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CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
City of St. John's to replace rundown Quidi Vidi slipway for $750k
Quidi Vidi village might be a popular destination for tourists visiting St. John's, but Ward 2 city councillor Ophelia Ravencroft says, at the end of the day, the area is a fishing village. That's why the City of St. John's has agreed to rebuild the Quidi Vidi slipway — the wide wooden structure that slopes into Quidi Vidi Gut — for $750,000. "The minute you come down Quidi Vidi road and you're in this area, you feel like you're in a different place," Ravencroft said. "The slipway is part of what enables that." The slipway closed in September 2023 for repairs but never reopened. Last summer, residents began to fear that the slipway would be gone for good. Fourth-generation resident of Quidi Vidi, Jennifer Whiteway, told CBC News at the time that the exit point from the harbour leads to an area where fish are plentiful. St. John's putting money forward to replace popular wooden slipway 1 day ago The aging wooden slipway in Quidi Vidi has been closed since 2023, leaving residents worried that an iconic piece of infrastructure could be removed. Now, the city has committed $750,000 for its replacement and rejuvenation. Whiteway said the structure is over 40 years old and has helped many residents feed their families. "The slipway has been absolutely essential in our ability to be able to feed our families, store fish for the winter, upkeep on our boats, as well as recreational fishing," she said. To preserve its history, last summer, residents created a Facebook group called S.O.S. (Save Our Slipway) to share information and raise support for the structure. Ravencroft said the group's advocacy worked. "I think everybody on council heard loud and clear, we really need to replace this thing," they said. Ravencroft said the city is in the design phase of rebuilding the slipway. Following consultation with residents, they said the structure should replicate the current wooden slipway, with some additional accessibility modifications. "What you're going to see is not a structure that is substantially changed. It's simply rebuilt to an even stronger position than we came into this," Ravencroft said. Whiteway is looking forward to the new slipway. Over the last decade, Quidi Vidi Village has been transformed with several new and growing businesses cropping up. "It was really important to make sure that the community was heard this time and that we really safeguarded this vital piece of our community so that we didn't lose it like so many things we have down here," she said. Whiteway said residents will keep an eye on the new slipways development plans. "We want to make sure that something isn't put back commercialized," she said. "We want to work closely with our ward councillor and with the developers to make sure that the historical and cultural integrity is intact." Tenders will open for the slipway soon. Ravencroft said the goal is to start the project in the fall and finish it as soon as possible.
Washington Post
5 days ago
- Washington Post
Tradition and faith meet at the coast in Spain every July to celebrate the patron of sailors
ESTEPONA, Spain — Silence falls on the beach in the former fishing village of Estepona as the sun sets over Spain's southern coast . Barefoot men in white shirts carry a seven-foot statue of the Virgen del Carmen , or Our Lady of Mount Carmel, adorned with flowers, across the sand. Children climb on their parents' shoulders, while others record on their phones, standing waist-deep in the sea. Offshore, boats filled with families and friends await the Virgin's arrival. As the statue reaches the shore, more than 90 men, many from fishing families, lift her onto traditional boats and she sets out to sea. Hundreds of vessels, from jet skis to paddleboards and fishing boats, join the procession chanting and singing, in their belief that the Virgin blesses the waters. Every July 16, coastal communities across Spain honor the Virgin, saint of sailors and protector of those at sea, who was also named official patron of the Spanish Navy in 1901. It is one of the myriad Marian titles venerated by the Catholic faithful. In Estepona, once a humble fishing village on the Malaga coast, it's the most anticipated day of the year. 'Some people won't swim until the Virgin enters the water,' says Isabel Moreno, secretary of the Hermandad del Carmen in Estepona, the Catholic religious brotherhood that organizes the event. 