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I visited the popular coffee shop where you work last week and quite literally gasped when I first caught sight of you. I nearly fainted, and my poor heart skipped several beats. Since then, I’ve found it hard to think of almost anything else. Your beauty is addictive and all but impossible to ignore. “Think…
Endured waiting room hell on Friday at the hospital…both my Mom and I were getting cranky and tired. Saw you leave and thought you had given up…but lo and behold you returned and offered everyone sitting there a nice big muffin and butter! Thanks…you staved off a case of “office rage.” Will “pass it forward” next opportunity…
Saturday night my SO left his wallet and jacket on top of the car and didn’t realize until he went to pay for something at the drivethru. We went back when he got home with a flashlight and couldn’t find it. Today, I get an email from a guy whose wife saw the whole thing happen…
Johanna Galipeau remembers the first dress she ever sold: Plain grey with a bubble-style skirt. “So, so 2007,” says Galipeau, the owner of Sweet Pea Boutique. Then 19, she’d been attending university for a year-and-a half before she realized it wasn’t for her. When she told her parents of her plans to drop out—and her…
Despite the many hurdles and setbacks, she has experienced over the years, Marlene Brown refuses to give up the fight to bring safe drinking water to Harrietsfield. The rural community along the Old Sambro Road has been stuck dealing with the repercussions of an environmental contamination that took place at a construction recycling and disposal…
Just days into a re-election campaign, Andrew Younger has suddenly resigned from public life. In a lengthy statement posted on Facebook, the former MLA for Dartmouth East says he’s withdrawing from the current provincial election due to “unsettling and offensive” breaches of his privacy. “With the latest breach of our personal privacy, we have decided…
We’ve long known extracting oil and gas comes with negative consequences, and rapid expansion of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, increases the problems and adds new ones—excessive water use and contamination, earthquakes, destruction of habitat and agricultural lands and methane emissions among them. As fossil fuel reserves become depleted, thanks to our voracious and wasteful habits,…
You make every effort to get us to be close but I keep you at an arm’s length. I admire your persistence. One day this cold heart will be able to warm up again. I hope you’re still interested when that day comes. —Healing gal
Lying about an assault cost Kyley Harris his job. Three years later, he appears to have climbed back up the career ladder and is once again director of communications for the Liberals. Harris was working as communications director for the Premier’s Office in 2014 when he was charged with assault after striking a woman in…
Emma Watson has two films in theatres right now—one has just become one of the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time, the inessential but good Beauty and the Beast remake, and this thing. The Circle, on paper, has great ingredients: Watson, Tom Hanks, Patton Oswalt, cool director (James Ponsoldt of The Spectacular Now and…
We briefly dated and you turned out to be an inconsiderate, immature, person who only communicates through games. You should know before we actually dated I previously thought of you as my friend and looked up to you as my teacher. If you had acted like less of a fuckboy I would have continued to…
Dear my so-loved friend-named-after-a-bird, I miss you so much, and even though I’m writing this into oblivion because you are so far away from me right now, I know by the powers in my horoscope sign and the fake ass karma and spiritual shit I believe in that you’ll feel this somehow. Enjoy your adventure…
The odds of winning the lottery are less that getting hit by lightning. Every time I have to stand behind you in line while you check 20 tickets and then buy 10 more, I pray for the lightning bolt. —Just want to get on with my day
Guess what happens when a person is offended? Absolutely nothing! —Get over it. You fuckin newbie.
