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Contractme.ca launches

Carsten Knox — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0400

An interesting local business idea has just started up in Halifax: Contractme.ca is an online database of freelancers and independent business professionals in a number of disciplines, listed in order to connect them with the businesses, government agencies and not-for-profits that need their services. A quick browse of the membership shows multi-media experts, designers and photographers are already taking to it.…

One Block party!

Carsten Knox — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0400

One Block Barbershop (2010 Gottingen Street, 404-9494), which Shoptalk reported on in late December, has already made its mark on north end Halifax since its early January opening.

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How Richard Butts is controlling city council

Tim Bousquet — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:54:00 -0400

A transit strike is underway and a lawsuit has been filed agains the city over the St. Pat's-Alexandra school, but mayor Peter Kelly last week said there was no reason for city council to meet at its regularly scheduled meeting for Tuesday, and so abruptly cancelled it.

The cancellation caused an uproar both in the community and among councillors themselves.…

Lewis Roach has been driving bus for 34 years

Tim Bousquet — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:08:00 -0400

Most of the Metro Transit strikers are picketing at either the Burnside or Ragged Lake bus garages, but a small contingent continues to gather at the Bridge Terminal. Today I spoke with Lewis Roach, a 34-year driver.…

Recently Engaged: Jennifer & Cecily

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:03:00 -0400

It was a beautiful Saturday spent with my family, including a lovely brunch and a trip to the beach. Cecily's parents were coming over to my parents house for supper to have a "belated birthday dinner" for her.…

Recently Engaged: Gorica & Brent

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:36:00 -0400

They say that the best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. However, it proved to be the best way to ones woman’s heart.…

Fresh Goods February

Carsten Knox — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:07:00 -0400

Fresh Goods Sneakers and Apparel (1491 South Park Street, 423-1938) is anticipating a busy month. New spring arrivals are coming, with brands represented such as The Hundreds sneakers and apparel, Herschel Supply Co. bags, and clothing from Odd Future.…

Hear Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier do Halifax

Allison Saunders — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:16:00 -0400

Well, Kevin Smith successfully pulled off his Halifax hat trick on Friday and brought the ridiculously funny Scott Mosier along for the ride. They talked The Beachcombers, sharks, nazis, Harry Potter and even belted out an admirable rendition of our national anthem.…

Darrell's gets a reno, plans anniversary

Carsten Knox — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0400

Restaurateur Dan Joseph has let The Feed know that his place, Darrell's Restaurant (5576 Fenwick Street, 492-2344) is planning to celebrate its 20th anniversary this year. (It opened in June of 1992, Joseph bought it in June 1997).…

The Double

Carsten Knox — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0400

Directed by Michael Brandt (VVS Films) by Carsten Knox The Double is a textbook example of how talented writers don’t always make great directors. Brandt, with co-writer Derek Haas, scripted Wanted and 3:10 to Yuma, two fun genre pictures, elevated by their performers and directors Timur Bekmambetov and James Mangold, respectively.…

Striking bus driver Trooper

Tim Bousquet — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:10:00 -0400

I went by the Bridge Terminal this evening to talk to striking bus drivers, and found only this lone striker, Tony Rygiel, who goes by the name Trooper. I'll simply let Trooper tell his own story, via the recording below, but the exchange gives me the idea to regularly interview the strikers, to give a human face to this contract dispute.…

Citadel Hotel closes

Carsten Knox — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:27:00 -0400

In recent years it was where the Halifax Pop Explosion ran its nerve centre and where musicians from out of town would stay. But the Citadel Hotel, (1960 Brunswick Street) open since 1963, closed in January.…

AFF/Neptune launches winter film series

Carsten Knox — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:14:00 -0400

The Atlantic Film Festival, in partnership with Neptune Theatre (1593 Argyle Street), have announced a winter film series. Just as painfully capitalized as their summertime outdoor fest alFresco filmFesto, except punnier, the alfreSnow filmFesto will show four films each Monday in March by legendary British director Alfred Hitchcock--the program entitled 7 O’clock Hitchcock---at the 200-seat Studio Theatre on Argyle Street.…

