Nov 8-14, 2012

News + Opinion

• City

  Dear Mayor Savage

  An open letter of advice from The Coast to Mike Savage, Halifax’s new mayor

  By Team Coast

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• News

  IBM deal: details still not released

  Province to outsource SAP operations to world's fifth most profitable corporation.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Nov 9, 2012

  
• News

  New Halifax mayor Mike Savage hires office staff

  Donna McCready, Josh Bragg and Cheryl Stewart get paid better than bus drivers, but not as well as the mayoral candidate.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Nov 9, 2012

  
• News

  NDP giving SAP to IBM: a deal with the devil

  Darrell Dexter's government refuses to make deal details public. And you know who's in the details.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Nov 14, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  TAMMACHAT

  By Michaela Cavanagh

  Nov 7, 2012
• Shoptalk

  Ela! quits

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 7, 2012
• Shoptalk

  Ottoman Cafe opens

  Put up your feet with some Turkish coffee, tea and shisha

  By Michaela Cavanagh

  Nov 7, 2012
• Shoptalk

  Top chef goes to Turkey

  Brenan Madill's top spot at the national Jeunes Chefs Rotisseurs Competition take him to Istanbul.

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  Nailed it

  Inkwell helps your fingers do the talking

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  Flavours of love

  Get your belly ready: the Flavours of Nova Scotia Trade Show is tomorrow.

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 9, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  A taste of Spain at the Seahorse

  Tapa time, brought to you by Atlantic Flamenco Productions

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 12, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  Studio 14 Gift & Gallery pops up on Agricola

  Jewellery, fine arts, framing and nice people

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 12, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  A new downtown Hideaway

  The Hideaway Pub & Grille opens on Brenton Place

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 12, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  Greek Village returns home

  Quinpool: the shuffle continues

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 14, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  At Play Café to open in Dartmouth

  Parents who work from home: your prayers may have been answered

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 14, 2012

  
• Environment

  Land grab

  Venture capitalists are stealing land from the world’s poorest to give us sweets, gadgets and green consciences.

  By Chris Benjamin

  Nov 8, 2012

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Stringing it together

  Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery hosts Kai Chan: A Spider’s Logic, a retrospective exhibit spanning an impressive 35 years of contemporary textile art.

  By Julie Sobowale

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  TAMMACHAT's fair trade secrets 

  Celebrate scarf season, ethical shopping and gorgeous gift inspiration this weekend.

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Top marks for Mrs. Markham

  Bedford Players brings plot twists and innuendos aplenty in Move Over Mrs. Markham

  By Kate Watson

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Oh, Canada

  The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia gives us an art history lesson with Canadian Pioneers.

  By Julie Sobowale

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  This is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, and Decrepitude & More for the Young and Old Alike

  By Augusten Burroughs (St. Martin’s Press)

  By Whitney Moran

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Last Story

  For Nintendo Wii (Xseed Games)

  By Colin Chisholm

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Assassin’s Creed III

  For PlayStation 3, Xbox, Wii, Microsoft Windows (Ubisoft)

  By Justin Hartling

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

  Directed by Lorene Scafaria (eOne)

  By Tara Thorne

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Skyfall

  Duck hunt

  By Jacob Boon

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Music

  Calling all troops

  The Salivation Army brings booty bass to Glamoflage at Michael’s Bar and Grill by way of Montreal

  By Tamar Eylon

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Music

  An annual evening of thrills and chills

  Taboo Theatre presents Grand Guignol III

  By Kate Watson

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Music

  Blood, sweat and tears

  Death From Above 1979 to rain down on Halifax Friday night

  By Michaela Cavanagh

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Music

  Astral Plane takes off

  Andrew Neville supplies your monthly dose of new wave, post punk and Katy Perry.

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Music

  Benjamin Gibbard

  Former Lives (Barsuk)

  By Tara Thorne

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Music

  Eyes soar

  Home for a short rest, the hardworking A Sight for Sewn Eyes plays to the Pavilion before hitting the road yet again.

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Music

  Kendrick Lamar

  good kid, m.A.A.d. city (Interscope)

  By Jeff Lawton

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Music

  Ty Segall

  Twins (Drag City)

  By Stephanie Johns

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Music

  Thee Oh Sees

  Putrifiers II (In The Red)

  By Stephanie Johns

  Nov 1, 2012

  
• Music

  Kitty pride

  MSVU Art Gallery's Here Kitty, Kitty Cat Video Festival breaks out the cuteness

  By Stephanie Johns

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Music

  Halifax Central Library in 3D

  The future of tomorrow, today!

  By Stephanie Johns

  Nov 9, 2012

  
• Music

  You look like you could use a new podcast

  The Brand Review hauls out all the fun of a game show with the added pep of sports, silliness and pop culture

  By Stephanie Johns

  Nov 9, 2012

  
• Music

  NSMW: Friday night lights

  Cousins, cosmic bowling, Bel Biv Devoe, Dance Moves and Jennah Barry

  By Stephanie Johns

  Nov 10, 2012

  
• Music

  NSMW: S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y, NIGHT

  Bunny yoga, beach strolls, Billie Dre, Quake, Soul Mange, A.A. Wallace, Old Blood, Billy Joel

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 11, 2012

  
• Music

  NSMW: ladies who brunch

  And the winners are...

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 12, 2012

  
• Music

  Go see Hoax tonight!

  Or add another thing to your long list of deathbed regrets

  By Stephanie Johns

  Nov 14, 2012

  
• Comics

  Hey You Guys

  By Paul Hammond

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Comics

  True Story by Oksana Atwood

  By Mike Holmes

  Nov 8, 2012

  

Food + Drink

• Food

  Foraging for fungi

  Simon Thibault looks at the adventurous, elusive and tasty world of mushroom foraging in Nova Scotia.

  By Simon Thibault

  Nov 8, 2012

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  Do go chasing (dry) waterfalls, Leo

  By Rob Brezsny

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Savage Love

  The campsite rule

  Leave younger partners better than you found them, even if they bore you. Also: My vengeful ex is gonna blab about my pegging kink!

  By Dan Savage

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Weddings

  Florals are forever

  Erica & Kevin | Married August 3, 2012

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Weddings

  Nautical nuptials

  Reigh & Tracey | Married July 14, 2012

  By Allison Saunders

  Nov 8, 2012

  
• Weddings

  Looking for someone that can do mobile hair and makeup

  Nov 12, 2012