Fading murals and old brick ads: hunting for 'ghost signs' in uptown Saint John
The next time you're walking around uptown Saint John, don't forget to look up. Hidden in obscure alleyways and side streets are traces of centuries of history.
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The next time you're walking around uptown Saint John, don't forget to look up. Hidden in obscure alleyways and side streets are traces of centuries of history.
Today, Albert Mines may look like any roadside lot with a mix of grassy space and woods, but this 324-hectare site south of Moncton has a very important place in history. In the 1800s, this was the site of the "first commercial extraction of petroleum products," according to the Albert County Museum.
Checking in on the Democrats’ favorite Republican: Today City Attorney Ann Davison announced a new program to figure out who is stealing all the fucking flat screens from Target. So far, this “High Utilizer Initiative” has identified 118 individuals who are responsible for over 2,400 criminal cases over the past five years. These cases include about 1,000 theft charges, almost 600 trespassing charges, about 400 assaults, and just over 100 weapons violations. The program appears...
Un homenaje a la altura. Frontera acoge el entrañable acto en recuerdo al admirado luchador con presencia masiva de autoridades, compañeros de los terreros y una familia
El festival Macabro de cine de terror cumple dos décadas y por segundo año consecutivo se llevará a cabo en formato híbrido, de manera virtual y en salas, con un homenaje al personaje clásico de Drácula