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I really really appreciate someone returned my student ID and my debit card. When I got home, they were under my door. It is AWESOME!! Thank you, to the nice guy, although I don’t know your name, but you let me feel so warm! Thank you! —Ruby
[Image-1] You passed me on a residential street, only to get to the stop sign five seconds sooner than me. Do you feel accomplished? Do you feel like you’re really that much further ahead? Because I feel like what you did was a DICK HEAD move that just endangers lives unnecessarily; in a school zone,…
[Image-1] You’ve moved so far away, and you likely will not see this, but I have to let it out. Thank you for somehow making me feel beautiful and interesting and wanted without ever once hitting on me, or even subtly suggesting anything like that. I could feel deeply how you felt about me and…
[Image-1] Dogs make great pets. They’re good company. They get people out walking and meeting each other. And for some owners, lets call them the poo-bag artistes, they provide a creative outlet. Those owners carry plastic bags with them to scoop up the little fellers’ droppings but—unlike normal people who simply take that bag home and…
To the dickbag driving behind me on Spring Garden Road: what bike lane?! I bike in traffic when it’s safer than biking on the shoulder, which Spring Garden hardly has and is usually taken up by buses and cabs regardless. On top of that, I was easily keeping up with the flow of traffic. So…
You slipped from my nose into my mouth and it tasted salty. —Then I Rubbed It On The Wall
My current roommate and I have been hunting for his replacement for a few months now, and while our ads get a fairly good response, about 90 percent of the people contacting us are total no-shows! They make a viewing appointment and then we never hear from them again! These are on our days off, that are…
You always help to brighten up my workday, and if we existed in a slightly different parallel universe, I would date the heck out of you. —Not-quite-as-young-ster
Actually, Thursday, but who’s keeping track? These last few weeks have been a trial, but I want to share all the good vibes I’m feeling. You know, I’ve never said this before, but I love you, Halifax. And we’re going to make it. —Up Early
Lights, camera, action! The nominees are in for the inaugural Screen Nova Scotia Awards Show. The show will take place Saturday, May 2 at Casino Nova Scotia. The event will be hosted by Jonathan Torrens, Canadian personality and sharer of my birthday. “It has taken twenty years to build the depth of talent our membership…
Feeling crafty? Well, so is Dartmouth. Already home to many wonderful things, Dartmouth can now add to its growing collection The Dartmouth Makers. A group of crafters and artists established in 2014, the Makers are about to host their inaugural Spring Handmade Market on May 2 and 3 at King’s Wharf (50 King’s Wharf Place,…
Where oh where will the panhandlers go after every intersection becomes a roundabout? The answer is probably drive-thru exits, where I never seem to be. —love roundabouts Related Stories
Mostly because we build streets and sidewalks the way they are built in places that don’t frost. I think it’s time to evaluate how we build sidewalks and streets in this area. It would be an interesting project to geothermally heat the road/bike lane/sidewalk at the bottom of Spring Garden Road, where buses are always…
[Image-1] Oh my goodness, how did I not ever see this movie?! (Probably due to having seen Brown Bunny first…) I forgot my book at work, so I came right home and put on Buffalo ’66; just enthralled with the thing! Thanks for the solid recommendation, thoroughly appreciated! Cheersies! —Over-Caffeinated-Under-Dressed Feline
[Image-1] Moving always sucks. But the Ecology Action Centre promises it’ll be worth it in the end. The environmental charity is undergoing some exciting renovations to its current Fern Lane headquarters starting in May. In order to make room, the EAC will be squatting roughly two kilometres away at their temporary location at 1888 Brunswick Street.…
[Image-1] Our position is that the “film industry” is simply not viable in the way that we participate and understand it at a professional level. Sadly, our bills cannot be paid by art films and youtube videos, or an annual smattering of low-budget TV shows. We’ve tried. In fact, the Chronicle reports that the major…
[Image-1] hard to move on, i will never move on, i will always want you, there is no one else for me, i know this in my heart —an island
