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to the stupit alcholic who was drinking a tall ship beer in the womans mall washroom today heres a message to ya you alcholic take your alchol problem to the fucken bars and keep your drunken ass there and stay there oh by the way i think i have an idea on who you are…
How is the attitude of driving 20 over the speed limit going for you HRM? First snow storm we had 100 collisions. Pathetic. And named most dangerous city in Canada to drive in two years in a row. NO speeding or infraction enforcement out there preventing collisions, they show up afterward. And to those who…
How about this for fixing public sector compensation: -Scrap the current MLA pension plan and give them a defined contribution plan. If they’re fans of the private sector lets give them a private sector type of pension plan. -Scrap the teacher’s grid and only give increments for seniority. Let them be reimbursed for courses taken…
According to NS budget documents the real GDP in the province is going to increase each year between 0.8 percent and 0.9 percent from 2015 to 2018. If the economy grew the government should be able to give the workers a raise. Why not three quarters of a percent each year for public sector workers…
It was more than the coffee. Steve Armbruster, the Steve behind Steve-O-Reno’s Cappuccino, left an impression on staff and customers that could outlast any caffeine buzz. And after over 20 years of slinging the hot stuff and cracking jokes from three locations, that’s a lot of impressions left. Armbruster—an adventurous outdoorsman and pioneering entrepreneur in…
[Image-1] Eight hundred bucks isn’t a lot of money, but one Halifax councillor says it’s still more than the municipality should have spent on Justin Trudeau’s town hall. According to the mayor’s office, HRM covered $800 in room rental costs for Monday night’s evening with Trudeau, while the Prime Minister’s Office handled the remaining bill for…
With the science surrounding the use of lead bullets and hunting, why the fuck are we still allowed to buy and use them in our province/country? When hunters kill an animal, they leave the carcass for the wildlife to devour, leaving shreds of the lead bullet for the animals to consume, leaving eagles and other…
[Image-1] Just when you thought the battle over Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes was over… The Annapolis Group gave notice on Tuesday that it will soon begin legal proceedings against the Halifax Regional Municipality, claiming that HRM has “effectively expropriated” its property and in return is seeking $119 million in damages. The lawsuit comes from city council’s…
There I was, shooting my big f-ing mouth off, long after my divorce, eager for a “big change” in my life. I got right down to it, through a moment of clarity and, with a firm grip on both my own reality in one hand and the fixed notion of big change in the universe…
[Image-1] For decades, scientists have warned that we’re on a dangerous path. It stems from our delusion that endless growth in population, consumption and the economy is possible and is the very purpose of society. But endless growth is not feasible in a finite biosphere. Growth is not an end but a means. Humans are…
[Image-1] The Halifax Typographical Union and managers at the Chronicle Herald are heading back to the bargaining table, just in time for the one-year anniversary of the newspaper’s strike. In light of the upcoming talks, a five-day hearing for an unfair labour complaint put forth by the union has now been adjourned until February 6.…
What was with all the fluffy questions?! He had Dallaire on hand for the obvious hard questions on PTSD and the Desmond murder-suicide! Instead inarticulate, vapid questions from yokels. That Abraham Lincoln dude who asked who the real Justin Trudeau was reading from a recipe card. FFS! I guess it didn’t matter anyway. He never…
In my almost 30 years born and raised in Halifax as a mixed race Canadian, I am not unfamiliar to misconceptions about my heritage. However, in a disagreement over a parking spot (which I acquired), I was the recipient of profanity and racial slurs in front of my wife and two-year-old. I was deeply saddened…
I came into work blue mad. I was in the back frowning, silently cursing and doing my job. Everyone was ignoring me—of course that’s only natural, I was being pretty bitchy. One of my co-workers was there in the back, just me and him. He hooked up his phone to the radio/player thing to play…
[Image-1] In 2014, Scotian Materials (a New Brunswick-based construction firm) applied to Halifax Regional Council to have their lands in Tantallon converted from a protected wilderness area to a heavy-industrial zoned property so that they could install a permanent asphalt plant close to family homes, schools and daycares. This is all part of a plan by…
A neck injury that prevents you from sitting down normally sucks. Having a quiet tea interrupted by a cafe employee reiterating the policy that feet must be on the floor at all times, despite attempting to explain the ailment, sucked all the pleasure from that teabag. Awesome job on losing a customer! –Stephen King is…
