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To the cute guy in the suit who gave me the loveliest smile at a certain shop near Pizza Corner: Let’s get coffee? —Hopeless Romantic
I found your keys in the slushy side of the road on Spring Garden across from Indochine today, January 23 at approximately 4:30 pm. The ring had notable keys on it, including a vintage Honda motorcycle key, a black bike lock key, and a U-Haul padlock key, along with several others. I turned the keys…
I seem to work with a bunch of people who are amused by complaining but never doing anything about it. These same people think its also fun to poke fun at previous employees from years ago…how boring is your life you have nothing better to talk about. Come on, let it go, do something with…
Acadia University psychology professor Rick Mehta is in hot water over his social media posts about residential schools and multiculturalism. He’s not the first academic to find himself in this position. In October, a Drexel University professor was placed on leave after posting on Twitter that a “narrative of white victimization” was to blame for…
Former Progressive Conservative Party leader Jamie Baillie has resigned Wednesday following an investigation into “inappropriate behaviour.” According to PC president Tara Miller, the Party conducted an independent, third-party investigation after being made aware of allegations against Baillie late in December. The investigation concluded Baillie had breached the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s policy on harassment…
A post shared by KingsPier (@kingspiervintage) on Nov 11, 2017 at 11:30am PST The long-abandoned 2347 Agricola Street is coming back to life this week. Dartmouth vintage boutique King’s Pier Curated Collections (13 Kings Wharf Place) is popping up as a satellite store in the former north end laundromat, bringing its pre-loved fashions to Agricola and…
A lot is happening in the local beer can discourse as of late. As a result, Tusket Falls Brewing Company has pulled its Hanging Oak red IPA. In the past few days, the image of four Tusket Brewing beer cans has been making the rounds on social media, including the controversial Hanging Oak. The label…
Nova Scotia will begin acting on recommendations made in yesterday’s “Raise the Bar” report, starting with shuttering the province’s elected school boards. The news was announced Wednesday afternoon by Zach Churchill, minister of education and early childhood development. “I thank Dr. [Avis] Glaze for her incredibly thoughtful report,” writes Churchill in a release. “She has…
Angel Gurria sounds like the leader of an environmental or social justice group. In a recent University of Toronto lecture, “Climate Action: Time for Implementation,” he stressed that climate change is a public health issue “disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable as well as those least responsible for anthropogenic warming.” Gurria is secretary-general of the Organisation…
I thought the justice system was supposed to be fair? Judges leaving stay-at-home Moms with all the debt and the dead beats get the assets. The amount of stress you are causing families is outrageous! Who is making sure the Judges are doing their jobs oh the senior judges that are never at work because…
A new government report is calling for sweeping changes to the province’s education system. Entitled Raise the Bar: A Coherent and Responsible Education Administration System for Nova Scotia, the document was assembled over the last year by international education advisor Avis Glaze. Among its 22 recommendations is a proposal to eliminate all the province’s elected…
Not only did the president of denim dealers Levi Strauss & Co. come to town for the jean store’s grand opening celebration, but that president is from Halifax. For James Curleigh, better known as JC, helping open a store in his hometown is pretty spectacular. “I’ve been on a world journey, and I never thought…
A post shared by Said The Whale (@saidthewhale) on Sep 22, 2017 at 9:13am PDT Formerly billed as the GroundSwell Music Festival, Into The Night Music Fest started as a way to highlight all the musical magic happening at GroundSwell Music’s synonymous label. Since 2015, it was like walking through a live, label completion CD…
I know that I obviously had no control over the situation, and I have no business feeling upset over this, but it irked me in a way and I freeze when confronted as I am in no way a confrontational person. I would sooner eat a meal I didn’t order then speak up and say…
Here’s a question…why should Nova Scotians pay for a drug (PrEP) that wouldn’t be necessary if you fine people would learn to wear condoms and act responsibly? You have a choice at wellness. People don’t choose to get cancer…you are like cigarette smokers. You know the risks of your chosen lifestyle, and yet you continue…
