This week’s United Dance Production recital Trying Times represents a second chance for dancer Gisella Filice.
In 2020, Miss Filice was really looking forward to her final recital at UDP, after 15 yea...
Mikia McGowan’s weight spiralled out of control after graduating from college.
Children in the Brownie troop she led wanted to touch her baby bump, when she wasn’t even pregnant.
“I was working as ...
People often crane their necks as they drive past Robert ‘Ice Water’ Smith’s house on Vesey Street in Devonshire.
They are not looking for him; they are checking out the clock on his balcony. It is no...
Ever since Lance Tucker’s first solo show went up at the Bermuda Society of Arts at City Hall, people have asked ‘excuse me, are you the artist?’
“It happened last week in the grocery store,” Mr Tuck...
On the surface, working from home sounds like a great idea. Ideally, you could catch a nap between work cycles, and have dinner cooking while you finish up those reports.
But since the pandemic began ...
There is an old saying, every man puts his pants on, one leg at a time.
But one leg at time can be a real challenge when you have a mobility issue, or need to be somewhere in a hurry.
Bermudian f...
Growing up on Cox’s Hill, Pembroke, Wilma Frith longed to become a nurse.
“When I was playing with my dolls, they were always my patients,” the 85-year-old remembered.
But she had to wait a long tim...
Some people like to map out their careers down to the smallest detail, but Joanne Ball Burgess takes a different approach.
“I follow my heart,” said the dancer, author and choreographer.
Ten years ago...
Danielle Pacheco dreamt of starting her own clothing business for a long time.
She loves fashion and hunting for bargains.
“I’m a bit of a shopaholic,” she admitted. “But I’m not a risk taker. I was s...
Derrick DeMelo and Brian Martins were the class clowns, constantly making the kids laugh in their Massachusetts school.
To no one’s surprise they decided to make a profession out of it.
“I was always...