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Meet the local influencers who shape our community: read their personal stories and benefit from their insights.

Splasher: Diving In Head First!

Having learnt to swim with Splash Foundation, Mary Cruz has found her voice and her second true calling as a volunteer coach. Elizabeth...

Jun 30, 20255 min read

Just back from the 2025 Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne in Dublin, Sofia Brantingham, Molly Whitehead and Fiadh-Rose Howlin share their...

Jun 2, 20255 min read

Rayming Lan is making classical music cool again, one rockin’ piano performance at a time. Elizabeth Kerr reports For lack of a better...

May 1, 20255 min read

Accountant, marathoner, yoga instructor, family man and frequent flyer Stefano Passarello is on a mission to help good businesses do...

Feb 6, 20255 min read

Loïc Le Jannou, a DB resident of almost 30 years, shares his love of the Lantau trails with Elizabeth Kerr. Use trekking poles his way...

Jan 3, 20255 min read

Elizabeth Kerr sits down with the South islanders bringing birthday happiness to local kids in need It’s an unseasonably warm morning in...

Dec 2, 20245 min read

Photographer, writer and curator Ed Stokes sits down with Elizabeth Kerr to discuss his upcoming exhibition, and wind the camera back on...

Nov 6, 20245 min read

Based on real-life encounters across many of China’s holiest sites, Seeking Immortals: A Modern Daoist Travelogue explores myths and...

Oct 4, 20245 min read

Neil Jensen and Claire O’Neill are taking advantage of the one-two punch of DBDB and HYROX to be fabulous at 50+. Elizabeth Kerr reports ...

Sep 2, 20244 min read