Jun 10-16, 2010

Vol. 18, No. 2

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City

Shelving thoughts

The Coast sits down for a Q&A with the Halifax Central Library architects and asks them about collecting ideas from the public

By Holly Gordon
Jun 11, 2010
News

Al-Jazeera English now available on TV in Nova Scotia

Bell satellite subscribers can watch Qatari news channel

By Bruce Wark
Jun 11, 2010
News

Darrell Dexter explains his concerns with Bridge Terminal plans

The Coast interviews the premier

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 16, 2010
News

Wilderness terminated

Halifax council approves building new Bridge Terminal on urban wilderness land

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 10, 2010
News

Saint Leonard's Society to build transitional housing project on Gottingen Street

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 10, 2010
News

Halifax firefighter union pulled commercials under threat of disciplinary action

Memo speaks of conflict between firefighters

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 11, 2010
News

Is Canada's housing bubble about to burst?

Glen Arbour subdivision pitch shows what's wrong with the real estate market.

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 11, 2010
News

Halifax West poll pits Megan Leslie against Peter Kelly

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 11, 2010
News

Dexter throws potential wrench in Bridge Terminal plans

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 15, 2010
Shoptalk

Strangerer and strangerer

Strange Adventures comic bookstore new location opening in Dartmouth

By Carsten Knox
Jun 14, 2010
Shoptalk

V for victory

Longtime Dartmouth restaurant The Ship’s Victory is renewed

By Carsten Knox
Jun 11, 2010
Shoptalk

Laura Chenoweth’s hot pink summer clothes

Local designer hosts another trunk show in the north end

By Carsten Knox
Jun 15, 2010
Shoptalk

Big book sale

Outside the Lines brings in summer with a sale

By Carsten Knox
Jun 11, 2010
Shoptalk

More Halifax World Cup venues

Niche Lounge Supperclub can host a big soccer party, too

By Carsten Knox
Jun 12, 2010
Opinion

NDP's unchallenged anniversary

One year after being elected, Darrell Dexter's NDP government needs less help from the missing media and weak opposition.

By Bruce Wark
Jun 10, 2010
Opinion

Hawley Parade

Day 43

By Jane Kansas
Jun 13, 2010
Environment

Population bomb

Think local, sure, but to be sustainable we have to fix the international power game, too.

By Chris Benjamin
Jun 10, 2010

Arts & Culture

The best of Michael Caine

You’ll see him during summer 2010 in Harry Brown and Inception (with Leonardo DiCaprio and Halifax’s Ellen Page), but these DVD recommendations show Michael Caine has long been able.

By Carsten Knox
Jun 10, 2010
Arts & Culture

How to reclaim the city’s public spaces

The personal city: City Repair leader Michael Cook comes for the Arts Engage! symposium to teach Halifax about a beautiful bit of activism called “placemaking.”

By Sean Flinn
Jun 10, 2010
Arts & Culture

Alderney Gate Library's big 2-0

Wish the Dartmouth library a happy two decades at its historic---and celebratory---photo exhibition.

By Holly Gordon
Jun 10, 2010
Arts & Culture

Get Him to the Greek translates poorly

Russell Brand's performance is the film's one and only deep pleasure.

By Hillary Titley
Jun 10, 2010
Arts & Culture

Ranters, Ravers and Raconteurs

Eyelevel Gallery's emerging artists show brings Atlantic artists to the window front.

By Holly Gordon
Jun 10, 2010
Music

LCD Soundsystem is Amazing

and a joyful set turns me into a grilled cheese sandwich

By Alison Lang
Jun 14, 2010
Music

Long, Long, Long

Poppy math rock band formed out the ashes of York Redoubt.

By Laura Kenins
Jun 10, 2010
Music

CTV reports NSCAD's financial difficulties

Art university appeals to municipal and provincial government.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jun 15, 2010
Music

Bonnaroo Tried to Kill Me

2000 km later, i'm hallucinating

By Alison Lang
Jun 14, 2010
Music

Running with Caribou

Dan Snaith, AKA Caribou, moves away from the headphones and onto the dance floor.

By Ryan McNutt
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Oh Canada! Pier 21 officially the country's national immigration museum

Designation should mean more money, more visitors.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jun 15, 2010
Music

The Coast does NXNE: A preview

Nearly seven hundred bands in seven days in Toronto. We’re so there.

