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This coming Monday is a big deal for the Halifax music scene–– longtime music hub/incubator/rowdy drunken staple rocks us down memory lane
in this week’s issue, so you have time to brush up on your history before the big bash.
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Someone pretending to be Nicole, the victim in The Coast’s award-winning posted on the Halifax subreddit yesterday claiming (in character) that they were misrepresented by author Hilary Beaumont and actually had a tumultuous but loving relationship with the man who tried to proposition a stranger into raping his ex. Thankfully, the Reddit folk saw through this deception and called the author out on his (or maybe her, but probably his) bullshit.
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Halifax’s exhibition industry is concerned about the closure of Exhibition Park. Trade show representatives today decried the impending closure of the facility, which the province says needs $9 million in upgrades (including $3 million in repairs from a tough winter). Management company Master Promotions Ltd. called on the local and provincial governments to find private sector partners to invest in the short-term planning of the building’s future.
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“Sidney Crosby says hockey can’t be the only sport for kids: ‘change it up.’” Thanks Kid. Good advice.
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Canada Post’s community mailboxes continue to be garbage, this time with a mailbox on Doyle Street left wide open after a letter carrier forgot to close it. A Canada Post spokesperson tells CBC it was all an “unfortunate mistake.” It’s here we bring up the NDP’s plan to bring back door-to-door mail only as a segue into…
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It’s fight night on Parliament Hill! Tonight is the first federal leaders debate of this crazy, bloated, behemoth of a campaign. Expect plenty of spin and analysis on the performances of Stephen, Justin, Tom and Elizabeth. CBC is already anticipating the “non-verbal signals,” including game-changing election tells such as which way someone pivots. You can watch the debate live right here. Or find out where you can watch the more interesting and buffoonish Republican debate (i.e. Donald Trump) right here.
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Adria Young went to Sackville, New Brunswick’s tenth annual Sappy Fest last week and it turned her into a big softie. Read up on some of the festival’s highlights, and check out some of her front row snap shots, here.
Plus 1 Sure Thing
Tonight downtown Dartmouth’s baby blue Bodega Boutique hosts the launch party for TNT Candles, a local line that’s handmade, all-natural and subtly scented. There’ll be drinks, snacks and loads of pretty things to light on fire.
