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Chelsea DaPonte dug into the plate of pasta with gusto, not realising that she was about to make herself very sick. Her mother, Becky DaPonte, had carefully requested gluten-free pasta but the waitress didn’t pay much attention. The sauce was gluten-...

A local student has created a ten-foot mural in honour of a teenager who inspired the world. Selaah Stephenson is now looking for a place where she can share her impression of Malala Yousafzai with the public. The then 15-year-old grabbed the world’s...

A jump rope team is dazzling the world with their skills and scenes of Bermuda. The three-minute video, by Rockfire Productions, has had 800 views since it debuted on internet site Vimeo this week. Island Hopping shows the Bermy Bouncers, a competit...

Photographs of young Bermudians will be spread across the walls of Masterworks in June. It is part of a project organised by the gallery’s artist-in-residence, Debra Friedman. The photographer is hoping that residents support her efforts — she is loo...

Good days don’t happen by chance, they happen by intent. It’s one of the messages in counsellor Saadia Bean’s personal empowerment book, Live With All Your Heart. Reader Angela Brangman said it changed her life outlook and her relationship with her 1...

Dean Smith had lots of male role models while growing up. His father was around and he had five older brothers. Five years ago he felt the need to do something to help someone who wasn’t so “blessed”. He became a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sist...

People who get their children vaccinated are “sheeples” who follow the flock. That’s the belief of one parent who hasn’t inoculated her kids against diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella. Her opponents call her a lunatic. The vaccination debate...

Jahmeina Simmons-Stovell’s final wish was to be buried in Bermuda. The 18-year-old moved to the UK in 2006 with her mother and stepfather, Bernette and Vaughn Stovell. Their hope was to get the best medical care possible for Jahmeina, who had cerebra...

Linda Parker never imagined she would brave the waters of Hamilton Harbour — in March. But she’s preparing to make the nippy jump on Sunday on behalf of some of Bermuda High School’s less privileged students. The principal will be one of 50 commun...

Edith Hollis Mann’s uncle drove her to Mount St Agnes Academy from Shelly Bay in a horse and buggy in 1927. “When I got older I bicycled to school whether it was sunny, wet or there were gale force winds,” she said. “Sometimes, when I was late, I wou...