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It’s hard to believe August is already upon us. Soon patio season will be over and Halifax will be nothing but icy sidewalks and parking bans (sigh). But let’s not get caught up in that just yet. Summer is still here, so let’s enjoy it while we can. To help you do that, we’ve rounded…
Eyelevel’s artistic director Katie Belcher is leaving the artist-run centre and relocating to Vancouver to become Access Gallery’s newest director/curator in October. “It is difficult to leave after building my life here for fourteen years, but shifting to another coast feels reassuring somehow, and I have already been so welcomed by the community as the…
The recent news of a certain department store chain being the corporate cock that it is, tossing hard working employees out whilst paying the CEO greed millions doesn’t surprise me one bit. Our society is overrun with money hunger and slimy suit dummies. But what I do see that I love, is the overwhelming support…
10 Beyoncé brunch Sunday Fuel up for the day with all your favourite bey jams, brunch classics and on-theme cocktails (hello, boozy lemonade). 9 Mi’kmaq: The traditional and spiritual ways Saturday Trevor Sanipass shares both ancient and modern traditions of the Mi’kmaq, including an honour song and smudge demonstration, before launching into the importance of oral…
Humans are an astonishing anomaly. As many species teeter on extinction, our populations grow in size and complexity. From exploring space to eradicating diseases and other remarkable achievements, human curiosity has pushed the outer limits of our physical universe. Yet our ability to embrace shared values has been challenging. More than a billion people live…
Why is it so difficult for me to navigate to the Love the Way We Love page online? I have tried on my cellphone as well as laptop and I’m constantly redirected either to the submissions page or to the Bitch page. I’ve long gotten the sense that The Coast prefers to sanctify a Fuck…
Halifax Pop Explosion Music Festival & Conference celebrates a whopping 25 years this October 18-21 with headlining acts like Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Charlotte Day Wilson, Clairmont The Second, Cloud Nothings, Patrick Watson, Tasha The Amazon, Weaves and comedy headliner Wyatt Cenac, in addition to the previously announced Japandroids and Ria Mae. This year,…
I love you so much. You’re my partner, my best friend and I treasure every day with you whether it’s Donair Thursdays or out at the Neptune. You’re silly, gross (in the best way), romantic, adventurous and it’s cliche—but I don’t know what I would do without you. I hope I get to see your…
Stay-at-home moms, listen up…You are putting yourself in a very bad position as I did. I stayed home to look after my kids I thought that was a privilege until I had to go through the family court to get some support. I have spent all of my savings paying lawyers to try and get…
Basically un-Googleable band Municipality premieres a shining new track from upcoming debut album Any Word, out September 1 on Atlanta, Georgia’s Human Sounds Records. “It’s pretty poppy. We have a lot of our friends involved in some way or other, so to me it has a communal feel,” says Peter Fordham, who along with twin brother…
Hey Ask Hole, I’ve got a major crush on the barista at my local coffee shop. I know it’s part of the job to be friendly—and I remember how gross it was when dudes would hit on me back when I was a server—but there’s a serious flirtatious vibe between us and I want to…
A year-long research project from Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute says small-scale farms in the Maritimes are vulnerable to rapid and long-term disruptions caused by climate change. Just how vulnerable is “vulnerable?” “Pretty vulnerable, is the answer,” says Bernard Soubry. The Master’s candidate in environmental change and management compiled the newly released study, which says…
I know everything you did. I know you had feelings for him before your marriage ended. I know how fast you got with him after you ended us and his wife died. I know why you blocked me and cut all communication and ties so quickly, so I couldn’t see what you were doing and…
You appeared as if by magic, and then you disappeared. You have reappeared when I least expect but not when I wish you would. You’ve taught me to love the magic and mystery of the universe. If I could only cast a spell on you it would be to let yourself trust the magic of…
So WTF is with the city building inspector in Eastern Passage who blasts her music, pours grass clipping over the fence ,dumps her pool water in neighbours yards, has a wood burning pool heater (burning more than wood), smoking out neighbours with open windows, has a temporary shed for over two years, has an illegal…
So, I find myself getting into conversations with people about the “necessity” or the “need” to tip every single person that offers a service. Myself, I tip based on service, not on looks or routine. When I go to a restaurant, I look for two things: 1) the service from the server and 2) the…
Spectators squeezed into a sold-out show late Friday night at the Seahorse Tavern, ready to jam to futuristic rock group TWRP. Originally from Halifax, the group is a self-proclaimed band from the ‘80s, the future and outer space. The magnetic performance gave off a simultaneous nostalgic and cutting edge vibe that captivated the crowd throughout the…
The intersection of Argyle Street and Sackville Street is a fucking disaster. The sidewalks are closed on both sides because of both the behind-schedule convention centre and the Argyle Streetscape project. They still managed to leave a lane for vehicle traffic though! I guess in downtown Halifax, where we have more pedestrian traffic than vehicle…
The east coast is bustling in July. Anyone who’s spent a winter on our fair coast knows that the two months of summer we get are used to their full potential as best we can. Pride week is no exception to that and is always one of the best times to be in Atlantic Canada.…
After several years of brewing beer at home, Allan MacKay is following his passion and brewing up a business. Off Track Brewing (275 Rocky Lake Drive), Bedford’s first craft brewery, is opening this fall. “I always loved brewing beer,” says MacKay. “I have some friends here in the city that brew quite a bit as…
