New Brunswick’s long-running folk-pop group, The Olympic Symphonium (Nick Cobham, Kyle Cunjak and Graeme Walker) has ventured into unexplored grounds and reached a new level of musicality and collaboration. Olympic Symphonium just released its fourth studio album, Chance To Fate, and Cunjak thinks it’s their best one yet. The band took the plunge and got […]
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Rousseau Chocolatier sweetens Hollis Street
Chocolate lovers rejoice! This Saturday, May 3, there will be a new chocolate shop opening its doors to satisfy our sweet-tooth needs and tempt us with the delicious scent of local artisan chocolates. You may remember seeing them at Halifax’s Historic Farmer’s Market on a Saturday but now they have a permanent spot at 1277 […]
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Welcome to comedy town: Our Ha!ifax ComedyFest coverage
Celebrating 19 years of cracking wise, the Ha!ifax ComedyFest takes over stages and brick walls until April 26. We talk to seven clever comedians—Greg Proops, Orny Adams, Ian Black, Doug Mutai, Steph Tolev, Kaitlin Shuvera and DeAnne Smith—to help you fill your comedy dance card. Click here
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Doug Mutai’s chasing the dream
Doug Mutai’s Kenyan roots got him on his feet and running, but while he was moving forward he felt something stronger pulling him back. A deep nagging sense that the sport wasn’t propelling him to where he needed to be. “Running is something that runs in my family. So I tried it out in college […]
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Wine and words, the perfect pair
Word on the Street and Bishop’s Cellar have been pairing up wines with books by local authors and having them on display for the whole month of April. But this has only been a sampling of what’s in store for us. The pairings are to whet everyone’s literary appetites for the big event that will […]
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Get into the groove for Record Store Day
Vinyl collectors, music aficionados, audiophiles and musicians will be uniting at record stores across the world on Saturday, April 19 for Record Store Day, devoted to celebrating independent record stores and the mighty vinyl record. Here in Halifax, Taz Records (1521 Grafton Street), Obsolete Records (2454 Agricola Street) and Black Buffalo Records (5687 West Street) […]