'Everyone wants to be close to her. She protects our fishermen, our neighbors, our visitors, all of us.' It began in Estepona in 1962, when six sailors acquired the statue to bring this Catholic tradition closer to their town. Since then, it's grown into a full-day celebration that starts with an outdoor Mass, sea-themed games, and — this year for the first time — a women's boat race. One popular contest called 'cucaña' challenges young men to walk across a greased wooden beam suspended from a boat to grab a flag before falling into the water. The statue leaves its chapel in the evening and is carried through the streets as residents throw flower petals, sing traditional songs known as coplas, and call her 'estrella de los mares' — Spanish for star of the seas. She sails along the coast, then returns to land before being brought back to her chapel. 'This used to be a celebration only for sailors,' says Alfonso Ramírez, head of the brotherhood and son of one of its founders. 'Now it belongs to everyone.' In recent years, he says, organizers have worked to make the town feel included, regardless of fishing roots. Estepona, like many Spanish coastal towns, has been transformed by tourism . In summer, its population doubles from 78,000 to nearly 160,000. Artisan fishing has declined, say captains at the maritime club, unable to compete with industrial fleets and increasingly threatened by invasive species like Asian seaweed , which has severely impacted the country's marine biodiversity for years. To make up for the loss of income from fishing, many boats that once caught anchovies now carry tourists instead. But for one night, each year, Estepona returns to its roots, with faith and memory filling the streets and the seaside. Past midnight, Ana Ruiz, 86, sits outside her home in one of Estepona's oldest neighborhoods. She watches the procession return to the small chapel where the Virgin will rest until next year . 'We were all fisherfolk and had a humble life,' says Ruiz, whose late husband carried the Virgin for 33 years. 'Now my neighbors are all foreigners. But we want them to love our Virgin too.' ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
The Independent
5 days ago
- The Independent
Tradition and faith meet at the coast in Spain every July to celebrate the patron of sailors
Silence falls on the beach in the former fishing village of Estepona as the sun sets over Spain's southern coast. Barefoot men in white shirts carry a seven-foot statue of the Virgen del Carmen, or Our Lady of Mount Carmel, adorned with flowers, across the sand. Children climb on their parents' shoulders, while others record on their phones, standing waist-deep in the sea. Offshore, boats filled with families and friends await the Virgin's arrival. As the statue reaches the shore, more than 90 men, many from fishing families, lift her onto traditional boats and she sets out to sea. Hundreds of vessels, from jet skis to paddleboards and fishing boats, join the procession chanting and singing, in their belief that the Virgin blesses the waters. Every July 16, coastal communities across Spain honor the Virgin, saint of sailors and protector of those at sea, who was also named official patron of the Spanish Navy in 1901. It is one of the myriad Marian titles venerated by the Catholic faithful. In Estepona, once a humble fishing village on the Malaga coast, it's the most anticipated day of the year. 'Some people won't swim until the Virgin enters the water,' says Isabel Moreno, secretary of the Hermandad del Carmen in Estepona, the Catholic religious brotherhood that organizes the event. 'Everyone wants to be close to her. She protects our fishermen, our neighbors, our visitors, all of us.' It began in Estepona in 1962, when six sailors acquired the statue to bring this Catholic tradition closer to their town. Since then, it's grown into a full-day celebration that starts with an outdoor Mass, sea-themed games, and — this year for the first time — a women's boat race. One popular contest called 'cucaña' challenges young men to walk across a greased wooden beam suspended from a boat to grab a flag before falling into the water. The statue leaves its chapel in the evening and is carried through the streets as residents throw flower petals, sing traditional songs known as coplas, and call her 'estrella de los mares' — Spanish for star of the seas. She sails along the coast, then returns to land before being brought back to her chapel. 'This used to be a celebration only for sailors,' says Alfonso Ramírez, head of the brotherhood and son of one of its founders. 