The Carleton’s new face
After five years The Carleton Bar & Grill (1685 Argyle Street) is getting a makeover, but the changes aren’t only skin deep. This week brought not just the news that the bar would be closed until Friday for renovations, but that Mike Campbell—a partial owner of the business from the get-go—had taken over majority ownership.…
Kuato hunts the deadliest game
Kuato’s Josh Pothier just went nuts running around the woods for a day with local male Kris McCann, all in the name of this video. Directed by Jeff Miller and Adam Toth, you can buy “Groundwork” on limited edition cassette or wait patiently for the full length, The Great Upheaval coming this spring. Man, I…
A new Newcombe’s Ink
The pending construction of the better, faster, stronger Roy Building has pushed Newcombe’s Ink (5187 Sackville Street) to move out of its downtown location sooner than expected, but tattoo artist Helena Darling says it’s not a bad thing. “It’s really exciting, it’s fully renovated,” the longtime employee says of new spot. “Being in an over…
Untitled Eats is closed
Your next visit to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia might leave you a little hungry—Untitled Eats (1723 Hollis Street) has officially closed its doors. The AGNS’ restaurant, known for its hot eats and cocktail nights, has been run by The Armview’s (7156 Chebucto Road) sister company, Uptown Catering since late 2011. They couldn’t be…
Beemer Asshole
This is for the prick in the Beemer who slowed to a crawl then accelerated in the storm Saturday night as four of us tried to cross the street: You’re a douchebag with more money than brains! You know who you are and you need to trade in your licence (if you even have one)…
Scrooge Had It Right
Remember the 1935 version of Scrooge, where he picks up a stick and rushed out of his shop to deal with beggars in the street outside his business? I wish I could do that with the beggars outside my business on Spring Garden Rd. They stand around all day, disturbing the flow of legitimate shoppers,…
Why does my kitten need a ballcap?
It bugs me when I log out of the Bitch site and see this stupid message: Your carefully selected logout fortune for today is: Joined a North End knitting bee. WTF is this cryptic horseshit? What does it mean? —Change it, it sucks.
mr. Bouncer Thank You LD
You, are helplessly charming and simply irresistible. I, am a goof who cannot keep her head on straight. Swooonin’. —ms
Asshole
To the little shit who splattered juice on me and several other people at the bus stop- Fuck You. I would say more but honestly? In the grand scheme of things you’re not even worth it. —Aggrevated
I love burning Gasoline
There’s nothing more fun than burning gasoline in an internal combustion engine. Actually, the faster one burns gas the more fun one will have. My immediate goal in life is to upgrade from a 600cc ultra fast sport bike to a hyper fast 1000 cc sport bike. Both are delightfully loud and thrilling at full…
obstinate blob
we all see you idling out there, doing fuck all, every god damn day – I ought to stuff a smoked meat sandwich in your tailpipe, you villian —see you tomorrow I’m sure
911 Operator
When my car got hit on January 5, 1pm, on Hollis St by the Trident cafe you were so kind and more than doing your job in my eyes. You stayed on the line with me when all of a sudden I started to cry. You see this was the 1st anniversary of my dads…
our buses are pro life
i saw a new campaign of offensive pro life ads on our public transit as of late, decided to lodge a complaint with metro transit, they stated because of a case that was won some years ago that they would allow potentially offensive materials on their bus ads because of free speach, but i think…
what the west won
Beautiful mom of the Lego kid you are missed in these parts. Wish I convinced you to stay I would make you happy. You are adored. —Scotch
Ode to Hibou
Like a warm batch of fresh nachos. Curling up in bed all farting aside. Sopranos. Pizza. Wine. Damn your ass is fine. I can do this forever. Our love just keeps on getting better. You had me at Gelato. BAM! —Ingrown Hair
S’Not Cool to be Snotty!
