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“Generally, a plant is ready for transplanting when most of the soil in the pot is completely full of roots, top to bottom, probably the third or fourth year it has spent in your house. Many plants prefer to stay in a crowded pot and actually grow better in this environment. Find out if your…
Eastern Front Theatre (Kamp and Half-Cracked: The Legend of Sugar Mary), Neptune Theatre (Mamma Mia and Cinderella) and Two Planks and a Passion (Animal Farm) are among the double-digit nominees for this year’s Robert Merritt Awards, which celebrate excellence in Nova Scotia theatre. Also among the nods are Workshirt Opera’s Tom at the Farm and HomeFirst…
Neptune Theatre announced its new season this afternoon, with artistic producer Jeremy Webb summing it up thusly: “This year we’re celebrating more Atlantic Canadian works, talent and stories about female empowerment.” Joining the previously announced Billy Eliot the Musical (April 14-June 7) as the season closer: Argyle Street Kitchen Party (July 23-August 25): Last year’s…
Seriously. When a snowfall warning comes up on Environment Canada’s forecast, common sense says “ready the plows!” Instead, today, as with most other snow days in the city, our not-so-trusty snow clearers don’t take to the streets until there’s already an inch or more of snow on the ground with little or no preemptive salting…
Thanks for blatantly ripping off one of my most recent paintings, “Ode to LSD,” for the cover of your recent weed issue. And you wonder why the only artists left in that shit hole town are painting light houses and fucking row boats.—The actual artist
You were at The Oval. As was I. It was the last Thursday in February at noon or so. I couldn’t help but drift close to you to watch you skate. Your blond hair flowing from a red beret. It made my day to do a few more laps. See ya round, and round and…—Red…
Just in case you losers didn’t look in the mirror: You ARE NOT FAMOUS AND NEITHER ARE YOU A PERFOMER. You guys give a new name to absolute loser! The fact that you think going out on a Friday night getting dressed up and thinking you are ‘performing’ blows me a way on how oblivious…
Thank you! Over the past however many years, our weather has become much more icy than snowy and a lot (a LOT) of homeowners still just do a quick shovel or let the city deal with the sidewalks. Also, it seems fewer people are salting or gravelling their sidewalks (or doing it enough). As a…
Piss-and-shit-stained nasty ass sweet pants? Leave them at home. Man buns and flip flops? Fuck off. You’re done, losers.—Walking with coffee
Dear local school experiencing labour unrest, As a card-carrying member of Halifax’s Joe Q. Public, I absolutely love that you exist in our city. But for fuck’s sake, make up your mind already. Do you want to be a fine arts and critical studies research university, or an art college? Pick one and do it.…
After 18 meetings and five days of sessions with the university’s administration, NSCAD faculty and librarians are on strike. Almost 100 students, faculty and community supporters attended a rally in support of the strike on Friday at the university’s Granville campus. The striking workers are asking for improved job security for the 56 part-time teachers…
Sure Things like a Bollywood movie night, the 2019 Halifax Black Film Festival, and an art exhibit full of forgeries and fakes make this weekend a win. Festival of Whisky grand tastings Saturday The marquee event for the Festival of Whisky sees you sampling and sipping on varieties from all over the globe at the…
Last year during a cultural festival at Dalhousie University, six university students took the stage in bright colourful outfits called Vardiyaan for their first performance. The routine brought together various folk dances from across the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Now, with Armaan Dhillon at the helm, they form the six-person Bhangra group Noor…
No, it’s not segregation. Neither is it reverse racism which, by the way, is not a thing. The need for Black people to have their own spaces is, in a word, healing. It’s been almost 54 years since the end of Jim Crow and whether it’s Gucci or Halloween, we are still trying to convince…
Street Legal airs Mondays on CBC beginning March 4 Steve Lund is a cliche. At first glance Lund seems about as rare as a three-leaf clover, or a piece of hay in a haystack. A Steve, after all, is just a variation on a Chris, a Ryan or, heaven help us, a Tom. A Steve…
Cynthia Dale is a true Canadian icon. She’s one of those precious few secrets we’ve managed to keep to ourselves: She’s a Stompin’ Tom song, a Company’s Coming cookbook, a butter tart. She’s all that and a bag of ketchup chips. Seeing Dale on screen again is welcomely familiar, like catching your favourite aunt at…
Help the seniors The ACE Team Network (Advocates for the Care of the Elderly) is alarmed by the worsening state of health care, especially for the most vulnerable Nova Scotians. Some say our health care resembles that of third world countries. What is happening in Cape Breton is frightening. From the many media reports on…
It pools in deep garnet and edges the glass in bright purple, nearly magenta. A swirl releases stewed blackberries, ripe blueberries, pickled red pepper and the smoke and salt of a beach fire. A touch to the lips is a laser of acidity that melts over the tongue, and the mouth is awake and ready…
Host Often, the Halifax-based vacation rental management start-up, offers everything from property management to guest communication. With 15 full-time employees, the company covers bookings, advertising, turnover cleaning and even local recommendations. “We make sure we’re showing people the way locals see Halifax,” says Sid Kosatsky. Kosatsky started Host Often in 2017 after he was unable…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20) Until the 16th century in much of Europe and the 18th century in Britain, the new year was celebrated in March. That made sense given the fact that the weather was growing noticeably warmer and it was time to plant the crops again. In my astrological opinion, the month…
After more than a decade of lagging attempts and false starts, the Cogswell Redevelopment plan is onto the last leg. The 90 percent plan was presented to city council on Tuesday and passed unanimously after some housekeeping amendments were added by councillor Waye Mason. The quick turnaround from last week’s release of the updated plan…
Arielle Twist, Disintegrate / Dissociate launch Saturday, March 2, 7:30pm Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis Street Originally from George Gordon First Nation, Arielle Twist, 24, has been well-known among Halifax queer communities for the past several years through her work as a sex educator at Venus Envy. But these days, you’re more likely…
Make Believe: The Secret Library of M. Prud’homme—A rare collection of Fakes To March 29 The Chase Gallery, 6016 University Avenue The objects from The Secret Library of M. Prud’homme don’t quite make sense in a museum—though they are said to be old and rare—nor do they exactly belong in a conventional art gallery setting, though they…
Q I’m a gay guy in my late 40s with a straight sister in her early 50s. She’s been married for a bit over two decades to a guy who always registered as a “possible” on my average-to-good gaydar. But I put BIL, AKA my brother-in-law, in the “improbable” bucket because he actively wooed my…
