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Will the lazy bastard parent, too fucking cheap to hire a babysitter or nurse, who brought their sick kid into a store to hark yak and bark up their bacteria funguses and goddamned viruses know now that I am extremely sick, loaded with putrefying filth in my sinuses and lungs? I’m thoroughly sick (really) and…
Police say a driver who ran over the beloved Sullivan’s Pond geese Wednesday evening—killing two of the animals and injuring a third—won’t be facing any charges. The incident occurred just before 6pm at the Prince Albert Road crosswalk near Elliot Street. According to a press release from Halifax Regional Police, one goose died at the…
Say Something: Exploring art with Rainworks Saturday, August 12, 2-4pm Argyle Fine Art, 1559 Barrington Street Paint the town red? Well, this group of local artists have painted the town in text—that’s only viewable when it rains. Here, Argyle Fine Art helps you see the secret writing on the wall (and the sidewalk), equipping adventurers with…
Steam Clean book launch and reading Thursday, August 10 at 6-8pm Strange Adventures, Halifax, 5110 Prince Street Former Coast writer and comic artist extraordinaire Laura Kenins comes home to Hali to celebrate the launch of Steam Clean—just in time for the Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival! The comic follows a a group of friends and strangers…
Dear microbreweries of Halifax. Is it possible to make an alcohol-free beer? I love going to your establishments and events. The atmosphere is great and I like socializing, but I don’t want to just drink water or pop. I want something tasty to sip on. You can make money off of me even though I…
The DCAF kick off party with Wordburglar, Coins, The Bad Nintendos, Vadell Gabriel, Komissar, Breaks Breen Friday, August 11 at 9pm Gus’ Pub and Grill, 2605 Agricola Street $5 advance at Strange Adventures (both locations), $7 at the door The Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival gets things going with a night of nerd-core noise from the…
Writer-director Gillian Robespierre reunites with muse Jenny Slate two summers after their sleeper hit abortion comedy Obvious Child to create Landline, a ’90s-set family drama that retains much of their first film’s casual sexuality, intimate connections and bursts of ribald comedy, to mostly the same success. Slate is Dana, a New Yorker in a long-term…
The Chronicle Herald strike could soon be over, but not everyone is celebrating. Roughly half of the Halifax Typographical Union will see their jobs evaporate, even if members approve a tentative agreement that will increase work hours and cut wages. The deal in question was brokered by lawyer William Kaplan this past weekend, after two…
You seem to have stepped out of a Leon Baskt illustration, from your headscarf to your silk costume robe. How can a person browse for tote bags and sheer white dresses when someone so dazzling is working the counter? —Dazzled
Released on Monday, beatboxer 3B explores a new pop-hip hop hybrid sound with his new single, “Switch Up.” Mellow marimba and woodwind back up 3B’s (AKA Branden Taylor) plaintive lyrics about some disloyal buster. “This song was inspired by the people in life that are so easy to come and go,” Taylor says. “The…
Is it just me, or is anyone else finding some of the little subtitles on the Bitches pretty mean? I get it’s a bitch column, but really, calling someone’s breakup story “boring”? is that necessary? why don’t you let the audience decide. —Generally a Lover not a Bitcher
August 2 was Earth Overshoot Day. Unlike Earth Day or Canada Day, it’s not a time to celebrate. As the Earth Overshoot Day website explains, it marks the time when “we will have used more from nature than our planet can renew in the whole year.” That is the definition of unsustainable and means we’re…
I was first saddened by the way this province health system is managed, now it has turned to disgust. I’ve countlessly reached out to multiple resources just to be put on a never ending wait list because the medical attention I seek is needed but since I cannot afford health insurance I am just shoved…
SappyFest has always produced a sort of magic. But this year’s festival, which for the twelfth time reignited Sackville, New Brunswick with a weekend of music and palship and not-so-secret secrets, felt especially vital. Locals Kirsten Olivia and Aquakultre were both highlights—Olivia moved a packed Vogue Theatre to both laughter and tears, while Aqukultre was…
You were part of the reason I had to leave. That being said, I find you on my mind more than I’d care to admit. We had something; whether it was actually a good thing is doubtful, but it was ours. Perhaps you’ll find our tin cans with the very long string. —M
For nearly a week now, a car in the south end area (around Lucknow) has had it’s alarm set off over ten times a day. Everyday varies with when this obnoxious clown-horn sounding alarm echoes throughout my street and my home. At occasion, the deafening blare only vibrates my brain for thirty seconds – in…
