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“A lot of people love it, and we love it for sure,” says Villages’ Matt Ellis, of a little holiday called Christmas. “It’s a vibe around this feeling, and what creates that feeling is the music. Aside from the music it’s celebrating and gathering.” Ellis and the rest of the Villages—his brother Travis, Jon Pearo…
During the holiday season, people often drink toasts to health. There’s something more we can do to ensure that we and others will enjoy good health now and into the future: combat climate change. “Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century, and tackling it could be our greatest health opportunity,”…
Despite the best-laid plans of council, Halifax’s ambitious hope for a bike network throughout the urban core won’t be possible by 2020. In fact, based on city hall’s current budget it might not meet the original deadline of 2022 at all. “Obviously, we won’t be able to build this out to 2022 with the draft…
There’s no reason to panic about getting anyone a Christmas gift this year: Halifax (already) has something for every music fan in 2019. All tickets are handily on sale this Friday, December 14, in time for you to get a nice card to go with them. Perhaps your in-laws don’t enjoy live music, but they…
Looks like downtown will finally get some Culture. The Link Performing Arts Centre will receive $4.5 million in funding from the federal government. Pablo Rodriguez, minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, made the announcement on Monday alongside Halifax MP Andy Fillmore. “The Halifax region has benefited greatly from arts and culture for many years,” Fillmore…
You were on the bus heading to Dartmouth and picked up a glove another lady dropped. I thought you were cute but I’m shy and didn’t chat. Also, is hitting on people on buses a thing? I don’t know, but I hope to see you commuting again!—Lady in knitwear
.. or do men do it too? Whatever, it’s disgusting and so disrespectful of other’s privacy in a shared washroom. Smarten the hell up!—I do my best not to be overheard
A staff report headed to Regional Council recommends lowering the targets for the city’s emergency response times, because the current time targets are rarely met. Halifax firefighters in urban areas are expected to respond to structural fires within seven minutes, 90 percent of the time. For rural firefighters, that target is 12 minutes. Volunteer firefighters…
If the province wants to reduce clearcutting on Crown lands, first it needs to clean house over at the Department of Natural Resources. So says Raymond Plourde, wilderness coordinator for the Ecology Action Centre, who believes the current departmental leadership has lost the public’s trust. “It’s largely because of their single-minded focus on giving the…
Concerns about Halifax’s draconian smoking ban may have been premature. There are precious few complaints coming into 311 about smokers, and those that have been logged with the city still haven’t resulted in any penalties. The latest figures from HRM show that 31 calls about the smoking bylaw have been made over the three-week period…
As the oh-so-extra holiday season begins, drag shows, hip hop dance troupes and high-end pop-up markets make for merry days. OBJECTS + ATTIRE Design Market and Holiday Pop-Up Friday, Saturday, Sunday A high-end design market that’ll cross names off your list and get you party-ready with all-star local makers, including Anne-Sophie Vallée Jewellery (don’t miss…
A working group report on the regulation of online accommodation sharing websites like Airbnb and VRBO has input from just about every relevant stakeholder—except the tourism industry. The only representatives from the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia at the table pulled out of the working group after two meetings. The provincial tourism department formed…
In following the progression of the Canada Post strike, I’ve seen nothing but headlines focused on the small business owners who are suffering, the freelancers who are not receiving their cheques, the families whose “Christmases are being held hostage.” I am an independent contractor, a freelancer and a small business owner, and I rely solely…
The Dartmouth Shambhala Meditation Group is giving up its rented space at the MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning and will no longer regularly bring in teachers to address a dwindling group of participants, says Margaret Angus, the group’s coordinator. Angus has been with the group since it was established in 2006. She remembers a more…
In late January 1994, Glenn Ells’ phone rang. It was newly-minted Nova Scotia premier John Savage. His officials had just returned from a checking-out-trade-prospects trip to Cuba, he explained to the president of Kings Produce Ltd., and “I think there might be something there for you.” Two years later, Ells’ Wolfville-based fruit and vegetable wholesale…
The National Citizen’s Alliance has had its “Public Discussion on Mass Immigration” event cancelled due to controversy surrounding the anti-immigration party. The NCA, an unregistered right-wing party, has been garnering controversy over the past year, having been banned from the Annapolis Valley Blossom Festival after promoting its platform in the festival’s parade. The group also…
Holiday Candy Cane Liqueur Coldstream Clear(20% ABV) There are a lot of icky, minty concoctions available around this time of year. This is not one of them. Coldstream makes reliably tasty vodka and liqueur, and its gift packs tend to fly off the shelves. Its candy cane liqueur is available on its own, too—but it…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) Robert Louis Stevenson published his gothic novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1886. It was a bestseller, and quickly got turned into a theatrical production. In the ensuing 132 years, there have been well over 100 further adaptations of the story into film and stage…
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” SJ: Have you ever roasted a turkey? You need to fucking know. I want to know if you’re gonna be here because I have shit to do. I have to make up a bed, I have to set an extra place, the grocery stores are a fucking madhouse, it’s like,…
Q I’m a 59-year-old man in good health. For basically my whole adult life, I’ve had this problem during intercourse with a woman of 1. Being very quick to come, and 2. Having a too-intense “cringey” sensation when I come. This has led to often going soft at the prospect of intercourse. This too-intense feeling…
Bend the River EP release show Thursday, December 6, 8pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $10-$18 “He’s just got this energy—it’s really intense. He knows music really well, inside and out. He brings such a a history, it’s always there, right at the forefront of what he’s doing,” says Ronok Sarkar. “It was a…
Serena Ryder Thursday, December 6, 8pm Casino Nova Scotia, Schooner Room, 1983 Upper Water Street $60 ticketatlantic.com In the middle of a conversation about her new Christmas album, Serena Ryder can’t help but sing just a hint of it. “Like, what song is this,” she giggles, before singing a line—the joy surmounts the shoddy phone…
Welcome to the first big holiday season of Canada’s post-Prohibition era. OK, maybe after Halloween, but that usually doesn’t involve breaking bread with problematic relatives or all the pressure that December jingle-jangles in our faces. Cannabis is now a perfectly legal addition to parties, and an excellent tool to combat seasonal stress. But that doesn’t…
Leather wallet, Victoria Brumwell Your hard-earned cash will seem much more valuable crammed in one of these hand-painted wallets, made using up-cycled scraps of 100 percent leather. Find Brumwell’s creations at Big Pony’s Holidze pop-up on December 13 (Art Bar,1873 Granville Street, 5-10pm). $30 Oland ornament, Jana Wicha If your pal’s Christmas tree is looking…
Thanks for the podcast memories As a student from Dartmouth who’s been living away for a few years, I just wanted to let you know that I absolutely love The Coast’s 25 for 25 podcast (available now at thecoast.ca/25for25). I look forward to it every week and it really is a nice reminder of home…
Ariel Twist and Brandon Hoax, Vacant Faces To January 2019 The Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis Street Christening the new Khyber Window gallery is Vacant Faces, a display of poetry by Cree writer Arielle Twist and sculptures by Haudenoshaunee and Onyota’a:ka artist Brandon Hoax. Though modest in size, the exhibition is eerie and…
Support Acts w/Jessie Brown, Worst Part, No, It’s Fine., Designosaur Friday, December 7, 9pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $8/pwyc It all started, as it often does, because a group of friends wanted to play a show. As Jessie Brown talked with members of Worst Part, she realized there was an accidental tradition amongst…
