Pride comes around only once a year, but Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles in Lower Sackville is a safe place for all genders, all year long. “I like to wear my heart on my sleeve, I wear my activism on my sleeve, so my business is very much a social enterprise,” says owner Jay […]
Victoria Walton
Victoria was a full-time reporter with The Coast from April 2020 until mid-2022, when the CBC lured her away. During her Coast tenure, she covering everything from COVID-19 to small business to politics and social justice. Originally from the Annapolis Valley, she graduated from the University of King’s College School of Journalism in 2017.
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Coeur Clothing’s unisex designs put Pride front and centre
When Anisa Francoeur first started Coeur Clothing, it was based on a principle one of her professors told her during a short stint in NSCAD’s design program. “I had a design teacher that always told me don’t create just to create, create for something. So I feel like it’s a big responsibility as a designer […]
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Apparently masks have been mandatory for servers all along
From the day it was announced restaurants could re-open, the regulations around re-opening were put not in the hands of the government, but of the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia (RANS). The industry organization posted its original re-opening guidelines on May 27, giving restaurants time to plan and organize for the re-opening on June 5. […]
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Walk, Ride & Roll to Africville draws focus to lack of safe access, again
The second annual Walk, Ride & Roll to Africville will take place on Saturday, July 25, starting at 1pm. Cyclists, strollers and other wheeled forms of transportation and their operators will meet at the corner of Richmond and Barrington streets, and walkers will meet at the corner of Duffus and Barrington streets. The group will march […]
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Dear Friend wants to get as cozy as COVID will allow
Portland Street is now home to another stylish new place to drink. Dear Friend Bar opened on July 9, with a small but curated menu of cocktails (both boozy and alcohol-free), wine and beer. Co-owners Matt Boyle and Jeff Van Horne also run Clever Barkeep, but the events and catering business had seen a downturn […]
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Gottingen Street returns to its roots with Taking Blk Gottingen
Black-owned businesses and vendors will participate in a pop-up market on Gottingen Street this weekend, hosted by the North End Business Association, Alteregos Cafe and the Khyber Center for the Arts. For two days, the highly gentrified street will return to its roots as more than 15 vendors—from clothing to food to arts and jewellery—set […]
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European Pantry gets rejuvenated with a new generation of ownership
The corner of Chebucto and Elm streets in West end Halifax is the long-time home of a local store that has changed hands a few times over the years. “In here, you can kind of tell there’s been a business here for 35 years, and I’m just the latest generation to take it on. It […]
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Shop local swimwear, whatever your style
The hunt for the perfect suit meets its match with Simone Prisenberg’s splurge-worthy swimwear. As owner and operator of Martinique Swim, Prisenberg’s cute suits are available at several stores or directly from martiniqueswim.com. Head to the showroom in Cow Bay (by appointment only) for a personalized fitting and consultation, or pick one up at Biscuit […]
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Teach yourself Black Nova Scotian history this summer
Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia 10 Cherry Brook Road, Cherry Brook bccnsweb.com Black-led organizations have been working for years to fill in the gaping holes in our history left out by school curriculums. Now is a crucial time to un-learn and re-learn how we arrived at this point in history. In Cherry Brook, the […]
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Just roll with it
A boiled lobster on a plate can be a lot to deal with. There’s the shell, the spiky bits and all that melted butter. But eating local lobster is a fantastic way to help Nova Scotia fishers while enjoying some of the very best seafood in the world. What’s a conscientious consumer to do? Lean on […]
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Lifelong lifeguard sees change over the decades
Mike Melenchuk stopped being a certified lifeguard about a decade ago, but as the executive director of the Nova Scotia Lifesaving Society, he’s still keeping his feet wet. He tells The Coast that since he first started patrolling beaches like Rissers, Rainbow Haven and Aylesford Lake, drownings have decreased significantly in the province at both […]
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Where to go when you gotta go
Public washrooms are always important, but especially so during COVID-19 when marginalized communities may have less access to retail store and coffee shop washrooms. “At the basic level, everyone in our community deserves access to hand washing and washroom facilities,” HRM public safety advisor Amy Siciliano told Coast writer Lezlie Lowe. Here’s a comprehensive list […]