CROSSS live outside of The Coast
In a very special edition of Coast lobby videos, we leave the Coast lobby (for the best really) and get right into some cool talks and basement rocks with CROSSS.
Brazen Burwash
When she was 18 years old, Gwen Lazier Braidwood rode a horse from Belleville, Ontario to Washington, DC carrying an invitation for President Calvin Coolidge. She had never ridden a horse before, but she learned fast, and for 28 days she rode “Tip” through all range of terrain, scaring off would-be bandits in style. This…
Mills adds Kick Ass Shoes to the mix
Here’s some business news to get pumped about, the fresh-faced Mills (5640 Spring Garden Road, 429-6111) announced today that it had acquired Spring Garden and Queen’s ladies’ footwear funhouse Kick Ass Shoes (5475 Spring Garden Road, 444-7527). Lisa Gallivan, one-fourth of Mills’ ownership, says it was a very “natural decision” to take over the already…
Rebel Girl Halifax Rock Camp is for the future
BIG OL’ DISCLAIMER: I am one of the organizers and counsellors for the Rebel Girl Halifax Rock Camp. This post isn’t so much a shameless plug as me just letting you know it’s a thing—a thing I feel strongly about. Women performing music has shaped my life. If not for Halifax all-female groups like jale…
My favourite music venue and I are in a fight
To my favourite music venue in Halifax, I will have to say I am very disappointed in you for last night’s show. Now before I begin my rant of displeasure I wish to state unequivocally that this is the ONLY time this venue has ever let me down, and that I stand firm in my…
Baby Bonus Gutter Trash Bottom Feeder
Regrettably, I work for a payday loan store within the HRM. This is out of necessity, as it goes against my moral code to be a cog in corporation that preys on societies less fortunate.(I guess I could put myself in this category as it only pays 11 bucks an hour.) I was in a…
Home Grown Organic’s grand re-opening
It took three years of “harder than usual work” to turn 2310 Gottingen Street into the new home for Home Grown Organic Foods, and finally, it’s time to celebrate. The grocery store/food delivery biz officially switched its operation from its old stomping grounds on Allan Street to Gottingen in April, and it’s been an exciting…
Thank you for making me feel beautiful stranger you are my angel
I just wanted to send a huge ” Thank you!!” to the stranger who was on the #1 bus going downtown, with me on Saturday afternoon. I was sitting with my husband feeling a little paranoid, because it was the first time literally ever that I had gone out of my home without dressing up…
Beautiful Smiles
I met you and your Great Dane Tuesday night at the hospital, and your smile has not left my mind since. I hope chance or fate allows us to end up crossing paths again in the near future! —Girl you said had a beautiful smile
You disgusting excuse for a human being…
What the fuck possesses someone to take their dog to a conference on a hot sunny day and leave him/her to COOK in a car with the windows rolled up all the way. I cannot express the disgust I have for all you stupid fucks out there that do this, and there have been 139…
To the Wolfville monster
… who left their dog to die in a hot car on Sunday. I hear a group of heroes tried to save your dog by breaking into your car. It was too late and your “beloved” family member was boiled while he was still alive. I hope they absolutely wrecked the shit out of your…
The new “AIDS” Pandemic?
Back in 1978, doctors and the medical community discovered that gay men were developing rare cancers and pneumonias. It seemed to be caused by a virus and was easily passed from one to another. Did anyone tell the gay community? No. As a result, there was a decimation of the gay men’s community. The virus…
I wanna rap but the bitches want me, though
i don’t even care, i know you’re nuts and cant get serious but i don’t care. i dont even know why i like you half the time. i just fucking do. maybe i’m the nuts one. yeah i’m probably the nuts one. but at least i aint scared. — Little do she know, I got…
To all the scummy, thieving landlords
I hope your wives cheat on you and your children disown you. I hope you live a long, wretched existence, and that karma visits terrible vengeance upon you again and again. You’ve no right to exploit people the way you do. —Someone who formerly trusted in the decency of humanity
New Jason Eisener short works better than coffee
Jason “Hobo With a Shotgun” Eisener got together with VICE and made this horrifying short film inspired by 3:07am for The Conjuring release. Dear lord, swimming is really scary One Last Dive from jasoneisener on Vimeo. Related Stories
Atlantic Film Festival unveils Atlantic Focus early
It’s been a big day for Canadian movie news, with first the Atlantic Film Festival then the Toronto International FF unveiling parts of their lineups. As is its wont, TIFF waved around a big old deck of major movies—Life of Crime with Jennifer Aniston, 12 Years a Slave with Brad Pitt, Jason Bateman’s Bad Words—making…
Food court report: Park Lane Mall
We’re big supporters of healthy living. We commend those who remain avid gym-goers despite the taunts of blistering heat and and icy cool beers. We are excited that Park Lane Mall’s basement dwelling Goodlife fitness club is getting a expansion/makeover, and even though we’ll miss the fountain, we embrace change. But, as always, we’ve got…
Go for the gold with Culinary Team Canada
The euphoric smells of fine food will be flowing through Halifax this Friday night as the Going for Gold, a dinner with Culinary Team Canada, takes place at the Atlantica Hotel. Atlantica’s executive chef, Luis Clavel, is on cloud nine. He is one of the members of team Canada that will be doing some of…
Do developers have every right?
