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To the sweet lady who came out of a local business in the Hydrostone with a cup of water and tissues when she saw my three-year-old throwing up, thank you! I was focused on trying to get him home and didn’t feel like I showed my gratitude as much as I should have. Thanks a…
Leopard robes and sparkling for breakfast, I could never write an angry break-up song about you. I miss you and think about you a lot. –#hashtagsarealloneword
The Good Food Emporium closes its doors Friday after “eight years, nine months and 10 days” as a gathering place and restaurant. The space is being passed on to Sam and Tony Rinaldo—who have been sharing a kitchen with the Good Food for the past five months while cooking for their mobile businesses T-Dogs and…
To the employers and managers and supervisors who have all told me that my (chronic) mental health issues and the treatment thereof is having a negative effect on my job and their perception of me in some way: go fuck yourself. To anyone who is suffering through our broken (mental) health care system, who is…
When Below Her Mouth made the festival rounds last fall, much was made of its all-female crew and sex scenes shot from the female gaze. When engaged-to-a-man Jasmine (Natalie Krill) meets Dallas (Erika Linder) at a bar, she’s interested but hesitant. Dallas, who also happens to be working on the house next door to Jasmine’s,…
Former residents of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children are still dealing with ongoing systemic racism and the need to maintain infrastructure and resources, according to a public report from the NSHCC Restorative Inquiry’s governing council of parties. The report includes feedback from sessions held throughout Nova Scotia, in which participants spoke about the…
James Boyle already sees Halifax as a “music city,” but he thinks a live music strategy could help “make it stronger.” “It’s the infrastructure that can change the city into a strong event city—or work towards corroding the reputation we have as an incredible place to visit,” says Boyle, executive director of the Halifax Pop…
To the driver who shouted “Not a crosswalk” at me as I crossed Almon in a legal unmarked crosswalk: which kindergarten gave you your license? If you don’t know basic rules of the road, stay the fuck at home. —Jesus H. Christ
On Tuesday council voted to alter HRM’s procurement policy, streamlining how tenders are awarded by city hall while also greatly expanding the CAO office’s authority to approve purchases. Previously, the chief administrative officer could approve awarding any tender under $500,000 without city council’s approval. That limit has now increased to $1.25 million. City hall directors…
It hasn’t been easy being Inkwell Modern Handmade Boutique (1658 Market Street) these past few years. Convention centre construction and street closures have been a pretty consistent thorn in the shop’s side, but despite that it’s kept calm and carried on bringing letterpress stationery and adorable handmade gifts to the table. “It’s been a real…
1) A small, inadequate, and deflated penis is no fun—ever! 2) Your pea-sized brain is an even worse feature than your penis. –Already Gone
Embed from Getty Images On a cold windless January night, Kate McKenna walked into a meeting to consider, with some hesitance, sponsoring a Syrian refugee family to move to Nova Scotia. “Don’t commit to too much,” she reminded herself, as she joined a small group in the gym of the St. James Parish Hall in…
Oh hello, you’re a young, chiseled man or woman over the age of majority, I wonder if you’d like to embarrass your parents mightily on television? Do you like handling roses and watching a dozen or more young and polished women smize hopefully in your direction? Or maybe you like being eliminated via flower on…
Seeing terms like “post-truth” and “alternative facts” gain traction in the news convinces me that politicians, media workers and readers could benefit from a refresher course in how science helps us understand the world. Reporting on science is difficult at the best of times. Trying to communicate complex ideas and distill entire studies into eye-catching…
Time to dig out the big earrings and bright bodysuits—an all-star ’90s dance party is headed this way in May. Headlined by Salt-N-Pepa and featuring names like Biz Markie and Color Me Badd, the I Love The ’90s Tour be Halifax’s chance to push it real good. Tickets for the May 24 show (which takes…
I have this awful ability to read into everything since meeting you. Man, the most mundane of things can feel so big sometimes. It’s so bleak out here and knowing you was not. I guess it’s because everything feels more real in the summer. I really do hope I’ll see you again. —Yikes
I think most of us can agree that twinning major highways in Nova Scotia, especially the 103, is beneficial. If you disagree you’re either a closed-minded moron or you’re dismissing their worth as a ruse to hide your aversion to any associated price tag, which I will get to later. Case and point: the Cobequid…
[Image-1] Halifax Regional Police will be increasing their presence at this year’s Pride festival, but the department won’t be partaking in the annual parade. The voluntary withdrawal was announced today by HRP after ongoing discussions with Halifax Pride and coming amidst national debate about the appropriateness of a uniformed police presence in pride parades. “We…
The time has come for revolution! I issue this call of arms brothers and sisters. We need to rise up against this menace, this tyranny. We need to let Bobs/Bluebell, Murphy’s on the Water and anyone else who has paid for that godforsaken hold music that we’re mad as hell and we’re not going to…
In the spirit of African Heritage Month, I’d like to point out that many drug stores (even the high-traffic one on Spring Garden) with beauty and hair care aisles are failing Black women in this city. I have hair, and it’s beautiful, too. At least once a month I forget that you forgot me, and…
I saw you at the Drag Show. You had nice pants and hair in a ponytail. Your eyes were brown and intense and I thought I had the courage to come ask for your number after we locked eyes so often. But then it was cold and my friend was in a hurry. The hour…
I’d like to think I don’t bitch a lot but I’ve just gotta get this one out. I’ve noticed this winter during a storm, at night, on the highway, a lot of drivers going cautiously slowly with their four-way flashers on. Meanwhile everyone else is driving cautiously slow. Because it’s a storm. And all those…
