Nov 10-16, 2011

News + Opinion

• City

  Encounters with The Sleep Watcher

  For years he’s frustrated police and put residential neighbourhoods on edge by breaking into women’s homes to see them sleeping. For the first time, eyewitnesses publicly describe coming face to face with Halifax’s serial creeper.

  By Melissa Evans

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• News

  City evicting Occupiers

  Occupier: "This takes away from Remembrance Day"

  By Tim Bousquet

  Nov 11, 2011

  
• News

  Video from the Occupy NS eviction

  YouTuber shows police forcibly removing Occupiers on Remembrance Day.

  Nov 11, 2011

  
• News

  Occupy NS eviction: Who OKed the cowardly and shameful act?

  Mayor Peter Kelly says it was a unanimous council vote in an exclusive Coast interview.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Nov 12, 2011

  
• News

  Occupy eviction and council secrecy

  Halifax council appears to routinely violate its own rules for secret meetings.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Nov 14, 2011
• News

  Councillor Jennifer Watts issues apology for Remembrance Day eviction

  Statement was ruled out of order by mayor Peter Kelly at last night's council meeting.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Nov 16, 2011
• Shoptalk

  Books R Us closes

  Almon Street stalwart goes into history

  By Carsten Knox

  Nov 10, 2011
• Shoptalk

  The Flower Shop blooms

  Longtime floral boutique continues despite development approval

  By Carsten Knox

  Nov 14, 2011
• Shoptalk

  Quarrelsome Yeti opens Pop-Up Store at Carbonstok

  Local illustrator opens studio-with-a-store

  By Carsten Knox

  Nov 15, 2011
• Shoptalk

  Summit big sale and thank you event

  If you are a client, stop by on Sunday, November 20 in the afternoon

  By Carsten Knox

  Nov 16, 2011
• Shoptalk

  Brooklyn Warehouse under construction

  Popular north end eatery remains open (for the most part) through reno

  By Carsten Knox

  Nov 15, 2011

  
• Shoptalk

  Wildflower offers 25 percent off

  A thank-you to customers for Best of Halifax win

  By Carsten Knox

  Nov 16, 2011
• Opinion

  Occupy Argyle Street

  Blame the downtown cesspool on our leaders, who hitched our horse to the 1%.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Nov 10, 2011

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  The trouble with NSCAD

  The provincial government will soon decide the fate of Halifax’s financially challenged art school. Merge with Dalhousie? Build another new building? It's an open question.

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Rhonda’s Party filmmakers Ashley McKenzie and Nelson MacDonald

  Party platform: The Cape Breton filmmakers award-winning short is the launch pad for their career.

  By Jacob Boon

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Road warriors

  The creators of Kill Shakespeare are in town this weekend for Hal-Con. Catch them on their meteoric rise and learn from the best.

  By Chris Benjamin

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Mad about The Passion of Adele Hugo

  Eastern Front Theatre's musical tale of Victor Hugo's lustful daughter makes crazy love look good.

  By Kate Watson

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Kye-Yeon Son's fine craft

  The Saidye Bronfman award-winner and NSCAD professor brings Vessel/ Jewellery to Mary E. Black.

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Social Worker: A Novel

  By Michael Ungar (Pottersfield)

  By Michelle Brunet

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Freakonomics

  By Heidi Ewing and Alex Gibney (Mongrel)

  By Shannon Fay

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Familiar Grounds (En Terrains Connus)

  Directed by Stéphane Lafleur (eOne)

  By Molly Segal

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Tower Defense: Lost Earth

  Available on iOS (Com2uS)

  By Colin Chisholm

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Jack and Jill go for a shill

  And in this drag debacle, both Adam Sandlers come tumbling way down

  By Molly Segal

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  No blemishes on The Skin I Live In

  Plastic surgery gets the hauntingly beautiful Pedro Almodovar treatment.

  By Jacob Boon

  Dec 1, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Immortals makes a heroic effort

  Minotaur reboot is gorgeous but gets lost in cinematic cliches.

  By Jacob Boon

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Happy Feet 2 busts a move

  Animated penguin sequel continues the fun of the original

  By Molly Segal

  Nov 17, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Stuffy ol' J. Edgar

  Clint Eastwood biopic of FBI honcho missing character sizzle

  By Molly Segal

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Review roundup: Immortals, J. Edgar and Jack and Jill

  Three new reviews from the weekend's opening movies.

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Kevin Smith returns to Halifax (this time with Jason Mewes)

  Jay and Silent Bob Get Old is here in December

  By Carsten Knox

  Nov 15, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Rhonda's Party wins at the enRoute Film Festival

  More accolades for local short film

  By Carsten Knox

  Nov 16, 2011
• Music

  Justice

  Audio, Video, Disco (Elektra)

  By Matthew Ritchie

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Tuck and roll

  Al Tuck’s newest, Under Your Shadow, showcases storytelling and humour

  By Jaime Forsythe

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Zuppa Theatre's Protests

  fundraiser barnburner

  By Alison Lang

  Nov 16, 2011

  
• Music

  TONIGHT: Kestrels, The North Lakes, Motherhood

  yuuuuup!

  By Alison Lang

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Ben Lee

  Deeper into Dream (Dangerbird)

  By Doug Taylor

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Hello Steve

  Steve Gates strikes folk gold with Hello Jesus

  By Matthew Ritchie

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Julian Lynch

  Terra (Underwater Peoples)

  By Andrew Patterson

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Paper Lions shuck around

  The Rolling Oyster Revue brings these Charlottetown indie-rockers, plus 200 oysters, all the way across Canada.

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Oh no, Theodore! gets serious

  The Fredricton-based indie rockers might write songs about tough times, but touring We're All Underachieving is nothing but fun.

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Joseph Arthur

  The Graduation Ceremony (Indica)

  By Trevor Savory

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Hot hot Havana Nights

  Los Primos' fourth annual fundraiser celebrates a special musical connection with Cuba.

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Halifax Theatre for Young People open Fall production with double bill

  HTYP me with your best show

  By Stephanie Johns

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Occupy Open Heart Forgery

  By Stephanie Johns

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Music

  Blood vision

  DalTheatre's Blood Wedding marries love and tragedy

  By Stephanie Johns

  Nov 16, 2011

  
• Comics

  Superhero Girl

  By Faith Erin Hicks

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Comics

  True Story by Halloway Jones

  By Mike Holmes

  Nov 10, 2011

  

Food + Drink

• Restaurant Reviews

  Good Food, indeed

  The Good Food Emporium’s successfully moved to Windsor Street, and continues to live up to its name.

  By Kristen Pickett

  Nov 10, 2011

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  Rebel playfully and with compassion, Scorpio.

  By Rob Brezsny

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Savage Love

  Sexually happy after marriage

  You are lucky, says Dan, given that you waited even for a kiss before exchanging rings. Plus: Let couples swing when they are really ready.

  By Dan Savage

  Nov 10, 2011

  
• Weddings

  Recently Engaged: Karen & Brian

  "Dowry paid, let's get married!"

  Nov 14, 2011