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UPDATE TWO, TUESDAY MAY 7: So. On Thursday the NSSAF canned rugby, then Friday the education minister made his statement demanding its return, and that seemed like the last word. But despite the minister’s convincingly stern tone, the NSSAF didn’t reverse its decision; at the start of the week rugby was still sidelined. Today, however,…
On August 6, storyteller David Sedaris is returning to Halifax for a one-night reading event, “An Evening With David Sedaris.” With the release of his latest book Calypso—yet another Sedaris entry on the The New York Times Bestseller List—Sedaris is touring once again. Calypso is earning praise as Sedaris’ most deeply personal and darkly hilarious…
My wife and I banned a certain fish and chip place due to the fact it was closed without notice every time we decided to visit it. Today, we decided to lift the ban after two years and revisit the place. However, to our surprise, the business is closed for a week. Sorry, the ban…
Other things that need eradication are man buns( Super greasy! Mate that with a beard and you’re another Ben Kaplan knockoff!) Also, ball caps worn other than with the bill facing forward look so douchy. It makes those that see it dumber by the experience. Leave it for history J Rock, know what I’m sayin”?…
Halifax is the best cure for my landlocked blues. Like many, I’ve moved west for work and made a good life. In a few weeks, though, I’ll be back for a short visit. Point Pleasant Park, the Citadel, Spring Garden and the market are where I’ll be first. The salt -inged air, friendly faces and…
Every week, every single week, for the past four months (and counting!) you take time from what I can only assume is an incredibly busy farm life to come into the city. You hand-deliver not only your organic produce, but also your eggs, fruit and pasture-raised meats to my community. Everything is grown with such…
What a pigsty. Garbage, garbage everywhere. Mayor Savage, you should be ashamed.—Bluenoze
I went into my neighborhood thrift shop for a peek the other day and couldn’t stand the stink of the place. No, I’m not necessarily talking about that dusty, thrift shop smell that all of them have, I’m talking about the shoppers! OMG, every person I walked past just reeked! First, there was this old…
I know you don’t mean any harm by it and it’s just your way of being friendly, but it makes me and a bunch of other people we work with really uncomfortable. You don’t need to run your hand across my shoulders or waist when you first come in for the day, you don’t need…
A new era in Canadian soccer began last weekend with the start of play in the professional Canadian Premier League. In front of a sold-out crowd Sunday night in Westhills Stadium in Langford, BC, the HFX Wanderers lost their first game 1-0 to Pacific FC. During a slow start for Halifax in the first half, Pacific’s…
During the summer, 24-year-old David Backman starts each day with a jump in the Northwest Arm, just like the late Jim Gowen, a noteworthy Halifax journalist known for swimming in the Northwest Arm 365 days of the year. And this spring, the ‘Jimmy Gowen’, Backman’s 22-foot pontoon boat will ferry residents and commuters across the…
From NSCAD’s annual fashion show to the indoor block party JERK to a celebration of Britney Spears, the best days of the week will be golden, indeed. Tooth and Nail Saturday Just in time for our annual fashion issue, The 2019 NSCAD fashion show sees the school’s exhibition space at the Port Campus turn into…
Brewster Fest Saturday, April 27, 1-4 & 7-10 pm Mayflower Curling Club 3000 Monaghan Drive $30 tickethalifax.com Unofficially kicking off Nova Scotia Craft Beer Week is Good Robot Brewing Co. with an all-women Brewster Fest. On April 27, over 15 craft breweries in Atlantic Canada will bring a beer crafted by or with women-identifying brewers to…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20) Whether or not you believe in magic, magic believes in you right now. Will you take advantage of the fancy gifts it has to offer? I guess it’s possible that you’re not interested in seeing deeper into the secret hearts of those you care for. Maybe you’ll go “ho…
QMy best friend’s father is an avid user of social media. He’s retired and spends most of his day posting memes. Recently, I realized he might not know how Instagram works. I noticed that he has been following, liking and commenting on a lot of Instagram pictures of young gay men. I don’t think he…
Mary Burtt’s daughter Laura Osborne was diagnosed with metachromatic leukodystrophy—a rare disease with symptoms of muscle rigidity, inability to walk, seizures and blindness—when she was 16 years old. “We knew it was only going to get worse,” says Burt. Laura Osborne’s disease progressed until she began using a wheelchair, and by the time she was…
Alexa Pope 1477 Lower Water Street If you want to know what it takes to be a boss just ask Marianne Thomson and Lauren Wambolt. The owners of Alexa Pope, one of Halifax’s trendiest fashion retailers, recently expanded their store on Lower Water Street. It’s a chic setup complete with minimalist vibes, marble touches, hints…
