Trinity Jewellers party again
It’s time again for Trinity Jewellers’ (6226 Quinpool Road, 431-7900) Guys Shopping Night, starting at 6pm. Gents, come on by and they’ll help in the gift selection, and ladies, register your wish-list by Thursday and they’ll make sure it’s ready by December 25. Everyone’s welcome!
For the Love of Groceries
I just want to say thank you to the drop dead gorgeous security guard who works at my neighbourhood grocery store. You make my grocery shopping experience so much more enjoyable. You may quite possibly be twice my age but you are the silver fox of my dreams. —Loves to Grocery Shop
The day I need a photograph…
After nearly three years of putting up with me being away 3/4 of the time you finally gave me an ultimatum: me or work. I had to choose work, and even though I’ve had my doubts it was (probably) for the best. You are the coolest girl in the whole wide world, you love the…
Stop Screwing Me Over
This is the 3rd time in 4 months you have fucked up my pay. Especially with Christmas, how can big corporations get away with screwing over their hard workers? I am out $400 because of you bastards. So I now have to leave behind some of the gifts I was going to get my family.…
To another bearded boy…
I’m not sure where you came from, or how I got so lucky, but I’m so happy we found each other. You’re better than anyone I could have ever imagined. Thank you for the summer’s worth of handwritten letters, for dancing with me in the kitchen at open mic, for the handmade gifts and scavenger…
Stupid fucking winter parking ban
Tonight it’s about 14 degrees and pissing rain yet the city parking Nazis and the police will be out tonight handing out tickets in droves, even though there is no possible chance of snow tonight. Fucking retarded! Even more retarded is a bunch of simpletons will reply to my post saying “well what if the…
You Must Be Kidding Me
Holy Hell lady… What is your problem with me? I show up, work my arse off for you… go above and beyond for you and your company every day! You’ve cut my hours nearly in half and you punish me because I no longer live around the corner. Today I was an hour and a…
Jill Barber, Meaghan Smith and Rose Cousins return
A New Kind of Light, the Christmas CD released by Jill Barber, Meaghan Smith and Rose Cousins, is once again available at local merchants. With all proceeds going to Feed Nova Scotia, aside from a classy selection of seasonal songs, the cause is very good. You’ll find discs at Duly Noted Stationery(1459 Brenton Street, 446-5605)…
Off The Hook lobsters
Off the Hook CSF fishers will bring a limited amount of fresh, hard-shelled lobsters to Halifax to the Halifax Historic Farmer’s Market (aka the Brewery Market). Check them out on December 18th, December 23, and/or December 30 and go home with a bag full of fresh, local lobster. For more information on lobsters from Off…
A Right to Clean Air
Non-smokers’ rights advocates in Prince Edward Island are currently pushing for more smoke-free apartment buildings in the province. I agree whole-heartedly with their agenda and truly hope their actions will influence landlords and building owners in Halifax. As a non-smoker living in an apartment building in Halifax that allows smoking indoors, I am constantly breathing…
We won’t fall together if one falls down
I love you, my tall, blonde, curly-haired boy, but I’m never coming back. I told you I wasn’t ready to see you this week, but what I meant to say was that I will never be ready to see you. We will encounter each other through mutual friends sometimes, yes, but there will never, ever…
Sweetest Co-Worker
It’s too bad you didn’t get to the Christmas party last week, or the show the other night… it would have been great if you did! But I was pretty happy getting to basically work with you for the whole weekend. Coming in seeing your sweet smile makes my day. I fumble my words a…
Hey Goatface
I might be in Paris for a long time, but I think about you every day. I can’t wait to come home and have extended snuggles with you and Boo again! Miss you, xoxo. —Goatface
Finish this dialogue for me
