Comic Shops First priority: find a comic shop. New Comic Book Wednesday doesn’t stop just because you’re getting adjusted to dorm life. Strange Adventures (5110 Prince Street) is the downtown go-to, and Monster Comix Lounge (2089 Gottingen Street) is a haven for gaming. And a bit further of a trek from campus, but most definitely […]
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Sarah & Tom accessorizes a growing Halifax with Asian pop culture
If you’re on the hunt for a giant plush Pikachu, some colourful notebook stickers and a giant tube of wasabi that dispenses toilet paper…well, you’ve got some odd-yet-specific tastes. But good news for you! There’s a charming new shop in town that has you covered. The doors of Sarah & Tom have only been open […]
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Dartmouth haunted house offer virtual scream-ality
A group of entrepreneurs is bringing a new dimension of terror to the traditional haunted house experience this month at Mic Mac Mall. The folks behind Waypoint Gamery—an up-and-coming mirth merchant hoping to dabble in board games, escape rooms and virtual reality rentals—is doing some spooky market outreach with an installation at the Dartmouth mall […]
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Teenage dream
Cowabunga, dude! The heroes in a half-shell will be making an appearance harbour-side in Dartmouth this week, care of the folks at Giant Robot Comics (114 Woodlawn Road). Owner Darryl Wall has been bringing everyone from the Transformers to Jem and the Holograms to important HRM landmarks for years, via exclusive comic covers sold at […]
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Explore another world with Nearby Planet
Halifax’s virtual reality scene is growing every day and thanks to some fortuitous real estate, a new spot with a focus on group games and team building events has opened up nearby. Thor Henrikson and Edward Mowbray have been old film industry buds for nearly 20 years, and when they found themselves looking for a […]
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Bring your dog to work day, every day
Once or twice a week, when you visit Patagonia Halifax, you might catch Daisy during one of her shifts. She’s not paid much, but she’s been working there since she was eight weeks old. Oh, and she’s a dog. “She’s in public relations,” says Jon Clark, Daisy’s owner. Clark is a salesperson at Patagonia, and […]
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Reality check: Halifax VR Room opens
When Dan Baldwin first waded into the local gaming scene here in Halifax, he took a decidedly retro route. Halifax Vintage Arcade, operating out of the back room of Daily Sweets (2860 Oxford Street), was a place where you could relive the days when video games could be played on big, wood-panelled cabinets one quarter […]
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Poverty issues takes centre stage at Dartmouth Centre forum
[Image-1] Residents of Dartmouth Centre got a chance to put faces to campaign buttons when seven of the eight candidates running in next month’s municipal election took part in a candidates forum Sunday night at Grace United Church on King Street. Tim Rissesco, Kate Watson, Sam Austin, Gabriel Enxuga, Ned Milburn, Warren Wesson and Derek Vallis […]
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Virtual reality a fix for inaccurate development renderings
[Image-1] With all the construction and development in Halifax these days, you’ve almost certainly come across one of those flashy project renders, often posted just outside the construction site—a gorgeous illustration of the building’s final design, with perfect lighting, a spectacular angle and images of people revelling in the new space. The context provided by […]
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Navigating the slow labyrinth of tenancy disputes
[Image-1] International student Amaan Kazmi started looking for a place to rent off-campus back in December. “We found this really nice place, near Chocolate Lake,” says Kazmi, 19. “It was pretty inexpensive.” Kazmi and his three roommates made it known to the property owner that they wanted to lease. A handshake and a security deposit […]