Lady Godiva would be proud. But also maybe a little jealous. While the legendary Lady rode naked through the streets to make a point, she had to do it all by her lonesome. In this day and age, folks ride naked en masse, and on bikes. With slogans like “Less Gas, More Ass” and “Stop […]
Erica Butler
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Charles Landry speaks in Halifax about great cities
Long before Richard Florida discovered the “creative class” and their predilection for culturally dynamic places, Charles Landry started talking about the “creative city,” referring to the regenerative force of arts and culture in post-industrial cities like Glasgow, Scotland, starting in the late 1980s. The UK writer/thinker will speak to a business luncheon crowd on Tuesday, […]
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Benefits package
If you’re a musician in this town, then you’ve either been asked to play a benefit show or you’re about to be. Musicians and bands were contributing their talents to causes long before Bob Geldof globalized the practice in the mid-’80s. But in a city bursting with events and causes, how do musicians decide where […]
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Urban chickens: What the cluck?
Despite a staff report recommending no further action, the urban chicken debate in Halifax may just be getting underway. Last year, three west end hens were effectively evicted by HRM’s bylaw enforcement office after a complaint against them was lodged by an area neighbour. The eviction prompted protests from many would-be backyard chicken owners and […]
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Bloomfield community blooming
About 100 Halifax residents caught a glimpse of a concept plan for the redevelopment of the Bloomfield School site at an open house last week, kicking off a month-long review period before the concept plan goes to HRM council for approval in mid-January. The plan proposes a remake of the Bloomfield block into a public […]
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Bloomfield centre plans
HRM staff and consultant Brian Mackay Lyons will present a master plan for the redevelopment of the Bloomfield Centre site at a public open house Thursday, December 4. A draft of the plan in circulation last week outlines three considered options, including the renovation of the current centre. But the plan ultimately recommends demolishing the […]
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Paradise Sisters in project purgatory
Shaun Schmeisser was just 19 when Halifax’s last rep movie house, Wormwood’s Dog and Monkey Cinema, closed its doors. “I bought a membership, went to one movie, and it closed down the next week,” says Schmeisser. Now, a decade later, Schmeisser finds himself involved in the possible shutdown of another rep cinema project, The Paradise […]
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Canada opens doors for queer immigrants
Whether you’re a queer refugee seeking a safe place to be who you are, or a same-sex couple that’s happy to finally find a country where you and your partner have some basic civil rights, one thing’s for sure: You’re going to have to get personal. For queer refugees, the high level of personal disclosure […]
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15 years: Arts and activism, con’t.
Andrew David Terris is an artist, consultant and activist who remembers when there was only one good restaurant in Halifax. He’s lived in the city since 1982. Sonia Edworthy and Sarah Evans are the driving force behind the Anchor Archive Zine Library and Arts Centre. They’ve both lived in Halifax since the late ’90s. They sat amidst […]
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15 years: Arts and activism
Andrew David Terris is an artist, consultant and activist who remembers when there was only one good restaurant in Halifax. He’s lived in the city since 1982. Sonia Edworthy and Sarah Evans are the driving force behind Anchor Archive Zine Library and Arts Centre. They’ve both lived in Halifax since the late ’90s. They sat […]
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Halifax Fails in Garbage Source Separation
This summer, the city finally brought its solid waste strategy to the streets of Halifax. Although residents have been using green carts to separate their organics from regular waste since 1998, those of us out and about downtown streets have had only one choice for discarding our apple cores and empty coffee cups. That is, […]
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Swinging a dead cat law
On October 16, HRM councillors finally closed the books on years of debate about whether or not to take a stab at regulating cats in the municipality. In a close 11 to nine vote, councillors decided to start treating cats a lot like they treat dogs, requiring their owners to register them and control their […]