When I first moved here 2 years ago I had to get used to a few things, like 7 dollar bottles of milk, but this has always baffled me: “Boy oh boy, that was a long day of work. Whad-do-ya guys say we pick up some beer and play some cards?” “Sounds like a time,…
Recently Engaged: Julie & Josh
The day we got engaged is one I will never forget. My boyfriend and I were in Arizona on vacation and decided to drive to the Grand Canyon to do some sightseeing. Little did I know that he was holding an engagement ring in his cargo pocket for the entire 3 hour drive. We had…
Dog shopping in Halifax
Alert, dog lovers! Tomorrow, Wednesday December 15 from 4-7pm, and Monday, December 20, from 11am-6pm, you’ll find dogs and their people are both welcome at Sabrina Thurlow’s Photography Studio (1521 Grafton Street, Suite 204) for purchasing of dog friendly products and an opportunity to take advantage of discounts on pet photography sessions and gift certificates.…
Death By Jogging
To all you fucking stupid twat joggers who think that the traffic lights don’t apply to you… yes they do apply to you. Sunday morning in the North End you fucktards went across the flowing traffic (we had green). Good thing I was four or five cars back and couldn’t believe that stunt you fucks…
Talay Thai opens second location
The multiple Best of Food-winning Thai Food restaurant Talay Thai (1261 Barrington Street, 404-3700) now has a sister location in Dartmouth. For those of you in the City of Lakes craving Pad Thai, Green Curry or Cashew Chicken, we recommend you check out Talay Thai, available at 984 Cole Harbour Road (462-1600).
2 Heroes
We are so sorry we didn’t get your names, but you were our heros on Sunday after we ran out of gas near Dartmouth Crossing. Not only did you rescue us and the 2 kittens in the carrier, you even took the time to find our third person who was on his way back with…
DavidsTea now downtown
Started in Montreal only two years ago, DavidsTea (5486 Spring Garden Road, 422-7617) is now a national concern. Peninsula grazers, you now have two locations at which to purchase the many kinds of teas available in the store, the one above, opened recently, and at Halifax Shopping Centre.
City, province reach agreement on convention centre financing
[image-1] The city and province have signed a deal for financing for the proposed convention centre, Infrastructure minister Bill Estabrooks and mayor Peter Kelly announced today. The short of the agreement: the city completely backed down on two negotiating points, and nearly completely backed down on a third. As a result, the city faces potentially…
Atlantica
I am afraid I misjudged you… you seemed violent and cold… and the last thing I thought I would do on Saturday is end up completely submerged in you. Mind you, it took a lot of talking and for a while it seemed too much talking would put an end to the chance I’d ever…
That’s why I love Halifax
After spending 6 weeks in Europe, I return home and receive a hug from a stranger outside of the Farmers Market. No better way to be welcomed home to Halifax! —Stranger outside of the Farmers market
So close but never was
Hi good looking. I know I will never hear from you again. Bye xxxxxxxx ba dum de da. —Smile xo
Prostitutes Charge Money
Stop being such a skank. Sleeping with dozens of guys you meet on the internet isn’t cool. You may think it is cute and funny but your friends think you are becoming a whore. You say you are looking for a relationship but you keep going back to the same perverts. If you’re that horny…
Mean Girls
Ladies who walk down the road complaining, LOUDLY, about what some other girl was wearing and how “fucking dumb” she looked. Not only do you say they looked dumb, you go into great detail about the specifics of the outfit. Sprinkle in a dozen f words and we’ve got ourselves a certified bitch. Here’s a…
Cars in Hali
Doesn’t it feel like there is just way to many fucking cars in this city?? I understand the convenience but can’t some people stop and consider that peak oil and the environment going to shit are not far off? Do you have to drive from North St. to Spring garden to see a movie?? Move…
Trying to Buy
I prefer to buy local, but when I go to a local store and find it closed after 5 pm on a Saturday, and a sign saying you’re closed on Sundays, how the hell are shoppers supported to buy from you? You have a wonderful Xmas store front, but why bother if you’re not at…