By Mark Teo
Jun 15, 2010
Music

Nuggets and Black Keys

By Alison Lang
Jun 14, 2010
Music

It Kills resurrects rowboats, sort of

THANK YOU

By Tara Thorne
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Emma FitzGerald's jeans in the genes

A new art show draws attention to the devastating impact of denim production.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jun 15, 2010
Music

One Life Surf heats up

Spend a night dancing with the surf ladies at their Seahorse party.

By Holly Gordon
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Colleen and Paul sing it all

The songwriting pair open for Bidiniband, and might just steal the show.

By Holly Gordon
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Bad Vibrations

KC Spidle formed Bad Vibrations with a mission: “My plan was to rock.”

By Alison Lang
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Dana Beeler

After years in the family's bluegrass band, she's ready to sing lead.

By Alison Lang
Jun 10, 2010
Music

The Caravan

Known for acoustic hip-hop covers of “Mama Said Knock You Out.”

By Michael Kimber
Jun 10, 2010
Music

The Cold Warps

Punk that spangles, with romantic snappy hooks.

By Alison Lang
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Heather and Chelsea Edgett

The twosome embodies love, togetherness and matrimony.

By Shannon Webb-Campbell
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Meat Curtains

Flesh-obsessed band is more riot grill than riot grrrl.

By Shannon Webb-Campbell
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Micro Organs

Duo makes grungy punk with a melodic voice.

By Laura Kenins
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Mydriasis

Veterans join forces to make solid metal.

By Alison Lang
Jun 10, 2010
Music

The Numbered Head

A four-piece patchwork of musicians from all over the Maritimes.

By Shannon Webb-Campbell
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Quaker Parents

Started with brothers Mark and Scott Grundy playing danceable math rock.

By Laura Kenins
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Quivers

With former members of The Gideons, and influenced by '70s punk.

By Laura Kenins
Jun 10, 2010
Music

The Rockin' Apostles

Godfathers of Halifax's rockabilly scene.

By Alison Lang
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Stop Motion Massacre

The three-piece punk band released Bright Ideas in May.

By Shannon Webb-Campbell
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Union of the Snake

Hardcore band with a strong Halifax rock pedigree.

By Laura Kenins
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Trudeau, the opera

Love him or hate him, there's a larger-than-life quality about former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau that makes him the perfect subject for an opera.

By Kate Watson
Jun 10, 2010
Music

Free Dave Bidini show today at 2:30pm

At JW Doull, Barrington + Prince

By Tara Thorne
Jun 16, 2010
Comics

True Story by Elizabeth Certa

By Mike Holmes
Jun 10, 2010
Comics

Superhero Girl

By Faith Erin Hicks
Jun 10, 2010

Restaurant Reviews

Fire brand

Cafe Chianti rises from the ashes, Phoenix-like, soaring to its gloried heights.

By Melissa Buote
Jun 10, 2010

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Respect the ordinary, Aquarius

By Rob Brezsny
Jun 10, 2010
Savage Love

Ex’s bullshit is sopping wet

Plus: Hubby’s humiliating behaviour may deserve the threat of divorce. And is the bottle of lube half-empty, or half-full?

By Dan Savage
Jun 10, 2010
Sports

Viva Italia! Spaghetti at the Italian Cultural Centre

You don't have to be Italian to cheer on the team and eat great food.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jun 13, 2010
Sports

Will the US' biggest (and only) soccer fan lose his shit today?

US takes on England this afternoon at 3:30pm.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jun 12, 2010
Sports

Horning in on the Vuvuzela Orchestra

The vuvuzela's sound is more than just a buzz.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jun 13, 2010
Sports

American math lesson: 1-1 means a win??

Will the US team "win" against Slovenia tomorrow?

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jun 16, 2010

$American math lesson: 1-1 means a win??$
Sports

Weezer sings World Cup

Will soccer fan Rivers Cuomo "Represent" in Halifax?

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jun 14, 2010
Sports

Hate World Cup? You're not alone...

Think about the wives. Those POOR wives.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jun 16, 2010
Sports

Ghana's favourite pothead

Forget the foam finger—get a steaming pot.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jun 14, 2010
Sports

Game on

The World Cup starts today, and Team Coast is ready for action.

By Kyle Shaw
Jun 11, 2010
Sports

Vuvuzuela palooza

Football makes us horny

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 11, 2010
Sports

Vuvuzuela victory

An alternate view from a footie dummy

By Carsten Knox
Jun 11, 2010
Sports

May the force be with you!

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 12, 2010
Sports

The US "equalises" Britain thanks to a treacherous anti-Commonwealth Canadian

Jun 14, 2010
Sports

That's the way the ball bounces....

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 15, 2010

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