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[Image-1] I had an experience with the Department of Community Services. It was degrading, inhumane and terrible. It made me feel small and like I did not matter. It was ridiculous. I receive income assistance and before you go judging me for the welfare rant, it is because I have a disability. One that requires…
[Image-1] Mark July 26, 2016 as the day when Halifax banned the future of clean economical transportation. Firstly, the possible ban of electronic bikes and electronic scooters on multi-use trailers in Halifax and now the Halifax ferry service is banning electronic rides from crossing the harbour. This past week NewStar Marine & Scooter sold a…
To the crazy woman who couldn’t wait for me to cross the road yesterday in Highfield Park: I hope you caught me flipping you off as you honked your horn and squealed past me all the while screaming for me to get off the road (BTW your passenger looked pretty embarrassed as he hid his…
[Image-1] To the beautiful blonde and her boyfriend (whose body many would gladly eat sauerkraut off of) who were at Birch Cove beach today: It was great to watch you guys with each other today. So in love! All wrapped up in each other. And then you had that adorable little pup with you as well.…
The city’s march towards being a dynamic destination full of culture and life continues its lurching progress. Today’s case in point: putting posters on power poles. Walk down any busy street in Halifax or Dartmouth and you’re sure to see utility poles with posters covering them (provided you don’t run into them first). What isn’t…
[Image-1] Pokémon Pokémon Pokémon. It’s all over again, even in the front page of the fucking papers now. To the point where they just add it in for no reason. “Woman gets solicited for sex while walking in park, while playing Pokémon Go.” What the fuck? Who gives a fuck about Pokémon. Isn’t the point…
I am really tired of living with all of the hatred, all of the name calling, all of the treats and aggression of your strike. I don’t know why you can’t find middle ground. Stop threatening people if they buy the wrong beer, shop at the wrong store or know someone who advertised a charity…
A feature film by Cape Breton filmmaker Ashley McKenzie, and producer Nelson MacDonald will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the fest announced this morning. Werewolf, is McKenzie’s first feature and was shot entirely in and around New Waterford, the filmmakers’ hometown. MacDonald, Werewolf’s producer says he and McKenzie wanted…
[Image-1] Alberta is home to two of Canada’s imperilled caribou populations, the southern mountain and boreal woodland herds. Both are threatened with extinction. Under the federal Species at Risk Act, the boreal woodland caribou recovery strategy requires provinces to develop range plans by 2017, outlining paths to recovery. Because caribou need large, intact areas, degraded…
[Image-1] Some crowded ballots are coming together for election day in HRM. Longtime broadcaster Lisa Blackburn has announced her campaign for District 14, joining 51 other council candidates (plus three more contenders for mayor) hoping to win your vote on October 15. The 25-plus-year radio veteran was a morning co-host and news anchor for Newcap…
[Image-1] Tennis Canada will get $2.5 million from HRM to build a year-round tennis development centre at the Bedford Commons—though whether it’s actually needed is a matter of some debate. A staff recommendation approved by city council on Tuesday will serve up the $2.5 million over the next three years to fund the proposed Nova…
[Image-1] Planning and development fees in Halifax haven’t increased in several years, and that’s a problem. A report headed to Regional Council on Tuesday afternoon recommends the municipality move forward with the second phase of a fee review and develop a standardized policy for its planning and development fees. Those fees haven’t been updated in…
“Well, all good things must come to an end,” Tom Michael, founder of iconic and enduring small business, Video Difference, says over the phone. He announced today that after 34 years of helping to keep Halifax entertained and educated, August 15 will mark the end of the line for both the Quinpool Road and Bedford…
Are you still hiding out in the library? One wonders if under witness protection program for the last 37 years.. Come out do something good for others far better than being a instigator and user !! She took you in her home , she lived a live , you could not or would not acknowledge…
[Image-1] Okay, so I got frustrated with Nova Scotia and not making enough money and, like a complete idiot, got a plane to British Columbia and man, do I hate it here. It’s true what they say: “You don’t know what you got till it’s gone,” and how true. The west is so snobbish and…
[Image-1] Thanks for stealing my heart. hot ‘90s night knight who knew every word to every BSB, N’sync and 5ive song played. Swooning over your magic still. Until next time. I hope your moves translate the same in the B.room. XXxo. Thanks for agreeing Taylor Swift sucks! —Jenny From the Block, North End Rox
Have you ever been out on the town and had your reusable water bottle run dry? Sometimes it’s awkward, or even considered rude, to walk into businesses and ask for a refill, notes Stephen Flynn, cofounder of a new app called Tap. Flynn and his business partner Mike Postma hope you will swap plastic for…
Please for the love of god people please learn how to drive That lever to the left has a purpose figure it out. —Trying not to get killed by idiot drivers
Rolling into SappyFest on Friday afternoon, my heart swelled. The fest is one of Atlantic Canada’s most anticipated of the year, and it fills Sackville, New Brunswick’s main drag with music of all genres for a long weekend, this year taking place from July 29-31. The town’s small size—and its lovely inhabitants—are part of what…
Five years after Hobo With A Shotgun blew us away, Dartmouth’s Jason Eisener is gearing up to deliver the New York City Outlaws to the big screen. Entertainment Weekly reports that Eisener will be directing the feature-length adaptation of the little-known ’80s comic book by Robert Hussar and Ken Landgraf. The five-issue series follows a…
[Image-1] Well, at least it won’t be a long campaign. On the Saturday morning of Natal Day weekend, premier Stephen McNeil has announced a by-election for Halifax Needham on Tuesday, August 30. It’s expected all five registered parties will nominate candidates, though at the time of this morning’s release Elections Nova Scotia said there was…
The long weekend is here! Make it a win with brunch, drag shows and, of course, fireworks!