Valentine's Surf & Turf from Seaport market

Carsten Knox — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:11:00 -0400

From now until until February 12, The Fish Shop & Getaway Meat Mongers at the Seaport Farmers Market (1209 Marginal Road, 492-4043) will be selling tickets for a Valentine’s Surf & Turf. For $20 you get a one pound live Atlantic lobster and a grass-fed, Nova Scotian steak, and with every ticket sold your name gets entered to win a bottle of Sainte Famille wine and a dozen roses from Seabloom Nurseries, other businesses represented at the market.…

Be Massage Therapy celebrates seven years

Carsten Knox — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:03:00 -0400

On February 9, Be. Massage Therapy (South Park YMCA, 1565 South Park Street, 422-4512) will be celebrating its 7th anniversary.…

Hamachi's new restos close to complete

Carsten Knox — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:55:00 -0400

"We're doing the construction now, so it will be opening in three-to-four weeks," says Boris Mirtchev, the Hamachi Restaurant Group grande fromage. The new restaurants he's speaking of will be adjacent to each other at 540 Southgate Drive near the corner of Larry Uteck Boulevard.…

W is for a new theatre company

Kate Watson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:59:08 -0400

A new company named wheelwright appeared on the Halifax theatre scene last night with a production called M is for Drowning. Co-written by the wheelwright’s founders Bryn McLeod and Patrick Blenkarn, the play “explores an explosion of memory”, including the literal (with all guts that entails) and figurative fall-out from such an explosion.…

In context: What driver overtime has to do with the broken bus budget

Tim Bousquet — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0400

Metro Transit is hemorrhaging money. It is the only city department that has failed to meet its budget, this year alone being about $3 million over budget.…

Andrew Murphy becomes programmer of Toronto's Inside Out Fest

Carsten Knox — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:40:00 -0400

A big congratulations goes out to Andrew Murphy, former programming manager for the Atlantic Film Festival. It's been announced that he's the new director of programming at Inside Out, producer of the annual Toronto LGBT Film Festival and the Ottawa LGBT Film Festival.…

Judge stops sale of St. Pat's-Alexandra to developer

Tim Bousquet — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:51:00 -0400

Judge Patrick Duncan issued the above order late yesterday afternoon, ordering a temporary stay of the sale of St. Pat's-Alexandra School to Jono Developments. The matter will be taken up February 16, when the judge has scheduled a five-and-a-half-hour hearing.…

CFAT's elevator music

Stephanie Johns — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:11:00 -0400

Centre For Art Tapes and Craig Gallery’s double exhibit gets you coming and going. At the Craig Gallery is new work by Katie Vautour, Mixed Media Drawings, and in the elevator at Alderney Landing is the CFAT audio art program, Broadcasting for Reels: Sounds (Extra)Ordinary.…

The Sex Festival loves you

Stephanie Johns — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:46:00 -0400

The Plutonium Playhouse’s second annual Sex Festival (click for full listings and ticket info) steams up February.…

Kevin Smith’s movies

Carsten Knox — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0400

Smith’s jones: With the exception of a few odd documentaries, including the film about Prince, episodes of Degrassi, comic books and other ephemera, here’s a guide to Kevin Smith’s visual storytelling to date. by Carsten Knox and Matthew Ritchie After his next release, the hockey epic Hit Somebody, Kevin Smith says he's done being a film director. No more snootchie bootchies.…

Bone-creepy The Woman in Black

Carsten Knox — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0400

Daniel Radcliffe commits to Hammer horror by Carsten Knox Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) is a lawyer settling the seaside estate of a woman whose child drowned near the creepy old home. The local villagers aren’t happy to see him, since every time someone goes to the gothic pile, the ghostly lady of the title appears and children die.…

Giving back to ARK

Mark Black — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0400

Rock for ARK this Saturday and support a great cause by Mark Black Benefits Giving back…