April 26-30 Saint John, NB played host to the ECMA showcasers, award winners, award hopefuls, delegates, buyers, schmoozers, managers, techs, and everyone else who likes a massive dose of east coast music. The instagrams all looked extremely slick. If you want to see the red carpet gala and awards show, click here and scroll to April…
Just Jen book launch Wednesday, May 3 Halifax Central Library, Paul O’Regan Hall 7pm Jen Powley was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at fifteen. By thirty-five, she had lost the use of her arms and legs. With Just Jen, Powley produces a powerful memoir of what happens after diagnosis, and how a person’s life can change.…
When Jane Zathey first moved to Great Beech Hill 12 years ago, she became fascinated by its history. “I consider myself a steward of the area,” she says. “I’ve been, I don’t know if you’d call it talking, or praying, or meditating on that path pretty much ever day for 12 years.” But now she’s…
With the upcoming provincial election, feminist group “March on Nova Scotia” is encouraging women to have an open conversation about voting. As a follow-up to the Women’s March on Washington, the new group is holding the event Nova Scotia Women Vote at Grand Parade on May 13, to remind women of the importance of voting…
Sure, start out with minimum wage, but fuck sakes, give those employees who stay dedicated for many years an “adult wage.” So many long time hard working employees I know make a little more then minimum wage. Eleven bucks an hour is usually great for the average teenager without children, living at their parents’ house,…
To the shock of literally no one, Nova Scotia’s next general election was announced on Sunday. Premier Stephen McNeil finally ripped off the Band-Aid and asked Lieutenant Governor J. J. Grant to dissolve the legislature, ending months of speculation and confirming Nova Scotians will head to the polls on Tuesday, May 30. “I encourage all…
To the mom and children (I think twins) at the grocery store, when your kids ran over to me and hugged my legs it was the most heart-warming moment of my life. Seeing the innate kindness of the little people you’re raising fills me with hope for the future of humanity. Thank you! —Bearded Goof
Live Art Dance has done it again. Continuing their mission to present cutting-edge contemporary dance in Halifax, their latest offering from Montréal Danse is a spectacular one. The visiting company’s six dancers, along with choreographer Benoit Lachambre, have created a compelling, innovative, and utterly beautiful performance. Prismes begins by easing the audience into the playful world…
Not only did you almost completely ruin the reputation and viability of a space that has potential to be one of the best in the city but now you’ve bounced cheques to at least three of your (now thankfully former) employees with no sign of reimbursement. Employees who have stood by you, held your hand…
Nova Scotia’s Liberals are presenting the province’s finances in the best possible light. On Thursday, the government released the $10.5-billion balanced budget for 2017-18, which is showing a net surplus of $26 million. Changes in spending programs and tax reductions were highlighted yesterday during the announcement by finance minister Randy Delorey, however, opposition critics say…
Halifax planning staff told the province that the location of its new outpatient clinic had significant transportation and community-building challenges which “would be difficult to overcome.” “Evidently,” says the councillor for Halifax South Downtown, that advice was ignored. “It doesn’t really meet any of our goals,” says Waye Mason. The provincial government announced last week…
Screen Nova Scotia Awards Gala Thursday, May 4 Casino Nova Scotia The names are in. The nominees were announced for the third annual Screen Nova Scotia Awards Gala. Comedy duo Bette MacDonald and Maynard Morrison will be hamming it up as the hosts this year. “These awards celebrate the talent, creativity and vision that are…
Getting Things Done: Evolution of the Built Environment in Vorarlberg. Dalhousie University’s School of Architecture May 1-21, 7pmfree Can’t visit Austria? Don’t worry, a small piece of the country is coming to Halifax. It’s a travelling exhibition called, “Getting Things Done: Evolution of the Built Environment in Vorarlberg.” It focuses on architecture and emphasizes the…
Selina Latour, Justine With Art Lion & Bright, 2534 Agricola Street To May 31 The opening of Selina Latour’s Justine With Art was met with a humble but keen attendance at Lion & Bright this Wednesday. This exhibition, which includes a number of oil paintings, is Latour’s second solo exhibition in Halifax. Currently a NSCAD-Lunenburg Community…
