Aug 22-28, 2013

News + Opinion

• News

  Noisy train pesters neighbours

  Via Rail parks its passenger train next to downtown Halifax apartments.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• News

  Controversial Mic Mac Mall ads pulled

  The internet sends a loud and clear message in response to the mall's back to school ads

  By Kayleigh Robinson

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• News

  Three councillors and Halifax Water representative failed to tell citizens' group about sewer proposal

  Councillors Linda Mosher, Russell Walker and Reg Rankin and Halifax Water manager Barry Geddes all knew about the project, but failed to tell the Chain of Lakes Trail Association.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Aug 27, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  Sugarpova's a grand slam

  Can't stop the bubble gum rush!

  By Allison Saunders

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  One year of Le French Fix

  Felicitations! Here's to many more!

  By Kayleigh Robinson

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  Our annual Best of Halifax poll awaits you

  Get clicking and picking the best in the city

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  All a Board!

  Halifax gets a a place to play in the Board Room Game Cafe

  By Kayleigh Robinson

  Aug 28, 2013

  
• Opinion

  City’s caught with its pants down on the greenbelt

  By Chris Miller

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Environment

  Plan bee

  Operating in a legal sweet spot, Halifax’s backyard beekeepers are helping urban agriculture, bolstering the world’s declining honeybee population and finding beauty in a perfect swarm.

  By Sam Littlefair-Wallace

  Aug 22, 2013

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Me, Who Dove Into the Heart of the World

  by Sabina Berman (Henry Holt and Co.)

  By Zoe Migicovsky

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  All My Friends Are Superheroes

  by Andrew Kaufman (Coach House)

  By Whitney Moran

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish

  By David Rakoff (DOUBLEDAY)

  By Michael Lake

  Aug 22, 2013
• Arts & Culture

  The Woman Upstairs

  Claire Messud (Knopf)

  By Michael Lake

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

  Make up an ab routine involving runes, stat.

  By Tara Thorne

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Fruitvale Station

  Michael B. Jordan's likability intensifies an already intense film

  By Tara Thorne

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  You're Next

  Psychopaths bite off more than they can chew

  By Jacob Boon

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  The World's End

  Edgar Wright's Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy comes to an end

  By Jacob Boon

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  Spread the Metal spreads the love

  The second annual metal fundraiser bonanza features local and international metal gods rocking for a cause

  By Kathleen Higgins

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  Hearts on Feuerstack

  Michael Feuerstack comes back east, shaking the Tambourine Death Bed for the Halifax Urban Folk Festival

  By Stephanie Johns

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  Mike check

  The inimitable Mike O’Neill throws some cool jokes and songs your way at the Halifax Urban Folk Festival

  By Stephanie Johns

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  Martial law

  Oh there will be synths and poetry tonight at the Bus Stop Theatre with Martial Canterel.

  By Adria Young

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  Hanni El Khatib

  Head in the Dirt (Innovative Leisure)

  By Doug Taylor

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  City and Colour

  The Hurry and the Harm (Dine Alone)

  By Doug Taylor

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  The Scoop Outs

  S/t (independent)

  By Kathleen Higgins

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  El-P + Killer Mike

  Run the Jewels (Fool’s Gold)

  By David Dahms

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  Young talent

  Charley Young's shared show with Katie Belcher at Studio 21 gives a glimpse to future projects

  By Stephanie Johns

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  Close Knits

  The Cable-Knits jitter into your heart on Friday

  By Andrew Patterson

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  CKDU all ages fundraiser is bang for your buck

  Bring a kid to see, like, every band ever at the Bus Stop Theatre this Friday

  By Kayleigh Robinson

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Music

  Rebel Girl Rock Camp final show tomorrow!

  See the brand newest bands in Halifax: Psych, MMELTZ, Bad Apples and Fuzzy Does'nt

  By Stephanie Johns

  Aug 23, 2013

  
• Music

  Thom Fitzgerald's divine intervention

  Fitzgerald's Forgive Me television series gets real ecclesiastical September 4

  By Kevin Hartford

  Aug 28, 2013

  
• Comics

  Hey You Guys

  By Paul Hammond

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Comics

  Haligonians

  Spring Garden Frigne

  By Russell Jackson

  Aug 22, 2013

  

Food + Drink

• Food

  Life of pie

  With fresh fruit still in season, it’s prime pie time.

  By Simon Thibault

  Aug 22, 2013

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  Just assemble the clues, Gemini

  By Rob Brezsny

  Aug 22, 2013

  
• Savage Love

  Oh wow, he’s a big kid now

  My teenager is peeing in pull-ups. How do I deal with this potential fetish development? Plus: Finding love when you’re down a couple fingers.

  By Dan Savage

  Aug 22, 2013