Take a walk on the strange side. Atop of Put Me On! (1526 Queen Street) is a little room full of magic. Open for only a couple of weeks now, is Broom Closet Tarot. It might be as small as a broom closet, but you’ll get big vibes up there. “Halifax is a very magical…
[Image-1] It shouldn’t be that hard of a question to answer: Who’s filing Freedom of Information requests in Nova Scotia and what departments are receiving those submissions? The good news is the government does compile that data in an annual statistical report. The bad news is the last report published is for 2012. Why the…
[Image-1] Thank you so much to the two ladies that found my purse at a West End Department Store. I panicked thinking that I had my wallet with all my credit cards, cell phone and car keys in my purse; but when I realized that I didn’t have my purse, the checkout lady immediately took…
[Image-1] I am so, so, SO, so sorry for daring to walk on the sidewalk! You see, I wasn’t aware that that particular bit of PUBLIC sidewalk wasn’t actually PUBLIC at all, and in fact belonged to you and your company! I should have realized that I had to ask your permission before walking on…
To my beloved two, You were the best and worst thing that could have happened to me, I’m sorry for all the trouble I’ve caused you. I wish I could mend all the damage I did and I wish I could forgive you too, but in the end my only regret is that I hurt…
I was Mad at One & took it out on the Rest,I’ve been feeling quite shitty about the Comment I made a few months ago,I got screwed over very badly by one of You & thought My rant was the way to deal with it but the backlash I received was nasty & justified so…
Nestled in the backroom of Plan B (2180 Gottingen Street), past the stuffed birds and a Pokémon board game, you’ll discover the unexpected: hot dogs, cappuccinos, bacon grilled cheese and maybe the cheapest breakfast in Halifax ($3 all-day for one egg, bacon and toast). It’s the newly opened Gateway Cafe. But it’s a cafe with…
Condos are going up at the Historic Farmers’ Market’s current location and some aren’t happy about the change. Farmers’ markets have been on Haligonians’ minds a lot recently between the Seaport Market’s vendor shuffle, and the announcement of a new farmers market at the Halifax Forum, which is scheduled to open May 2nd with 50…
The show ain’t over for (((Parentheses))) Gallery and Art Projects. Word on Gottingen Street was that the gallery was closing, especially after Big Pony’s announcement they would be moving into the space, but co-owner Dave Hayden says they are just shaking things up and breaking from the traditional gallery mold. “It was never supposed to…
[Image-1] It’s a perennial debate that has weighed on the minds of city council and Haligonians alike since the early 1980s when the ill-fated Atlantic Schooners came close to playing professional football in the city. The idea of building a 20,000-seat stadium somewhere in the Halifax Regional Municipality has been embraced by some and loathed by…
[Image-1] It’s enough to get the cameras rolling again, but for how long? The provincial government and Screen Nova Scotia have reached a consensus, revealing a new system of incentives for the province’s filmmakers. The Liberal government has faced harsh criticism since slashing the tax credit two weeks ago, but meetings this week with Screen NS…
Wrought Iron Brewing Company is dead. That sounds super serious, but don’t worry, Good Robot Brewing rises in its wake. Same dudes, same beer, different name. Read about how it all came to be here. “We’re a lot goofier and warmer and personal than that name would project,” says co-owner Joshua Counsil. The new name…
[Image-1] Progress: that is the (hopeful) word of the day regarding the latest film tax credit meeting held Wednesday morning involving Screen Nova Scotia and finance minister Diana Whalen. Scott Simpson and Marc Almon of Screen Nova Scotia say they’ve engaged in some constructive dialogue with the government regarding this matter. Their goal seems to…
Dartmouth is about to get a whole lot healthier. FoodNoise (158A Portland Street), a prepared food service focusing on healthy dishes made with local, seasonal, sustainable and where possible organic ingredients, is opening up a one-stop shop for all things edible. As of May 1 Dartmouthians and adventurous Haligonians alike will be able to stop…
In Noah Baumbach’s While We’re Young, Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts star as childless filmmakers who fall in with a hipster couple played by Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried. Stiller’s best friend Fletcher, a new dad, is portrayed by Adam Horovitz, who you more likely recognize from his day job as a Beastie Boy. He…
