Log In

Chineza Augustus loved watching her mother sew. She would try to follow along, repurposing old pairs of jeans as her mom made clothes for the family. Fashion design had piqued Rosina Santucci’s interest but she had become a hairdresser instead. “Now ...

When Milos Damjanovic took over the Tavern by the Sea in St George’s, he thought it would take a month or two to turn around. But when he opened the place up he found the plumbing was dying, the kitchen wasn’t functional and the furnishings hadn’t be...

As a youngster Jahroy “Kidd Clazzic” Richards often felt like it was himself against the world. He was bullied so badly in middle school because of his weight, he was home-schooled in high school. He found solace in music. “I liked to make little re...

“That’s so cute”, people squeal when they see Elizabeth Gilbert’s hand-stitched accessories. She heard it so much she called her business “So Cute by Liz”. In fact, it was her own response when she first saw a friend stitching a flower for a hat. “...

Randy Edwards has been there for his daughter, Gayneté Edwards, through thick and thin. He helped her through surgery at 13. And he found her sponsorship for the Miss Teen Bermuda Pageant — and cheered when she won the crown. “Since the day she was b...

The screaming started when Khadijah Shakir was asked to model for her favourite fashion magazine. She screamed again when her photo became the cover for the swimwear article in Nylon’s May/June issue. “My colleagues at work kept asking what was wrong...

Most parents feel overwhelmed at times. Andrea Lightbourne-Webster is offering support through the mayhem: a one-day conference at which parents will learn they are not on their own. “Very often parents suffer in silence thinking they are the only o...

Something about Ghana tugged at Lynelle Furbert’s heartstrings. The pace, the people, everything seemed so familiar that in 2007 she decided to make it her home. Years later, she is the designer of a fashion line inspired by the West African nation. ...

In the middle of an American tour, rocker Mia Chambray awoke with a terrible virus. The Mohawk Radio singer debated whether to cancel her evening concert and stay in bed. Then she thought about her mother, Jennifer Page, at home in Bermuda. “My mom i...

Billy Byron pulled out his guitar, strummed a few chords from Yellow Bird and the dementia patients came to life. He couldn’t believe it. He’d played music for most of his life but had never before witnessed its power to heal. “The patients just cam...