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A merry smile, jaunty lit-up holiday hat, and suitcase full of candy canes isn’t what I expect when I get the bus—but you were as everywhere as Santa, seeming to be driving every route I took. Thank you for sharing the warmth of your spirit! —CJ
Every Thursday I immensely look forward to reading you! This new year’s break in publication has reminded me how much less connected Halifax would be without you. Please never disappear, I like rustling paper not booping phones. –neat gal who’s neater due to you
We met at retro night on NYE, we hung out and you had some sharp moves. I thought I had your number but apparently I don’t. My apologies, I’m actually not an ass. Happy New Year to you and your great gang! Thanks for sharing the dance floor. –Bearded museum man
New Year’s Day brought the world a fresh look at the sinking of the Titanic, and it has nothing to do with the claim the boat that sank off Newfoundland was actually Titanic’s sister ship, the Olympic. In Titanic: The New Evidence, a documentary aired January 1 on England’s Channel 4, modern animation techniques are…
Our beloved HPD raided Auntie’s dispensary so that they could replenish their evidence locker so that they could pilfer it again. What ever became of their act of incompetence/theft? –Harried Halifax Traveller
I think I’ve seen you around the city. We were both on the same plane leaving Toronto island, if we didn’t end up talking on the way back it would be cool to become friends sometime! –Both wearing boots, pants and t-shirts
To the drivers who have verbally and physically abused a west-end senior because she is too slow in crossing the intersection: what kind of fucking heartless monsters are you? That could be your mother, grandmother, sister, wife or loved one so how the fuck would you feel if someone threw a drink cup at her…
Great news story of 2016 instead of depressing stuff (a short story): On my last day of training at work, December 2nd, one of the managers at work asked to see me in their office. I was kind of freaked out; thinking, oh no, today’s the last day of training so I must be being…
Some of you are rude, crude & stuck somewhere in 1974. Stop with the sense of entitlement already. Pass the fucking torch & get over yourselves. Treating millennials like shit only shows that your generation was as fucking stunned as all the previous ones. You don’t like change?! Tough titty said the kitty. –A Boomer…
Stop throwing your random unwanted groceries in every aisle of the store. At the very least, put the items where they won’t have to be thrown out due to spoilage or give it to the cashier and it will be returned to the right spot. This is such a waste of food, and I am…
[Image-1] The death of the Halifax Media Co-op was everything the Chronicle Herald strike wasn’t. The labour situation at Nova Scotia’s daily paper of record dominated headlines this year and drew national attention, while the quiet passing of the local media co-operative earned barely a eulogy. The website remains online, for the time being, and the…
You don’t win any hearts because you have no clue how to treat a woman in a relationship. Here’s an idea: be genuinely respectful, caring and eliminate untruths. –D.J.
Seriously… can you take your loud parties, your instruments, your curtain-less window sex, your cigarette butts, your trash ridden porch and pack it all on your hula hoop and move out of my quiet family neighborhood already? –Fed-up neighbour!!
[Image-1] Adam Reid has his work cut out for him. Reid, who previously sat on Halifax Pride’s board of directors and has been at the helm of Halifax’s Queer Acts Theatre Festival for just under a decade, was announced earlier this month as Pride’s first ever executive director. He’ll now work full-time to oversee the…
Thanks handsome stranger for the smooch at that Christmas party I crashed. Really appreciated it and really needed it! Hope everyone in Halifax is getting the Holiday love that they deserve, XO love you all. –Party Crasher Kisser
[Image-1] They’re not exactly fields of dreams. They are more like unused playing fields of tall grass and untidy turf. The outdoor sports area at Shannon Park in Dartmouth is owned by Canada Lands Company, the federal Crown corporation overseeing the redevelopment of the surplus military property. It’s not totally unusable, but future versions of…
This odyssey began 31 years ago in a small town in that province east of here. We always seemed to be in different orbits which crossed in different times and places. You’re right…we don’t know each other any more. I guess that’s life. To borrow the lyric…”The things I thought I’d figured out, I have…
[Image-1] It begins with a call. “It all starts with patrol,” says Jason Withrow. “They’re the ones who show up [in uniform] when 911 is called. After that, it goes up the chain until we’re alerted.” His partner, detective Derrick Boyd, points to the cell phone holstered to his hip. The two investigators always have…
When I said I was sore from sitting down all day at my shitty office job and need a massage, why did you think that was a clever way of telling you I want a massage from you? If I said my car needs a tune up, would you go outside and lift the hood?…
You might consider getting into screaming matches with each other every other day a sign that your relationship is unhealthy. You might also consider that slamming doors to punctuate your emotions is childish and disruptive to other tenants. If you insist in staying in a relationship that obviously makes you both miserable, please refrain from…
[Image-1] My Mom was a lovely, caring woman who meant well, but she was an alcoholic. She would swear that she would give her life to protect me. But she was an alcoholic. I tried to help. It’s hard, though, when others around you are enablers. As a kid growing up, I knew Christmas would mean…
Here’s a summary of my bus ride downtown yesterday, a beautiful clear day with no snow delays. I checked the schedule, #1 is on a 10-minute schedule, departing Mumford at 1:30, so arriving at my stop at about 1:36. I arrived at 1:33 and called GoTime (or whatever it’s called now) to confirm the bus…
