The St. John's Morning Show

Kristopher Orchard and his husband own the property that used to be the old Priest's house. It's the host property of a Christmas light walk, a Halloween Harbour Haunt, and now, an Old Time Garden Party. It's a historical event for the area, and this year marks its 115th anniversary. Kristopher found some time to join us in studio today to talk about it.

Composers like Mozart and Rossini were actually considered pretty eccentric, and known for pushing the musical boundaries of their time. Joe Argentino is a music theorist and associate professor at Memorial University’s School of Music. On Sunday at Bannerman Brewing, he will be taking a deep dive into the “Weird and Wondrous Music” of some of unconventional classical composers. Today, he gave us a sneak peek of that talk.

If you frequented downtown St. John's in the 90s, there's a good chance you remember Hava Java. While that coffee shop has been closed for years, some of the people behind it are back in the café business. Five years ago, Darren Randell and Mark Royle opened Dark Star Coffee Roasters, and it's become a staple of downtown Carbonear. Our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts dropped by for a latte.

Disc golf is catching on in this province, and now there's a brand new course in Airport Heights. We told you about plans for that course last fall, and now, its ready for play. Our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts went to the course to get a tour.

One of the key takeaways from the latest housing price survey by real estate company Century 21 is that the cost of housing is on the rise in St. John’s. The survey compares the year-over-year, price-per-square-foot of properties in dozens of communities across the country. For more information, we spoke with Gary Zalepa, the Senior Vice President of Network Development with CENTURY 21 Canada.

After an investigation found an "unauthorized disclosure" of an email by a board member, the PC's education critic says Memorial University needs a new chair for its Board of Regents. Becky Winsor is among those who have sent a pro-Palestine message to the Board of Regents. She told us that the chair of the board, Glenn Barnes, forwarded her email to her father. Memorial recommended that Barnes complete privacy training.  The Morning Show's Sarah Antle spoke with PC education critic, Paul Dinn.

Reverend Fred Marshall saw the fertile land across the street from his church, St. Paul's Anglican, and put out a call to the community for a new vegetable garden. The first crops went in the ground this spring. If all goes well, the vegetables will be harvested and donated to the Goulds Food Bank a few weeks from now. To find out more, We met several of the folks who have come together to make this initiative happen, including Reverend Fred and Patsy Hynes.

Robin Philpott lost his wedding ring over the side of a boat in Exploits Harbour in Central Newfoundland. In a moment of hope and sheer panic, his wife Melanie called Shawn Bath of the Clean Harbours Initiative, asking if he would do a deep dive and look for it. Melanie Philpott and Shawn Bath spoke about the search with the CBC's Sarah Antle.

Two years ago, Zachary Newhook Randell died of an overdose, losing his battle with mental illness and addiction. He was 26 years old. Now, his father -- Stephen Randell -- is sharing his son's story, as well as his own experience of trying to care for a child grappling with addiction. His new book is called: "My Child Is An Addict - Navigating Through Your Child's Addiction." We reached Stephen Randell over the phone to learn about his son's story.

Over the past few years, the city has kicked its cycling infrastructure into high gear with new shared-use paths, several of them still under construction, and more bike lanes on the roads. Our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts went around town this morning to speak with a few avid cyclists about safe cycling. One of these cycling advocates, Ryan Green, spoke with Darrell about cycling in town.