“Shopping Under the Stars”
…almost became “Bodies Under the Car” Friday night as two assholes decided to leisurely cross the road, without even using a crosswalk, walking in front of not one, but two moving vehicles. Putting your hands up as if directing traffic doesn’t make it right either. USE a crosswalk or at least dress in something sexy…
Thanks So Much
I actually sincerely appreciate that you made my decision for me. I mean, I was trying to cool off and not burn bridges while absolutely furious, but I guess I don’t even have to think about it now. I sincerely hope that your life works out for you, but I’m sure it will. Someone will…
Nosey Shopper
I was gathering up some goodies I got short on due to the holiday season and this twad of a person says to me, “you have a lot of stuff.” Well it’s none of your fucking business if I buy two carts full of groceries or one. I did have one, but seriously, this is…
If you love someone set them free…
We have parted ways at your request so that you could clear your head, I didn’t agree but obliged. A couple of months have passed and we have purposely not communicated other than what was necessary. When you came over to collect some things you had left I had butterflies, and considering how you lingered…
Dog Petting Etiquette 101
People need to learn that when you see a dog tied up and their owner is not around you don’t pet the dog!!! You don’t know if that dog is friendly or not!!! Dogs are very territorial animals! When they are tied up they get very protective of themselves and if a stranger approaches them…
Fuck You Tobacco Lobby
“Fuck You” tobacco lobby and the government jackass you rode in on. You need new victims and you know compulsory health labeling will discourage kids from smoking so you lobby those fucktards in Ottawa who have already spent millions of dollars of our taxes on new health labeling with the result that the new labeling…
Empire Shoe Rebuilders: Goodbye
At the end of day on Thursday, Empire Shoe Rebuilders (5881 Almon Street, 455-3143) will close after 41 years in business due to the sale of the building. “I’m open until Thursday to give back the shoes, but the equipment is all gone,” says owner George Zogratos.
Argyle Street parking changes
As the owner of local restaurant and music venue The Carleton (1685 Argyle Street, 422-6335), Mike Campbell has had plenty to say about the parking regulations on the streets downtown, in regular newsletters to his customers and the Stop the Winter Parking Ban Facebook group. In a recent dispatch, he had some good news to…
Susie’s Shortbreads to open second location
Susie’s Shortbreads (1589 Dresden Row, 406-7075) is opening a second store location in Bayers Lake in the spring of 2011. The downtown Dresden Row location will remain open, but the new location (at 220 Chain Lake Drive in the Wal-Mart parking lot between Harvey’s and Payless Shoe Source) will offer more products and services including a party room…
Kall Binaural Audio opens
Calling themselves “Atlantic Canada’s first and only dedicated three-dimensional recording service,” Kall Binaural Audio (3248 Pennington Street, 495-7788) opened at the beginning of December, offering professional studio services to musicians and anyone else in need. Binaural audio uses a specialized microphone modeled after an acoustically accurate human head. Owner Alex Kall is able to record…
First Nations rally against Lower Churchill dam
Aboriginal group rallies against Lower Churchill dam.
Recently Engaged: Kara & Chris
Chris and Kara, met through mutual friends, over ten years ago, when Kara was only 12. They quickly became best friends, spending hours upon hours talking, going for drives, walking her dog, but most often they found themselves at the park near the end of the subdivision, swinging on the swings. Years passed and they…
Kindness in a retail world
Thanks to that sweet cashier who helped us out when we didn’t have enough on us by two bucks. You let us buy the things we needed and we thank you for that! Yes, the next time you are working, we will treat you to a coffee! —You’re the best!
