Just because you love shoe shopping doesn’t mean it makes battling the holiday hordes to find that perfect item for a friend or family any easier. So, to avoid giving someone a sweater that ends up in the bottom of their Worst Gift Ever drawer, never to be seen again, here are personal shopper and […]
Christine Beevis
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Greener thumb
What gardener hasn’t spent several back-breaking hours bent over their lawn, trying to wrench out every last fluffy-headed dandelion from its roots before they spread further afield? With the recent province-wide ban on “non-essential” pesticides, announced last March and set to be implemented next spring, many gardeners may be scratching their heads and wondering just […]
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Hops Warrior
Greg Nash runs up the narrow metal stairs in Halifax’s Hart & Thistle brew pub, his 30th trip up and down since arriving at 8:30am. “Some people exercise, I make beer,” he jokes. Kneeling next to a steaming copper vat, he taps a dial on the heat exchanger and watches the needle on the thermometre […]
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Healthcare 2.0
In the last few years, Halifax has been beamed into a sci-fi world of lasers, vibrating platforms designed for astronauts and infrared domes that are pushing the boundaries of healthcare. Though the awareness for this technology is growing, many local athletes and medical professionals aren’t yet fully informed on the range of benefits. The good […]
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Glorious gift-giving and other wonderful holiday stuff
For the fantasy nerd It’s a fair bet that most local nerds will want to catch the release of the new Jim Cameron science-fiction feature Avatar later this month. Help them do it by giving an Empire Theatres Gift Card. Until December 24, if you put $30 or more on a gift card, you get […]
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How to get your garden growing
Craving homegrown tomatoes but just don’t have the space on your balcony? Want to eat potatoes planted with your own hands but just don’t have the soil base in your yard? Looking to meet the people in your community while doing something rewarding? Consider joining a community garden in your neighbourhood this summer. Not only […]
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Canning, preserving and drying
A century ago, fresh strawberries would have been unheard of in the depths of winter. Instead, each fall our grandmothers worked for hours on end over hot stoves, sterilizing Mason jars and canning, drying and pickling to preserve their harvest and ensure their families had food on their plates when farm fields were white with […]
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Mother knows best
From birthing blanket to bottle to bibs, babies are born into a complex world full of toxins and chemicals. So if a parent can take steps to reduce their exposure to these elements, why wouldn’t they? Long-time P’Lovers staffer and mom Shelby Lendrum is an enthusiastic advocate of organic and natural baby products. She points […]
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Vegetarianism and the environment
In January 2008, Rajendra Pachauri, the head of the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change, made headlines when he asked the world to cut back on meat consumption, pointing to UN-based research that shows the production of livestock is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transportation combined. The plea was […]