I saw an article in a local magazine the other day which showed a recent acreage that was going to be developed and the developer had clear cut every tree and bit of wood from it. Someone had complained to the city council in HRM and their representative had said, “That developer had every right…
What’s not to love?
The wonderful roofline on the Fireworks store, Argyle Fine Art’s spontaneous window tribute to Alex Colville, the sure knowledge that, with our fabulous new library, the days are numbered for the “extreme heat closure” sign on the main branch library. All good stuff. Enjoy the city! —Happy Haligonian
Sunny sunny days
It was a pleasure to run and swim with you (and drink your beer!) this weekend. I was excited to get to know you better, so thank you for being so gracious about the random drop-in and for your fantastic company! What a pleasant surprise to make your acquaintance this summer; you have such an…
“She Can’t Control Her Dog.”
Yesterday I saw a woman walking her dog near the Almon Street post office. Her dog barked at another man, but not in a mean way. In a, “C’mon, play with me!” way. But it’s okay if you find dog body language difficult to interpret. You don’t have to like a dog barking at you.…
peace, love, and iphones.
“Never trust a fucking hippie” said Sid, but now I have to disagree. I attended my first Evolve this weekend and though i had a fantastic night I sadly misplaced my iphone while glow in the dark hula hooping, or perhaps crowd surfing. Anyways, I was pretty much resigned to the fact that it was…
Evolve – Wayne’s World – swimming hole walk
Thank you for the walk, it was only 20 minutes but I can’t stop thinking about you. I had to leave early and did not get to see you again. Maybe our paths will cross again. —any chemistry?
You Deserved a Smile
Recently a well-known celebrity played at a popular Halifax venue. Before the show started I was barrelling around in there, came around the corner and was stunned to see the celebrity standing there right in the middle of everything , looking straight at me with a friendly smile. However, instead of returning the smile I…
Dating Site Hell
Who says men have an easier time finding a good woman on a dating site than the other way around? From personal experience, I can tell you that is a crock of shit. Let me start off by saying a good personality is vital to me, but looks play just as important of a role.…
Metro Transit Love
The first time I saw you I was running late for an appointment, missed the bus I was supposed to take and hopped on your bus for an alternate route for which I am thankful. You are so ruggedly handsome, and I love, love, love the beard (never shave it) and I couldn’t help but…
Stupid Girl
Hey:)thanks for being a sistah and giving me the heads up about boy….I really didn’t want to believe it, but I did find out for sure today. His MO is tired and old–he’s all yours. And really, thanks. — Girl
Old Spice
I know I tell you I love you every day. But honestly I don’t know what I was thinking with the other men I’ve dated. You’re exactly everything that I could ever want and/or need in a man. Every time i am around you all I can feel is love. Everything is right when I’m…
Special treatment for Nova Centre mocks HRM By Design
At its meeting tomorrow, Halifax council will almost certainly approve a staff suggestion that in effect exempts Nova Centre developer Joe Ramia from the planning and building rules that apply to every other developer in the city. I say “in effect” because what’s being contemplated is not an actual legal exemption. Rather, the suggestion is…
The Best and Worst of Humanity
I just want to give a shout out to the girl and guy who walked me home from Young St very early the morning of July 20, when I was so drunk. If it wasn’t for you, I am pretty sure that creepy guy would have taken advantage of me. I’ll never put myself in…
Gay PDA all the way
To the young hand-holding queer couples that I occasionally see wandering about this fine city: keep it up. I’ve been “out” and “proud” since you were watching Sesame Street, but I still feel uncomfortable holding my guy’s hand in public. Bless you gay little hearts for making this city a little queerer. —I wanna hold…
Summer Night Swim
To the property manager who only threatened to hurt me the next time he catches me skinny dipping in his buildings pool, Thanks! That heat wave was rough. —The cooled down kid
Games People Play
I cannot believe this. I am more than a little offended by The New Mayor’s recent behavior. I personally take offense when people dress up as women, not only is he putting women down, but he is also making a mockery of real transgendered people. All he is doing is sending a message that women…
Cruelty looks so cute at a petting zoo
I just got home from the Northern Lights Lantern Festival, where there was a petting zoo. With just one horse trailer to transport all the animals on a hot day like today, it must have been an inferno in there on the drive over from the farm. A too small enclosure was set up in…
Nom, Nom, Nom…
To all the people who have planted beautiful gardens, thank you so very, very much. I love the beautiful colours, the many varieties, and the delicious nectar. You help me stay a healthy, happy flier. —Your Local Bumble Bee
The Phone
