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As a little boy, Danny Simmons hid whenever his grandmother boiled flaxseed on the stove. “It tasted terrible,” the 53-year-old said. “She said it cooled the blood. I said what do I need cool blood for, I want to be outside playing.” But as he got o...

Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, but business as usual for Bermuda. There’ll be no official turkey pardoning or Thanksgiving parade down Front Street. Still, many Bermudians find their own way to celebrate the holiday. Some get turkey dinn...

The sight of an old master was enough to change Michael Harding’s life. He began playing around with art materials; hand grinding his own paints. Before he knew it, he had a company. Michael Harding Art Formulas Ltd is today recognised worldwide as o...

I t wasn’t enough for Mstira Weeks to design a line of workout wear. She had to look the part. Joining the gym didn’t just improve her fitness — sales increased after they started stocking Mstira Selassie, her line of leggings, tracksuits, sweatshi...

David Gonzalez wasn’t too thrilled the first time he saw the movie Sleeping Beauty. He found the characters boring: Sleeping Beauty spent much of the story asleep, and not much was known about the prince. “The only one with any real energy was the re...

Face-to-face communication is often defined as a mutual and significant exchange. Jim Hodge prefers to meet shoulder-to-shoulder. The consultant and coach in the field of philanthropy was on island last week to lead a workshop for the island’s non-pr...

Dear Heather, I really want to buy a small property but saving enough for a down payment is so difficult. Do you have any advice? Frustrated Buyer Dear Frustrated Buyer, You aren’t alone. With the cost of living in Bermuda as high as it is, saving i...

Gabriel Jones picked up the violin at 8. Conor Hay was a little older, most likely because he met the guitar first. The teenagers are joint recipients of the Menuhin Foundation scholarship, selected for their talent and their passion for music. “I’v...

What makes art good? Eli Cedrone is hoping her classes will help people understand. Her plan is to pair students with a master painter to encourage skill-based training, a method of teaching visual art. “There’s a quote by landscape painter John E. C...

With a comfortable margin of three wins from four, and 62 victory points, Betsy Baillie, Lane Martin, Sharon Shanahan, Claude Guay won the junior open teams’ contest that concluded last week. In second place with two wins and 43 points was the team o...