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Group marches to the legislature to protest proposed sale of Owls Head 3

Covert delisting of the land from park protection rallies community members.

By Mira Dietz Chiasson

Letters to the editor, February 20, 2020

02.20.20

The North American Indigenous Games are coming to Halifax this summer

By Caora McKenna 02.20.20

Eight downtown spots are up for heritage status from HRM

By Isabel Buckmaster 02.20.20

Voice of the City

Why you should give taking public transit a try

Cars are not the be-all-end-all of getting around in Halifax.

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Food + Drink

From Hangzhou to Halifax

A celebration of our favourite authentic Canadian cuisine

By Haleigh Atwood

Cocktail Cupids

By Isabel Buckmaster 02.13.20

The Cheesecake Test

By Kyle Shaw 02.13.20

Why is it so hard to find legal edibles?

By Victoria Walton 02.06.20

Community Cafe

@ Fairview Family Resource Centre

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Love the way we bitch

Leave Lori alone

By Team Coast 02.21.20

Loves stink

By Team Coast 02.19.20

City space utilization 1

By Team Coast 02.19.20

Love the way we love

To my friends

Just want to send...

Dining forgiveness

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Music

Jenn Grant knows it’s Inevitable

Coming home with her seventh studio album, the folk-pop star leans into harder edges.

By Brennan McCracken

Alessia Cara to play Halifax Jazz Fest on July 9

By Morgan Mullin 02.10.20

Vadell Gabriel loses at love but wins with rhymes

By Alec Martin 02.06.20

Flex through this Super Bowl weekend with these Sure Things

By Morgan Mullin 01.31.20

The Mellotones

@ Bearly's House of Blues & Ribs

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Arts + Culture

New Art 2020

Eight rising artists creating the fresh works you need to know about this year.

Art Brat Comics

By Mollie Cronin 02.20.20

First look: Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life

By Jade Nauss 02.20.20

In Desmond Cole’s Skin

By Jade Nauss 02.13.20

Crit Night

@ Centre for Art Tapes

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Best of Halifax

The 25th annual Best of Halifax Readers' Choice Awards winners

Best Place To Go Running

Best Tea

Best Filmmaker

Best Desserts

Best Place To Dance

Best Cover Artist / Band

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Eight downtown spots are up for heritage status from HRM

Jennifer's of Nova Scotia, Modo Yoga and The Alehouse among old buildings may get protection—some against their will.
- by Isabel Buckmaster
- Feb 20, 2020
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Group marches to the legislature to protest proposed sale of Owls Head 3

Covert delisting of the land from park protection rallies community members.
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- Feb 21, 2020
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First look: Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life

Take a trip to ancient Egypt thanks to the new, world-travelling exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.
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Cars are not the be-all-end-all of getting around in Halifax.

A celebration of our favourite authentic Canadian cuisine

@ Fairview Family Resource Centre

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To the two couples...

Coming home with her seventh studio album, the folk-pop star leans into harder edges.

@ Bearly's House of Blues & Ribs

Eight rising artists creating the fresh works you need to know about this year.

@ Centre for Art Tapes

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Covert delisting of the land from park protection rallies community members.

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