Women Making Waves March 2-3 Lord Nelson Hotel, 1515 South Park Street A spotlight conversation with Tracey Deer March 3, 10:45am $11-$15 womenmakingwaves.ca Tracey Deer takes issue with the idea that stories from minority voices are niche. On the contrary: “The more specific you are and the more diverse and the more interesting, the better,” […]
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Neighbourhood Witch General Store enchants and expands
Neighbourhood Witch—owner Pamela McInnis calls it “Halifax’s most magical shop”—is expanding. “We were coming to the point where we just had to get more space, ’cause we’re a growing business,” says McInnis. “We maxed out our space out here.” Neighbourhood Witch General Store (1526 Queen Street) initially opened above Put Me On vintage clothing in […]
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Drink this: Propeller’s Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout
Propeller Brewing Co. has just released the first in a series of barrel-aged beers. Last week, Propeller launched its Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout—a new take on the original Russian Imperial Stout. Head brewer Cameron Crerar was keen on putting out some barrel-aged creations, so he picked up some Wild Turkey Bourbon barrels to get the […]
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Drink this: Garrison’s Pucker Up!
If you don’t have a date for Valentine’s Day, at least you can put your lips on a new can of beer. OK, maybe that sounds depressing—but in this context, it’s really not. Garrison Brewing is rolling out a canned release of Pucker Up! just in time for a Valentine treat. The bright-coloured tart and […]
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Feist announces one, two shows in Halifax
Feist fanatics will get two chances to feel it all with the indie singer-songwriter in Halifax this May. Born in Amherst, Leslie Feist released her debut album in 1999 and rose to international popularity several years later after her song “1234” was featured on an iPod commercial. Feist’s latest work, Pleasure, was released last spring. […]
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Ruby’s brings the south to Salter Street
If you have the very specific hankering for cowboy hat light fixtures, you’re in luck. Ruby’s Rhinestone Reception & Lounge (5187 Salter Street) is expected to open at the end of March. Owner Steve Caryi, a US-based businessperson, saw a market for a southern-style eatery in HRM. Caryi owns Halifax real estate company ComVest Commercial […]
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Halifax’s ultimate slow dance playlist
Ahhh, the awkward slow dance: a staple for just about anyone who has gone to public school. That being said, they were pretty serious business in junior high. Remember when you had to console your friend in the bathroom stall after they saw their crush dancing with someone else? Yeah, us too. When we asked […]
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What’s the most awkward time you’ve run into an ex?
This being Halifax, the chances of you running into an old flame or past hook-up while you’re going about your life are pretty high. We might as well laugh about it, right? “The very first time after we broke up, in Cornwallis Park, when he was on his way to work and wearing the world’s […]
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Q&A: Sadie Beaton on the Shades of Green environmental podcast
Sadie Beaton is exploring the meaning of environmental justice—but she didn’t want to do it through an academic paper. Beaton, who has been part of The Ecology Action Centre team for 14 years, started a broadcast interview series under the title Shades of Green in 2016. Shades of Green launched its second season on February […]
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Seven Bays Bouldering takes it higher
Seven Bays Bouldering (2019 Gottingen Street) is peaking in size thanks to a basement expansion that will feature additional space and activities for climbers. “From the moment we started building Seven Bays, the possibility was always there,” owner Geneviève de la Plante says of the renovations, which will make use the massive parking garage underneath […]
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Fighting for equity in the workplace
Liane Tessier says she decided to start the Equity Watch group because she doesn’t want anyone else to go through what she did. Tessier is a former firefighter who fought for 12 years to receive a settlement for her human rights complaint. She has recounted the instances of bullying and gender-based harassment she experienced while […]
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Brewery said they weren’t going to pull Hanging Oak beer, but now they are
A lot is happening in the local beer can discourse as of late. As a result, Tusket Falls Brewing Company has pulled its Hanging Oak red IPA. In the past few days, the image of four Tusket Brewing beer cans has been making the rounds on social media, including the controversial Hanging Oak. The label […]
