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Halifax rock outfit Matt Steele and The Corvette Sunset will release its debut LP Half Girl Half Ghost on June 7, and today has offered up the lead single, “Handshake Deal,” for your streaming enjoyment. “I was dating somebody who was in a lot of trouble and also a lot of trouble,” says Steele of…
Halifax’s favourite boy band Sloan—which Exclaim recently proclaimed better than The Beatles—will make your high-kicking East Coast Music Awards dreams come true with a show May 3 at the Marquee. Tickets are $25, go on sale today at 10am, and will get you onto both floors of the building, which has a stacked lineup of Adyn…
It was late January when I first approached Halifax Harbour Bridges trying to obtain a copy of the Crown corporation’s board minutes. It didn’t go so well. “We really don’t feel like it’s necessary to share the minutes,” says HHB communications manager Alison MacDonald. Halifax Harbour Bridges’ board members—some of whom are politicians themselves—are appointed…
Formal complaints against the provincial judge now known for the phrase “Clearly a drunk can consent” have been dismissed. The independent review found no evidence of “judicial misconduct” in Justice Gregory Lenehan’s conduct during his acquittal of Halifax taxi driver Bassam al-Rawi on charges of sexual assault. That 2017 case drew widespread national coverage, public…
just practicing | #summer2018 #loveagoodbrunch #downtowndartmouth A post shared by GoodLuck (@cafe.goodluck) on Apr 4, 2018 at 7:21am PDT From the entrepreneurs who brought you Manual Food and Drink Co.’s doughnuts and the Dairy Bar’s frozen delights comes Dartmouth’s newest heartthrob, Cafe Good Luck, a 1,000 square foot “culinary-powered cafe” opening early this summer at…
Scientists, academics, environmentalists and communicators have urged governments to take the climate crisis seriously for decades. We’ve outlined the overwhelming evidence, generated discussion and offered myriad solutions. We’ve confronted politicians who refuse to accept that a problem exists, or that we can do anything about it if it does. That’s frustrating and disheartening, especially for…
How long is the city going to allow that pile of “personal belongs” to be wrapped up outside the Library. It’s been there long enough that who ever owns it should be soon able to have squatters rights. Summer will so be here and one of the city’s nicest buildings, in one of it’s most…
I was late to the story on Easter Sunday. By the time I rolled over and scanned Twitter, just before noon, news of the Easter morning vandalism on two local Catholic churches had spread far enough that it was the first news I read. It was awful to see an action full of hate, in…
I noticed you sitting on the bleachers in a red shirt at the University gym last Monday. We crossed paths frequently last semester but I never worked up the courage to say hi. Wanna workout some time? —Girl Running On The Track
We have nothing to lose but our chains. We have a world to win. —Unite!
I do think Income Assistance is notorious for causing its recipients undue stress and hardship. I should know. I go through it every day of my life. I am not the only one either. The stress that they put people through is probably enough to fill several therapists’ wallets. I am facing being denied some…
OK so let me get this straight…The Pope cannot offer an apology to residential school survivors, but it was totally feasible for the Pope to apologize to Galileo 359 years later. —The Catholic Church Wants to Avoid Lawsuits
As Smiling Goat employees continue fighting for unpaid wages, at least one former cafe worker is finally getting the money they’re owed. Nova Scotia’s Labour Standards board has issued a ruling ordering Smiling Goat owner Kit Singh to pay nearly $1,000 in unpaid wages owed to just one of his former employees. Hebron Hospitality Group, conducting…
The Liberal government has unveiled new legislation aimed at protecting the employment of victims of domestic violence. Specifically, the amendments allow employees time off work without invoking sick leave. But there’s a hitch. The leave, up to 16 consecutive weeks, is unpaid. Michelle Coffin, a victim of domestic violence and former Liberal insider herself, says…
While the Easter bunny does its thing, you can dance at a Witches Ball, make new feminist friends, hear Toronto DJ Bambii’s latest beats, see Heist Live Art celebrate a year of wild theatre and more. The Water Protector’s Journey screening Saturday Catch the premiere of Eliza Starchild Knockwood’s documentary that follows a personal journey…
There’s a renaissance of buffoonery at City Hall. Whatever goodwill towards fellow councillors existed two years ago, when this self-righteous clique was elected, seems to deteriorate daily. There are spiteful remarks and passive aggressive attacks, on social media and in front of TV cameras. Some turn the other cheek. More than a few dig in…
Last summer, local police in uniform stepped away from the annual Halifax Pride parade. More recently, officials from Halifax Pride and Halifax Regional Police have been in talks regarding police potentially rejoining this year’s event. Police spokesperson Carol McIsaac says over email that discussions have been ongoing for months, but no decision has been made…
Heritage Minutes: If you lived in Canada in the ’90s and had a TV, you’re probably familiar with them. Closing with the tagline “a part of our heritage,” the Minutes’ subjects include the invention of basketball, the origin of the word ‘Canada,’ the Halifax Explosion, the Underground Railroad and many more. Historica Canada began to…
The fossil fuel era must end, or it will spell humanity’s end. The threat isn’t just from pollution and accelerating climate change. Rapid, wasteful exploitation of these valuable resources has also led to a world choked in plastic. Almost all plastics are made from fossil fuels, often by the same companies that produce oil and…
Nadah El Shazly w/JOYFULTALK Saturday, March 31, 8:30pm Garrison Brewery, 1149 Marginal Road $20/pwyc When you have a debut album to release, how do you decide what direction to take? If you’re Cairo-based composer/singer Nadah El Shazly, the answer is simple: All of them. “Because it’s my first album, there are a lot of ideas…
Construction & Destruction w/Julie Doiron, Jon McKiel Friday, March 30, 8pm Radstorm, 6050 Almon Street $10/pwyc Construction & Destruction might be among the most mythologized bands in this corner of the world, and it’s not hard to see why: For years, partners Colleen Collins and Dave Trenaman have been quietly making foggy, artful rock from…
Heaven for Real EP release w/Century Egg, Aquakultre Friday, March 30, 10pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $10 Local experimental rock heroes Heaven For Real are emerging from a relatively quiet few months this week with a renewed energy and a brand-new tape, Live In Japan. The band, which currently features Mark Grundy, Scott…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19) Eighty-three-year-old author Harlan Ellison has had a long and successful career. In the course of publishing hundreds of literary works in seven different genres, he has won numerous awards. But when he was in his thirties, there was an interruption in the upward arc of his career. The film…
The Goat’s woes I understand the need for consistent paycheques, but the unhappy staff at Smiling Goat Organic Espresso Bar are not OWED a health plan (“More coffee more problems at Smiling Goat,” City story by Rebecca Dingwell, posted March 23 at thecoast.ca). That is at the employer’s discretion! At the end of the day…
Discover Our Vineyard Secrets Avondale Sky Winery, 80 Avondale Cross Road, Newport Landing Sat March 31, 2-7pm Winemaker for a Day Sat April 14, 2-7:30pm Late one Monday morning in the middle of March, as a few snowflakes made their way hesitantly to the earth, I left home, driving west along Highway 215, following the…
Q I’m in a D/s relationship. I’m not submissive around the clock, but my partner owns my cock. We’ve purchased several male chastity devices, but I can pretty easily get my cock out of them. My partner did some investigating and learned that the only effective devices work with a Prince Albert piercing—a ring through…
