtown ramen shop serves one last supper to its customers before closing its doors 

Spicy Chicken Miso with Udon Noodle is made of torn chicken, sweet corn, sofrito tare, yu choy, celery, torn nori, green onions, and roasted garlic puree. It was on the menu on Bad Bones Ramen's the last night at its downtown location. Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog

The art of volunteer wrangling

With great number of volunteers, comes a great deal of responsibility 

The LSPU Hall's Cox & Palmer Second Space Bar as viewed from the stage.
Cat Burke and Danielle Hamel spoke about the volunteer problem here.
Melissa Wong/My Online Journalism Blog