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[Image-1] To the kind and beautiful blonde girl at the Dutch Village Road Tim Hortons this morning, who told me that I was one of the prettiest girls she had ever seen: I had a long night and your cheerful, genuine compliment—not to mention your smile made for a bright morning and a lovely day.…
[Image-1] … IF I SEE ONE MORE “SIDEWALK CLOSED” SIGN I’M GONNA SCREAM. For years now, every city block, every time you turn a corner: “sidewalk closed … sidewalk closed … use other side.” I have spent afternoons zigzagging from one side of a street to the other and back again, block after city block.…
You all know the ones I mean: the grown-up little boys playing Hot Wheels every single Sunday from Spring to Thanksgiving, every single Sunday between 5 and 9 p.m., streetracing their roaring muscle cars and screaming motorcycles round and round the block–along Inglis then South Park and God knows where else. Hour after hour. They…
To the rotten little brats who completely destroyed the camp setup at MASKWA park by Kearney Lake for the Wild Child Forest school program, you are on my list. May happiness and good things never find you. I hope that one day you will feel the pain of seeing all your hard work destroyed by…
For those fellow Haligonians who visit libraries on a regular basis, I’m sure you could agree that the complete disregard for quiet is appalling at the Spring Garden location. While the purpose of desks at libraries is to provide a quiet environment for those who like to focus while reading or getting some work done,…
[Image-1] OK, so you unfriended me on Facebook. The message you sent describing why baffles me. “I can no longer in good conscience remain your friend, knowing that you do not hold in your heart our Lord Jesus Christ. It’s important that I and my children are not exposed to non-believers and their sinful ways.” Seriously? Even…
I work in social services, and I’m about to lose my shit on the rapidly increasing numbers of perfectly healthy d-bag clients who ask me to help them get a medical marijuana license. They’re for people with legitimate medical needs like cancer or MS, not for unemployed losers who like getting high with their friends. I…
I was raped He’ll probably walk free Not enough evidence What about me? Panic attacks Crying Nightmares Counselling Waiting for them to tell me: Not enough evidence …. What about me? —D.
Raw oysters—I don’t see the appeal. They taste OK, I guess. The experience of eating them is just awful though—cold lumpy phlegm sliding down the back of your throat. Aphrodisiac, my ass—unless gagging on slimy fish mucus is sexy to you. Gross. —I tried to like them, really I did
[Image-1] We met at Durty Nelly’s and closed out the place with our friends. On our walk up to the Alehouse you pulled me aside for a kiss. It was 30 minutes of bliss interrupted only by texts from our friends. You were sweet and tender and absolutely gorgeous…but I didn’t want to complicate your…
[Image-1] More than a constant, more than a comfortable habit, you are sincerely the sun and moon that light my way and the stars that line my path. It feels like forever we’ve been together, yet still just jumped in; always kisses good night and good morning, always making each other laugh, always loving. Not too many…
After years of touring, a relocation to Toronto and a lineup change, the heavy-experimental CROSSS released the album Lo at the end of May, and it fucking slays. Following 2013’s Obsidian Spectre like a shadow, Lo has received much critical acclaim: Lo’s full-fledged anxiety bleeds through sludgy technicalities, droning distortions and occult storylines. It’s spooky as…
[Image-1] 1 A consortium of Halifax business owners and entrepreneurs will back the Rainmen’s replacement. Jonathan Briggins reports that the city’s new basketball team should be announced next week. The Halifax Wooden Monkeys? The Halifax Freds? Only time will tell. 2 The number of prison deaths in Nova Scotia are “disturbing” says Canada’s corrections watchdog.…
[Image-1] The future of professional basketball in Halifax remains uncertain with the start of the National Basketball League of Canada’s season just over two months away. According to league commissioner Dave Mangley, next week a group of local businesspeople will announce a new Halifax team set to play this season. The city’s previous team, the…
[Image-1] Aug 1st I drove past you crying on the side of the road, your cat had been hit by a car and you found him in the morning. I just want to express how sorry I am that this happened to you and wish I could have done more to help. This isn’t the…
[Image-1] Alia Saied fully expected her latest water bill was going to be cheaper than usual. She and her partner had just returned from a month away, so they couldn’t explain how their water consumption had somehow increased. “Our usual bill is like $200, so suddenly I was like, ‘Why is it $300?’” Short-staffed due…
I park in a big parking lot today, it was empty and there was a sign that read private parking, assumed it was for those spots in the back, I guess I didn’t think much of it. 20 minutes later, back to the car I found a boot, quick like that, unnecessary like that. Called…