To the young man who held the door for me: Please don’t call me “sir,” it makes me feel as old as I am. Call me Daddy instead. —When I’m Dressed In Leather, It’s Sir
I’m doing 120 in the fast lane, and the guy in the slow lane is doing 115. We are both moving along at a pretty good speed. Except, along comes this little red sports car that wants to do 150. He honks at me, then sees an opening to pass on the right. The opening…
When I left Vancouver a year ago to settle into my new life here in Halifax, I was so relieved to think of never having to speak in front of city council ever again. Seven long years of fighting for livability and affordable housing in Metro Vancouver left me drained, depressed and defeated. Leaving all…
A BIG man kicked a pigeon intentionally on Spring Garden Road today, and then put his arms in the air like he was the champ…Chump is more like it. Hope you’re proud BIG man. Asshole. —Witness To Cruelty
During the summer, the island in my crescent is a good 120 feet down the road. During the winter, the island in my crescent practically block my drive way. Please back up, and give that windrow a push into the island. No one says that you aren’t allowed to show some pride in your workmanship.…
The municipality has finally put some of its money where its mouth is to protect Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes. On Friday afternoon HRM announced it had purchased nearly 200 acres of property near Hobson Lake from West Bedford Holdings. It’s the first land acquisition by Halifax towards creating a new regional park around the Blue…
To the lady whose off leash dog attacked a man on Windsor Street last night around 10:30 or 11: The only thing worse than your dog handling skills is your parental skills. I came out around the corner after the dog attack, to see your shitty child (I assume), young adult male go screaming down…
One of the oldest buildings in Halifax without official heritage status is getting another shot at life thanks to its new owners. Galaxy Properties is working with HRM’s heritage team to try and save the Elmwood, and it looks like it might actually happen. “I think the odds are very good,” says municipal planner Aaron…
A post shared by Vandal Doughnuts (@vandaldoughnuts) on Jan 19, 2018 at 5:20am PST Vandal Doughnuts has given us what so many have asked for (…?): a Tide Pod you can eat without poisoning yourself. The Agricola Street bakery shared an image of the treat on Instagram earlier today, warning followers that it’s “the only…
Thanks, man. I feel like everyone’s been a crazy person on the roads since the snow hit, making anxiety-fuelled lane changes, driving at wildly inappropriate speeds and the like. But this morning I was pretty sure you had arrived at the two-lane drive thru at Robie and Young before me, so I let you go…
The thing about children of serious/chronic mental illness is that you have no right/freedom to an opinion. You go through life never having a voice, society tells you it’s a waiting game. When you try to voice your opinion, it’s considered illegitimate. You must be going crazy. You must be getting paranoid. There is no…
After 25 years, P’lovers is closing. In an Instagram post, owner Shelby Lendrum lamented her store: “Despite my best efforts, P’lovers is closing its doors permanently,” she wrote. “My deepest apologies to those who are caught in the turmoil of these sudden events.” Lendrum was a P’lovers employee before taking ownership of the Halifax and…
10 Winter Games Fun Day Saturday Pier 21 is hyped about the upcoming winter Olympics in PyeongChang and to get you in on the good vibes, too, it’ll be hosting a bilingual, interactive afternoon for families and newcomers to learn about winter sports in Canada. 9 Silver + Gold Friday Eyelevel has been treating Halifax’s…
The department of community services has failed children in its custody and children of parents reliant on its programs. Something needs to be done. Abdoul Abdi, along with his sister and aunts, should have been welcomed by Nova Scotia with open arms. Instead, shortly after they arrived, Abdi and his sister were placed into the…
It was the Sobeys bag that broke the camel’s back. A proposal to ban single-use plastic bags in HRM ignited a garbage fight between several city councillors during two hours of heated debate Tuesday. A staff report before council recommended the municipality work with the province to ban the use of shopping bags in all…
Waxahatchee w/The Weather Station, Owen Meany’s Batting Stance, Corey Gulkin Friday, January 19, 7pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 adv/$30 door Katie Crutchfield has just packed up her apartment in Philadelphia—if you follow her on Instagram, you’ve seen its walls as pink as Lady Bird’s bedroom—and will take her things back to the…
