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1 week ago | 
royalgazette.com | Heather Wood
Just shy of 57,000 students applied to Stanford University this year. Nate Snelling is one of the 2,075 who got in. The Warwick Academy student submitted applications to 15 universities across the United States and Britain. Despite stellar grades, years of volunteer work, and a stack of sports accolades, a couple of schools didn't make an offer - but he's unfazed. Stanford was always the one he was aiming for.
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1 week ago | 
royalgazette.com | Heather Wood
DJ iBreeze's latest video has left him wondering why he didn't take his music outdoors sooner. Shot at Astwood Park, with ocean views, dramatic cliffs, and sunlight spilling across the frame, the mix features "inspirational tracks" from some of dancehall's biggest names including Popcaan, Chronic Law, Teejay, and Kranium. On YouTube, Uplifting Dancehall Mix: Outdoor Vibes at Astwood Park, Bermuda pulled in close to 1,000 views in its first week.
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2 weeks ago | 
royalgazette.com | Heather Wood
Every year, millions around the world switch off their lights for Earth Hour, often thinking of it as a gesture of conservation. But for Greenrock, which led Bermuda's participation three weeks ago, the focus is on something far deeper than a brief dip in electricity use. "I don't think most people fully appreciate what the lights-out initiative is about. Many people initially thought that [it] was an opportunity to save electricity, and it's not really about electricity.
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2 weeks ago | 
royalgazette.com | Heather Wood
Community support has given Dion and Lexy Correia hope, but their fight is far from over. Unemployed and with only basic insurance, the couple launched a public appeal after Mr Correia was told he had to undergo expensive emergency surgery here and in the United States for a painful and dangerous gallstone blockage.
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2 weeks ago | 
royalgazette.com | Heather Wood
Hers is a plum job and Adrienne Stoner knows it. Thanks to years of bartending experience, she now serves as the "rum community liaison" for the American arm of Maison Ferrand, a French company specialising in the global production and distribution of spirits. "It's kind of a strange title. I used to bartend for many years and the last several years of my bartending were in tropical cocktail bars that featured hundreds of different rums.
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3 weeks ago | 
royalgazette.com | Heather Wood
On Saturday, get ready for one of April's biggest laughs. Nadanja Bailey is bringing "top-class" comedy to Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts - if you've been to one of his shows before, you know he sets the bar high. This weekend brings a mix of American and Bermudian entertainers. "I just like the idea of keeping comedy alive in Bermuda," said Nadanja, who hosts two big shows a year: Nadanja's April Fools Comedy Show and Nadanja's Birthday Comedy Show.
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3 weeks ago | 
royalgazette.com | Heather Wood
Bermuda Pie Company has found a new home - and it is a long way from where it started. The restaurant opened at 55 Court Street last week, six months after the floor collapsed at Wellington Oval, forcing it to close. Owner Kris Furbert has faith that his East End customers will find their way to the new spot. "St George's will always hold a spot in my heart. I was born and raised in St George's, which is actually why I wanted to start there.
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3 weeks ago | 
royalgazette.com | Heather Wood
About twenty years ago, Ezra Turner set himself a goal: to write ten books. He was dyslexic and had never written anything before but he did not see that as an insurmountable obstacle. Billy the Bully marked the completion of that challenge. Like all of Mr Turner's books, it is aimed at children and weaves "valuable life lessons" into the story. The story's focus is an ant whose parents send him to live in another colony after he complains of being bullied.
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4 weeks ago | 
royalgazette.com | Heather Wood
Chardonaé Rawlins believed a supportive, expert-led community would be a game-changer for parents, children and educators in Bermuda. Although she had never seen it done, through her work as a child and adolescent mental health specialist, she knew that it was needed. Rooted & Bloom, "a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to strengthening families, children, teens and educators" launches next month.
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1 month ago | 
royalgazette.com | Heather Wood
Last weekend was a special one for Anthony Hansen. He got to spend it introducing people to one of his great loves: the art of bonsai. More than 80 of his cultivated miniature trees were displayed at the Bermuda Society of Arts as part of The Japanese Cultural Exchange. The three-day event not only kicked off celebrations leading up to the society's 75th anniversary in 2027, but also marked the launch of something else close to Mr Hansen's heart - The Bermuda Bonsai Society.