'Now it belongs to everyone.' In recent years, he says, organizers have worked to make the town feel included, regardless of fishing roots. Estepona, like many Spanish coastal towns, has been transformed by tourism. In summer, its population doubles from 78,000 to nearly 160,000. Artisan fishing has declined, say captains at the maritime club, unable to compete with industrial fleets and increasingly threatened by invasive species like Asian seaweed, which has severely impacted the country's marine biodiversity for years. To make up for the loss of income from fishing, many boats that once caught anchovies now carry tourists instead. But for one night, each year, Estepona returns to its roots, with faith and memory filling the streets and the seaside. Past midnight, Ana Ruiz, 86, sits outside her home in one of Estepona's oldest neighborhoods. She watches the procession return to the small chapel where the Virgin will rest until next year. 'We were all fisherfolk and had a humble life,' says Ruiz, whose late husband carried the Virgin for 33 years. 'Now my neighbors are all foreigners. But we want them to love our Virgin too.' ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Abigail Spencer to Star Opposite Josh Charles in Fox's Doc Martin Adaptation
Timeless talent Abigail Spencer has a new gig: being the sunshine to Josh Charles' grumpy. Spencer has joined the cast of Fox's upcoming Best Medicine, TVLine has learned. She'll play Louisa Glasson, whom the official character description calls 'a warm, charming local school teacher who immediately gets off on the wrong foot with Martin Best' — a frosty physician played by Charles — 'yet she's intrigued by him…' More from TVLine No Good Deed Done (For Now) at Netflix The Last of Us Co-Creator to Depart Ahead of Season 3: 'Now Is the Right Time' Casting News: Alison Brie's FX Pilot, One Tree Hill Vet Joins Emily in Paris and More When Is Your Favorite TV Show Back? An A-to-Z List of 300+ Scripted Series View List Based on the British medical dramedy Doc Martin and described as a 'charmingly complicated one-hour comedy,' Best Medicine centers on Charles' character, a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child.' Martin's bedside manner leaves much to be desired, and the locals don't love him. But what the townies don't know, the official logline says, 'is that Martin's terse demeanor masks a debilitating new phobia and deep-seated psychological issues that prevent him from experiencing true intimacy with anyone. But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.' Fox ordered the adaptation to series in May. Production starts this summer in Upstate New York, and the series is slated to premiere during the 2025-26 TV season. In addition to Timeless, Spencer's TV work includes Rectify, True Detective, Mad Men, Grey's Anatomy, Suits, Extended Family and 9-1-1. Are you looking forward to watching Spencer on ? Hit the comments with your thoughts!Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Abigail Spencer to Star Opposite Josh Charles in Fox's Best Medicine
Timeless talent Abigail Spencer has a new gig: being the sunshine to Josh Charles' grumpy. Spencer has joined the cast of Fox's upcoming Best Medicine, TVLine has learned. She'll play Louisa Glasson, whom the official character description calls 'a warm, charming local school teacher who immediately gets off on the wrong foot with Martin Best' — a frosty physician played by Charles — 'yet she's intrigued by him…' More from TVLine No Good Deed Done (For Now) at Netflix The Last of Us Co-Creator to Depart Ahead of Season 3: 'Now Is the Right Time' Casting News: Alison Brie's FX Pilot, One Tree Hill Vet Joins Emily in Paris and More When Is Your Favorite TV Show Back? An A-to-Z List of 300+ Scripted Series View List Based on the British medical dramedy Doc Martin and described as a 'charmingly complicated one-hour comedy,' Best Medicine centers on Charles' character, a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child.' Martin's bedside manner leaves much to be desired, and the locals don't love him. But what the townies don't know, the official logline says, 'is that Martin's terse demeanor masks a debilitating new phobia and deep-seated psychological issues that prevent him from experiencing true intimacy with anyone. But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.' Fox ordered the adaptation to series in May. Production starts this summer in Upstate New York, and the series is slated to premiere during the 2025-26 TV season. In addition to Timeless, Spencer's TV work includes Rectify, True Detective, Mad Men, Grey's Anatomy, Suits, Extended Family and 9-1-1. Are you looking forward to watching Spencer on ? Hit the comments with your thoughts!Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
