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It seems to be all the rage these days to ask applicants to complete a lengthy assignment in a short period of time, usually over some mechanized online system before you even meet with their face. Job searching is demoralizing enough without such demands, but maybe you could at least give me the time of…
You reek of insincerity. You think you know the reason things are the way they are but you don’t. You never will. You can’t stop talking long enough to listen. —better off without you
[Image-1] I think the explosive reactions by people who think the next enemy of freedom of speech are survivors of PTSD is both convenient and telling. Triggers are behavioural associations and are thus individual and impossible to predict with complete accuracy—but for topics like rape, child abuse and assault, it is easy to make an…
[Image-1] I think the explosive reactions by people who think the next enemy of freedom of speech are survivors of PTSD is both convenient and telling. Triggers are behavioural associations and are thus individual and impossible to predict with complete accuracy—but for topics like rape, child abuse and assault, it is easy to make an…
The ferry and bus terminals don’t sell transit tickets, nor do the places closest (e.g. drug store near to the Alderney ferry) or they’re closed early. HRM removed the listing of ticket sellers from the schedule. WTF? —Try Harder if You’re Promoting AT
[Image-1] It’s really frustrating being someone that is interested in our local music scenes. I often feel like many people in bands don’t appreciate the random fans they have and are judgmental of the people outside their music scene. It’s just disappointing to really enjoy someone’s music and go to their shows and support them,…
[Image-1] It’s really frustrating being someone that is interested in our local music scenes. I often feel like many people in bands don’t appreciate the random fans they have and are judgmental of the people outside their music scene. It’s just disappointing to really enjoy someone’s music and go to their shows and support them,…
Why are our troops not being used to help with this fire? We are not at war and there is no reason we can’t send 100,000 troops in and end this in a week! You wanted the job, you got it. Now get your head out of your ass and do something about it. —One…
If I literally have to read another bitch written by a dog, I’m gonna scream. Dogs can’t write bitches. Stop writing bitches in a dog’s voice. “I’m the Chihuahua that walked past you, woof woof.” Get a freakin’ lifffffffffffeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! —Sick of This Shit, Pick up Your Dog’s Shit and Stop Acting a Fool
Tacos please. Like all the other cities in North America. Just some tacos. No more shitty pizza places. No need for more of that east coast donair mystery dead animal(s) with the sugary cum sauce. No need for more expensive boutiquey, locally sourced inspired (white people) tacos. Just some little cuties with enough lime, cilantro…
I see you every morning at the Starbucks in the north end. You have short dark hair, are always dressed impeccably and drive a little green Mini. I think you are as cute as they come, but it’s the way you carry yourself with such confidence that makes you so beautiful. One of these mornings I’ll work up…
[Image-1] A vigorous debate on whether to examine the naming of public assets after Edward Cornwallis ended Tuesday night with HRM Regional Council boldly deciding to maintain the status quo. At hand was a request from Halifax South Downtown councillor Waye Mason for a staff report on a public engagement process to advise council on…
An influx of new buses will make Halifax Transit more accessible and more environmentally friendly—at a cost of nearly $17 million to the municipality. On Tuesday, HRM Regional Council awarded Nova Bus Ltd a contract to supply up to 100 new Halifax Transit buses to the municipality over the next five years. Halifax will pay…
[Image-1] Obviously, we can all agree that we like cute little homes more than car dealerships, and petitioning to change zoning to reflect that is perfectly reasonable. But Steele Honda doesn’t deserve to be BOYCOTTED for the mere act of purchasing property, you cause-du-jour dunces. Steele employs 100 people and wants to expand. Aren’t you…
To the lady driving the silver car out of the Ashburn golf club on Wednesday May 4 at about 7:30PM. I’m the cyclist on the Chain of Lakes trail that you stopped for. I didn’t go, we both got annoyed, and I called out to you that you had the right of way, but I…
to the asshole with the pit bull at the ball game last weekend: i don’t want to hear how it’s never done anything (yet). there were small children running around. there were other people with small dogs on leashes, why wasn’t yours? to the asshole in the stands who shouted out “look out for the…
[Image-1] Even if they don’t see this, I just want to thank the amazing bosses that I work for. I’ve read so much hate about bosses around the city, especially from serving staff, and it makes me feel even more appreciative of the amazing work family and bosses I have. From making a very comfortable…
I’m looking for recommendations for a great officiant, that is reasonably priced as well as we are on a very tight budget. I can’t seem to find very many resources! —Shan