[Image-1] The Halifax Regional Municipality may get some tips on reducing bureaucratic red tape by sending a city hall staffer off on a six-month fact-finding mission. The grand expedition was discussed at Thursday’s meeting of HRM’s Community Planning and Economic Development committee, and will now be sent to regional council for final approval. It comes out…
[Image-1] A fancy bit of archeological tech could finally find some answers about where the Bayers Lake mystery walls came from. On Thursday the Community Planning and Economic Development standing committee approved a motion recommending city council award a one-time $5,475 grant to the Nova Scotia Archeology Society to try and figure out some clues…
The new convention centre is supposed to be a gleaming jewel that attracts people from all over the world to downtown Halifax. Exactly like the Central Library…if the library was closed most of the time; less architecturally interesting; intended for use only by private groups the likes of orthodontists and data miners; put multiple levels…
On a warm evening last week, the waterfront gleamed with moonlight as hundreds of eyeballs reflected the glare of phone screens. A large crowd was lured to this spot by a treasure hunt to catch creatures. Virtual creatures. If you’ve been hiding under a rock at the bottom of an ocean on another planet the…
[Image-1] Halifax is hoping that Jacques Dubé is a man of his word. The municipality’s new chief administrative officer doesn’t have a cooling-off period written into his employment agreement. Instead, Dubé has a verbal agreement with HRM promising not to work in the development industry after he’s done at city hall. “We’re told legally that’s…
In an itty bitty spot on Agricola Street—nestled beneath the wings of Mother’s Pizza, with just a handful of seats to spare—Ami Goto is just about ready to debut her newest venture. The chef and the former owner of Dharma Sushi will open Kitsune Food Co. (5710 Young Street, the side entrance at Mother’s) a…
Back in 2012, J.L. Ilsley High School in Spryfield buzzed with dozens of art, special education, technology and physics students working towards a common goal. Six months of brainstorming, precise measurements, paper maché, paint-stained fingertips and road blocks yielded something pretty special. Soaring Wings is the site-specific art installation of an enormous bird, with rainbow…
[Image-1] Halifax’s bus network is slow and unreliable. This fact is apparent to anyone who contends with peak-hour commutes in the city. But there are limits to what can be done by reforming the bus system in its current form. Congestion plagues buses, and unless the “spine” of the transit system is moved out…
[Image-1] Take a cab. It’ll be safer. For many people out at night, looking for a secure way home, it’s a familiar refrain. Lately, a different kind of phrase is becoming familiar. And for some women, the safety promised by taxis has been anything but. Since the start of 2016, five sexual assaults have been…
[Image-1] The Coast asked our readers if they’ve ever been assaulted or dealt with creepy, inappropriate or harassing behaviour by a cab driver. Here are the stories you shared. ——— “In July 2009, I was assaulted by a driver. I had a great chat with him while he was driving me home and thought I’d…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22) Be alert for white feathers gliding on the wind. Before eating potato chips, examine each one to see if it bears a likeness of Rihanna or the Virgin Mary. Keep an eye out, too, for portents like robots wearing dreadlocked wigs or antique gold buttons lying in the gutter…
A history shared Thank you for your article “Before the parade” by Rebecca Rose (Cover story, July 21). As a founding member of the Gay Alliance for Equality and its first chairperson, I would like to say a few things. Our organization started in 1972 as a direct result of the Stonewall Movement in New…
It’s show time on a Saturday night at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, and the sun is peeking out from behind wispy clouds as people make their way toward the “stage”—a meadow surrounded by forest. The crowd walks through grass, still wet from an afternoon shower, along a path marked by unlit tiki…
“There aren’t a lot of Koreans here,” JoungMin Kim says. “So when you see one another you’re like ‘Korean? Korean! Hey!’ It’s a small community.” Kim met Sang Ho Back two years ago, just after moving to Nova Scotia with his wife and kids. “My wife, she’s from here and she wanted to live back…
Q I’m 28 years old. I’m intersex, but I identify as female. I am not out about being born intersex. Due to surgeries and hormones, I look like a fairly attractive female. I have been hanging out with a chill hetero guy, and things are getting very flirty. Is it unethical of me to not…
[Image-1] Progressive Conservative MLA Tim Houston is calling for an emergency meeting of the Legislature’s Standing Committee of Public Accounts, to investigate how Marilla Stephenson got her shiny new $106,000-a-year job. Houston, a member of the public accounts committee, has sent a written request for the emergency meeting to chair Allan MacMaster to examine the…