On a city bus in this season of joy and giving, I noticed the hands of a 20-something white guy, neatly dressed sporting a trimmed brown beard, sitting beside his girlfriend. Tattooed across the knuckles of his right hand was the word WHITE and tattooed on his left knuckles was PRIDE. I was too scared…
Okay enough already with the labour problems. Each week seems to bring a new low. Today it was a story in the paper about some firefighters dressed as Santa Claus not being able to give out presents. Here’s what should be done: 1) Everybody gets an increase of three-quarters of a percent each year of…
People – you are supposed to cut and remove the big stitches in the pleat of your jacket or skirt before you wear them! They are only to keep the pleat flat while they are being shipped. Good clothing stores used to take them out for customers when the item was purchased – you should…
Why are all of the apartments listed under the “city of Halifax” tag on kijij located in Timberlea, Elmsdale, and Sackville? Isn’t that was the “Halifax” location tag is for? I’ve been trying to find a place in the North end for months now and it’s damn near impossible. I don’t have a car, and…
How can we create a network where men warn each other of charming females that have an insane amount of emotional baggage and are manipulative? Something like Facebook but the profiles are of women to steer clear of. —Done w ur shit
10 Kitty and the Katz Thursday Swingin’ bluesy jazz for you to step to at the coho. Details here. 9 Bright Stars at Christmas Thursday Learn all about looking at the night sky, and even see where new stars are being born at this Dal lecture. Details here. 8 Messiah From Scratch Tuesday Why “from…
After a two-year hiatus, hip-hop artist Shevy Price has released her second EP, REPNT, serving as a way to close an old chapter in her life and begin a new one, with a full album on the way. “REPNT is like a double-edged sword,” says Price. “It’s about how people should repent for the things…
Hot Boxing Day w/Wet Paint, KDZ, The Sensi, Dead Horse Beats Monday, December 26, 10pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $5 Packing the Seahorse for a Boxing Day blowout of electronic music is becoming an annual tradition for Halifax producers James Gaudet and Dan Shanahan, AKA Wet Paint. While their live show on the…
[Image-1] For Syrian refugees, the 365-day time period to obtain assistance from the federal government is coming to an end. But if refugees in Nova Scotia still need help there’s one more place they can turn—the provincial government. It’s the surge of Syrian refugees that may prove particularly taxing for the province in 2017. While…
[Image-1] The recent spate of north-end homicides last month evokes reflections on the haunting Leonard Cohen tune “There For You.” “Death is old, but it’s always new,” the late musician sang. “…And I was there for you.” Along with the mayhem at the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children, the jailing of Viola Desmond,…
[Image-1] Halifax is my partner and we are having an open relationship, and also a long-distance one. So, we have odds stacked against us. But such is love. I moved in when I was a tiny child, wide-eyed. I wanted to be an artist and Halifax said, “Come.” They said, “There is music here beside…
Views from the two just got a bit more epic thanks to the opening of Dartmouth’s The DJI Store by Dr. Drone (250 Baker Drive). Looking out for both recreational and professional drone operators, the store—Canada’s only DJI retailer—opened last weekend, offering a large range of gear as well as a place for repair. “We…
The Frenchy’s bin overflowed with plushy Santas and reindeer, glittery balls and bows, and—as Gray dug deeper—gold! A green plastic pickle covered with sparklies, so ugly-ass it was fire. It had Ty all over it; she’d have slipped it into her pocket if cash lady hadn’t been looking. She moved to a bin of socks…
Critical shrinking I directed the play SALT, which was presented by the King’s Theatrical Society last June. In last week’s theatre year-in-review piece “Fuck this, I’m out,” Lara Lewis wrote the following line about SALT: “In student theatre, Izzy [sic] Patterson’s Salt [sic] for the King’s Theatrical Society was disgustingly appropriative, using an Indigenous character as an object for white…
Tidehouse Brewing 2-5187 Salter Street 902-407-2550 WHO THEY ARE Shean Higgins’ and Peter Lionais’ charming rapport and past homebrew experience become more obvious the longer you talk with them about Tidehouse Brewing, their small-batch brewery, which opened last Saturday. “We started working at Noble Grape, and we worked there for three years and started getting…
10. Ghostbusters Watching Kate McKinnon, a gleefully queer woman, become a movie star live in front of our eyes was an honour and a privilege. 9. The Shallows Blake Lively, third-best Travelling Pant, single-handedly carries what could’ve been a monumentally stupid B-movie to absolute triumph. 8. American Honey Andrea Arnold’s meandering, tense piece about a…
Earlier this month, we recorded our Savage Lovecast Christmas Spectacular live at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon. The audience submitted questions on cards before the show, which allowed questioners to remain anonymous and forced them to be succinct. More questions were submitted than my guests and I could get to, so I promised the crowd…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) As I was ruminating on your astrological omens for 2017, I came across a wildly relevant passage written by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. It conveys a message I encourage you to memorize and repeat at least once a day for the next 365 days. Here it is: “Nothing can hold…
Having something to look forward to is always a good thing, especially in the bluesy winter months, but it might be a little early to start the countdown for this one. Morris East recently announced that it would be making its duo (5212 Morris Street and 620 Nine Mile Drive) a trio. Owner Jennie Dobbs…