Halifax Seaport BeerfestAugust 11-12 Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Rd $45/$50, VIP $65 seaportbeerfest.com It’s almost time for the Halifax Seaport Beerfest, which festival co-founder Brian Titus calls “the biggest party.” “It’s such a unique offering where it’s almost 100 percent proper craft beer or specialty import,” says Titus, who is also the president of Garrison…
I just want you all to know how lucky you are to be in Halifax this summer. I’ve been gone for three months now, and while filling the Best Of noticed that I haven’t been there for any festivals, new resto openings, or numerous other events. This is such a special place and you all…
We had to be done. Hell, we’d never even been single as adults. I need to find the me I want to be, not fulfill the me you thought I was. I love you still, I always will. No choice my dude. Someday if you can love me for me, I’ll love you for you.…
For the fourth time in 15 months, Halifax has lost one of its public relations team. Lucas Wide is leaving his position as a senior communications advisor with the Halifax Regional Municipality after just six months on the job. Wide confirms in an email he’ll be starting a new position next week with the Nova…
When we met, it was a whirlwind. We fell in love quick and hard. We married after three years. Everything was perfect. We had a great life. THEN, you got a new job which required you to be away for six months prior to starting said job. Life was about to get even better. The…
Thank you to the beautiful young woman who did the guerilla piano tuning at the Public Gardens. That was incredibly cool to watch. I think my kid was more impressed by that than any galleon we saw in the sailboat parade! You made our day. —A pair of music lovers
KaisoCaribbean Diaspora Cultural Festival Monday, August 7, noon-9pm Halifax Commons, Caribbean Diaspora Festival Tent Halifax’s first ever exhibition of art by Caribbean born and descended Nova Scotian artists, Kaiso, is on view for one day only this Monday, as part of the Caribbean Diaspora Cultural Festival. “This new exhibition shows the diversity of Caribbean culture in…
In part, CHAPTER 293 OF THE REVISED STATUTES of The Motor Vehicle Act, s. 122, (5) “… no driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk…without obstructing the passage of…pedestrians.” In layman’s terms, stay the fuck out of it until we cross. There now. Isn’t that easy? —Dodging moving steel ain’t fun
Halifax Transit just got $14 million to update their software system? what happened to the previous $43 million for technology? There are still times when the ‘stop request’ sign doesn’t display, and the drivers have the nerve to say. “but I see it on my dial, I know to stop”. No fucking good if you’re…
12 The Red Turtle film screening Thursday Hope Blooms hosts this sweet, outdoor screening of the Oscar-nominated cartoon that follows a shipwrecked man’s life-changing encounter with a red turtle. 11 the WORKS Thursday // Friday // Saturday Doug Bamford, a NSCAD ceramics technician with over two decades of experience, dives into ceramic artists’ obsession with…
This is the fourth renovation since Chives (1537 Barrington Street) opened 16 years ago—in the last renovation they built new bathrooms and tiled the entry to the kitchen, so working with Staged for Upsell were able to focus on the dining room this time. Craig Flinn says they had five focuses: “The first was to…
Carol Bruneau’s collection of short stories A Bird on Every Tree gloriously explores the complex relationship people have with the place they call home. Through the lens of teenage angst, many of us see ourselves having a great big-city life and never returning home. However, tragedy, heartbreak or failure sometimes has us return to the…
A Halifax court designed specifically to deal with domestic violence will open sooner than planned. The court, based on a pilot project in Sydney, Cape Breton, appeared set to launch sometime in 2018. But at a recent meeting between provincial justice department bureaucrats and community advocates, it was announced the court will be up and…
According to some members of the entertainment community, the city’s vibrant nightlife is missing some colour. Almost none of the bars or nightclubs in HRM are Black-owned*. Halifax DJ Ryan Somers, known as R$ $mooth, can remember very few clubs having Black owners since he became part of the music scene in 1993. If people…
The way we beach I think it was irresponsible of The Coast to list Carters Beach as the number-one beach on your list of “Six beaches worth the drive” (first published in the Hot Summer Guide, June 15). Yes, Carters Beach is stunningly beautiful, but it also hosts a variety of sensitive ecosystems, including the…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22) Leo actor Robert De Niro once observed that most people devote more energy to concealing their emotions and longings than to revealing them. Is that true about you? If so, the coming weeks will be a favourable time to hide less of yourself and express more. There’ll be relatively…
Q My wife has been seriously ill for three years, and I have been her sole caregiver. The doctors here weren’t getting the job done, so we made the difficult decision for her to move 2,000 miles away to start over and be near her family. Our sex life has been non-existent since she became…
