Vol. 20, No. 2
Bye, Bye, Peter Kelly Goodbye
Halifax musician Aaron Hartling channels Don McLean.
By Tim Bousquet
Fight the power
Effort seeks to de-privatize Nova Scotia Power
By Miles Howe
John Newcombe killed
Halifax musician shot outside Winston's Pub.
By Leah Batstone
Halifax police are coming to Twitter
Social media campaign is battling the success of previous PR campaigns.
St. Pat's-Alexandra sale goes to court
City and non-profits battle over selling the surplus school
Schmidtville neighbours object to proposed new building
WM Fares project planned for Mary Ann site.
Purcells Cove water and sewage proposal delayed
Community committee puts off public meeting until fall.
Not your Garden variety Party
Ecology Action Centre celebrates 15 years of kicking off summer
By Tara Thorne
Chalet Realty has moved
By Sarah Mateshaytis
Venus eclipsed
Popular Barrington Street pizza joint gets a name change.
Nutri-Lawn takes on Boston
Halifax francisee says the states is 15 years behind Nova Scotia.
Trader's bar is closed
Aperture Studios moves across the street
Gluten-free at Saege
Summer menus are mostly Celiac-friendly
How to help local entrepreneurs
Event at The Hub tonight connects Halifax business ideas to micro financing.
Public delusions
The concert scandal brings together everything that’s wrong with public life in Halifax.
In the Clutch
Mo Handahu’s Clutch Culture line of handbags are bold, stylish and not for the meek. Lovers of graphic prints, neon and batik can dive right in.
By Stephanie Johns
Barry Bennett sees animals
Impaired vision doesn't make him any less of a perfectionists
By Jane Kansas
Alice Burdick Hollers at you
The poet's move from Toronto to Mahone Bay is reflected in her new collection
Hail Estate Family Guilds
These occult-loving dark horses put the fun in funeral with their chilling t-shirts, hoodies, pendants and more.
Utility closet
Mitchell Stuart Gilroy’s functional pieces blend politics and fashion
Hair apparent
Three local salons get to the long and the short of summer hairstyles.
Halifax nails
Local love on your fingertips
Blog talkin'
We asked a bushel of local bloggers to weigh in on summer trends, Halifax style and local loves.
Playwriting for Dummies
To be clear, we’re the dummies. Also, Playwriting for Dummies actually exists. I know, right?
By Griffin McInnes
Prometheus
Deserving of more drama, but enjoyable as-is
By Molly Segal
Cosmopolis
Financial jargon spun into pure poetry
By Jacob Boon
Madagascar 3
Don't question the logic and you'll have fun
Merrimen’s rolling along
Laura Merrimen shows a shift from country to blues with her new album, Midnight Roll
A not-so tragic Train Wreck
Quirky show proves self-love (in all its forms) is best
By Kate Watson
Cold Warps mix it up
The fuzz-pop band takes its sound in new directions
Fish House Festival pitches a tent
Music all day Saturday, in a backyard, on the south shore
Safe as Milks & Rectangles
Wordplay and dynamism rule the roost on Milks & Rectangles’ debut full-length
By Jaime Forsythe
Soul sister
Jessie Brown’s vocal power brings together R&B and classic rock with her new self-titled album
By Adria Young
Live Art Dance’s 30something
Golden years
Y-Level? Because we love you!
Newcomers shine
Cold Warps' "Hang Up On You"
How rude!
Pigeon Row asks How Did We Even Get Here?
I'm not sure, but it's a nice place
AFW 2012 recap: Cut outs, coral, cuties
Skirt envy to the max at Atlantic Fashion Week
Everyone's a Centaur
By Miriam Gibson and AJ Morales
True Story by Nicole Steeves
By Mike Holmes
Three’s company
La Trinidade & The Listening Room is doing a lot of things right. An enjoyable after work special is one of them.
By Melissa Buote
Free Will Astrology
By Rob Brezsny
Grin and bear it
The sexual MacGyver of bearskin rugs and why bringing the dick to your virginity-losing party makes you a manly man, no matter what.
By Dan Savage
Halifax Transit planning for a ridership decrease
By Matt Stickland
The many faces of Hawksley Workman
By Martin Bauman
Pit sweat and drug checks: Dispatches from the JUNO Red Carpet
Every big show coming to Halifax (and beyond) in 2024
By Team Coast