Remembering our roots, building our future

It’s easy to get caught up in the present, but sometimes looking back helps us understand where we’re going. So, let’s take a trip in the wayback machine to 1966. The Beatles were dominating the charts, “Star Trek” premiered on television, and the Vietnam …

Roots on First Emergency Shelter prepares to open in Williams Lake

A new emergency shelter should be open in downtown Williams Lake by early June. Work on the old Elks Hall building at 98 First Avenue South is still underway, but scheduled to wrap up by the end of May. It is the final stretch for Canadian Mental Health …

Howlin’ Ramblers, rockin’ roots at Louie Louie

Howlin' Ramblers tearing up the stage. Credit: HR - Facebook. Louie Louie in Estepona is about to be rocked again from its laid-back slumber with the arrival of the Howlin’ Ramblers. Howlin’ Ramblers open fire with a lot of rock with a lot of roll, an …

From Gospel Roots to Pop Royalty: The Genre-Spanning Brilliance of JONATHAN MANALO

A Vow to Values, Integrity & Shaping Leaders: The Federal Roots & Private Sector Legacy of Renny DiPentima

Renny DiPentima Renato “Renny” DiPentima joined SRA International in 1995, but his federal career started long before that. He began in the Social Security Administration and credits his government experience for shaping his path. “I wouldn’t be president …

'Rocks and roots with zero traction' – Lachlan Morton's speedy dash through 300km Bergslagsleden route

Lachlan Morton has a packed schedule of races this year but he has continued to squeeze in a number of other feats along the way, the latest a flying run on a 300-kilometre mountain bike route in Bergslagsleden, centred on the popular Swedish hiking trail. …

Between Roots and Dreams: Berta

In a quiet place in the village of Kilómetro 17, in the municipality of Amancio, Berta Medero Rojas sits on her terrace and enjoys the warm morning sun that illuminates her face furrowed by time, but vibrant with life. At 74, she is a pillar of her …

New Orleans 'til he dies, meet the genealogist who uncovered Pope Leo's Black Creole roots

When Jari Honora was 9, he asked his grandmother who her grandparents were.  His grandmother, who raised Honora in her Uptown New Orleans home on Danneel Street, often wove stories of the past into daily conversations. As they would drive through the …

How ‘legacy liquor’ became a lethal brew: Amritsar hooch tragedy exposes deep roots, deadly shift in Punjab’s ‘desi ...

Horror Movie Legend Veronica Cartwright Returns to Her Hitchcockian Roots with ‘The Ruse’

Over the course of a her 60-plus-year career, which began when she appeared as a child actor in director William Wyler‘s 1961 drama “The Children’s Hour” alongside Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn, Veronica Cartwright has, in addition to many other …