It’s not enough to love you all
I’ve been gone for 2 months and I miss it, I miss you all so much! My girls, tried and true! My ladies, there for me always… how I wish I could be there for you. Two days to do it all: Breakfast on Robie w/ your new beau. Meeting you at your shoe fabulous…
The Reason For The Season
I am so sick of seeing signs and bumper stickers saying “Keep Christ In Christmas”. I have some news for all you die hard Christians, not everyone has a religious Christmas holiday. Before you label me an Atheist I will tell you now I consider myself an Agnostic (which is different if you take the…
Ball Booster
In general why should I give a fucking damn about what Joe Blow thinks of me, my body, my appearance, who I am as a person? The only fucking person I need to please is me. Why should I go out of my way to fucking impress someone I don’t even know or even pretend…
University Duds
This is for the dumb bitches I saw cheating on a Music Exam: If you have to cheat on this exam you are obviously a bunch of dumb bitches. This exam was set up so as to be very straight forward and simple. I hope you flunk out because I would not want any of…
Despicable Human Being
You ran out on your best friend, for a second time. Dude, not cool. Don’t even bother coming back this time. I hope your “master” treats you well, what is it like having no will of your own? I knew you were a good person, I knew you were honest, but to do what you…
Home is only when I’m with you
Now that you’re coming home, I hope that you’ll give me a chance again. People have warned me about you, but I still can’t help but be intrigued by you. I miss the way you hold me in your arms. I may never know what to say around you but I feel like you’re the…
Henry House third floor
[image-1]The historic Henry House Restaurant and Pub (1222 Barrington Street, 423-5660) has extended to the second floor of the ironstone and granite former residence of Confederation father William Alexander Henry, though they refer to it as the third floor, since the establishment already fills both a lower and upper level. It opened weeks ago after…
Hogan Media Becomes Red Tentacle
logo by janette rawding Metal guru Josh Hogan’s Hogan Media Relations brand has evolved and expanded into a company called Red Tentacle. Hogan has teamed up with publicist Hassan King to offer bands a broad array of services — everything from the usual mediatracking and publicity to artist management, concert promotion, financial planning and more.…
Inconsiderate Vessel of Disease
I’m not a germaphobe, I just don’t appreciate you coughing in my face. Every time you cough in my general direction, I think of all the disgusting viral particles you’re so generously spreading around and need to avert the overwhelming urge to whip out my hand sanitizer & surgical mask and run to the opposite…
Butt Thong Girl
To the fat-assed lazy bitch I have to see and work with everyday. NO ONE and I mean NO ONE likes you. You are a useless waste of space. Why the hell did they ever hire you? They must have been desperate for people. Your dress sense makes a drag queen hooker look professional.The boss…
Angus the Survivor
To the bastard that tried to dump all his kittens over the bridge, Angus survived. You should dangle from the fucking bridge by your penis with hooks coming out your arse. What a coward you are to take and kill innocent little lives. Perhaps your mother should’ve done that with you. —Bless you Angus!
Halifax council wants a stadium but won’t plan for it
[image-1] It’s cart before horse time again. It’s axiomatic that Halifax needs a new stadium, but a long-term recreation and business plan detailing exactly how such a facility would be managed and what continuing operational costs taxpayers would bear has never been produced. That didn’t stop city council Tuesday from chasing after after a stadium…
Boom times for NS poverty machine
Figures show payday loan industry booming with record revenues and profits for The Cash Store Inc.
Plagiarism allegations at King’s College
Approximately 15 students in the First-Year Program at the University of King’s College are accused of plagiarising essays on Dante’s *Divine Comedy*. No student has been proven guilty, says FYP director Peggy Heller, and all students will be given the opportunity to defend themselves. The integrity officer, Stephen Kimber, is currently evaluating the situation along…
Watch Where You Spit
To all those who spit on the street, sidewalk or bus stop… consider this wise saying: “Whatever we do to the earth, we do to ourselves.” Have a little more respect for both, please! —Disgusted and Heartbroken
Second update: Common skating oval to open Monday
