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Sit down and have a watch of The Brood’s extremely timely video for “First Day of School”, directed by bassist Billy Habib-Taylor, a song off of its upcoming album Transistor, due for release October 27, with an album release party at Riverport’s Old Confidence Lodge on October 28. Tickets will go on sale September 5.…
Time is money and Johnathan Cannon knows it. This week he launched Room Service, an online convenience store that delivers necessities like drinks, chips, candy, toilet paper and cleaning supplies directly to peninsula dwellers’ doorsteps, in 45 minutes flat. The business is a family venture—Johnathan’s father Urban Cannon, his brothers Jeremy and Craig, and his partner…
One of the city’s biggest developers claims he was ignored by Halifax’s ousted planning chief. It’s one reason why Danny Chedrawe doesn’t think Bob Bjerke was up to the challenge of leading HRM’s planning department. Last week, chief administrative officer Jacques Dubé dismissed director of planning and development Bjerke after three years on the job…
Coal, oil and gas are tremendous resources: solar energy absorbed by plants and super-concentrated over millions of years. They’re potent fuels and provide ingredients for valuable products. But the oil boom, spurred by improved drilling technology, came at the wrong time. Profits were (and still are) the priority—rather than finding the best, most efficient uses…
After a nationwide search, Jeremy Webb (Off the Leash Creative, WillPower Theatre) has been named Neptune Theatre’s new artistic director, following George Pothitos’ eight-year run. Currently the artistic producer of Eastern Front Theatre, Webb has performed in over 20 Neptune productions, most recently as Cogsworth the Clock in the theatre’s production of Beauty & The Beast.…
Lady Macbeth has long been a go-to scapegoat descriptor for a manipulative woman, a crazy bitch with a sexual and/or emotional hold over her man, using him to do her dirty work. Once considered flaws of character; in 2017 Lady Macbeth is an aspirational hero. Our eponymous lady is Katherine (Florence Pugh), barely out of…
Think of it as a BYOC Paint Nite—BYOC as in “Bring Your Own Cannabis.” Scott Brumwell recently launched Puff & Paint Ltd. with his wife Beatrice. With a background as a paramedic, Brumwell knows a lot of medical cannabis patients. He’s also noticed a lack of social groups or organized events for that community. “One…
To the sexy yet arrogant asshole in Lower Sackville, why in the blue fuck would you be so far into the middle of the road? What are you doing, besides holding up the bus’s route schedule? Did you lock yourself out of the car, or were you talking on a cellphone and figured the bus…
I’m a gay, 37-year-old mental health professional living in Vancouver. It’s not working out TBH. My career is stagnant, I can’t afford anything living wise and can’t find the right guy. Been feeling a weird pull towards Halifax. Almost every day I hear, read or see something about Halifax. Is it worth uprooting myself? I…
I pulled up at the red light turning onto the MacDonald Bridge from Dartmouth to the minivan in front of me just sitting there waiting for the light to turn green. There is no right turn on red, that’s true, but only between 6am and 9am and 4pm and 6 pm. It was 9:10 am.…
I’ll preface this article by admitting that I don’t yet know the details of chief planner Bob Bjerke’s quick exit (read: dismissal) from his role at HRM. No one does, not even the rest of HRM’s planning staff or apparently Bjerke himself (according to media interviews). This alone speaks to the culture of elusiveness that…
The Mystery Play is the second installment in the Parrsboro trilogy, a series of mysteries commissioned by the enterprising Ship’s Company Theatre. The plays share the main character of Sister Vivian Salter, a nun with a penchant for sleuthing, played with pluck and aplomb by Mary-Colin Chisholm. This play has Salter doubting her faith and…
It’s probably obvious to you by now that we’re fans of voting, nominating and giving out awards around here. But today, we’re interrupting our usual Best of Halifax programming to remind you that Taste of Nova Scotia’s annual celebration of province-wide culinary greatness is looking for your nominations. It’s the 10th year that Taste of…
I asked for very little in return. But would you help to grind the grain? No. I’m sick and tired of asking. Live with the consequences. —Little Red Hen
10 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off screening Saturday An after-dark, under-the-stars screening of the 1986 classic that introduced the world to Matthew Broderick—and will help you up your playing-hookie game—shows at The Chickenburger (1531 Bedford Highway). 9 The time traveller’s picnic Saturday Prepare for a day of time-travelling twee: Dress as your favourite era before settling into…
Are you peeing on the bus? Who’s peeing on the bus? Every morning I get on the bus and am hit with the acrid stale urine smell. Is some one taking a whizz in the back? Is it those lowlifes with the puppy in the bag (which is why it smells of poo)? Who is…
Downtown Halifax is torn up. We’ve just seen a floating boardwalk through to completion so people can avoid the mess around the waterfront, the Nova Centre construction has been going on for five years, which isn’t even related to the mess that is the rest of Argyle Street—and what the hell is going on around…
Q A few years ago, my dad was busted by the cops for using an online forum to solicit escorts. The arrest and infidelity destroyed his marriage to my mom. My brother and I were in our mid-teens at the time and were angry enough with him that we asked him to not seek custody.…
Brewing trouble I’m concerned about the recent opening of Chill Street, a ferment-on-premise retail outlet located adjacent to the Sobeys in Elmsdale. It has been called the first of its kind, which I would say is accurate. Chill Street has also been repeatedly referred to as a microbrewery. As president of the Craft Brewers Association…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22) What I wish for you is a toasty coolness. I pray that you will claim a messy gift. I want you to experience an empowering surrender and a calming climax. I very much hope, Virgo, that you will finally see an obvious secret and capitalize on some unruly wisdom…