Visiting Musquodoboit Harbour, Jennifer Wilcox and Josh Boyter drove by the decommissioned West Jeddore United Baptist Church. “Wouldn’t that be nice if it was converted?” they said to each other. “What we didn’t know was that it already was,” says Wilcox On a later visit, they noticed a for-sale sign. And that weekend, “we impulse-bought…
Idon’t know who needs to hear this, but go clean your kitchen sink. Wash all the dishes, dry them, put them away and think of the sink itself as the last dish. Give that thing the scrubbing of its lifetime. Next—stay with me on this—dry that sink. With any old cloth, towel or rag you…
Bloomfield Vintage (@bloomfieldvintage) Lesley MacKay calls herself the wicker kween, and if that’s not enough to earn a follow, I don’t know what is. Her curated vintage shop is accessory- (and wicker-) heavy. Relove (@relovehalifax) Born again, salvaged furniture, upcycled finds and straight-up vintage. Shop on its website, creep on its social media. Holy Roller…
While Genevieve Gruenke has only had her biz Rerocc Halifax open for a few months, she’s really been working as a tailor since the age of nine. “My dad always wore Levi’s jeans. I loved to sew from a very young age and my dad saw that, so he started saying ‘Hey, if you repair…
Halifax is finally getting a protected bike lane on Hollis Street. The transportation standing committee is recommending that Halifax Regional Council approve adding 2.8km of bike lanes to multiple streets downtown–the first being Hollis. Cycling commuters will be able to spin freely from the Cogswell Interchange all the way down to where Hollis Street wraps…
When Sam Hatfield was a kid, she used to design hypothetical outfits for the Spice Girls. Her drawings were so good, she sold them to friends at school for 50 cents apiece. The fashion lover has always considered herself a creative, but despite these early forays in design, she never really dreamed of having her…
Last week justice minister Mark Furey announced a moratorium on street checks “until further notice.” The decision followed Scot Wortley’s report for the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission that found Black men people are six times more likely to be street checked by police than white men and a strong recommendation from the Board of…
“An interpretation of Maritime blue collar. Manufactured in Nova Scotia, Canada,” is what you’ll read when you search @uniformeinc, a fashionable line of practical clothing from Dartmouth-based (and Dartmouth proud) creative duo Jesse Ingalls and Kevin MacDonald. “I had an idea for a brand and I was picking his brain because he’s a genius,” says…
We have just 11 years to cut global emissions in half in order to avoid climate catastrophe. Young people like myself are justifiably scared for our futures. This year is critical—and terrifying—as the federal election is under 180 days away. Our prime minister, who was elected mostly by young people on a platform of climate…
Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival April 24-28 various locations theemerginglens.com With the 9th annual Emerging Lens Film Festival kicking off yesterday, Halifax is lit with the talent and flair of homegrown BIPOC filmmakers. One of the festival’s freshest offerings on the itinerary is an entire segment dedicated to music videos created by up-and-coming artists on…
1. Angela Fournier “I love making beautiful things but I also like them to be a little bit absurd. I want people to think, ‘That’s a little weird.'” Multidisciplinary artist and self-described maximalist Angela Fournier has a few minutes to spare on a break from putting in serious studio time to perfect her latest collection, Histaria.…
Makeup artist, jewellery designer, vlogger and beauty influencer Ray Kadiri (AKA Rayraykad) is a by all accounts a striking individual. Tall, gorgeous and cooly fashionable, the unassuming Tim Hortons where we meet suddenly feels like the place to be as she sits down and applies a quick coat of Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb. Kadiri’s makeup…
When Paris’s Notre Dame caught fire on April 15, the flames threatened more than eight centuries of culture and history. The fire evoked shock, horror and grief worldwide. While the cathedral burned, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed determination to rebuild what the French regard as a sacred site. Beset by divisive “yellow vest” demonstrations, the…
Climate: Endgame Looking for heroes? I have some to recommend. They are the young people who recently marched, in Halifax and around the world, for what should be their birthright—a supportive climate in which to grow up and fulfill their promise. Those young people left school on a Friday, not to start their weekend fun…
Chanty Marostica at Ha!ifax Comedy Fest LGBTQLMFAO w/Hal Sparks, Kyle Brownrigg, Andrew Johnston and more Friday, April 26, 8pm Casino Nova Scotia, 1983 Upper Water Street $30 The Nasty Show w/Drew Behm, Adam Delorey, Sophie Buddle and more Saturday, April 27, 8pm Casino Nova Scotia, 1983 Upper Water Street $35 Blending impressions with physical comedy, turning social…