[image-1] Update #2, December 17: The city has just announced that the grand opening ceremony for the oval will be held Monday, December 20, at 5pm, with the first public skate beginning at 6pm and continuing through to 9:30pm. Update December 14: Ice-making on the oval has been thrown off by the rain, wind and…
Didn’t Dawn at Dusk
First, I understand that nearing 5 pm this time of year it starts to get dark and therefore a little tougher to see. However, at 5’9 and carrying a giant orange bag facing your way, dear driver, not to mention traffic in the other direction stopped at the crosswalk it might register that, hey, that…
Lost in Translation
I knew you were jealous when I got promoted over you but you pulled a really shit move! All I wanted was a simple phrase to learn in Manderin for when the company sent some big wigs to visit. I realize you don’t work for us anymore but it really doesn’t reflect much on your…
Recently Engaged: Christi & Matthew
Matt and I met in 2008 while student teaching across the hall from one another. Within a few months of dating, we had both accepted teaching positions in Northern Alberta, and promptly drove across the country to begin our new adventure. It was during our second Christmas home that Matt proposed in the parking lot…
Dodge Caliber
To the asshole on Bayers Road who pulled right into my lane to go around a parked car, very nearly forcing me into the truck coming the other way: Fuck you and your ugly, smug, stunned mustached face. You were so proud of yourself. I’m sure the woman in the passenger seat thinks you’re super…
The AGNS turns over a new leaf with Akousmaflore
When it comes to art galleries we’re normally encouraged to look, but not touch. But the AGNS is branching out with Akousmaflore, an installation that is part of its current exhibit The Last Frontier. The interactive piece from two French artists, Gregory Lasserre and Anais met den Ancx’t (known together as Scenocosme), is made up…
Looting the globe
Last week we learned that in 2008 and 2009 the US Federal Reserve Bank had lent out $9 trillion—yes, that’s trillion, with a T—to the world’s largest banks (including Canadian banks) and corporations. Hedge funds made good use of the money; “the program generated big returns for investors—as high as 48 percent in some cases…
Donkey Kong Country Returns
If you grew up in the early ’90s, chances are you owned one of Super Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Country video games. Released by Rare in 1994, Donkey Kong Country became one of the standout titles for the SNES by mixing fluid graphics, thought-provoking gameplay and game physics that gave weight to the cartoon gorilla. Donkey…
On Siobahn Wiggan’s radar
Siobhan Wiggans Director of operations, Centre for Art Tapes The Centre for Art Tapes is a sort of a meta-arts organization that supports people working in electronic media, providing programming, exhibitions, facility and equipment access, as well as training. Since she’s plugged into the larger scene, we asked Wiggans what she saw as the biggest…
Yoshitomo Nara
Japanese pop-artist Yoshitomo Nara’s army of children, with their giant heads, small knives and suspicious eyes, get an appropriately grand big-book treatment with Nobody’s Fool, as part of an exhibition at the Asian Society Museum in New York. Walking that fine line between contemporary art and cartoon, between collectors and hipster mass-merchandise, Nara’s drawings and…
Time to give
Charitable organizations in the city need people to give of their money, but they couldn’t exist if people didn’t give of their time. Here are some places to get involved: The IWK offers an array of volunteer opportunities. From volunteering in playrooms, to working at the information desk, to cuddling babies, there seems to be…
Sheila Heti
Sheila, meet Sheila. For her third book, Toronto writer Sheila Heti fictionalizes her own life into the character Sheila Heti, who gets divorced, finds a pervy lover, stalls writing a commissioned play and develops an intense friendship with a painter named Margaux. Their rocky relationship is the most compelling thread in the book, which changes…
Thought for food
Audrey knows the taste of powdered milk and sugared cereal. It leaves a bitter taste in the 54-year-old Halifax woman’s mouth. Audrey’s grocery budget for her small family is about $230 a month. With two sons, one of them school age, it’s hard to make ends meet. She’s been on disability since she herniated three…
Scalp-picker picks up advice
Q I am a woman in a relatively new relationship. Prior to this guy, I had a deep disgust for anything anal-related. After some dedicated work and anilingus on his part, he’s helped me overcome my fears of the “grossness” of the area and made me an enthusiastic convert— as a recipient. He has expressed…
