Be the first to know about breaking news, articles, and updates.
The Coast | News, events, restaurants, concerts and Burger Week for Halifax, Nova Scotia
Home of the Best of Halifax Reader's Choice Awards, the award-winning independent newspaper covers the Halifax news, politics, events, concerts, movies, restaurants, and nightlife scene.
New dude on the scene got you interested? Seems to always be flirting with you without really saying anything? Got a sob story about why he’s here that seems too good to be true? Yeah, it is. Get the back story. His gender politics are shit, he’s really hurt a lot of people and just…
Hey Batman, was that you on the number 1 bus? I thought I caught your eye and I thought it was you but you turned away. It seemed like maybe you didn’t want to see me. I’ve looked for you, but you seem to be strangely invisible online. I should have talked to you even…
Just a general bitch about the “friends” that one seems to lose when they quit drinking. I decided to quit this past year because I felt it was really killing my health, my bank account and my emotional well being. I was able to do it, completely cold turkey after 15 years of hard drinking,…
A dark 6am good morning. A shared smile over baby giggles. A held elevator on a busy day. A quick chat as two tails wag. Here’s to all the little things that connect us to strangers in this crazy world. — Stranger
Why do you even have a schedule? It would be more accurate to just tell your customers, “Show up at the bus stop two hours before you need to be somewhere and we guarantee a 50 percent chance you’ll be on time. May the bus gods smile upon you.” — Cold
R acist and dirty cops, power-hungry cops who use excessive force and arrest people for no reason, need to be stopped. I can’t believe that poor woman was punched in the face in front of her children! I was pushed face-first toward the concrete by a cop before with extreme force, I almost had my…
To the idiot in a grey Nissan Versa who crossed the North and Robie intersection as an ambulance was trying make its way to the hospital, in snow, during rush hour, yesterday afternoon. STOP and WAIT. And why TF are you wearing noise-cancelling headphones while driving!?!?!?! Are you literally trying to kill people?!?! Ugh. —Pedestrian…
I was always under the impression the “living room” on the fifth floor of the central library was meant to be reasonably quiet, yet every time I’ve been there it’s been just as noisy as the rest of the incredibly noisy library. People speaking loudly on their phone, constant camera shutters from teams of unoriginal…
It’s time for a little re-organizing at Halifax Police Headquarters now that regional council has approved a slew of recommendations designed to amp up the “effectiveness and efficiencies” of policing in HRM, including new roles for civilians. In November 2019, Vancouver-based Perivale and Taylor Consulting prepared a $195,000 report on the internal workings of Halifax’s…
Although snowy roads can inconvenience and annoy drivers, they’re pretty exciting for John Kyle. Snow on the roads means within just a few hours, sneckdowns will appear. “I found out about sneckdowns a few years ago and thought that was a really cool idea to see how the streets are actually used, instead of how…
B eing a trans engineering student at Dalhousie’s Sexton campus hasn’t been an easy experience for Maxxim Vigneau. “It was scary to come out in engineering. To have that environment of predominantly straight, cis, white males was very intimidating,” says the 20-year-old. “I was scared that I was going to be ridiculed or judged.” While…
Q I’m a 26-year-old bisexual woman with a history of self-harm. It hasn’t been much of an issue for the last few years, but my sex life has improved a lot in that time. I realized that I am quite submissive and masochistic, and I have found a wonderful dominant partner who I’ve gotten to…
Q uestion: What did the pedestrian’s $100 bill say to the Walmart in Bayers Lake? Answer: You ain’t getting none of this! Bayers Lake Business Park and Dartmouth Crossing are two of the busiest shopping areas in Halifax Regional Municipality, but are the most neglected when it comes to accessibility. HRM has done well with…
F or almost 20 years, Just Spring Roll has remained a hidden gem on the bottom floor of Park Lane Mall. In that time, the restaurant has gained a loyal following of customers (and Park Lane moviegoers) craving homemade Southeast Asian staples such as Pad Thai and spring rolls. “We do everything to make sure…
Songs of praise Always loved Morgan Davis since I found “What’s Them Pretty Young Girls Doin…” on a jukebox in Renfrew (“Ahead by a half-century,” cover story by Morgan Mullin, January 9, 2020). We have travelled a similar path with blues/R&B. A pleasure to read this. Thx. —posted at thecoast.ca by Robert Watson Rochdale College…
It’s been two years since Vicky Levack has gone dancing—like proper dancing. DJ and lights and a hot outfit. On Saturday she dons a red dress, red lipstick to match. Diamond earrings and a black clutch and black lacey tights—seriously ready to hit the town. “All I want is a Purple Haze and a cute…
There is never a quiet moment in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women. Aside from the charming chatter of the four sisters, the score underlies every scene: Alexandre Desplat’s music shapes the heart of the movie, giving sound to emotions felt and actions shown. This movie is a melodrama for a contemporary audience. While there were scenes…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAPRICORN (December 22- January 19) “I love to be surprised by something I have never thought of,” declares Capricorn actor Ralph Fiennes. According to my analysis of the astrological aspects, you’ll be wise to make that one of your top mottoes in 2020. Why? First, life is likely to bring to your attention…
Seven emerging Venezuelan diaspora artists are bringing their art to Halifax this week. Their pieces touch on themes of loss and memory as a result of being disp laced from their birthplace. The exhibition, Memorial: Work by Venezuelan Diaspora Artists, opens at the Khyber Centre for the Arts on Jan. 16 and runs until Feb.…
Jim Gaffigan Thu Jan 16, 8pm Scotiabank Centre, 1800 Argyle Street $55.50-$95.50 Jim Gaffigan, king of the Hot Pocket, has been busy while his star’s been rising, releasing a stand-up special a year and appearing in nearly a dozen films. As in his comedy, the film roles tend to stay within his established archetype as…
Blue Monday Cabaret Mon Jan 20, 7:30-9:30pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $15/$20 On the iconic cover of Blue, Joni Mitchell’s eyes are closed and she appears to be either mid-song or mid-cry. The cover, like the album itself, evokes such sadness and longing and has been one of the most enduring heartbreak albums since…
Pardis Parker w/Cathy Jones The Carleton, Fri Jan 17 and Sun Jan 19, 7pm, 1685 Argyle Street, $15/$12.50 Pardis Parker isn’t the sort of comedian about to be crowned king of the hot take—not because he’s wrong, but because he speaks truth, people. Case in point? LOL-inducing truth bombs like “The greatest con job of…
Ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft are one step closer to hitting the streets of Halifax now that new regulations for vehicles-for-hire have passed through regional council, but concerns about safety are still on the table. Council passed a motion during Tuesday’s meeting to allow several new changes to HRM by-laws surrounding licensing for both…
