Feb 26 - Mar 4, 2009

News + Opinion

• City

  Emergency shelter politics

  South end residents object to one in their neighbourhood, but Out In The Cold, a new emergency shelter, will open for the hardest to house.

  By Bethany Horne

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• News

  HRM's missteps with parking enforcement officers

  Lower wages, poor results

  By Bruce Wark

  Feb 27, 2009
• News

  Economic predictions, pt. 2

  Forestry division: what happens when they're wrong?

  Feb 28, 2009
• News

  Council approves bus fare increase

  Halifax council this afternoon approved a 25 cent increase in bus fares, and more.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Mar 3, 2009

  
• News

  Gottingen Street, the new Barrington Street

  Mar 4, 2009
• Shoptalk

  NovaScotian Crystal in the clear

  Province steps in to guarantee a bank loan to help out ailing hand made crystal maufacturer.

  By Carsten Knox

  Feb 27, 2009
• Shoptalk

  Two If By Sea Bakery

  Dartmouth Farmer's Market now has a croissant maker. Tara Macdonald's buttery treats sell out fast.

  By Andy Murdoch

  Mar 2, 2009

  
• Opinion

  Tar struck

  Is Alberta the economic engine of Canada or the beginning of the end of a climate-changed world?

  By Bruce Wark

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Opinion

  Holiday dispirit

  Get your damn holiday decorations down, already. You tinsel-teasers put the "Christ! Enough already!" back in Christmas.

  By Lezlie Lowe

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Opinion

  Free speech for all

  In a free country, university should be a place for free speech, free thought, debate and discussion.

  By Letters editor

  Feb 26, 2009
• Opinion

  Harbour Solutions solution

  Harbour Solutions is a putrid mess that mayor Peter Kelly and our city council need to clean up before there are even greater costs.

  By Letters editor

  Feb 26, 2009
• Opinion

  Dance story in sharp step

  Sue Carter Flinn's dance piece reflects a broad insight into the dance community and its circumstances, and is refreshingly accurate and incisive. It's a credit to both her and The Coast.

  By Letters editor

  Feb 26, 2009
• Opinion

  Be aware of wildernesses

  All Nova Scotians have the right to voice their comments and concerns regarding the shaping of public wilderness areas

  By Letters editor

  Feb 26, 2009
• Environment

  Local catch key to fisheries

  There's a catch to sustainable fishing. We can save Nova Scotia's fishing communities and the fish they depend on, by bringing the local food movement to the sea.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Feb 26, 2009

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Meet the Pretty Bloody ladies

  Pretty Bloody, a new documentary from Halifax's Sorcery Films, explores the role of women in the horror-movie genre.

  By Alison Lang

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  Art of living in the Khyber ICA

  Part performance and part sculptural installation, artist Stephanie McNair transformed the Khyber ICA into her home.

  By Sean Flinn

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  Fired Up!

  The problems with this movie run deep, but it comes down to this: Nobody wants to see a comedy about cool people.

  By Mark Palermo

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Rocker

  Directed by Peter Cattaneo (Fox)

  By Tara Thorne

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  Drawn & Quarterly Showcase: Book Five

  (Drawn & Quarterly)

  By Laura Kenins

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  Madea Goes to Jail

  It's easy to dismiss Tyler Perry's movies as cheap and preachy, but they need to be viewed in a full audience to be appreciated.

  By Mark Palermo

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  Let the Right One In

  This Swedish film infuses the old vampire love story with great tenderness and depth.

  By Alison Lang

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Music

  ECMA ferry dispatches: Mardeen

  Part III of III

  By Tara Thorne

  Mar 3, 2009

  
• Music

  AGNS cancels Lord Dalhousie exhibition

  Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is still plagued by ground water problems.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Feb 27, 2009

  
• Music

  Who put this door up?

  Knock before entering: who put a new public art door up on the Common?

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 4, 2009

  
• Music

  East Coast Music Awards results

  "You take the ferry boat ride/waiting for a moment there when someone will arrive." Yes, another ECMA down in Cornerbrook, NF..

  By Tara Thorne

  Mar 2, 2009

  
• Music

  New Dog Day!

  OMFG - The new single is out. Come on in and give it a listen.

  By Tara Thorne

  Feb 27, 2009

  
• Music

  Meaghan and the Bee

  Meaghan Smith updates us on her upcoming tours (kd lang!), studio sessions (Bird and the Bee!) and TV placements (One Tree Hill!).

  By Tara Thorne

  Mar 4, 2009

  
• Music

  Woodpigeon

  Treasury Library Canada/Houndstooth Europa (Boompa)

  By Mandy Savoie

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Music

  ECMA ferry dispatches: Share

  Part I of III

  By Tara Thorne

  Mar 3, 2009

  
• Music

  You've gotta ski the rock. And then sing on it. Since you're already there.

  It's ECMA weekend in some parts of the world.

  By Tara Thorne

  Feb 27, 2009

  
• Music

  A Premier correction

  Everybody makes mistakes

  By Tara Thorne

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Music

  ECMA ferry dispatches: Ruth Minnikin + Don Brownrigg

  Part II of III

  By Tara Thorne

  Mar 3, 2009

  
• Music

  MacLellan on home ground

  Catherine MacLellan may have moved back to Prince Edward Island, but she's still a Halifax favourite. The singer-songwriter talks about her new album, Water in the Ground.

  By Tara Thorne

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Music

  Ilan Sandler and Graeme Patterson make Sobey Award longlist

  Local artists eligible for the $50,000 annual prize.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 3, 2009

  
• Music

  Pip Skid hits the floor

  By Tara Thorne

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Music

  Pamela Under Water w/Dreamsploitation

  Sure Thing: Thursday, February 26 at The Company House, 2202 Gottingen, 8pm

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Music

  Mark Olson & Gary Louris

  Ready for the Flood (Nine West)

  By Dave Hayden

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Music

  Eleni Mandell

  Artificial Fire (Zedtone)

  By Sean Flinn

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Music

  Franz Ferdinand

  Tonight: (Sony)

  By Doug Taylor

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Music

  Red, Hot & Various

  Dark Was the Night (4AD)

  By Dave Hayden

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Comics

  Her whole life was spent

  By Joey Comeau

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Comics

  True Story by Ben Michel

  By Mike Holmes

  Feb 26, 2009

  
• Comics

  Funny Frankie does his thing

  By Jesse Jacobs

  Feb 26, 2009

  

Food + Drink

• Restaurant Reviews

  Regicide

  The Crown Diner downtown lacks the regal grace of a true diner experience. Liz Feltham is not amused.

  By Liz Feltham

  Feb 26, 2009

  

Lifestyle

• Savage Love

  A hint of gay panic

  Dan Savage says just because you enjoy the taste of his come, doesn't mean your boyfriend will.

  By Dan Savage

  Feb 26, 2009