Pardon my lack of empathy as you recover from your cold but I shouldn’t have to listen to you clear your damn throat at an unnervingly frequent interval. Just suck it up, and be done with it already. I don’t care how much mucus and phlegm you have lodged up there so stop subjecting me…
Tired of waiting outside the door
Nova Scotia: There are a lot of things I like about you but your job market sucks. I have a postgraduate degree, and haven’t found a job in my field since I graduated last year. You say I am either underqualified or overqualified- which one is it? Yes, I realize I am lacking experience but…
Mid Point Cafe set for Spring Garden
The finely ground beans had barely settled at the former Second Cup (5425 Spring Garden Road) before we got word that the prime real estate had been scooped up by another coffee shop. Can Hicyilmaz, owner of the Cup’s neighbouring hookah bar Ottoman Cafe (5411 Spring Garden Road), had the space in the back of…
waiting to check you out
I work at a library. You, brown hair, attractive, catch my attention everytime you come in. Usually on Saturday afternoons, and some evenings. The last few times you’ve been with a friend, and right at 5 when we close. I enjoy the little small chat and the smiles we exchange. If I knew you were…
back to my ex!
yo bf your bedroom skills are under developed people that i have met here that you have slept with have said the same things i will not marry you you suck in bed you dont do a thing im fine by myself and im good cooking and cleaning and making myself some pleasure but you…
Yoga Love
I’d like to say thank you to a special yoga teacher at my favorite sweaty studio. In an industry filled with thin people, your curvy confidence make me feel more welcome. You inspire me and remind me that its okay to love my body despite it not fitting in with soceital norms of beauty. Thank…
On Ramp Rule #1
I hate getting stuck behind someone who doesn’t know how to use a highway on ramp. You know the kind, the ones who are only going 60 km/h trying to merge with traffic going 120. You are supposed to speed up to the same speed as the cars on the highway so you can easily…
Bookmark’s for sale
Halifax’s only independent adult bookstore is for sale, along with its Charlottetown counterpart. Bookmark is the longest running independent bookstore in Atlantic Canada. The news comes a year after the death of the stores’ founder and owner, Rodney Jones, at 66. His family—daughters Tarra Drevet and Charla Jones, and brother Larry Jones—has been running the…
Just Another Love Story
No matter the resolve I think I have, I always end up in your arms. I can’t resist you. Your feelings for me show in all the little things you do. You fuss over me. You make me laugh. I live for your storytelling. My heart aches at the thought of you going away. I…
Dear Coasters
This blog is tough to read because its so chalk full of the language of the ignorant that it’s sickening to be reminded of the state of society. Without something constructive to add you’re just an impedement to quality discussion. Conspiracy definition… When 2 or more people work together to accomplish a shared result while…
Passerby that did not pass me by
A sincere thank you to everyone who took the time to ask if I was okay and if I needed any help after I was involved in a small auto accident last week. The brakes blew out in my car and I chose to crash into a snowbank instead of the car in front of…
Doctor Crisis and the Reality of Walk-In Clinics
On an app’t, with my doctor yesterday, I learned that walk-in clinic doctors want you in and out in 2 minutes and, in that 2 minutes, a walk-in doc will make the same amount as my doc who will spend 20 minutes discussing my condition and options. Walk-in doctors only want to treat symptoms, if…
Khyber Arts Centre, Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia to be relocated
(Disclosure: I am currently a member of the Khyber board) This Monday, Khyber Centre for the Arts’ artistic director Dan Joyce got a notification from HRM Events & Cultural Initiatives manager Elizabeth Taylor to leave and have no further programming at the Khyber Building on 1588 Barrington Street. The reasoning being that construction on a…
Opening up the police department:
Police in our society hold immense power. Police have the power to arrest people and lock people up for an entire weekend without explaining the arrest to a higher authority. Police can charge people with a crime, pulling those charged into a complex legal web that, even if found not guilty, is time-consuming and takes…
Saving the Farmers Market …NOT
All the renovations at the Seaport Market and the great repositioning plan are doing nothing for our local farmers market. Go down during the week and only a handful of stores open and almost no customers! Even Saturdays seem to have fewer farmers and crafters. The sellers are too afraid to say anything when asked…
North end dog owner
Hey you! You know who you are, letting your dog curl one out, and whilst traffic is busy you get your bag ready as if to clear the done deed from the curb. Then when the coast is clear you turn on your heels shirking your responsibility. Didn’t like it when I called you out,…
What a Bitch!