Simply put, Halifax drivers dob’t know how to drive. Too much courtesy is as good as no courtesy at all. Don’t stop and let stupid people cross the street outside of crosswalks. Take a page from Quebec and learn how to drive. —Blais
[Image-1] What is wrong with you people?! You all think you are so open-minded and considerate yet look at this ridiculous controversy. Having group homes in your community means that your neighbourhood is a safe liveable place. The people living and working in group homes are wonderful, kind people and great neighbours. They’re the ones…
Just wanted to say thanks to the asshole who decided to fling a piece of plywood against my truck on Quinpool Rd Tuesday Morning at 4:45 am . One of those speed signs double in construction zones signs,which ripped the rear taillight from my truck . I was just trying to go to work ,…
[Image-1] 1 Did you know The Coast’s homepage won’t accept swear words in headlines? We didn’t until trying to publish this Voice of the City by “asshole with a shovel” Paul Vienneau. The photographer and ice-destroyer was one of several voices whose input was sought, then ignored by the consultant report on what went wrong…
Just in time for its 80th anniversary of life changing social enterprise work, Goodwill is coming to town. Opening in a 17,000 square foot space in Burnside (202 Brownlow Avenue, Unit 8), Dartmouth’s Goodwill location—the first in this region—will be home to a non-profit Goodies Thrift Store, full of gently used clothing and accessories, an…
[Image-1] Thank you for taking such good care of me while I was in such a huge amount of pain. You really restored my faith in going to see the doctor. I’m sorry that I screamed. And cried. And was so afraid of everything. And that you had to make me have an enema. You…
[Image-1] Stop speeding on the damn bridges. Drive carefully, pay attention to your surroundings (and that doesn’t include your cell phone). Speed limit may be 70 on McKay, 50 on the McDonald (for those of you that don’t know) but it doesn’t mean that there won’t be people stopped in the middle of the bridge……
Here’s a full hearted “fuck you” to the old couple at Crystal Crescent, Monday, who wouldn’t back up 15 feet to help clear a traffic bottle neck. All other drivers understood they needed to back up if we wanted to get out of there, but the Old Bat kept asking “Why aren’t those people moving?…
The sign for wright Ave is wrong its Wright Ave Dartmouth NOT Wright Ave H/\LIF/\X or is it HLLIFLX —More HLLIFLX confusion
[Image-1] Do you go into a restaurant and ask to see a sample of all the food? No you don’t. Cigarettes are covered up and you no longer have the privelege of browsing – I’m sure it’s annoying, but get over it. I cant certaibly tell you what I have, but unless you come in…
When you go into a store, remember the cashier is not your personal friend and leave the comments about their schedule inside your nosy brain. Thinking about saying, “Do you ever get a day off?” Here’s the life hack: just don’t. Chances are if they work a lot they don’t want to hear it, there…
If you have a drinking problem and you decide to drink in a bar every (or multiple times a) day, please don’t let it be mine. I’m a soon to be psychologist and I’m pretty close to pouring you water, not wine. It’ll be awkward for both of us. Get help or drink at home…
1 The municipality’s in the weeds when it comes to grass cutting this summer. City editor Jacob Boon reports that “tens of thousands of dollars” in fines have been issued by HRM against its grass-cutting contractors over poor service this year. Back in May, Halifax tendered out several three-year contracts for grass cutting at a…
[Image-1] I am here to initiate change for the city I love, the City of Halifax. I am here as part of a wider group of people, such as Gerry Post and Gus Reed, to help shape the tone and form our beloved city takes in the future. This winter I became “The Asshole With…
[Image-1] and I’d kiss the crap out of it if I could. Your birthday is this week and I’ll never forget the first year we were together around this time… five years ago if you can believe it. You still have the most special space in my heart, thank you for everything. I wish you…
[Image-1] Sure, Halifax, you get a bad wrap, but you know what? You aint half bad… keep drinkin’ —Delighted alcoholic
I hope you are happy with it. That device did not belong to me, it belonged to my friend who happened to be physically disabled. She lent it to me so I could go on a trip to NB & back. She is getting a new car and needed it for herself and daughter. She…
Turns out snow isn’t the only thing the municipality has a hard time clearing. Mowing grass at Halifax’s parks, playgrounds, schools and cemeteries is currently in the weeds. A record number of complaints this summer has led HRM to issue thousands of dollars in fines against its grass-cutting contractors. “While there has been significant progress…
Back in June Brooklyn Warehouse and North Brewing Company piqued interests with a little tease—the beloved restaurant and craft brewery were teaming up and taking the show on the road to Dartmouth. Together, they’d open something new, a bar, in the former Nectar Restaurant and Wine Bar (62 Ochterloney Street) space. But the rest was…
