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Dear south end students: You’ve been living in what were formerly single-family homes for what, four months now? It doesn’t matter where you came from, in Halifax, there’s a law: we compost. That’s what the big green garbage can that is assigned to your house by the city is for. It’s not for your garbage…
To the people on Herring Cove Road with the reproduction of Michelangelo’s “David” in front of their house: Each time I drive by I look to see if you’ve changed his theme. Thank you for making our little corner of the world just a bit better. —Cindy
I wish a certain popular Canadian coffee chain would buy a new toaster that actually toasts their doughy-ass bagels. I ask for mine to be toasted twice, and the thing is black and tastes burnt but is STILL doughy AF and not a bit of crispiness at all! I’m never buying your shitty-ass bagels again! I might as…
I applied for housing back in the summer, and have just now been contacted and told that I’m being added to a waiting list. I thought I’d been placed on the waitlist long ago, but no. Apparently it takes six months just to be added to the damn waiting list. What has my application been doing for…
What a beautiful gift to be able to feel so deeply. I didn’t tell you, but I was falling in love. You wouldn’t have heard me if I had, anyway. Thank you for the laughs, the dancing, the cuddling and the abandoned plans. Even if we worked harder to make it work, it would have…
I’m tired of hearing your cat calls. Staring at my breasts while I’m talking = not cool. Whistle at me again and I’m going to turn violent. And if I had a dollar for every random guy who told me out of the blue that I’m his soulmate, I would be one wealthy woman. Why…
February 7: The fabric of Letitia Fraser The North Preston painter showcases her roots, and her community, through her exhibit Mommay’s Patches: Tradtions & Superstitions. Read more February 28: All about Steve Steve Lund, Halifax native and former Moosehead, has used his modern masculinity and plentiful charisma to make his mark in Canadian TV. This…
BIG TICKET EVENTS Fifty Shades of Grey NYE gala feat. Asia & NuGruv Head to the DoubleTree Hilton (101 Wyse Road, Dartmouth) for this event with the powerhouse vocals and good-time-giving setlist of Asia & NuGruv. Three DJs and good vibes keep the party goin’ late. 9pm-2:30am New Year’s Eve on the Grand Parade w/Famba,…
O n New Year’s Eve, T. Thomason opens for Platinum Blonde at Casino Nova Scotia, capping off a year that included an album release and winning an episode of the American Idol-meets-America’s Next Top Model TV show The Launch. Here, he describes the perfect New Year’s party and what he hopes the new decade will…
New Year’s Eve with The Mellotones Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road Tue Dec 31, 7pm/9:30pm $34 – $145 The Mellotones are a staple of the Halifax live music scene, filling dance floors with R&B, soul and funk for over 20 years. From the band’s standing Thursday at Bearly’s to drawing sell-out crowds at the Rebecca…
During their busiest time of the year, it’s important to acknowledge that food banks are not the cure to food insecurity in Nova Scotia. “I think during this time of year with the increased costs associated with holidays, people are really struggling,” says Patty Williams, director of FoodARC, an organization that works collaboratively with individuals…
In the week before Christmas, many Nova Scotians were filled with uncertainty and dread in the lead-up to premier Stephen McNeil’s Boat Harbour decision, but Daniel Paul wasn’t one of them. The 81-year-old Mi’kmaq elder and author says he wasn’t surprised when the premier, despite pleas from mill executives and forestry workers, said he would…
Q I’m a mid-20s cis straight man. After my girlfriend and I finished college, she moved overseas to start her job. We’ve broken up twice and gotten back together twice. We are interested in opening up our relationship, but I have reservations. She wants the freedom to throw herself into her new world without the…
First responses Absolutely superb writing from Andrew Bethune about his years as a paramedic (“Health care’s exhausted pain reliever,” cover story, December 12)! Heart-tugging and very well said. As a personal support worker, I relate to the burnout, difficult patients, low pay, shitty health care system and all its shortcomings. It is the positive responses,…
In a year where their actions keep making us ask “why are men?”; As we keep sharing clickbait stories about women’s-only villages with the caption “where do I sign up?”—we need New Eden. The eight-episode series, streaming on Crave TV starting January 1, is a true crime mockumentary about a women’s-only cult in late-1970s BC.…
The story of closeted gay movie star Syd Stone—brought to life in the acclaimed 2014 short film I Am Syd Stone—is set to continue in a new, expanded format. For writer/director Denis Theriault, the follow-up to his short—based partly on his experience as a gay man in the film industry—was an opportunity to show fans…
I rène Oore grew up listening to stories her mother, Stefa, told her. They were not fairy tales or coming-of-age quests. These stories were about Stefa surviving the Holocaust in the notorious Warsaw Ghetto created for Jews in Second World War Poland. She told Irène about the struggle of securing food, shelter and safety for…
Vision 2020 New Year’s Party feat. Kenni G, Aquasocks and more Halifax Music Co-op, 2170 Barrington Street, Tue, Dec 31, 9pm-2am, $20 When Kennedy Crossland went to a music festival for the first time—at Evolve, the club kid destination for an EDM slant on the festival experience—she expected to fall deeper in love with electronic…
Famba w/Scientists of Sound, Maximum Overdrive Grand Parade, Barrington at George Streets Tue Dec 31, 11pm, free Famba The Dome, 1732 Argyle Street Tue Dec 31, 11:30pm, $35 Halifax will get a double dose of Famba on New Year’s Eve: The electronic dance musician from Halifax plays Grand Parade before hopping across the street to…
S now has officially fallen on the streets of Halifax. Chances are a lot more of it is coming this winter. And with great snow comes great responsibility. That is—the responsibility of keeping sidewalks clear. This season, that responsibility falls on four companies that have been awarded new, four-year contracts by HRM. Excel Property Maintenance…
I have been working with youth and communities in the Halifax Regional Municipality for 15 years. I grew up in the Bayer’s Westwood (The Pubs) public housing community. I understand first-hand the challenges experienced by those living in poverty, who struggle financially and are doing what they need to do just to survive. Society labels…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAPRICORN (December 22- January 19) Fifteenth-century Italian metalworker Lorenzo Ghiberti worked for 28 years to turn the doors of the Florence Baptistry into a massive work of art. He used bronze to create scenes from the Bible. His fellow artist Michelangelo was so impressed that he said Ghiberti’s doors could have served as…
WHO SHE IS Jessica Best, owner of Birdies Bread Co., remembers the exact moment she fell in love with sourdough. After her culinary training, she began working at a bakery in St. John’s, Newfoundland. On her first day, Best saw the bread coming out after baking. “Making sourdough is such an intimate process,” she says.…