Nzingha Millar says recent statistics released by Halifax Regional Police makes her question the progress made when it comes to racial profiling the community. “This is anti-black racism specifically–not just non-white people being checked.” Millar is currently a student in the one-year journalism program at King’s. She’s one of four panelists scheduled to participate in…
It bothers me when I see people posting online or making comments about how, if you want your life to be better, then get a better education. Do you know how hard that is? I have a full-time job that pays decently well, but it’s not my passion, it’s a drag to go to every…
So we get it…. You own a dog and you like to take several pictures of your dog. Your Facebook profile is basically entirely dedicated to either your dog or canine related matter to the point where your own identity has been lost. You make no bones about the fact that you have no life…
I get it that the Man is keeping you down and might be a bit racist too. But if you’re not breaking the law then showing the officer your ID and saying what you’re up to is a public service. 1,200 people got street checked in 2016, it would only cost $60,000 dollars to pay…
You know what’s irritating? When people with medical issues are told by random assholes that OMG ALL THEIR AILMENTS WILL BE FIXED IF THEY JUST EAT A FUCKING APPLE or take a walk in the woods. No, cancer isn’t going to go away after eating some fucking fruit and vegetables, and that depressed guy over…
[Image-1] Four family members were laid to rest this week. Brenda Desmond: a woman who was “known for her smile, laughter, humour, and strong love.” Shanna Desmond: a registered nurse at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, remembered by her sister as “the rock of the family.” Aaliyah Desmond: a 10-year-old animal-lover with dreams of becoming a…
A huge thank you to whoever handed my iPhone into the SUB help desk. I thought it was gone forever along with the recent videos of my two-year-old opening his Christmas presents on it. You made my day more than you know and I am definitely being more careful with it in future! —Faith Restored
I agree that Trump is a nightmare, but where were the women who didn’t have time to go out and VOTE!! More outrageous is the fact that 53 percent of white women voted for the idiot. This reminds me of the old story—close the barn door after the horse runs away. Get over it…put up…
It really bugs me how the new stop announcing system on the Metro Transit buses mispronounces “Gottingen.” It’s a hard g, yo. Gott-ing-en. Not Gott-uh-jen. It doesn’t even make sense to pronounce it in the latter way—people just seem to do that because everyone around them does. Spelling and grammar errors by businesses is something…
10 I Never Want To Grow Up Thursday // Friday Powerful, real-looking portraits of adult women layered over pastel backgrounds and paired with classic childhood items (like a stuffed unicorn) are giving us a case of Peter Pan syndrome. See them at the Corridor Gallery. 9 Dilly Dally After Hours Thursday Shake off the winter…
To celebrate tonight’s “Glenwood G.G./Hau Kea” 7” release (Thursday, January 12, 8pm at The Seahorse Tavern with Unreal Thought and Future Girls with DJ Loukas Stilldrunk, $7), Dartmouth’s own Cryptorips has given us an exclusive, never before heard track off its upcoming full length. “Surya” is a supremely heavy song about complete badass figure skater…
[Image-1] It’s pretty funny, says the owner of Bennett’s Barbershop. But not everyone’s laughing. For the last month Leroy Bennett has had a Donald Trump election sign hanging in the window of his Almon Street barber shop. “I put it in the front window just to piss people off,” says Bennett, a self-described “shit-disturber.” The…
[Image-1] Being First Nations, I am very conflicted in how to participate in the celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday—a year long celebration that is costing Canadians over half a billion dollars. On one side, I am a proud Canadian, eager to participate in the celebration of our great nation; a nation that was founded on…
When friends Elakkia Priya Sakthikumar and Thiyagarajan Balamuthuvel couldn’t find authentic south Indian food in Halifax, they decided to start making it and selling it themselves. “We were looking for those foods. So we thought we should just start this. There are only a few Indian restaurants here,” said Sakthikumar, who comes from Chennai, India.…
[Image-1] We want details, Halifax. The holidays are over and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, which means it’s once again time for The Coast’s annual Sex+Dating survey. Every year we ask everyone in HRM to share their deepest desires, sweetest memories and kinkiest fantasies. Last year over 900 of you delivered on all…
Plenty of Halifax beer-drinkers love knocking back local craft brew. But do they care about the stories behind the beverages? Tony Wight had a hankering to start a creative project. What’s more, he wanted it to focus on something he enjoyed: Talking about beer. His goal was to showcase the people and places “beyond the…
James Hoff w/D/A A/D, Nylon Tarps Saturday, January 14, 10pm Garrison Brewery, 1149 Marginal Road $15 suggested donation The Air You Breathe is Metallic To January 21 Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street Brooklyn artist and musician James Hoff is a disruptor. Case in point: His album Blaster features beats infected by the Blaster virus…