The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia announced its shortlist for the 2017 East Coast Literary Awards last Wednesday. This year, a record 79 Atlantic Canadian titles were submitted to a peer jury of professional writers. The jury whittled down the list to a selection of three nominees in each category: fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Eight…
Whomever has spent the pretty money on putting pro-vegan ad posters up at the ferry terminals deserves a huge thank you. As a vegan it gets tiring seeing ad after ad for meat and dairy, perpetuating some of the cruelest forms of animal abuse on this planet. Everyone will tell you it’s wrong to hurt…
Catch Carol Zoccoli at the Halifax ComedyFest Friday, April 28 at Not Made for TV at Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club, Westin Nova Scotia Hotel with Travis Lindsay and Ryan Belleville doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm, $20 and Saturday, April 29 at Pub Comedy at The Lower Deck, with Mike Delamont, Kyle Brownrigg, Eman El-husseini, Derek…
Anyone with an outstanding warrant might want to think twice before attending this weekend’s Voluntary Surrender Day. There’s “not much” benefit to the accused, says lawyer Trevor McGuigan. “You have no obligation to turn yourself in.” Halifax Regional Police will be holding its inaugural surrender event this Saturday, April 29, at the Dartmouth North Community…
Xara Choral Theatre is known for combining choral music, choreography, and storytelling for an eclectic style of performance. With The Hours Turn To Nothing, the massively talented group of young women have joined forces with novelist Ami McKay to tell the story of midwives who came to Halifax to care for many women who went…
The Hours Turn to Nothing St. Matthew’s United Church 1479 Barrington Street Apr 28, 8pm & Apr 29, 2:30pm & 8pm $23/$28 xara.ca/tickets “I purposely didn’t name any of the ‘characters’ within the narrative,” says author Ami McKay, speaking on the inter-disciplinary choral performance, The Hours Turn to Nothing, that she has written in collaboration…
Mayworks Festival of Working People & The Arts various locations April 28-May 10 free-$25 (festival pass $50) Over 130 years after workers protested for an eight-hour workday at Chicago’s Haymarket Riot, the Mayworks Festival of Working People & The Arts is using art instead of picket signs to push for fair working conditions. While Mayworks…
Chantel Marostica wants you to feel as if “Peter Pan kissed you on the face” when their set is done. The Toronto-based comedian is coming to Halifax for the first time this weekend. Whether Marostica is performing in Winnipeg or Yellowknife, they want their material to be relatable: “If I’m talking about growing up in…
Relaxing on a sectional sofa in a suburban basement, Catherine Robertson starts to chuckle at the sight of a notification on her phone. Robertson, a Halifax-based comedian, smiles across the room to fellow comics Dan Hendricken and Travis Lindsay. “Dan!” she says, “Facebook says we’ve been friends for three years now!” Before long the three…
Q I’m a 31-year-old gay male. I’ve been with my fiance for three years, and we are getting married in the fall. I’ve got a question about initiating sex in my sleep—I read somewhere that “sexsomnia” is the “medical” term, but maybe the internet invented that? According to my fiance, I have initiated or performed…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Taurus (Apr 20-May 20) “One of the advantages of being disorderly,” said author A.A. Milne, “is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” I wouldn’t normally offer this idea as advice to a methodical dynamo like you. But my interpretation of the astrological omens compels me to override my personal theories about what…
City salary freeze Consumer Price Index inflation in Canada has been running around 1.5 percent for the last several years. Annual wage increases to government workers have been exceeding the CPI rate, while wage settlements for non-government workers have been at or below. The HRM should take the page from premier Stephen McNeil’s play book and tell its…
James Kirkpatrick & David Sorensen Opening Friday, April 28, 5-7pm Studio 21, 1273 Hollis Street To June 7 Thesis Sahib w/Construction & Destruction Saturday, April 29, 8pm RadStorm, 6050 Almon Street $5 Ontario-based artist James Kirkpatrick (AKA musician Thesis Sahib) first started working with sails—in addition to his other graffiti-informed paintings—in Halifax, six years ago.…
Landry has been a comedian for nine years and he’s been funny for six. Those are his words, not mine. “You can quote me on that,” he says. In fact, Landry describes his demeanour during his early stand-up as “very rigid.” “I was very shy onstage,” he recalls. “It took me years to get comfortable…