Share your New Year’s Eve memories with The Coast
Update December 28, 2010:The contest is closed, and Pamela Gray won the bottle of Taittinger in the random draw from all the entries. Congratulations Pamela and thanks to everyone for entering. The booze. The food. The stress. The fun. We’ve all been there, which is we all love New Year’s Eve stories. Good, bad or…
Gloryhound’s glory days
The rock ‘n’ roll purist tramps that make up Halifax’s Gloryhound have their paws full this week. A summer’s hard work sweating it out in Toronto’s Chemical Sound Studio lead to the creation of the band’s sophomore EP, Electric Dusk, officially releasing on December 10 at The Seahorse Tavern. Forming in their teens while living…
Moksha Yoga One Day Sale
On Friday December 10, you will receive 15 percent off (almost) all class passes, gift certificates and merchandise at Moksha Yoga (1512 Dresden Row, 420-0888). (The sale is not applicable to the Introductory Month special, the Interstudio Pass, or any Karma projects.) You can buy more than one pass, so consider it a gift for…
A TKO for The Fighter
David O. Russell’s boxing-and-family drama transcends the usual uplifting sports movie conventions while also deploying them to great effectiveness. The Fighter is the story of real-life pugilist Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg), who’s weighed down by a crackhead brother (Christian Bale) and a meddling manager-mother (Melissa Leo). Once they’re out of his way and a local…
On Mark Butler’s radar
Mark Butler policy director, Ecology Action Centre The Ecology Action Centre is, of course, the grandaddy of local environmental groups, the single resource that all other groups rely on. So it was naturally the place for us to go to ask about lesser-known groups that have escaped our attention. “Eastern Shore Forest Watch,” says Butler…
Ceti Alpha
For the first six tracks of this third Ceti Alpha release, Nick Bevan-John uses the power-pop side of his brain. He finds like minds in Michael Jackson (guitar), Ken LeBlanc and Mike O’Neil (bass) and James McNeil (drums). The album kicks off with “Cocaine Teenage Riot,” an opener built around a spiky riff, which pairs…
On Renee Ross’s Radar
Renee Ross executive director, Stepping Stone If there’s anyone who knows about fighting the hard fight with a shortage of funds and an uphill PR battle, it’s Rene Ross, who has stewarded the scrappy sex worker advocate organization Stepping Stone into a force to be reckoned with in the community. So we asked her what…
The Tourist : all beauty, no brains
When in full-out glam mode, Angelina Jolie tends to overwhelm her male co-stars with her sheer Angelina-ness. The Tourist sets Jolie, her taut face and inflated lips giving her the appearance of an absurdly beautiful Team Americaa puppet, opposite Johnny Depp, her superior as an actor and her equal in charisma. But this great match…
On Darrold Gould’s radar
Darrold Gould Executive director, Bide Awhile Animal Shelter With the SPCA, Bide Awhile is among the biggest animal shelters in HRM. “We’re so over-inundated with the big picture,” says Gould (pictured, with Spartacus), “we can use all the help we can get. How I look at is, if there’s 30 shelters out there, good, we…
Flash Lightnin’ comes rockin’
With artwork straight out of 1975 and a typography that would make Bob Seger or ZZ Top proud, the self-titled debut from Toronto’s Flash Lightnin’ means rock ‘n’ roll business before you even press play. When it does hit the speakers, what you get is a love letter to all your favourite blues rock records:…
The Dawn Treader‘s mass appeal
There is an unfortunate tendency for some of these family-oriented movie series to be exclusively written for those who have pored over the inert fantastical babble of the source material or preceding films. (I’m thinking of the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films as the primary examples.) How obligated is an entry in…
The give guide
ENVIRO Marine Animal Response Society c/o Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, 1-866-567-6277 “We primarily respond to live and dead cetacean strandings, anything that’s coming ashore—whales and dolphins,” explains Andrew Reid, coordinator of MARS. “We’ll try to assess the animal, see if it’s healthy, or whether it’s diseased or malnourished. If it’s healthy, we’ll…
Garth Hudson and various artists
Hudson, keyboard man and best beard in The Band, has selected 18 songs from the catalogue and invited fellow Canucks to have a go. When it shines, it’s a revelation. Mary Margaret O’Hara is eccentric and passionate on “Out of the Blue.” Both artist and song are elevated by the performance. Similarly, Neil Young and…