The fire in For Mac was certainly a tragedy and I’m still in shock as I write this. I’ve donated 20 dollars to the red cross and I know thats not a lot but it’s all I could spare for now. Thought occurred to me while donating the money, though, if the roles were reversed…
[Image-1] You are a strong, resilient, beautiful human being. A glowing soul on the darkest of days. I know you are living silently through a nightmare and I am the only person you told. I can’t even begin to imagine how you are feeling at this moment. My heart aches for you, not as a past lover, but a…
[Image-1] You are a strong, resilient, beautiful human being. A glowing soul on the darkest of days. I know you are living silently through a nightmare and I am the only person you told. I can’t even begin to imagine how you are feeling at this moment. My heart aches for you, not as a past lover, but a…
I recently read a story by some person in a Toronto newspaper who likes to come down on a group who has put up a billboard. This billboard was nothing but the fucking reality of what is going on in this one sided Society. It seems to have gotten their bloomers so twisted up so…
[Image-1] I’m so sick of guys on dating sites who never reply or only send you a “hey” as a first message. Sorry but why are you even on here? you clearly aren’t putting any effort into this, so why should I? I see we have quite a few interests, maybe talk about some of…
depression, is no friend. i have to fight everday not to jump off a bridge anyone else been here there and how to get pass it? —sigh
[Image-1] Attended a wedding at a downtown Hfx restaurant, and was appalled when they cut us off at 11 pm while the rest of the patrons continued to drink. This was due to the contract with the restaurant, who was guaranteed a minimum amount regardless if the party spent that much or not! They didn’t…
During a trip to Cape Breton to visit my extended family, Jarrett and I decided to have a mini vacation along the Cabot Trail. For our first stop we re-visited one of our favourite spots in CB—Egypt Falls, which we had fallen in love with during our last Cabot Trail trip, five years ago. I…
Most people look back and fondly remember their high school sweethearts as a blast from the past, but for Nirupa Varatharasan and Mike Hart-Maytas, it’s the present and future, too. Originally from Toronto, the two first met in their high school English class. Both decided separately to move to Nova Scotia to study at Dalhousie,…
Not sure how much of a bitch this is. I think it may be a valid complaint. The other day, I had the great idea that I should start bicycling to spring garden road from lower sackville. An idea that would take about 1 hour and 20 minutes each way, so maybe I could use…
Between Craft Beer Week, Open City, Free Comic Book Day and Mother’s Day, it’s an exciting weekend in the city with loads of things to get out and see, hear and drink. 10. Live Music › The Charlottetown Invasion. Thursday, May 5, 10pm. Upstreet Craft Brewing presents the Charlottetown Invasion, an influx of islanders overtaking…
After a successful inaugural summer on the Halifax Waterfront, and a surprisingly trying search for a new location, Stillwell has was scored a new spot for its open air beer garden on the corner of Spring Garden Road and South Park Street. Come early June, the Stillwell Beergarden will be slinging local craft beers from…
Try and catch up to Laura Roy. The Halifax singer, based in Toronto, was just named the most popular of 10 Nova Scotia finalists in CBC’s Searchlight Competition, which puts emerging musicians on the national stage with huge cash prizes and recording deals. But after years of vocal study at NSCC, local shows, a songwriting…
[Image-1] In these past few weeks, all the recent killings have put a hole in my heart. Seeing how many families and mothers had to bury their children, fathers, brothers, often makes me wonder why this world can be so cold. I am writing this for all the young people in our communities who want…
[Image-1] Nova Scotia’s NDP wants to put more control of the province’s ecological future back into the hands of the people. The party is introducing an environmental bill of rights today, May 5, in the legislature. It’s designed to supplement the Nova Scotia Environment Act and Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act through increased transparency…
[Image-1] Politicians and bureaucrats are gathering this weekend May 4 to 6 in a Greenwich inn for the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities’ seasonal meeting. Items on the agenda include the “strategic” spending of infrastructure money collected from taxpayers, and a report from the organization’s current president, mayor Cecil Clarke of the Cape Breton Regional…
[Image-1] Affordable housing is one of those terms that seems to mean less every time you use it. At least, that’s how Elaine Williams sees it. “When they say ‘affordable housing,’ that drives me crazy.” Williams has lived in Mulgrave Park, at the northern end of the Halifax peninsula, for decades—45 years, to be…
