The two inner lanes surrounding the north Common are reserved for active transportation this Sunday. Rather than look at those streets as “closed” to traffic, the Halifax Cycling Coalition and the Halifax Regional Municipality are looking at those lanes as open…wide open. Cyclists, skate boarders, roller bladers, unicyclists and yeah, you pedestrians too, are invited […]
Allison Saunders
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Spin city
In Amsterdam, two-wheelers rule the road. Bike bells chime more than car horns blare and narrow streets are full of weaving cyclists—couriers, tourists, cops, commuters or parents with kiddies in tow. There are nearly as many bikes as people in the city, making up 40 percent of the traffic flow. There’s no shortage of places […]
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Para-gone party
One of the city’s best live music venues is bidding us all farewell, and in true Irish wake fashion—they’re celebrating rather than mourning. Smack in the middle of a solid weekend of entertainment at the Paragon is this show. Over the past two years, Peter Farmer has painted over120 of the friendly faces that’ve made […]
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Ann Vriend’s test drive
The road has played a pretty big role in shaping Ann Vriend’s fifth record Love and Other Messes. Not only were many of the album’s songs written while she was touring, but when she was ready to record, Vriend had full rehearsals with her bandmates and then took the show on the road. While to […]
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Bicyclists get a metre
Motorists and cyclists are about to be one step closer to sharing the road. June 1 marks the proclamation of the Bill 93 amendment to the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act, which most notably includes the one metre rule. Nova Scotia will be the first province that requires drivers to allow for one metre of […]
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Erica Leal puts her best Face forward
After reading up on the psychology of jewellery, Erica Leal’s creativity was piqued. The curious relationship between the wearer and the viewer became the inspiration for her jewellery exhibit Face Value, which examines the ways in which the jeweller’s vision is adapted by the wearer and interpreted by the viewer. “I wanted to focus on […]
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Run away with the Circus Cabaret
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, Halifax Circus is transforming the James Dunn Theatre into Halifax’s very own big top this weekend. This gathering of brilliant and daring performers isn’t just a celebration of local talent but also of a new collaboration with Cirque du Monde (a social outreach partner of Cirque de Soleil). Performers […]
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Jenny Omnichord and Wax Mannequin say bye-bye babies
Jenny Mitchell (AKA Jenny Omnichord) and Wax Mannequin have been traversing the roads from Ontario to Nova Scotia suited up in matching dinosaur hats. A love for dollar stores and their quirky gems is just one of the reasons the pair make great tour companions. “We both like injecting fun and silliness into tour adventures,” […]
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suddenlyLISTEN celebrates 10 years with Pauline Oliveros
It was five years ago when Norman Adams and suddenlyLISTEN first brought Pauline Oliveros to Halifax for the first time and at the time, he says, “It seemed like a dream.” No wonder. The composer, performer, philosopher and author has 60 years experience making music, exploring sound and honing her concept of Deep Listening, a […]
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Carl Stewart looks beneath the sheets
What’s in a mattress? Tossing, turning, sweet dreams, nightmares, hot sex, bad sex, the beginning of life…or maybe, the end. Ottawa-based artist Carl Stewart thinks about those things, but he’s also interested in the aesthetics of a bed, under the sheets. The bare mattress and box spring. He began collecting pieces of curbside mattresses in […]
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Sexy times at the Fetish Ball
It’s the eighth year for Halifax’s Fetish Ball, a safe space for the boundary-bending and kink-curious to be teased, learn a sexual lesson or two and dance the night away. The annual event kicks off with a stage show, with the always feisty and fabulous local pro-domme Miss Jaded hosting a lineup that includes burlesque […]
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A toast to the Hydrostone
Little Europe Bistro & Gourmet To Go The Hydrostone Market calls itself “Halifax’s European Shopping Experience” and if you’re shopping like you’re across the pond, you might as well eat and drink like it, too. Wash down your lunch with an Erdinger beer here (a light or dark ale). The fine German brew is aged […]