What started as a small public collection existing in the bowels of nscad in 1988 has grown into a huge cultural collection situated in the heart of downtown. Plus, it has a nifty little café inside. 1723 Hollis Street, 424-7542 Runner-up: Anna Leonowens 1891 Granville Street, 494-8223
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Best Activist
Lawyer Anne Derrick—your choice for Best Activist—is protected by the best office bureaucracy, it seems. We called the office to let Derrick know about her most-recent, least-publicized victory, but the secretary said she’d have to check with the office manager before she could release any info about Derrick. Ah well. The activist-lawyer has left her […]
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Best Burger
Bacon double cheeseburgers, Whoppers, Junior Whoppers and the Big King (wonder where they got that idea). You don’t care what they call it, you just like the way they cook ‘em. Edging out last year’s winner, Burger King takes best burger honours for the first time. Numerous locations in Metro to choose from. Runner-up Libertine […]
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Best Sex-toy Shop
When you want answers to your sexual questions, Venus Envy’s book section can give you what you need. In fact, they’ve been the best at giving it to you for the past two years. 1598 Barrington Street, 422-0004 Runner-up: Sister Sarah’s Adult Store 6054 Quinpool Road, 423-0827
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Best Photographer
Obviously one of Ingram Barss’s awesome photos shown at Mokka last year made its way into your mind for good. Since then you’ve been watching the walls for more, knowing that we’ve only just begun to see the best of this powerful photographer. Runner-up: Catherine Stockhausen
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Best Neighbourhood
The South End feels safe. The streets are lined with trees and heritage homes dot the sidewalk. Plus, South Enders are close to everything. What more could you ask for in a neighbourhood? A little funk, perhaps, but then, you can always visit the runner-up. Runner-up: North End
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Best Actor
You tell the folks back home that you see him all the time in the big city, and they’re impressed. They see him all the time on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Made In Canada and on upcoming episodes of Power Play. Let’s face it—he’s funny, and that works on this coast. Mercer’s face […]
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Best New Restaurant
You’re impressed with Victor Syperek’s latest venture, even though you have to walk down the street to get to it—rather than just stumbling through one of those arty doorways in the culture dome. The seafood is fresh and toothsome, and the puffy shirts on the waitstaff—oh, my, dear. 5218 Prince Street, 423-8816 Runner-up: Joe’s Fish […]
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Best Radio Jockey
What a set of lungs on that guy! This was not an overly popular category, with lots of you saying Halifax radio sucks. Don Connolly was, however, able to make an impact on some of you. Runners-up: c100 Breakfast Club, q104 Morning Crew
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Best Indie Filmmaker
Though he’s not originally from Halifax, we’re happy to claim him as our own, and as the best. After sweeping the nation with The Hanging Garden a few years back, and following up this year with Beefcake, Thom continues telling tales that fall somewhere between fiction and fact, and defying your former concept of the […]
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Best Aesthetician
Drop into the Vitality Day Spa and let Cara Yhard make you look as beautiful on the outside as you feel on the inside. Everyone deserves to be pampered every once in a while. Spring Garden Place, 422-4475 Runner-up: Deanna Beals, Skin Deep 1518 Dresden Row, 492-2817
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Best Cafe
You go there for your coffee and cake, or to check out a current copy of The Coast, or to find a seat down back and write your epic á là laptop. When you’re finished (your coffee or your novel, which ever ends first), you go get a refill and meander into a dark corner […]