Foods that are finger-lickin’ good might not be a first choice these H1N1 days, but the ever-popular wing strip on Spring Garden Road shows no sign of slowing its pace. Bring your friends (and hand sanitizer) to one of these joints for cheap eats. Bubba Ray’s Sports Bar Bubba Ray’s is the king of wings […]
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Where to get toasty with toddies
The time has changed, it’s often below 10 degrees outside and getting off work means walking out of the office and into darkness—while it’s not winter yet, it sure friggin’ feels like it. Aside from hibernating under the covers, you can avoid the wintry weather by heading to one of these bars and warming your […]
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Rwandan history channelled through art
When Rwandan artists Bill “Coco” Ruterana and Jean Yves Masengo sit down to talk about their work, it takes only minutes for Masengo to start finishing Ruterana’s sentences, and Ruterana to finish Masengo’s. The two men met almost 15 years ago, just after the Rwandan genocide. “Artists in Rwanda, you can count them on two […]
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Halloween mixers: Bobbing for cocktails
Elephant & Castle The underground bar at Elephant & Castle is going all out with a long list of Halloween-inspired drinks, including Voodoo Child, Bitchy Witch, Ghoul Drool, Eyeball Highball and Dagger Bomb. Head over Saturday to find out what makes the magical potions. 5171 George Street, 405-8875 Celtic Corner Public House The Irish pub […]
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Rose Cousins is golden
Rose Cousins is glowing. Sipping on a coffee one wet Halifax morning, her bright eyes—despite the early hour—and warm smile tell the story of her last three years as a full-time musician, even before she opens her mouth to speak. “Since I’ve released my last CD I almost feel like the three years has been […]
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Hockey night in Halifax
Bubba Ray’s Sports Bar You have to raise your beer to this place: There’s a high-def TV in the men’s washroom. Thirty-one other TVs adorn the bar proper, with 20 digital boxes to go around. The kitchen’s open until 1am, so you can order up those wings well into overtime play. 5650 Spring Garden Road, […]
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The rise of fall arts: performing arts
THEATRE A Beautiful View October 13-31 at Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street, $15-$35, 429-7070, neptunetheatre.com Love without labels. That’s what actor-writer-producer Jackie Torrens feels the two women in Daniel MacIvor’s A Beautiful View have spent 20 years working towards. “As humans, there seems to be a need for us to define something, to label it,” […]
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Wining and gazing
Here are three venues known to be star haunts—ones where you may still get a glimpse of the lovely Jessica Paré (pictured above), if you hurry. Economy Shoe Shop “The Diamond was the rock ‘n’ roll schmooze room,” says Dave Page, the Shoe Shop’s manager. While the dynamics of the Shop and connecting spaces have […]
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Lower Deck Celebrations
"I hired Great Big Sea16 years ago for their first show on the mainland, so they were the first band I called to see if they'd consider coming and doing a show for us; they accepted our offer to come and make it a real celebration," says Mike Condy, owner of the Lower Deck. Great […]
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Smokin’ bluegrass
The band, made up of Amy Lounder (fiddle, vocals), Ben Sichel (guitar, vocals), Jason Dionne (percussion, vocals), Dave Ron (mandolin, vocals) and Graham Kerr (double bass, fingertaps), normally plays for contra dances—a style where dancers line up parallel to each other and execute dance steps as instructed by a caller, with a live band to […]
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A guide to Halifax’s second-hand bookstores
Back Pages 1526 Queen Street, 423-4750 A wee bookstore on busy Queen Street, its little storefront hides a large selection of non-fiction and fiction titles. The owner was away on vacation for a good chunk of August, but the nice lady at the counter said the shop carries, in addition to its history and literature, […]
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Pre-Snoop GIN & JUICE
Break out the Tanqueray and juice and clank those glasses together: Snoop D-O-double-G’s in the house this Sunday. All of Halifax’s bars are up for mixing Snoop’s drink, but here are a few close to the Metro Centre that are perfect for sippin’ on gin and juice before—and after—the rapper’s return. Bubbles Mansion This Trailer […]