For the flower child McInnis appeals to the Lana Del Ray flower crown lovers with the Baby’s Breath Halo but dials it down a notch. “I wanted to do something a little more delicate,” she says. “It’s my dainty interpretation of the flower halo.” For the whimsical bride This threesome of gold combs leaves a…
Since opening Cheese Curds in 2012, Bill Pratt has proven himself talented at creating trendy fast-casual concepts with broad appeal. After opening Habaneros, which has flavours inspired by Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, last year Pratt opened Truck-side, a food court that features Lil Eatily Italian Pasta Bar, U-Pick-Fish Seafood Shack and Gweilo Asian Noodle Bar.…
When all of the snow that buried us in winter 2015 finally melted, this set of photos was one of the beautiful things that surfaced. A collaboration between photographer Lindsay Duncan and owner/curator at The Strong House, Rebecca Taussig, this styled shoot brought together local, indie wedding vendors—and real-life couple Rebecca Rose and Jillian Stagg—to…
Q I’m a 31-year-old straight woman. I have a good job, great friends and average attractiveness. I’ve dated close to 30 men at this point, and I can’t wrap my head around this: I’ve never had a boyfriend or dated anyone for more than a couple months. It’s really starting to wear on my self-esteem.…
Three years after Taryn Adams and Justin Dando started dating, Taryn came home to a candlelit apartment strewn with rose petals and Justin dressed to the nines on one knee. Classically romantic, the couple went into wedding planning with a more casual vision in mind. “We didn’t want the glitz and glam of the weddings…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Taurus (Apr 20-May 20) Your ability to accomplish magic is at a peak, and will continue to soar for at least two more weeks. And when I use that word “magic,” I’m not referring to the hocus-pocus performed by illusionists like Criss Angel or Harry Houdini. I’m talking about real feats of transformation…
The first time Carol Sam was introduced to Neketo Ferguson, she gasped. “It was attraction at first sight for me,” she remembers. Despite that, and living miles apart with Neketo in the Bahamas, the two settled into a close friendship for years before it finally grew into more. After a year of dating, Neketo had…
Big breakfast pizza Morris East, 5212 Morris Street and 620 Nine Mile Drive, $16 The allure of a couple of sunny-side up eggs makes it easy to put the emphasis on the br in brunch, but if you want to focus on the unch, nothing does a better job than pizza. So why not do…
“I just kept saying “Pinch me! Pinch me! This can’t be real,” says Amanda Mina of her now-husband, and longtime friend Tony Nahas’ dramatic proposal. After having her picked up and driven around town at random, Tony—with a rose in hand— finally popped the question to Amanda on the edge of Seaview Park. “My heart…
Like a page out of a Halifax bar scene history book, Daniel Sheppard and Robert Ryan met at the Pogue Fado at a Guerilla Gayfare event. And like a page from a romance novel, they got engaged on a balcony in Capri, Italy. “I carried the ring with me for three weeks,” says Daniel. “We…
Allison Young had been in Korea for about a year when she met Matt Chaput, a fellow Canadian and English teacher. After spending five years together working overseas the pair moved back to Nova Scotia, bought a house and soon after, got engaged. “I would be lying if I said I didn’t have a secret…
What are we seeing this year for trends in style and fabric? Style trends are two piece and a return to A-line. We are seeing a movement away from lace, and crepe is very popular. Do you recommend a certain style of dress, fabric or shape depending on the season the wedding will take place…
Are there any tips you can offer someone who is trying to find the right wedding planner? The best advice we can offer couples is to meet with any prospective wedding planners in person. You will find out what services they specialize in, whether they’re as excited as you about your wedding day vision and…
After Lorene Scafaria’s father died, her mother Gail moved from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be closer to her daughter, a screenwriter (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) and director (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World). “We were both just grieving in really different ways,” says Scafaria from New York, after the…
What are some trends you’re seeing right now with floral design? The freshly picked out of a field or micro farm is still on trend, but truthfully I’ve never been one to follow trends! I feel the best thing about these times is that anything goes. Brides and grooms and brides and brides and grooms…
Getting a piece of physical, post-marked mail in your real mailbox is a rare joy, but a hand-painted, hand-lettered piece of mail? That’s exceptional. “I think that people really want, with the digital age, they really want—and appreciate—that hand-made process,” says Nicole Rideout, the owner and artist behind Halifax’s newest wedding stationery studio, Paper Pony.…
When it comes to cake, it’s what’s on the inside that really counts. All the fondant flowers in the world can’t cover up a flavour or lack thereof. This might be why we’re seeing more bakeries, brides and grooms take the less-is-more approach, and more cakes showing up to the party underdressed. The relaxed look…