Each week you hide behind annoymous text and call out people you are otherwise afraid to approach. I’ve had enough! I love to coast, but the Bitch allows for people to get hurt without an outlet to properly respond. We do not need this. Bitch, please go away and expand the Love!! —Lover not a…
A second helping of Smiling Goat
The closure of Bishop’s Landing’s Caffe Ristretto (1475 Lower Water Street) has a double shot of silver lining. Coffee master the Smiling Goat Organic Espresso Bar (1551 South Park Street) has announced that it will be opening a second location in Ristretto’s former piazza facing space. “It’s weird, I had always been eyeing that spot.…
Metro Transit Gal
On Monday the 13th, around 5:00PM…You were the gal in the cap, jeans & sneakers on the #52. I was the geeky looking dude. We exchanged smiles and swayed with the bus stopping and starting. You left on the #23 and had a terrific smile. You made my day, week, and month! I hope to…
Roses from a stranger
To the stranger who left a massive bouquet of pink roses on the hood of my car on Quinpool: You are a beautiful human and you made my day. I will pass it on. Namaste. —Mousie
Do we want Democarcy or Despotism?
Some people still do not believe that back in 1997 promised the public that the Otter Lake landfill would only operate for 25 years (until 2024). But of the day did believe that Otter Lake would close within 25 years. Here is a snip from a newspaper of the past: The Daily News (Halifax) -…
Federal government’s library-closing policy comes to Halifax
When Dalhousie biologist Heike Lotze heard the library at the St. Andrews Biological Station in New Brunswick would close, it came as a shock. The station has been a destination for researchers since the 19th century, and the library played a key role in her research into the ecological history of the Bay of Fundy,…
Smart phone real-time bus locator apps are coming—really, this time
Ten years and untold millions of dollars after it was first envisioned, it looks like Metro Transit will finally have a rider-friendly Go Time system. Halifax council Tuesday approved $5.9 million for an “Automated Vehicle Location /Computer Aided Dispatch” system for buses, to be purchased from Trapeze Software Group , a Mississauga company Metro Transit…
Council passes clear garbage bag policy, delays votes on more controversial proposals
Garbage issues were front and centre at City Hall Tuesday, as Halifax council began dealing with a set of proposals put forward by CAO Richard Butts to fundamentally change how the landfill operates. In the 1990s, Halifax opened the Otter Lake Landfill. To maintain the highest environmental standards, the landfill included a front end processor,…
Waka Flocka Flame game
After months of rumors and hearsay, Waka Flocka Flame (given name Juaquin Malphurs) is finally hitting the Halifax Forum on Saturday night. In a city that has a reputation for cancelling big-name rap acts at the last minute due to border troubles and booking issues, it seemed like it might never happen. But it is—Waka Flocka…
Jinx the Cat luck and roll
They’re bad-luck tokens that will charm their way into your good graces. The members of Jinx the Cat didn’t just choose an apt name for their band—it sometimes feels like a self-inflicted curse. “We have definitely seen our fair share of bad luck,” says Drew Albert, vocalist of the Saint John-based indie jam band (who…
Julie Doiron’s loud lullaby
“The thing with this show that people need to know is that we’re super-loud,” says Julie Doiron, the sometimes-loud, sometimes-quiet veteran alternative rock hero. This tour is definitely in the loud category thanks to backing band The Wrong Guys. Made up of emerging songwriter Eamon McGrath and Cancer Bats’ rhythm section Mike Peters and Jaye…
Cookie Cravings fulfilled by bike
In 2014, I resolve to indulge in far more baked goods than I did last year. I also resolve to make sure my loved ones do they same. Luckily, Halifax Cookie Cravings has my back on this. Diana Manuel has been delivering freshly baked cookies by bike since 2012, when as a recent grad she…
Custio Clayton: eyes on the prize