The impending bulldozing of the Doyle block of Spring Garden Road means the end of Rogues Roost (5435 Spring Garden Road). The Herald reported early this week that the 16-year-old watering hole and brewery, which was acquired by Murphy’s Restaurant Group in late 2014, would be closing permanently before October 1. A call to Rogues reveals…
[Image-1] 1 Anyone who wasn’t watching Donald Trump or prepping for a fond farewell to Jon Stewart was probably live-tweeting last night’s leaders debate. In case you missed it, there’s plenty of coverage today from outlets regional, national and international. Seriously, lots and lots of coverage. As is his wont, Prime Monster Stephen Harper took…
Come October 1 the people of downtown Dartmouth will be looking slicker than ever. The always dapper Sailor Bup’s Barbershop (5281 Sackville Street)—which opened its doors and revved up its clippers to downtown Halifax in early 2014, only to be voted Halifax’s Best Barber by you readers—announced earlier this week that it’ll be hopping on the…
[Image-1] Who’s cuter: a room full of cats or Gus the tortoise? This weekend sees two wild events from the Museum of Natural History, which will host its first ever “Cat Fest” on Saturday, August 8 and celebrate Gus the tortoise’s 93 birthday on Sunday. The cat festival is a new addition to the museum’s…
More than any other year, Sappy Fest 10 in Sackville, NB was one of the best weekends of my life. The moments swirl in my mind like a snow globe of the best people and musicians I’ve ever met. As always, the lineup featured some of the most diverse and dynamic artists in…
Does anyone really love taking the bus in this city? Sure it’s a better for the environment and helps ease congestion. Rarely is it the ideal, the preferred method for Halifax residents. That can all change, says Taras Grescoe. The award-winning author is visiting Halifax this week from Montreal to run a writer’s workshop at…
[Image-1] 1 This coming Monday is a big deal for the Halifax music scene–– longtime music hub/incubator/rowdy drunken staple $Rockin 4 Dollar$ celebrates its tenth anniversary of making the city a better place. Lewis Rendell rocks us down memory lane in this week’s issue, so you have time to brush up on your history before…
Sometimes, it’s not only beauty that is in the eye of the beholder. Years after a bench in Point Pleasant Park was built with wood from a tree (or trees) uprooted by hurricane Juan, Halifax city hall last month altered the seating unit because a park user complained it resembled a swastika. The complaint came…
The Northwest Arm is bustling with activity on a hot summer’s night. Sailboats, motor boats and rowing racing shells travel up and down the water. “I really like the freedom that I feel when I row. It’s lovely to look out on the water and also feel very powerful when I’m making the boat move,”…
Every Monday night there is a pilgrimage to downtown Halifax. It’s undetectable at first—a slow, leather-and-denim-clad flock making its way over the Citadel from the north end, running for the Dartmouth ferry terminal, stumbling in thin throngs from the university neighbourhoods. They might be carrying instruments. They will certainly be a little bit tipsy. The…
Q Does a person who acts loving only when high on weed really love you? My live-in boyfriend of three years acts sweet, loving and caring when he’s high, but when the weed runs out, he’s mean, angry, hurtful and horrible to be around. I’ve asked him when he’s stoned to still act like a…
A slice of history and an epic love story combine to make Antony and Cleopatra spellbinding theatre, says Shakespeare By The Sea’s co-artistic director Elizabeth Murphy. “People have an amazing familiarity with this story,” she says, as the cast and crew begin to trickle into the Park Place Theatre space to begin a day of…
Councillor Darren Fisher of Harbourview-Burnside-Dartmouth East recently caused a controversy which caught my attention on Twitter. Acting on behalf of local residents who had concerns about the number of group homes in their neighbourhood—while admitting he didn’t know specific numbers—Fisher said: “It’d be the same if a small neighbourhood had one convenience store, they’re fine…
Better break out the white glue and start spiking those mohawks, because Fat Wreck Chords’ 25th anniversary tour, Fat Wrecked for 25 Years, arrives in Halifax on August 10. In light of this exciting moment in Haligonian punk history, it seemed prudent to catch up with Lagwagon head honcho, Joey Cape. So, how have things…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22) “What are the best things and the worst things in your life, and when are you going to get around to whispering or shouting them?” This question was posed by Leo author Ray Bradbury in Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity. Even if you’re not a…
Flagging energy I find this title and most of the article extremely offensive as a white person (“New garbage regulations called for dealing with white trash,” News + Opinion story posted at thecoast.ca by Jacob Boon, July 29). I assume you are not white based on the fact you wrote this article. It’s unacceptable as…
