Long before Halifax Fashion Week became one of Atlantic Canada’s largest fashion events, Solitha Shortte was producing runway shows driven by her determination, borrowed spaces and money from her own pay cheque. The founder and creative director of The House of Soli says she entered Nova Scotia’s fashion industry not to compete with existing organizers, […]
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Flamenco Fusion Fest brings passionate dancing to Halifax
Flamenco is a way of life for Tamar Ilana. A Toronto-based flamenco performer who has experience dancing and singing all over the world, she’s excited to bring her six-piece ensemble, Tamar Ilana & Ventanas, to Halifax for Flamenco Fusion Fest, a collaborative event put together by Atlantic Flamenco and the non-profit FabCollab in their Women […]
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Queer entrepreneurship grows across Canada as Halifax maker finds community
When Raymond McCabe and his husband, Alex, launched their handmade arts business in 2024, the goal was simple: make a living creating art while giving back to the queer community that helped shape them. Two years later, the Halifax couple behind Bobbin’s End is preparing for another busy Pride season, with booths at the Halifax […]
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Good Dear Good leads Nova Scotia Music Week award nominations
Music Nova Scotia has released its Nova Scotia Music Week award nominations, and Good Dear Good looks to be on top with a total of four nominations. The Halifax indie pop-rock band released their newest EP sook last September, which is up for Pop Recording of the Year. They are also nominated for Entertainer of […]
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How a booming fan culture helped Hal-Con sell out months in advance
Months before thousands of fans don elaborate costumes, line up for celebrity panels and fill the halls of the Nova Centre, the work behind Hal-Con is already well underway. For organizers and cosplayers alike, Canada’s largest fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention is no longer a weekend event. It’s a year-round undertaking. That growth has […]
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From fiesta stage to festival headliner: Filipino talent takes centre stage in Halifax
When Alvaro first stepped onto the stage at the Philippine Fiesta in Halifax three years ago, he was a relatively unknown local performer testing the waters of live music. This year, the Filipino-Canadian pop artist is returning to the festival as an established performer who has appeared at Nova Scotia Music Week, sung the national […]
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Heavy is the crown on ‘The Prince of Birchy Head’
Sitting outside a Dartmouth coffee shop, Alexander Gallant looks fairly unassuming. A sweater over what’s suspected to be a button-up shirt. Medium-length hair that sometimes flies in front of his face. Two drinks in hand. One potentially caffeinated. The other, some kind of soda. At first glance, Gallant wouldn’t strike the average Joe as royalty; […]
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The comedy of culture clash: ‘Normal Scotia’ creator and lead actor talk season two
Finding the comedy within cultural clash. That’s the thesis statement of Normal Scotia, a show about two Indian immigrants working at a curling club in Halifax, living their lives while encountering the unique oddities of Canadian Maritime living. Created by Charles Wahl and Amarpal Dhillon, this workplace sitcom follows the lives Shiv (Ishan Sandhu) and […]
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Halifax creatives push back against arts cuts through community-driven media collective
There’s one belief that drives Ben MacDonald and Mitchell Hurley forward. “Art is the heartbeat of Halifax,” says MacDonald. “With the current art funding cuts, it only makes it more difficult for our industry to grow. I think it’s important to have a community that stands together and utilizes one another.” Co-founders of Halifax-based media […]
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This former Ubisoft Halifax dev has started his own indie game studio
George Greer was one of 71 staff members laid off in the Ubisoft Halifax shutdown in early January. As he saw colleagues look for work outside of Nova Scotia, Greer took note of the opportunity in front of him: to start a video game development studio that makes games that are unequivocally Atlantic Canadian. With […]
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From science to storytelling: Raven Stephens uses art, culture and community to empower Indigenous youth
A single title does not easily define Raven Stephens, and that is exactly the point. A marine scientist, artist, model, author, and now a candidate for the 2026 Miss Indigenous Canada program, Stephens represents a generation that refuses to be placed in a box. Rooted in Millbrook First Nation and raised in Eskasoni First Nation […]
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Designers from Halifax, Toronto head to PEI Fashion Weekend
Designers from Halifax to Toronto are set to bring a mix of sustainability, global influence, and self-expression to Prince Edward Island as PEI Fashion Weekend returns May 1 and 2. Now in its fifth season, the event has grown from a pandemic-era idea into a regional platform connecting emerging and established designers from across Canada […]