This a commentary Bitch, hope you like it! A family of three, Mom and Dan, and the Son, are on there way to Christmas Dinner at the Mom’s folks place. They get there and ring the doorbell. The door is answered by the Boys’ uncle and let’s them in with warm welcome. The second the…
Pop-up blues at Lawrencetown beach
Thanks and hugs to the two ladies who helped my sister and I re-fold a pop-up beach tent on Monday. The easy to read (not) instructions were such a fail, but you saved our beach experience. My sis is from away, and will remember your kindness as a great part of her vacation! Way to…
I love you, you sexy man
So kind, talented and attractive. You deserve a lot. —Isn’t this all of us??!?
50 Years of Hell-icopters
Am I the only one that thinks putting on a celebration of having the same shit-tastic helicopters for 50 years is a waste of money and an embarrassment? I don’t want to celebrate the fact that these shit buckets are still flying around. —Voice of Treason
when the going gets tough, keep going
Remember to be thankful for the things you do have and forget about the things you don’t, people are people and you can’t blame them for acting the way the do, we are all a little bit selfish every now and again. Take criticism and hurtful actions as a positive thing and use them to…
Loving a Ginger
Thanks for accepting me for all my crazy. Never knew I could be this happy. —Your roommie 🙂
The full-meal deal
Talk about binging on theatre! Queer Act Festival is offering five shows that will fill your evening from 6:00 to 11:30 all for $35.00. Of course, you could pick and choose, but there is something very satisfying about consuming this as a combo package. So, here’s the line-up: First up is Aisha Sommer Zaman’s conversation-sparking…
“Maybe next year…” said Halifax… last year.
How do you keep blowin’ it on the pride guide? Pride officially kicks off on Sunday the 21st. There are also several preliminary, yet relevant, side car events taking place as early as Thursday the 18th. Why, then, has the pride guide been repeatedly issued with three days remaining to the celebration? You have made…
Bad Day
Sometimes it just seems like the world is against you, eh? I don’t necessarily believe in “God” or “Karma” but I think we all have times in our lives that almost seem like ‘someone’ is testing us, or that maybe we’ve done something crummy in the past to deserve our current misfortunes. I have certainly…
Soccer silliness
To the café owner who went on a loud racist rant in his café about how kids shouldn’t be allowed to wear turbans when they play soccer because that’s “cheating” : you just lost a customer forever, and your argument makes no sense. It’s easier to head the ball while wearing a turban? huh? —Glad…
Coffee shop unionization drive expands
What once looked like a solitary stand-off between angry baristas and an incompetent employer has become a tidal wave of Halifax cafe workers demanding workplace regulation. After the successful union effort at Just Us! Spring Garden in June, employees at two Second Cup franchises have begun organizing their own workplaces. The long-term goal, explains Service…
Cobham Tracking and Locating closing
Cobham Tracking and Locating has announced that it will close its Dartmouth office by the end of the year, putting 55 people out of work and killing an important part of Nova Scotia’s tech industry—one nursed along with millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies and loans. As The Coast reported last year (see “From Nova…
Jane Maloney leaves the North End Community Health Clinic
One of the principle actors in the fight over Saint Pat’s-Alexandra school is leaving Halifax. Jane Maloney, director of the North End Community Health Clinic, is taking a job at the Community Health Centre Ottawa. Her last day at the clinic was Wednesday. With 140 employees, the Ottawa clinic is a much larger operation that…
“A menu designed for Beyoncé fans”
Feel free to be as jealous as you wanna be, but I’m heading to Toronto to see my supreme ruler Beyoncé this weekend and I am pretty psyched about it. Of all the many amazing things I have thought might happen in advance of the concert (backup singer loses voice, I get called in; backup…
Narrow Espresso minded
Here’s the skinny on the south end’s newest cafe, Narrow Espresso—a 10-foot wide, 30-foot deep coffee bar at 5570 Fenwick Street. After Steve Armbruster, AKA the Steve in Steve-o-Renos Cappucino, was approached by the landlord for the little space (right next to Darrell’s) with the proposition to bring speciality coffee to the neighbourhood, he looked…
Your financial information is at risk
Hey there Haligonians, I’ve recently been made aware of something and I think many of you might be interested or concerned. It’s come to my attention that a certain well known financial institution has decided to outsource their customer service to a certain well known craphole third part local call centre. This means that if…
Grocery Store Ettiquette
I work at a grocery store (that alone sucks) but the real icing on the crap-cake that is my job are lazy/ignorant customers. I cannot even believe that I have to say this but: 1. You know when you enter the store and you pick up your cart, do your shopping, and then come through…
Chivalry is sleeping?