The bell had barely finished ringing when Custio Clayton won his first-ever competitive boxing match. He delivered one good punch, sending his opponent (who’d swung and missed already) into the ropes, effectively ending the fight. Clayton’s first nine match-ups would end like this, in victory, but this one made him a champ in just 25…
Wrestle woMania
Just ask any pro wrestler and they’ll tell you wrestling truth: the blood, sweat and tears are real. In entertainment wrestling, pain and pleasure form an almost-perfect union of athletic excellence and performance art. Still, wrestling is critiqued for its over-the-top campiness, which happens to be the same reason why it has one of the…
Juiced up
The day before you start a juice cleanse you think the craziest thoughts, like “this is going to be so easy” in between shovel-bites of spinach and cheese ravioli pesto. Almost everything sounds like a good idea three weeks from having to go through with it, and this was no exception. To be fair, the…
Pleased to meat you
I’m not a dieter. Sure, I think about it like every other woman in society who has better things to do, but I never get around to doing it. I don’t adhere to any food restrictions. I’ve eaten grasshoppers and live sea urchins and dog and coagulated blood-filled intestines before. If it’s on the food…
Group on
Glorious LA Lakers six-time champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once said, “You can’t win if you don’t play as a unit.” Think about that the next time you’d rather stay nestled among chips and Netflix. We know it’s not always easy getting the 60 minutes of recommended physical activity per day to stay healthy and in shape.…
Mother or lover, choose one
Q My friend is in her late 20s and married, and she has two little kids. Her husband had a rough childhood and has some issues. Since their most recent child was conceived, they have not had sex. He says he believes there is a difference between a lover and a mother, and he refuses…
How the city excluded food trucks from The Oval
There is no question that The Oval provides a great opportunity for the people to get outside and be active during the winter months. Now in its third season, The Oval continues to attract more people to the centre of the city to skate, socialize and snack on local food fare. Pastry, that is. That’s…
Letters to the editor, January 16, 2014
Road rage The clue to the crosswalk problem is contained in the observation that almost all car/pedestrian accidents happened in bad visibility conditions at marked crosswalks (“Walking targets,” Feature by Tim Bousquet, January 9). The obvious conclusion is that the crosswalks are only safe, given the norms of driver skill and pedestrian behaviour in Halifax,…
Dig into the Well Being Guide
Winter’s when we need motivation the most, it can be hard to get fired up about anything when you’re bouncing between weather bomb and sideways rain. Our annual Well Being Guide doesn’t make any promises to start a Body Revolution or inspire your next 30-Day Shred, but it’s a gentle coax towards getting healthy this…
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Dick Averns was caught in an unfamiliar situation. A group of young Jewish women began a protest in the narrow roads around the Western Wall in Jerusalem. As the Israeli military began to break up the protest, Averns quietly recorded the moment. “I recorded the protest with my SLR camera, which really doesn’t look like…
Off the Grill talk
John’s Lunch casts a long shadow on Pleasant Street. While several fast food joints run the road in that stretch, the indomitable John’s continues to set the bar for fried food in the neighbourhood. And while burgers of all kinds converge on the strip across from Value Village, Off the Grill—which opened in the fall…
Free Will Astrology
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Capricorn! (December 22-January 19) The Flemish artist Jan van Eyck (1385-1441) was renowned for his innovative mastery of oil painting. He signed many of his works not just with his name but also with his motto: Als ick kan. Its idiomatic translation is “The best I can do.” What he meant was that…
