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Fire Island — cultural resilience on Fogo Island

Reporter Steve Bartlett's series on the Shorefast Foundation's efforts to create cultural resilience on Fogo Island through the construction of a five-star and arts programs.

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Fire Island — cultural resilience on Fogo Island

The Tower Studio in Shoal Bay. — Photo by Steve Bartlett/The Telegram

Fogo on fire

May 6, 2011 - 9 h 22

First in a three-part series — On the Shoal Bay shoreline, a striking charcoal tower is rising from the rocks and lichen. Flanked by scaffolding, the modern...

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Section: Local | 15 Comment s
N.L. soul, contemporary twist

May 6, 2011 - 9 h 43

To design the five-star inn and art studios for the Shorefast Foundation, Zita Cobb sought a rare creative beast. "I wanted to find an architect who had Newfoundland...

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Section: Special Sections
Zita Cobb: back to Fogo, with love

May 6, 2011 - 9 h 54

Zita Cobb says Fogo Island has the freshest, cleanest air on Earth. She figures the islet has seven seasons. She loves each of them, but fall is her favourite....

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Section: Local | 8 Comment s
Fogo Island Dreams Big

Video

May 7, 2011 - 8 h 10

Second in a three-part series Russ Petten remembers arriving on Fogo Island and being shown where he’d be guiding construction of a five-star inn. “They brought...

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Inside the inn

May 7, 2011 - 10 h 07

The quilters' laughter is infectious. They're sitting around the top floor of the former Loyal Orange Lodge in Barr'd Islands, learning traditional stitching from an...

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Section: Local
Weather warriors

May 7, 2011 - 10 h 21

What's it like building a five-star inn of contemporary design on a cliff facing the North Atlantic in mid-February? "Trying, very trying," says Russ Petten,...

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Section: Local
The Art of the Matter

May 9, 2011 - 8 h 34

Last in a three-part series — Social networking, Fogo Island style, won’t revolve around computers, Facebook or Twitter.No, if things happen as planned, networking...

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This old house

May 9, 2011 - 10 h 27

The pink porch is different, but gives off generous warmth and prompts a feeling of nostalgia. There are other powerful colours in the 150-year-old home in Joe...

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Section: Local
The woman behind the arts - Elisabet Gunnarsdottir

May 9, 2011 - 10 h 32

Zita Cobb lauds the attitude and effort of the Fogo Island Arts Corporation's director. "The way her head is wired is right on," says Cobb, co-founder of the...

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Section: Local