Plucky al-fresco theatre troupe Shakespeare by the Sea celebrates its second year as your fave Small Theatre Company. It’s been a banner year for the company, with a ground-breaking production of Henry V at Citadel Hill in September, and a reading of a newly-discovered Shakespearean play in October that may well have been a world […]
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Best Fries
Usually parked on Spring Garden Road in front of the library. Is it the little paper bag that makes them so good? Is it eating them outside that does it? Is it the truck? Or is it just that they’re the best fries in Halifax, period? Runner-up: Fries and Co. 2603 Connolly Street, 455-5250
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Most Feared Hairstylist
You know the feeling you get when you foolishly let your roommate cut your hair one night in a fit of drunken fun, and then a couple days later you run into your hairstylist and they look at you like you’re cheating on them, and they say “what the hell happened to your hair, you’d […]
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Best Newsstand / Magazine Store
5560 Morris Street, 429-5468 Mags, rags, milk and bread, and all in the same wonderful spot for 25 years. Did the News’ recent silver anniversary push it over the edge to win this hotly-raced category? Runner-up: Daily Grind 5686 Spring Garden Road, 429-6397
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Best Golf Course
New Ashburn Waverley, 861-2978 Old Ashburn (tie) Dutch Village Road,443-8260 This place is a veritable institution…it’s been around since 1922. When it was created, it was on the edges of Halifax, but now, Halifax has grown around it, making it “an attractive natural setting in the middle of the city,” according to its general manager. […]
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Best All-you-can-eat
201 Chain Lake Drive, 450-1826 Serving everything from pasta to sushi, this is the place to eat if you’re big and you’re hungry. Runner-up: Mother Tucker’s 1668 Lower Water Street, 422-4436
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Best Place For A First Date
5244 Blowers Street, 429-3551 Its labrynthine hallways, dark caverns, smoky atmosphere and obscurely-located bathrooms give first-daters plenty to bond over while soaking up the intimate, romantic ambiance and decadent cheesecake. Runner-up: Café Mokka 1588 Granville Street, 492-4036
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Best Artist
Guy-on-the-scene Mitchell Wiebe—he of last year’s 2,500 superballs and the ever-popular wicker donkey—edges out last year’s best artist Mike Lewis in a hotly-contested race. Runner-up: Mike Lewis
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Best Writer
The SuperCity’s premier surf poet has just released his 50th book—a novel called World Enough—to coincide with his 50th birthday. “It’s a contemporary novel, about life and death and the whole thing,” says Choyce, who was “shocked and surprised” to hear he’d been named Best Writer by The Coast’s readers. The choice Choyce will also […]
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Best Coffee (Espresso-based)
2854 Robie Street, 484-0111 Yes, Steve-O-Reno is a little surly in a sweet kind of way when you’ve just woken up and you’re at his drive-thru shop or Farmer’s Market stand needing a fix, but then, the fix is so satisfying you just end up praising his coffee genius on the first taste. Best of […]
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Worst Corner at Which to Be a Pedestrian
Ahh…the willowtree. Yes, crossing Quinpool and Robie can be daunting. Pay attention to the signals and watch for broken brake lights.