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To the two couples having a posh dinner at around 6pm. I AM SO SO SORRY. I thought I could be as quiet as I could in blowing my nose but failed. My dear friend did mention it and I felt so very embarrassed. I was very tempted to pay for each of your desserts…
Halifax Regional Council’s budget committee settled on a tax rate and some extra spending for the 2020/21 year this week. The way the budget process unfolds in Halifax is set up to increase clarity and create more space for filtering out wants versus needs. The result, if given final approval from council, will be a…
Seriously, you’ve now stolen a potentially asbestos-containing bag of garbage off my doorstep?! I was going to keep adding to it, but I guess you wanted that plastic sheeting, dried ceiling popcorn goo and potential cancer-causing fibres! (I can’t afford asbestos testing so I treated it like it did have asbestos). Between you and the…
Wonderful editors that lay out the Love/Bitch section. I’m sitting in New Zealand, reading a crinkly, month-old edition of The Coast that was definitely drenched at one point, that my family lovingly sends me from home. I begin to read as I usually do (check the photographer of the cover, and then read from back-to-front—goodies…
The Coast spent a long time considering whether or not a quirky survey about sex and relationships was the place to ask the harder questions about sexualized violence and rape culture. At first, we thought no way: There is nothing quirky about sexual assault. But we also wondered why it’s so easy—and there’s so much…
It was a dark and stormy night in Halifax, which meant the event hosted by Dalhousie’s Roméo Dallaire Child Soldier Initiative was delayed, as its namesake founder was stuck on the tarmac at Stanfield airport. On Monday, hundreds of Haligonians of all ages gathered at the Rebecca Cohn auditorium for Children’s Rights Upfront: Preventing the…
I saw your look of confusion as I passed by, blaring my horn at you. Look: the carshare parking spots are for carshare cars. Not for German-made luxury vehicles idling life away. So had to park farther away and walk through even more treacherous shitice because of you. Thanks. If I seem overly enraged, it’s because…
From recording acoustic covers in her basement to hitting the stage at Saturday Night Live to winning a Grammy for best new artist in 2018, it’s safe to say Alessia Cara has spent her teen years in an ascent, a come-up, rising into popular conscious off the back of her totally-perfect (I will not entertain…
Shipping. Bury your gays. ClexaCon. Unless you are entrenched within the LGBTQ community, these terms may not mean a whole lot to you—but Gabrielle Zilkha aims to change that. With her latest documentary, Queering the Script, the award-winning Canadian filmmaker explores the history of queer women on television and its passionate fan base. As fun…
Controlled Damage Feb 4-23; Tue-Fri, 7:30 pm; Sat-Sun 2pm & 7:30pm Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street $30-$51 Andrea Scott’s new play Controlled Damage—about the life of Viola Desmond—is having its world premiere on Friday at Neptune Theatre. The Coast spoke with the playwright about the continued importance of Desmond’s story. Do you remember when you…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AQUARIUS ( January 20- February 18) According to my analysis, the year 2020 will be a time when you can have dramatic success as you re-evaluate and re-vision and revamp your understanding of your life purpose. Why were you born? What’s the nature of your unique genius? What are the best gifts you…
The bridge of the HMCS Charlottetown was cool and muggy. The ship’s air conditioning was running full blast, but the doors were open, so the sailors on watch could hear if something happened ashore. During the day, the Charlottetown would stay far off the coast of Libya to be out of range of land-based missiles.…
Q I started reading your column when I was a 20-year-old kid. Now I’m an old married lady with 20 years of blissful monogamy behind me. My oldest daughter, who is 23, just came out to me as a sex worker. She’s been making a slim living as a cam girl. She recently graduated with…
Doug Townsend and Renée Lavallée, the team behind Dartmouth’s The Canteen and Little C, go down-home with a low-key Portland Street tavern
In the last week of January, a month after edibles arrived at the NSLC, the Clyde Street store was mostly bare of them. No chocolates, no gummies. The cases of THC-infused beverages were empty. There were three flavours of CBD-infused tea bags from Everie (from High Park) in stock, as well as a number of…
Editor’s note: Except for the bit at the end about going on a field trip through our Instagram account, this piece is optimized for reading in the print version of The Coast. Pick one up today! Something changed. This Coast you’re reading is different somehow. The fonts and the sections and the layout—they’re still the…
Milling about I share concerns about the environmental damage caused by Northern Pulp and I’m glad the minister is sticking to their guns on this matter (“Turning the toxic tide on Northern Pulp and Boat Harbour,” Feature story by Taryn Grant, January 30, 2020). However, the only way I was able to afford this year’s…
E fforts to shrink Nova Scotia’s doctor waitlist are working, but many Nova Scotians still dont have a family practioner. When Martha Mutale’s family doctor’s practice closed almost 10 years ago, she wasn’t worried. As a student, she had access to on-campus medical and counselling services, and the need for a family doctor never crossed…
N ova Scotia’s minimum wage will make an historic $1 leap in April, but caveats in the province’s plan will still leave Nova Scotian workers stuck in the middle of the pack. Just last year Nova Scotia’s $11 minimum wage was the lowest in the country, but the provincial government’s plans hope to knock Nova…
T he Coast sat down with local climate scientist Jeffrey Taylor to talk the basics of climate change. His key points about what climate change is—and isn’t—all centre around the idea that “for the most part, we’ve all accepted that we as humans have impacted the planet, it’s caused the climate to change,” he says.…
I t was date night. We’d called ahead and made our arrangements. We arrived at the restaurant early to avoid the crowds. Yet we were met with looks of uncertainty and a 10-inch step at the entrance. The server left to find a ramp; turns out the only one was the loading ramp to the…
LOCAL By Local Girl To Feb 8 Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street W hat does “local” mean, anyway? NSCAD student Anita Joh’s artistic persona (and “conceptual brand”) LOCAL by Local Girl is an attempt to dig into that question through a series of pop-ups, installations and social-media engagements. The brand includes everyday functional objects,…
F or Seth Glasgow—who raps under the name Vadell Gabriel—Valentine’s Day isn’t a romanticized lovefest. On his new EP Lover’s Pain, he explores his own misfortunes in love with unflinching vulnerability—and hopes that by unpacking his own woes, he can show those with nowhere to be on February 14 that they’re not alone. The lyrics…
Listen to the Wind Feb 6-8, 7pm; Feb 9, 6pm Jonathan McCully Mansion, 2507 Brunswick Street and Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, 6199 Chebucto Road Sold out Any space can become a theatre if you look at it the right way. That’s what Steady Theatre Co. is doing with its latest play, Listen to the…