I held the door for you this evening; you commented that chivalry is not dead. If I had not been so shocked by your sweetness and beauty, I might have said something reasonably intelligent. Thanks for sharing a moment with me. —James
grow up
there is absolutely nothing mature about someone in their 30s deliberately ignoring someone in mutual company, despite whatever goings-on occurred between those two people. absolutely nothing excusable about it. i hope these people get over whatever it was, because it’s got to be the rudest thing i’ve ever seen, man, watching someone deliberately ignore someone…
Mavo
At long last, Montreal’s best-kept secret has released its debut batch of songs. Recalling the charm of Flying Nun records, the cheekiness of early Television Personalities and explicitly referencing The Velvets and The Fall, this gem may as well be required listening for campus stations nation-wide. If you yearn for the days when bands could…
Song for her family
Lee-Anne Poole smiles as she picks up her guitar and begins to strum. Her rich, husky voice fills the tiny rehearsal hall on Agricola Street. “A broken heart/Don’t take long to heal/Just make your mind/It’s how you feel/But when you know/They were the one/That broken heart/It stays undone.” It’s pretty hard to believe that she…
Shawn Mrazek
BC’s Shawn Mrazek is constantly compared to Lou Reed, which is tiring given how much energy and full, careful orchestration bubbles over his first solo LP venture, Thought He Was Dead. Not saying Lou Reed isn’t a happy guy, but you know. By comparison, Mrazek is high on life, taking his post-Evaporators honesty and building…
No taste like home
For the longest time, restaurateurs, chefs and food lovers would wax poetic about exotic and imported ingredients. They were considered to be the greatest and most wonderful products to grace the plates of diners. From the balsamic vinegar craze of the 1980s to Kobe beef in the ’90s and jamon iberico di belotta (an entire…
The Shining Girls
The Shining Girls is the third novel from South African writer Lauren Beukes and her first real push at breaking into the mainstream. While her first two novels (Moxyland and Zoo City) were fun, cutting sci-fi stories set in Cape Town and Johannesburg, The Shining Girls is a thriller with a sci-fi trappings set in…
Evolve yourself
It’s not too late to hit up Evolve 2013! One of the largest eco-conscious camping and music festivals kicks off on Friday on lush, rolling hills just outside of Antigonish. With over 150 musical acts ranging from techno to electro to funk to indie rock, Halifax and Dartmouth have a serious number of local artists…
Church of The Exquisite Panic: The Ophelia Poems
Using the quietly powerful and tragic character Ophelia from Shakespeare’s Hamlet as a touchstone for a sprawling collection of new poems, established poet Carole Glasser Langille has given readers her most refined and vital work to date. Traditionally viewed as a deeply troubled character with large impact and little voice, here Ophelia is revealed as…
All July Talk
You’ve seen it before.m You go to a show, the band dutifully plays its songs, note for note, and you realize you should’ve stayed home and listened to the record instead. There are many bands that do this. July Talk is not one of them. Formed last year in Toronto, July Talk writes its blistering…
R.I.P.D.
Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges aren’t exactly the purgatory version of Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, stars of the other cop buddy movie set in Boston this summer, but they’ve got a similar wiener vs. renegade vibe. Reynolds is a cop murdered by his partner (Kevin Bacon, firmly stuck on Smarm) who upon ascending is…
One Hundred Canadians
When you’re looking at a set of stats it’s hard not to imagine the person behind the numbers…who they are, what they look like, everything that’s not on the page. Which is why Jason Skinner’s One Hundred Canadians exhibit is so damn interesting. Almost voyeuristic, Skinner created a series of stylized semi-fictional portraits based on…
The Conjuring
A creepy doll is auxiliary to the plot, but man, is it ever a freaky part of The Conjuring. The non-doll story is thus: A couple and their five daughters move into an old, lakeside home they bought on the cheap. Guess what? Haunted. In desperate horror, they turn to acclaimed “demonologists” and paranormal investigators,…
As You Like It
The wooded setting at the Ross Creek Centre is a perfect stage for As You Like It, a play about banished lovers who find themselves (and eventually each other) in the Forest of Arden. Michael McPhee’s portrayal of the chivalrous and romantic Orlando is a revelation. He exudes charm and makes Shakespeare’s words accessible and…
Red 2
The original Red banked off audience demand for John Malkovich: Action Star to become a modest hit. Unsurprisingly, Red 2 largely sticks to that winning formula. Now retired (again) CIA agent Bruce Willis rockets back into action when he and BFF Malkovich are framed for international nuclear terrorism. The two, with girlfriend Mary-Louise Parker, go…
Shred it
There’s a lot about the banjo-driven five-piece from Fernie, BC that just stuck—the name, which stems from the Aussie in the band, guitarist Steve Polit, who spent a year snowboarding and calling himself Shred Kelly after the Robin Hood of Australia, Ned Kelly. And the descriptor “stoke folk” which might just be the perfect tag,…
Here’s how we can a build sustainable economy without relying on mega-projects and big corporations.
The Coast’s article last week regarding mutual support (Two decades of world-class delusion, July 11) is spot on. Nova Scotia has a strong and vibrant history of mutual support based on study clubs, cooperatives and credit unions. But here’s the challenge: cooperatives have struggled. Small and localized has a hard time sustaining itself in a…
Free Will Astrology
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANCER! (JUNE 21 – JULY 22) We keep million-dollar works of art in well-guarded museums. Paintings created hundreds of years ago are treated with reverence and protected as if they were magical treasures. Meanwhile, beautiful creatures that took nature eons to produce don’t get the same care. At least 5,000 animal and plant…
Letters to the editor, July 18, 2013
Whatever happened to (world) class Tim Bousquet is spot on in lacerating the world-class bluster that has become the norm for hometown boosterism in Halifax (“Two decades of world-class delusion,” July 11). It would be embarrassing but harmless if it was not for the fact that it drags us into wasteful, splashy and pointless projects.…
Unprotected and worried
Q I am a young gay man who has been so freaked out by the idea of catching an STI that I haven’t gotten with anyone for two years. But last night, I hooked up with a cute 21-year-old FTM trans boy (on hormone therapy), and maybe because it was a person with lady parts,…
The Caravan
This Halifax hip-hop crew has taken some time to refine a diverse lot of samples and ear-grabbing rhymes. The album is distinctive for the number of guest voices, including Becky Siamon and Ria Mae, and the gentle music beds toughened up with staccato ’90s-style raps. Prime Minister Harper gets his harshest musical dressing down to…
Deadpool
Deadpool as a character was ripe to receive his own video game; the brash, fourth wall-breaking, self-referential anti-hero is true to form with his constant quips. Though this crass humour may not hit with everyone, it’s what fans of the “merc with the mouth” is used to. Behind all this attitude lies a bland and…
Don’t Worry, It Gets Worse: One Twentysomething’s (Mostly Failed) Attempts at Adulthood
Where was this book when I was 23? To women who take time out of their quarter-life crisis to watch Girls and cry-laugh, I highly recommend this self-deprecating memoir. There’s one catch: unless you’re of the belief that giggles are the best medicine, you can’t expect this book to actually help you in any traditional…
Long Weekends
Halifax’s Long Weekends returns with six-track Tell It To My Heart, recorded over a long weekend (what!) in May. A replacement for my well-worn copy of Warmer Weather, new songs go deeper into the sinister rattle of the band’s distinct lo-fi pop-punk. Vocalist/guitarist Noel MacDonald rings like a cynical Elvis Costello after a mean, messy…
Glamour Pig
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