At 30 years old, and with the fight for “GL rights” past the point where same-sex marriage is old news, can Halifax Pride be relevant to the struggles of the LGBTTIQQ2SAA+ generation? In this year’s Pride Guide, we look for answers. Check out the links below as we look at the good and the…
So I put three pieces of plywood in my garbage. I checked the dimensions and they are way smaller than the size (four feet) or weight limit (75 lbs)… seems like a simple enough task to just put it in the truck. But noooo. I get a fail sticker. Seems they will take five heavy…
PR flacks tried to label Halifax as a smart city. That was their slogan. Halifax: Smart City. Goes with pictures of young students reading heavy text books, gazing seriously at laptops and chatting animatedly with friends. Alas, no more. This sort of stuff happens in coffee shops and all the coffee shops in Halifax close…
Evening Speaker Series: Dylan Marron Tuesday, July 25, 7pm Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street free “Even ‘woke’ people use this product and have no idea,” Dylan Marron quips during one of his unboxing videos. The topic? Ableism. Marron’s Unboxing series plays on the kind of videos bloggers typically do when getting…
Geneviève Brideau & Parker Houghtaling, ARTFAT—Taking our fat bodies back from the clutches of semiotics Sunday, July 23, 2pm If you self-identify as QTBIPOC, POC and LGBTQ2SIA+, and want to sign up, email fun@eyelevelgallery.ca “It’s an artist talk, but it’s also an artist-listen,” says artist Parker Houghtaling, grasping at words to describe his latest project with…
Roma Cheese Alderney Landing Farmers’ Market 2 Octherloney Street Saturdays “I was just six years old when I started to go up into the mountain,” says Ciro Comencini. “We were still making cheese with a copper pot and wood fire. You have to be very careful because a wood fire is not like propane that…
Kehisha Wilmot wishes Pride were more intersectional. “It seemed like once we got to the point where marriage equality was a thing, a lot of people just kind of put their shoes on the shelf and went the other way,” says Wilmot, head of Mount Saint Vincent University’s Queer Collective. “We were the ones who…
“Our goal is to give marginalized communities the space and time to create their own representation,” says Emma Paulson, who along with Kate Macdonald makes up The Magic Project. The two photographers and activists were chosen by Halifax Pride as this year’s parade grand marshals. Their not-for-profit art initiative is Macdonald and Paulson’s way of…
Evening Speaker Series: Kamal Al-Solaylee Wednesday, July 26, 7pm Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street A gay man who grew up in a Muslim community, Kamal Al-Solaylee says he’s lived his life as two separate narratives. But those narratives, and those communities, must intersect. The author and journalist is scheduled to give…
Queer Perspectives: Redefining Two-Spirit Identity Thursday, July 27, 12-1pm Halifax City Hall 1841 Argyle Street Free This year’s Halifax Pride Festival is looking to centre Indigenous experiences with its panel lecture, Redefining Two-Spirit Identity. The lecture will be led by Margaret Robinson, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University’s department of sociology and social anthropology. Beyond…
Between Halifax Pride events and clubCOUTURE’s July event, a whopping THREE RuPaul’s Drag Race favourites will be sashaying into town this month. Add in The Board Room Game Cafe’s (1256 Barrington) RuPaul’s Drag Race trivia sessions (Tuesday, July 25, 7pm/10pm) and you can be thoroughly gagging on the eleganza. Halleloo! Jesus truly IS a biscuit!…
Haus Of Jeckyll goes down the Rabbit Hole Sunday, July 23 at 9pm Menz & Mollyz Bar, 2182 Gottingen Street $10 Drag has always been a significant aspect of the LGBTQ+ experience, as it interrogates ideas pertaining to gender and identity. RuPaul’s Drag Race (which recently completed its ninth season) has become a cultural phenomenon…
After a raid on their Fairview clubhouse in 2003 effectively folded the Nova Scotia chapter of the Hells Angels, the organized crime syndicate went dark here for more than a decade. Their return has been heralded by some members of the public on social media as a positive for the community. On every news story…
If HRM wants to get on the right track for transit, Ben MacLeod and Steven Lee say it needs to think light. The two urban planning advocates are the brains behind the new Halifax Light Rail Alliance, which asks Halifax to rethink its transit-oriented development and build a “holistic mode of sustainable urban growth” focused…
Halifax is a city with a vibrant history, and that extends into its queer culture. Since the first gay bar opened in 1971, Halifax’s queer community has found a home in nightlife. The first “officially gay” gay bar in Halifax was Thee Klub. It opened in 1971 in the Green Lantern Building on Barrington Street.…
I Do! I Do! is a musical about marriage that debuted on Broadway in 1966, was nominated for a slew of Tony Awards, and over the years has boasted such stars as Mary Martin, Carol Burnett and Rock Hudson, to name a few. It tells the story of Agnes (Amy Reitsma) and Michael (Ian Gilmore)…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22) Spain’s most revered mystic poet was St. John of the Cross, who lived from 1542 to 1591. He went through a hard time at age 35, when he was kidnapped by a rival religious sect and imprisoned in a cramped cell. Now and then he was provided with scraps…
If a Jeff Tweedy-type fronted White Fence, you’d have a good opener for David R. Elliott. Controversial opinion: On Strawberry Grass, I also hear everything I like about Steve Miller Band. Fight me, I don’t care. The psych-rock Ty Segall-ish guitar on songs like “Due Time”, “Letter To My Son” and “I’m Not Him” (note:…
Oh my landlord David Kennedy of Top Flight Property Management did the exact same thing to me as happened to the woman in your story (“Good luck getting that damage deposit back,” The City story by Jennifer Henderson, July 13)! I filed a claim after repeated attempts to connect with him, but my case was…
Q I’m a 35-year-old straight woman, recently married, and everything is great. But I have been having problems reaching orgasm. When we first started dating, I had them all the time. It was only after we got engaged that it became an issue. He is not doing anything differently, and he works hard to give…
