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Childhood friends Moe Alhaj and Paul Jebailey had home on their minds when they dreamt up G-Street Pizza. The pair, who grew up in Dartmouth and have spent most of their adult lives living away—Jebailey on the west coast until recently; Alhaj lives in Dubai—and wanted to make a mark on their community, together. And…
Transit priority lanes like the ones added on Gottingen Street are coming to Robie and Young streets. This week Halifax Regional Council approved phase one of the plan, which will see time-restricted bus lanes on weekdays from 6am-6pm on Robie Street from Young Street to Quinpool Road—hopefully speeding up routes 80, 81 and 7—and a…
Hey neighbour! Why don’t you smoke that skunky skunk in your house? What’s that? Your wife doesn’t want you stinking up your house? Clearly, it comes as no surprise that my wife doesn’t want you stinking my house? Anyway, I have a solution: Go ahead and smoke your pot in your yard—but have the decency to…
Hey, girl from the Common show. I would have called it sexual assault. There’s no consent in a power imbalance like that. Hopefully you interpreted it differently. —MeToo
Smith’s Bakery & Cafe has been bringing fresh bread, major cakes and a top-notch lineup of squares to Haligonians since 1932. Let that sink in for a second. Yesterday, the north end institution and Halifax’s oldest indie bakery took to its social media accounts to let the world know that as of August 10 it would…
I’ve always tipped well for every service in Halifax because I know what it’s like out here in the hospitality industry—but my hanger got the best of me at a certain pizza place on Saturday, where I angrily put in a $0 tip because my pickup order had been delayed for an hour due to…
Why, oh why, does anyone in their right mind spend good money on a concert ticket only to go and talk (yell) to their dumb, Instagram-scrolling friends? You, yes you, are ruining it for everyone else who has to stand within earshot of your inconsiderate ass. Do yourself a favour and don’t waste your money…
I was absolutely disgusted to read the bitch bemoaning panhandlers on Spring Garden Road last week. If you’re more uncomfortable by people standing/sitting in one place with a Tim Horton’s cup asking you for change than people living in your city falling into such extreme impoverishment, you really need some serious reorganizing of your values. I…
I’d like to give a shout out to everyone working this past week in customer service and food service who rocked their jobs in this sweltering weather! I see you! You’re all working so hard and still manage to be so pleasant, air conditioner or not, and I appreciate that. PS: Don’t forget to tip…
To Halifax’s favourite bar: Something has to be done about the sound quality and PA system currently in place—or perhaps those mixing the sound themselves—because I believe yours has become one of the worst live music venues in the city for actually hearing anything. I’ve attended many live music events in this bar, and I’m…
From the opening weekend for Spryfield’s new outdoor movie theatre to the Halifax Jazz Fest’s return, there’s so much fun under the sun (and stars) this weekend! Read on for deets. Dartmouth at Dusk Friday A food, art and craft fair held outside Alderney Landing that sees you getting a taste of the local maker…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANCER (June 21 – July 20) Vantablack is a material made of carbon nanotubes. According to The Guinness Book of World Records, it is the darkest stuff on the planet. No black is blacker than Vantablack. It reflects a mere 0.036 percent of the light that shines upon it. Because of its unusual…
Q My fiance and I have been in a relationship for 11 years. His best friend is one of his exes, and that has always bothered me. What do I do? —Needing Guidance After Getting Engaged A You could make up your mind to get over it, NGAGE. Or you could threaten to break off…
Foreclosure racket Something is wrong with the entire real estate system in Nova Scotia (“Canada’s foreclosure playground,” cover story by The King’s Investigative Workshop, July 4). My father owned a lakefront lot in HRM for 40 years. When he passed his property was supposed to migrate to my mother, but the lot didn’t. Not realizing…
On Friday, this city has a rare chance to see a living legend: The great Sheila E. Sheila Escovedo, queen of all things percussion, has had more extraordinary experiences in her life than seem possible to fit into her 61 years. From first stepping on stage with her father, famed musician Pete Escovedo, at age…
You think you know how African music sounds: You still know the words to K’naan’s last hit and your record collection includes Mumford and Son’s Johannesburg EP. Drips of the continent’s varied music land on your eardrums, but what you don’t know, yet, is that there’s an African rock star whose loose, noodling guitar is…
Without jazz, there’d be no Bernice. All five members completed undergrad degrees in jazz performance at different schools, but ended up forming a band that leans more toward minimalistic pop. “After school, I didn’t quite feel like [jazz] was my path forward in music and started really focusing on writing my own songs,” says Robin…
F or one of Canada’s most decorated reggae musicians, it’s all about singing for the people. “Reggae music—all the music that we do—we sing songs of unification and liberation,” says Exco Levi, the stage name of Wayne Ford Levi. Born in Jamaica, the musician is now based out of Brampton, Ontario and is coming to…
Laurie Brown & Joshua Van Tassel Saturday, July 13, 2pm Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road free Pondercast Live Saturday July 13, 9pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $25 I t’s about to get meta at Halifax Jazz Festival. That’s because Laurie Brown is bringing a live show of her podcast Pondercast to an…
While everyone in attendance certainly didn’t know all the words to every Tanya Tucker song—as Gretchen Wilson would have preferred—festival-goers at Cavendish Beach Music Festival were certainly revelling in the town’s small-town, down-home country feel. The country music festival took place last weekend, and amidst the heat and sweat there were indeed also tears, laughter,…
An eight-storey residential unit building got approval from Halifax West and Community Council this week. The proposed property will nest behind the historic rectory building which sits at the front of the lot at 2267 Brunswick Street beside St. Patrick’s Church. The application was first put forward by Studio Works International Inc. on behalf of…
Short-term rentals have been lurking in the background of Halifax’s housing market for a few years, and a group of north end neighbours are organizing to reign in some of the negative affects they are seeing. Neighbours Speak Up, a working group of about 50 people, presented their platform to Halifax and West Community Council…
The Mohawk word atateken, meaning “relatives” or, loosely, “brothers and sisters,” suggests equality and fraternity among peoples. Last month it officially replaced British general Jeffrey Amherst’s name on a downtown street sign in Montreal. A sharp commemorative contrast compared to Amherst’s support for infecting his Indigenous enemies with diseased blankets. Meanwhile last month in Nova…
WHO SHE IS “Coffee vibes are good vibes,” Chantelle Buote says as she crafts an iced latte. Buote is the owner of The Raven Espresso Boutique, a coffee shop that operates out of a vintage 1969 trailer. She didn’t plan to open a coffee trailer, but she took what the universe placed in her lap. When…
A Local Treasure Having recently celebrated its eighth birthday, Inkwell Modern Handmade is recognized as a fixture of downtown. Inkwell makes gifting a meaningful piece of home easy and personal. The shop is known for filling in our blanks with poetic text and quirky designs to celebrate any occasion. Tug at your significant other’s heart…