“If you want to make cookies, you’re breaking the law.” Last month a batch of pot cookies made it to the Supreme Court of Canada. Owen Smith was baking the fancier-than-average cookies in his Victoria, BC home for a marijuana compassionate club when the cops busted him. That was in 2009. Six years later, after…
Mimi Cahill says she knew “absolutely nothing” when she first started filing taxes. But who can blame her? “How to do taxes” usually isn’t a high school course. She was only 15. “The people I babysat for actually put it in their taxes to get a credit for me, because they were paying me so…
“I’m sorry, I’m scatterbrained today,” my server says after I’ve been seated for almost 10 minutes. I hadn’t gotten a menu until just a minute or two before when another server walked by and asked if I was ready to order and the lack of menu was pointed out. She swung back with the menu,…
Keeping track of all the money the film business brings into the province would be impossible. In 2001, K-19: The Widowmaker was shooting in Halifax, and one of my side gigs was doing occasional reporting for People magazine. When the celebrity rumour mill said Harrison Ford was up to something salacious, I got the call…
It wasn’t until Trevor started crawling on the ground blindly, having an intense hand-covering-mouth crying fit and moaning “Ow, why would you do that” in step with his arrhythmic palpitations and sobs that the crowd became incrementally less and less interested in the scene and leisurely began wandering back into the hazy, strobing house. After…
The barren, windswept landscapes of Sable Island have inspired artists and travellers for centuries. Among its recent devotees is Vancouver-based choreographer Serge Bennathan, who joins forces with Halifax’s Mocean Dance to create a new piece, Sable Island, which premieres as part of Mocean’s new show, Close Reach, debuting this month at Alderney Landing Theatre, along…
Q I’m an American woman living abroad and have started a relationship with a wonderful man from a Middle Eastern country. We are having a great time exploring what is a foreign country for both of us. The looming issue is sex, of course. He is a moderate Muslim, but he grew up in a…
Taurus (Apr 20-May 20) I usually have no objection to your devoted concern (I won’t use the phrase “manic obsession”) with security and comfort. But there are rare phases in every Taurus’ life cycle when ironclad stability becomes a liability. Cruising along in a smooth groove threatens to devolve into clunking along in a gutless…
[Image-1] No one was praying yesterday at City Hall, but there weren’t many moments of silence either. Despite a quiet period of reflection to open city council’s meeting (instead of the usual invocation), the preceding committee of the whole was swollen with chit chat. Finally, after months of high-level discussions and dozens of hours of…
The notably caustic Noah Baumbach, not quite as chilly as Wes Anderson or the Coens but a far cry from Richard Linklater or even Kevin Smith, changed his tune with 2012’s wonderful Frances Ha, about a 20-something trying to find herself in New York. It was co-written by and starred Greta Gerwig, Baumbach’s real-life love.…
Move over pizza slice, step aside poutine: meat pies are hitting the streets of Dartmouth. Humble Pie Kitchen has been selling New Zealand-style meat pies at the Alderney Farmers’ Market for over a year now, and owners Shauna MacLean and Denise and Mike Noakes have pie-in-the-sky hopes for the pastry-encased street food in Nova Scotia.…
“Anything that pisses us off will inspire new material. From our own destruction of our environment for economic gains, televangelists like Peter Popoff or the fact that Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 is probably going to make money. But [we’re] just saying it how we see it, not being preachy, it’s up to you to…
Ha!ifax ComedyFest To April 25 halifaxcomedyfest.ca
Sometimes you need a little pick me up to get you through the day. For most, it’s a cup of strong coffee in the morning. For Gavin Quinn, it means picking up a paintbrush. As the founder of Outsider Insight, a support service for artists dealing with mental health issues, he manages his daily mental…
Dartmouth is about to get a whole lot healthier. FoodNoise (158A Portland Street), a prepared food service focusing on healthy dishes made with local, seasonal, sustainable and where possible organic ingredients, is opening up a one-stop shop for all things edible. As of May 1 Dartmouthians and adventurous Haligonians alike will be able to stop…