[Image-1] There’s no question lead service lines in Halifax constitute a public health problem, says Graham Gagnon, a professor at Dalhousie University’s Centre for Water Resource Studies. But figuring out a solution to that problem isn’t so cut-and-dried. Halifax Water has been working since 2013 on a plan to replace HRM’s lead service lines (LSLs)—the…
[Image-1] Gloria McCluskey isn’t letting retirement slow her down. The former Dartmouth Centre councillor is now association chair for the newly created Destination Dartmouth association, which a press release says was formed “to promote Dartmouth’s identity, preserve its heritage and encourage the development of a healthy and inclusive community.” “We’re also advocating for the establishment…
Cold Smoke w/Dub Kartel, Walrus, Century Egg, Jelly, Alfie, Like A Motorcycle, Ghettosocks, Pineo & Loeb, Bosby, Tomatron, Woozy, Tachichi, The Sensi, Zora the Sultan Friday, January 13, 10pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $15 Baby, it’s cold outside, but the stages inside the Marquee and Seahorse Tavern are about to get toasty on…
Hasmeet Singh Chandok is an unabashed optimist. His penchant for bright colours hints at this, but the full depth of his sunny outlook is fully revealed within minutes of meeting him. “There is so much kindness in this world that we don’t realize,” he says, waving his hand. As the unofficial head of the Maritime…
Aquacize Centennial Pool, 1970 Gottingen Street Fitness, in a pool. It’s a funny enough concept on its own. It’s also a head-to-toe workout, accessible to any level of athleticism. Centennial has a whole bunch of options for class times (find the full schedule on its website) but the editor’s pick? Experience a Saturday evening session…
Hey! You with your face in your phone! Do you ever feel like a floating head, stuck in a world that is mostly isolated to the space between your ears? You’re not alone. Yoga therapist Cléo Burke says that when she teaches mind-body awareness workshops the first thing she does is help folks remember that…
The cash diet is a familiar term for those of us who are fans of the Can-con reality show Till Debt Do Us Part. It’s a mainstay on the show as a way to wean over-spenders off plastic. Once you have your monthly budget broken down into major categories—such as rent, groceries and transport—and an…
Managing your money used to mean sitting down at the kitchen table with your paper bills and chequebook—not anymore. Now we have apps, spreadsheets, online banking and even remote cheque depositing. The face of money in Canada has gone through a massive shift in the past five years.Here are the best apps and resources that…
In a culture in which the answer to “How are you doing?” has become a rushed humblebrag about being busy, it’s no surprise self-care has become a hot topic. Industry response to our cravings for a little respite from our own lives has been to commodify self-care and market it to us as the antidote…
ROSS SIMMONDS A digital marketing strategist, writer and speaker and the founder behind local start-ups Hustle & Grind and Crate HOW I RELAX I don’t buy that I’ll ever have balance, so to speak, but it’s about striking that balance for you and the people around you. For me it’s taking breaks by doing things…
Live Art Dance is presenting two new works featuring some of Halifax’s most accomplished dancers: Jacinte Armstrong, Lisa Phinney Langley and Gillian Seaward-Boone. The first piece, I Chart, performed by Armstrong and choreographed by BC-based Sarah Chase, is a short, minimalist piece where gestures are matched to words and combined in various patterns and repetitions.…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) I recently discovered “Tree of Jesse,” a painting by renowned 20th-century artist Marc Chagall. I wanted to get a copy to hang on my wall. But as I scoured the internet, I couldn’t find a single business that sells prints of it. Thankfully, I did locate an artist in…
Sleepshaker EP release w/Scumgrief, Botfly, Chamber Saturday, January 14, 6:30pm The Pavilion, 5816 Cogswell Street $8/$10 WHO THEY ARE “Coming up together and going to shows in the music scene really brought us together,” says vocalist Harley Shea, who has been making progressive hardcore music with Owen Williams (guitar), Tyler Killam (guitar/vocals), James Bentley (bass/vocals)…
Walking With Our Sisters January 14-February 1 Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery 166 Bedford Highway More than 1,000 unfinished moccasins are making the long walk to Halifax to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. The commemorative art project Walking With Our Sisters will make one stop in Halifax (Kji’puktuk in the Mi’kmaq language),…
Q My partner and I have been playing with male chastity devices. We’ve been considering going to a strip club while his cock is caged up and getting him lap dances. Is there some etiquette for this with the dancers? Do we let the dancer know before she is on his lap? Or do we…
Charrested development People have good reason to lament the state of urban design in Halifax. The Cogswell Interchange is just one example in a decades-long string of mistakes that includes Fenwick Tower, the Maritime Centre and the new convention centre (“Somewhere over the Interchange…,” Feature by Jacob Boon, January 5). In each case, when the…