Town without TV
In the digital world, the usual laws of time—or, at least, deadlines for comedy series—don’t apply. While most television shows advertise the exact date and time of their debut episode weeks in advance, the same cannot be said for Moderation Town, a locally shot web series that launches tonight at showcase.ca. Or maybe tomorrow. Well,…
Tupperware Remix Party
I don’t think the guys in Halifax’s Tupperware Remix Party take themselves too seriously. Mixing the sounds of classic Rush with the electronic textures of Daft Punk, TWRP creates highly danceable rock music devoid of pretension. Because seriously, it’s hard to look cool when you and your friends are playing intergalactic hard rock dressed in…
Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage is at the crossroads
Josh MacDonald’s play Halo takes a bumpy road to the screen in this micro-budget local feature. Casey (Martha MacIsaac) is a sarcastic teenaged doughnut shop employee who manipulates a coffee spill into a likeness of Christ, an image that the true believers in her small Nova Scotia town come to worship. Casey’s flabbergasted by their…
My Chemical Romance
The subtitle to My Chem’s newest concept album is The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, about a team of somethings saving something from the apocalypse, maybe? There are a lot of laser synths—way too many—to indicate when we’re inside the Killjoys story, but the band would’ve been better off abandoning such high-octane grandiosity for…
Thirsty for art
The wind blows hard. The holidays approach. A few pints on a patio with friends is a distant memory for most. But Stefan Hancherow and Eleanor King have hung onto a thought hatched out in the sun. “It started in the summer over beer,” begins Hancherow, also the gallery technician at Mount Saint Vincent University…
Capers ditch their tartan for The Island East of Here
There’s a lot more than jigs and reels going on on Cape Breton Island, and Yvette Rogers wants you to enlighten you. That’s why she put together The Island East of Here. “It’s celebratory more than anything, and sort of widening the perspective of what it means to be a Cape Bretoner. People don’t know…
The wonderful Wizard of Oz
I’m thrilled that the actors in Neptune’s The Wizard of Oz don’t subscribe to W.C. Fields’ “Never work with children or animals” rule. The delightful, talented little munchkins and Butch, the adorable mop of a dog that plays Toto, are just some of the highlights in this spectacular holiday musical filled with great performances. Blair…
Free Will Astrology
SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) You’ve arrived at a delicate yet boisterous turning point when one-of-a-kind opportunities are budding. I’m going to give you seven phrases that I think capture the essence of this pregnant moment: 1. wise innocence; 2. primal elegance; 3. raw holiness; 4. electrifying poise; 5. curative teasing; 6. rigorous play; 7. volcanic…
Homeward Bound
It’s the homestretch for Matthew Hornell and his bandmates. They’ve been hard at it playing across Canada for three and a half months and their first big tour is drawing to a close. “We just had a little celebration in the van ’cause we hit the Maritimes, we’re excited to be back on the east…
Slow tourism
There’s a routine to my mornings in Colledardo. I wake up, my nose pink from the November chill that has fallen over the mountains of Italy, and wander to the kitchen where a fire is burning in the woodstove and coffee percolates on the stovetop. On my small plate, I arrange fresh persimmon, sliced tomato,…
Flying Into the Abyss
Four years ago I sat in a 1980s Norwegian airliner on a runway in Ghana. The second time the power went out I swore if I survived it would be my last flight. Two weeks later, I hopped a super-saver flight from London to Paris. These days I don’t go past Toronto. Every time I…
Jimmy Swift Band is back in action
After working on it for a year-and-a-half, the Jimmy Swift Band is raring to go with its new release, an album packed with both remixes and new material. “We’ve always had some rock tunes and some more electronic-sounding tunes and they’ve sort of melded together to be a more concise kind of sound,” JSB’s Craig…
Barrington Street 2011 Rumours
It’s certainly not too early to start talking about 2011 in local business. If everything goes well, Shoptalk has heard the good people at Just Us! will be opening a cafe at the Khyber (1588 Barrington Street, 422-9668). More info to come as we (over)hear it.