You threw me, your assistant and several others the past few years under the bus and you think we don’t know and you still pretend to be our friend? Staff laughs at you and calls you their entertainment. Lose our numbers we don’t want to hear from you ever again. Everyone quits to get away…
You wanted to live in my house and drive my car. You wanted my husband. I gave him to you and thank you for that! You also tried to take my kids. We all know you have a serious girl crush on me but you can’t be me. You got the two-cent millionaire and I…
I’m a vegan and feel the burden of being vegan in Halifax. I waste time shopping at many grocery stores sense not one can provide all the items I want. My favourite vegan snack is usually restocked a month later after I buy them all causing me to have to shop at nearly 10 grocery…
10 Bud Bowl Sunday Oasis is making the most of Super Bowl Sunday with an indoor tailgate party. Perfect vibes no matter if you’re there for the game or for Gaga. 9 Heavy Thursday // Friday // Saturday // Sunday A one-man show sifting through weighty subjects surrounding dieting (like body image and eating disorders)…
Meghan Hubley describes Matthew Amyotte as “the funniest person I’ve ever met.” He was “a very, very careful and kind person,” she says. “Intuitive.” Amyotte had been living with a brain tumour for several years when he died on Saturday. It’s a painful loss for people who knew him as well as the theatre community…
Ruth Marsh, Corpus Melliferous To February 26 The Craig Gallery, 2 Ochterloney Street Opening Wednesday, February 1, 7-9pm Ruth Marsh is obsessed with bees. For the past several years, this NSCAD grad has been asking people to mail them to her. And they have—some 600 bees have come in from across Canada. Marsh taxidermies these bees and…
[Image-1] A lawsuit filed by Michael Kydd is being closely watched by the legal community, but it could also have a huge impact on social media platforms and how we use them. Rob Currie, professor at Dalhousie’s School of Law and director of its Law and Technology Institute, says it’s a “cutting edge” case. “Electronic…
[Image-1] His victory confirmed, Lindell Smith thanked a cheering crowd that had gathered last October at Alteregos. Beaming, he then offered praise for the woman who’d managed the campaign that saw him become the first African Nova Scotian to win a Halifax city council seat in nearly 20 years. “Like me, Jalana is embedded in…
[Image-1] Roughly a year ago, the first government-sponsored Syrian refugees began to land in Canadian airports. Their arrival was greeted with jubilation by Canadians who saw it as a sign of a new direction for the country. Seemingly in testament to the fact that the federal government had turned over a new leaf, funding for…
[Image-1] In 1995, when I was nine years old and living in Al-Swaidaa, a city in the south of Syria, my oldest sister used to take me with her to the hairdresser once a month. My love, my dream started there. I would read fashion magazines during each visit. They were my window to a…
Keonté Beals Friday, February 10, 12pm Alderney Gate Public Library, 60 Alderney Drive Free R&B and pop artist, singer-songwriter and piano player Keonté Beals is releasing a single from his debut EP, Keonté Beals, titled “4 Ever” on February 7, after a two-and-a-half-year creation process. “I’m hoping that I can finally put my print out there and just…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) “Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.” So advised author Ray Bradbury. That strategy is too nerve-wracking for a cautious person like me. I prefer to meticulously build and thoroughly test my wings before trying a quantum leap. But…
Vessel Meats Alderney Landing Farmers’ Market 2 Octherloney Street Saturdays, 8am-1pm “It was about having good food, having good food supply and treating animals respectfully,” says Brianna Hagell, butcher, local food advocate and proprietor of Vessel Meats. “People talked about it whole weekend—it being empowering.” She’s just back from Grrls Meat Camp, which aims to…
The Melli family think about their journey in terms of routes. There are the one they took to flee their apartment in a suburb of Damascus, and the roads that take each member of the family through HRM to their respective language classes. Then there are the daily adjustments to an unfamiliar place that nonetheless…
Building smarter Thank you councillor Lindell Smith! Your statement about the proposed five-storey, 28-unit development at Coburg Road and Larch Street was right on (“This week at City Hall.” The City by Jacob Boon, January 26). As you said: “If we’re basing our decisions on a document and policy when we don’t actually know the policies,…
Dammien Alexander w/Brothers, JB and the Bizness Friday, February 3, 10pm Bearly’s House of Blues and Ribs, 1269 Barrington Street $8/$20 includes album WHO ARE YOU? Dammien Alexander is a well-traveled musician and shoe designer who refuses to be penned in by a genre. His latest record, Love + Infinity, will be released on California…
Q I am a 26-year-old European man. I have been for four years in a monogamous relationship with my girlfriend. Recently she cheated on me. When she told me what she did, I felt a very strong pain, even stronger than I expected. After a few days of pain, however, I found that the sexual…
“I just wanted a place where everybody felt comfortable, whether you’re in your 70s or your 20s, if you’re a teenager or a family. A place where everyone felt like they were welcome,” says chef/owner Renée Lavallée of what guided the evolution of the almost three-year-old Canteen from bustling lunch counter above Two If By…
Name: Josiah Stevens Spotted: Alderney Landing Occupation: Barista and owner/operator of Drifter Goods Wearing: Maru Photo Moto jacket, Taylor Stitch chore pants and button-up, Vans shoes, Drifter Goods five-panel How would you describe your style? Workwear/layered/outdoors. Where do you derive inspiration from when putting together an outfit? Normally it’s a bit of form and function.…
Jamie MacAulay has always been a self-proclaimed “ramen nerd.” When a space on Charles Street became available, it only made sense for him to look into opening his own noodle bar. “It’s a really appealing comfort food,” says MacAulay. “It hits all the notes, you know—comforting, warm broth, a nice piece of braised pork and…