Palehound w/Dance Movie, Emily Rockarts, Valerie Thursday, January 18, 8pm The Seahorse, 2037 Gottingen Street $15 adv/$20 door The highlight of 2018 may have already happened for Palehound. On January 8, the Boston indie pop-rock band was a crossword clue in The New York Times, much to the delight of frontperson Ellen Kempner. “I wish…
Kaia Kater w/Meaghan Blanchard, Camille Delean, Leanne Hoffman Friday, January 19 The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street, 7:30pm $15 adv/$25 door w/Rose Cousins Good Robot Brewing Co., 2736 Robie Street Saturday, January 20, 7-8pm Sold Out When Kaia Kater plays a pair of shows at In the Dead of Winter this weekend, one will be next…
Women are marching again. It’s been a year since people gathered in Washington and cities around the world to advocate for issues such as women’s rights, racial equality, LGTBQ+ rights and reproductive justice. The rally was catalyzed by the election of the Trump administration and the hateful rhetoric being spread by many of its supporters.…
Fiver w/Stewart Legere, Lydia Persaud, Brooklyn Doran Thursday, January 18, 7:30pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $20 adv/$25 door Simone Schmidt’s fascination with history began, like so many do, with a newspaper. Schmidt, who fronts the band The Highest Order and makes rootsy folk music under the name Fiver, says she had always found herself…
Witch Prophet w/Reeny Smith, The State of Alaska, Nick Ferrio Friday, January 19, 9:30pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $15 adv/$20 door At the end of 2015, a song called “Architect of Heartbreak” began circulating online among underground hip-hop and R&B fans. The song, by an artist called Witch Prophet and featuring Seattle hip-hop…
Off Track Brewing Ltd. 275 Rocky Lake Drive WHO THEY ARE Allan MacKay, Matt Scott and Jon Saunders all have a story many Maritimers will find familiar: The three were born in Nova Scotia (MacKay hails from Antigonish, Scott and Saunders are from Bedford), but packed up to find work out west. While in British…
Matt Mays w/July Talk, The Beaches Saturday, January 20, 8pm Scotiabank Centre, 1800 Argyle Street $37.50-$57.50 sonicconcerts.com Matt Mays camped out overnight to get tickets for a Neil Young & Crazy Horse show at the arena formerly known as the Metro Centre on November 5, 1996. He got tickets 10 rows back, but pushed ahead…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) Three centuries ago, Capricorn genius Isaac Newton formulated principles that have ever since been fundamental to scientists’ understanding of the physical universe. He was also a pioneer in mathematics, optics, and astronomy. And yet he also expended huge amounts of time and energy on the fruitless attempt to employ…
Pagan prejudice I was so pleased to read Jessie Harrold’s story “The neuroscience of ritual” in the Well Being Guide (Jan 11). It’s great to see amazing neuroscientific advances providing evidence that supports how we pagans practice. Unfortunately you call attention to us and our religion (which is as protected a religion as Christianity under…
Q I’m a professional dominatrix, and I thought I’d seen everything in the last five years. But this situation completely baffled the entire dungeon. This middle-aged guy, seemingly in fine health, booked an appointment with me and my colleague for one hour of some very light play and a golden shower to finish off with.…
It’s either a landmark building that will put food on the tables of Halifax’s working-class, or a shakedown that’s anathema to positive urban design. Depends who you ask. Over 40 residents, planners and friends of the Common attended a public hearing Tuesday evening at City Hall to speak out both for and against Armco’s Willow…
If there’s one thing that’ll help us get through the winter and its associated plummeting temperatures and moods, it’s good vibes. And thanks to Dwayne Green, Cole Harbour is getting a heaping serving of those this weekend. Newbie restaurant, Jamaica Vibes celebrates its “pre-opening” Saturday, January 20 in the former home of Cole’s Neighbourhood Restaurant…
Black Tie Chip Night Fri, Jan 19, 8-10pm Atlantic Beer Institute, 1496 Lower Water Street $20/$30 You might think you love chips, but The Villain’s Theatre’s artistic producer Colleen MacIsaac and artistic director, Dan Brayr, can probably out-do you. The self-described “chip connoisseurs” have learned a thing or two about the salty snack from the…
The Maritime Grammys are returning to Halifax this spring after what feels like too many years away, and with them are coming one hell of a big ticket. While the entire ECMA madness lasts from May 2 to 6, the awards ceremony itself (which takes place May 3) boasts a week’s worth of talent, with…
