Feb 9-15, 2017

Vol. 24, No. 37

The Coast office around Valentine’s Day is like the North Pole before Christmas. Journalists and designers (the content elves) toil at their desks, making results of the Sex + Dating Survey into a special #Halisex package. You’re totally welcome.

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City

A long road ahead for Nova Scotians with disabilities

This week's winter storm delays public hearings on Accessibility Act, but even when it's finally enacted will it be too little, too late?

By Sandrinette M. Maniania
Feb 16, 2017
City

Quebec shooting has some Halifax Muslims afraid to attend mosques

“We have to realize that the anxiety and fear of going to the mosque is a reality that needs to be talked about.”

By Aya Hilmi Al-Hakim
Feb 9, 2017
City

Phoenix marks 30 years of helping youth across HRM

What started as a homeless residence is now so much more.

By Kyle Shaw
Feb 9, 2017
City

SCIENCE MATTERS: Government must do more to address First Nations’ water woes

By David Suzuki
Feb 15, 2017
City

Reading for the revolution with Black Lives Matter

The Halifax reading group is educating allies about Black history and solidarity.

By Allie Graham
Feb 16, 2017
News

Snow storm cleanup dicking over Valentine’s Day plans

Dig your heart out, there's still plenty of date night options.

By Jacob Boon
Feb 14, 2017
News

Selfie stations planned for next provincial election

Social media is hot, says Elections Nova Scotia. Newspaper ads are not.

By Jacob Boon
Feb 16, 2017
News

A lesson for Stephen McNeil

Work-to-rule didn’t create a crisis in our public school system—it made visible the crisis that was already there.

By Chris Parsons
Feb 16, 2017
Shoptalk

SHOP THIS: Nora Swimwear

Alexa Pope has the answer to your winter vacation wardrobe

By Francesca Handy
Feb 8, 2017
Shoptalk

North Brewing Company and Zuppa Theatre pour up liquid love

The Zuppa Symposium milk stout is released today

By Allison Saunders
Feb 15, 2017
Opinion

My Snapchat boyfriend

The best relationship I’ve ever had only exists in my phone.

By Anonymous
Feb 9, 2017
Opinion

Letters to the editor, February 9, 2017

These are the letters and comments from the print edition

Feb 9, 2017
Opinion

Sexual harassment in the service industry

“Why are so many restaurant owners in this city pretending women aren’t getting harassed and assaulted within their establishments?”

By Meaghan MacDonald
Feb 15, 2017

Arts & Culture

Q&A with Coach Carter

“If nobody in the community or in the school respected our team, we were going to respect one another.”

By Francesca Handy
Feb 9, 2017
Arts & Culture

Review: I, Claudia

A coming-of-age story with big heart.

By Michael Lake
Feb 10, 2017
Arts & Culture

The new Discovery Centre opens Sunday (but here's a sneak peek)

Its five-year reboot just might be worth the wait.

By Kyle Shaw
Feb 10, 2017
Arts & Culture

Review: The Salesman

The movie has an Academy Award nomination for best foreign language film.

By Tara Thorne
Feb 16, 2017
Music

Goodbye, Gordie Roach

Community loses local country music legend

By Francesca Handy
Feb 8, 2017
Music

Ten lovely weekend picks

Valentine's, schmalentines—we're loving these live shows, foreign films and art talks.

By Morgan Mullin
Feb 9, 2017
Music

Port Cities cast off with new album

And a series of pop up shows this Friday

By Francesca Handy
Feb 9, 2017
Comics

Hey You Guys!

By Paul Hammond
Feb 9, 2017

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Wrestle that sweaty angel, Virgo

By Rob Brezsny
Feb 9, 2017
Savage Love

Quick hits

Dan visits a couple of colleges and answers a few questions he couldn’t get to—straight guilt, FMK, open marriages—here.

By Dan Savage
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

Love on the brain—Sex + Dating survey 2017

All the best results, stats and quotes from our annual semi-science-y poll.

By Jacob Boon
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

What was your most awkward sexual encounter?

Precious moments from the anonymous folks who filled out our Sex+Dating survey

By Allison Saunders
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

Keeping kink clean with the Society of Bastet

The Dartmouth BDSM group welcomes kinky play, without a stain to show for it.

By Adina Bresge
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

What’s the best gift a partner has ever given you?

The greatest gift is love, but we like material goods too.

By Rebecca Dingwell
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

How did you meet your current partner?

Some of these could be straight out of a romantic comedy.

By Rebecca Dingwell
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

Halifax's weirdest sex dreams

Some things are best left to the imagination.

By Rebecca Dingwell
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

All of your biggest relationship regrets

Ouch.

By Rebecca Dingwell
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

When did you know it was over?

Halifax tells us all about why we are never, ever, ever getting back together.

By Rebecca Dingwell
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

How Halifax spends its Valentine's Day

If you haven't made reservations yet, you're probably fucked.

By Team Coast
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

Halifax's sexual soundtrack

All the tracks you put on when it's going down.

By Team Coast
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

Soulmates don't have to be romantic partners

Deep thoughts from our Sex + Dating survey.

By Team Coast
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

Halifax dishes on its first kisses

Innocent tales from our annual Sex + Dating survey.

By Allison Saunders
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

Why Halifax is a good place to be in a relationship

81 percent of readers say we live in a great place for encouraging longterm love.

By Allison Saunders
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

The entrepreneurial advantage of webcam work

A local 'cam-panion' on the stigma around sex work.

By Rebecca Dingwell
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

What’s the kinkiest thing that’s ever happened to you?

Halifax gets a little nasty in these answers to our Sex + Dating survey.

By Jacob Boon
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

Halifax confesses all of its sexual secrets

Readers open up and bare all for our Sex + Dating survey.

By Jacob Boon
Feb 9, 2017
Sex + Dating

The city's best advice on love, sex and dating

Lessons learned and words of wisdom, just in time for Valentine's Day.

By Jacob Boon
Feb 9, 2017

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