Indians from Kerala and the Malayalee community will be celebrating the final few days of Onam this weekend, and Masala Delight wants people in Halifax to try a traditional meal called sadhya. Sadhya—which means feast—originates from Kerala, a state on India’s southwest coast. Traditionally, it consists of 26 dishes that are prepared with more than […]
Chris Stoodley
Chris is a general reporter at The Coast covering everything from social issues to city matters that affect Halifax. He's also a photographer and freelance writer, and his work can be found in Paper Magazine, VICE and This Magazine.
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Queer connection triumphs in pandemic times
Being stuck in quarantine amidst a global pandemic forced a lot of people to grow introspective. Weeks of confinement meant, for many, contemplating their relationships with themselves and others was inevitable. Those thoughts (and private transformations) are what many people in the 2SLGBTQ+ community share in a new, must-see short documentary called Lovers. It’s an […]
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9 drag extravaganzas to fill your Pride celebrations
It’s that time of year again: Pride festivities are taking over the city. After several months of no live shows and pandemic restrictions, the 2021 Halifax Pride Festival is ready to bring back in-person celebrations for 10 days of festivities—and numerous performers are ready to get back on stage. “I think seeing people and having […]
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Local robotics team snags gold at world’s largest AI soccer competition
For the past eight years, CYRUS has dreamt about winning first place at the international RoboCup. It’s the world’s largest artificial intelligence soccer competition, and thousands of participants from dozens of countries vie for gold medals each year. But for the past few competitions, the artificial intelligence robotics team based at Dalhousie University had fallen […]
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Up your cheese game with Lemonade’s big wheel
Cheese wasn’t always a big passion for Alex Piitz like it is today. Back in university, the Toronto native had been studying political history and never seriously considered a career in the food industry. But after graduating and trying to figure out his next steps, he stumbled into a full-time position at Toronto’s Olliffe Butcher […]
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Booze you can use
Nova Scotians can soon expect a more eclectic selection of imported wine, beer and spirits on menus and store shelves, thanks to a new venture from three Halifax restaurateurs. Remedial Wine Imports, or REMY’S as its owners call it, is Halifax’s latest alcohol agency. It’s the brainchild of Jenner Cormier, Annie Brace-Lavoie and Jess Beauchamp, […]
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Get a Sweet Tease of burlesque and drag this weekend
Live shows are coming back to Halifax, and a group of 15 local burlesque and drag performers is kicking off the summer in the city’s north end. The show, Sweet Tease are Made of These, will take over The Derby Show Bar’s stage on Sunday evening. It’ll be a night full of burlesque and drag […]
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Dal students scramble for housing after getting residence rejections
Becky Foster was on a trip to Cape Breton recently with other students she met during her recently completed first year at Dalhousie University. Although their classes had been completely online due to COVID-19, the group decided to meet in person before beginning second year in the fall. At one point during their trip, they […]
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14 rules that relax in Phase 4 of NS reopening
Update: On August 23, at his first public COVID briefing as Nova Scotia’s new premier, Tim Houston announced that the province is aiming to move into Phase 5 on September 15. Getting there will require 75 percent of Nova Scotians to be fully vaccinated with both doses. Until then, Nova Scotia is in Phase 4. […]
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Shelters threatened by city hall, supported by citizens
Hundreds of people rallied in downtown Halifax on Sunday afternoon in support of several temporary shelters that the city plans to demolish. Halifax Mutual Aid, a local volunteer group, organized the rally at the city’s old central library on Spring Garden Road. That library has been shut down since 2014, and HMA built several of […]
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Bedford-Halifax ferry idea has new push to float at last
Halifax is moving ahead with a new ferry route after the federal and provincial governments agreed to pay more than $2 million for the project’s initial plans. On Thursday morning, government representatives announced the partnership, which aims to study and begin the plans for a new ferry terminal and route—one that will travel between Mill […]
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HRM seeks African Nova Scotian artist to design panel about Black Methodist church
The Halifax Regional Municipality is seeking an African Nova Scotian artist to help create an interpretive panel that will reflect on a 19th century Black Methodist church that once stood on Gottingen Street. The chosen artist will create a rendering of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, which opened in 1846 and was demolished around […]