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[Image-1] A thank you to all the citizens who take the time to tune in to the bitches and loves in The Coast. I thoroughly enjoy reading the comments on the online forum. Some individuals take the time to include their unique comments on posts which never cease to enlighten me, plus enhance (and something…
[Image-1] You were a breath of fresh air for me, lately I’ve seen a lot of selfish actions and was beginning to wonder if that was the way things would always be – and then I bumped into you. It never crossed my mind that you would do anything to intentionally hurt me and for…
[Image-1] Telling you that you’re not allowed to have fire in your performance when you’re performing on a WOODEN structure like the boardwalk is not a fucking “joke”, it’s common sense! What, do you want the entire thing to go up in flames? You know what IS a joke? You, a supposed grown man, bitching…
i think i finally figured out the real issue with transgender rights. firstly all the decision makers are men. that’s a problem by itself, but, if trans men are allowed to use male bathrooms… they can’t use the urinal. well, they probably could, and i think it would he hilarious to watch but that’s not…
Your new strategy of making the bus fast and effective by keeping people from riding it is going to be a booming success. I really like how you started with this cool new rule that you’re not allowed to take a cup of coffee on the bus. Way to alienate people from integrating public transit…
I can somewhat understand the return of late 80’s/early 90’s fashion but when did high waisted shorts become underwear? First of all you look stupid and second how in the hell is that comfortable? ? —grannie panties
[Image-1] Ok, I know it’s nice to walk side by side with your friends. The thing is; there are certain places where it would be nice if you tried single file for a change. I love the new library; as do many. The stairs are lovely. Please try to embrace the concept of taking those…
I’m sorry, but I take my freedom/privacy very seriously. I appreciate the idea that I am free to choose what I throw out and if I decide to recycle or not. I also very much appreciate my privacy for what I do throw out. I don’t want my next door neighbours seeing what goes on in…
I can’t stand when people drive their entire merging lane and then just expect to be let in…blinker often NOT on at all. Common people!! Just because your lane ends, does not mean I know this, I care and it certainly does not mean I will let you in. Put your blinker on, wait your…
[Image-1] To the lady who asked me to lend her writing an ear on Wednesday in the Killam Library Atrium: You interrupted me while I was editing my final thesis submission, and at first I was reluctant to come over to you to listen to what you had to say. What you read to me…
[Image-1] I was with my friend K May heading to the Journey concert at about 8:30 on Quinpool and Oxford and you walked up towards the bus stop. We were talking about graffiti choices. You were picking up garbage; all the garbage. That’s a pretty rad thing to do. As a former teenage litterer, I…
When Jessie Palmer came home to Cape Breton after four years of teaching in Seoul, she missed Korean food almost immediately. Almost. “I was really excited to eat a lot of cheese and bread, and I did that for a week and then I felt really awful,” she laughs. That’s when Palmer started making her…
[Image-1] Look, there’s a lot of time between now and anyone casting a vote. Forgive us for stretching out some of this election coverage. That’s why earlier this week our breakdown of Halifax area candidates only featured the four federal ridings that make up the majority of the HRM. There are quite a few HRM…
Claire Simmons and Tabitha Taylor are ready to light it up. The pair of best pals are behind TNT Candles, a local line of all-natural, micro-batch aromatherapy candles celebrating its launch today (Thursday, August 6, 5-7pm) at Bodega Boutique (20 Wentworth Street). “We are both pretty creative and we both wanted a jobby,” says Simmons.…
1 Fourteen abandoned beagles are in need of new homes, reports Metro’s Rebecca Dingwell straight from the news page to my heart. The babies were taken from an East Hants property by the Nova Scotia SPCA Cruelty Investigations team, who say the dogs had been “left by themselves” for a couple of days with no…
“I listen to podcasts all the time, and one was talking about whatever you love to do at 10 is what you should do as a grown up.” That sentiment makes a lot of sense for Jennifer Boyne, who’s been a sewing fanatic since she was making Barbie clothes at 10. A “maker by nature”…
Start praying for a warm winter, because not a lot has changed in how Halifax deals with snowstorms. Yesterday’s Committee of the Whole was an eight-hour brawl with HRM’s management over winter operations. Before the city was this review of the past winter’s snow-clearing services. At question was who to blame for Halifax crumbling into…
No dude, you’re not a dick. If you were then at least I would have been getting fucked. Instead you’re just an asshole, because you’re so full of shit. —Friends without Benefits or Friendship
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[Image-1] Just started job hunting for the first time in a long time and wow is it ever hard to get use to how things are done now. What happened to the simple walking in and giving a resume? Instead of this crap where you have to go online and make accounts then try to…
I thought that the Explosion was meant to open us up to new bands. I understand the concept of draw, but why are there so many paletteable, hard working, easily matched bands (with plenty of draw) in town being turned down year after year, while one (regularly performing) band shows up without fail? Hey diddle…
[Image-1] You have the warmest, most genuine smile I’ve seen. I’m sure you offer it to all the customers that enter but when you smile at me it feels like it’s for me personally. I went in for some beer tonight. I noticed you were working the taps so I decided I’d buy a growler…
1 Today city council votes on the proposed pilot project for Halifax’s first mobile food market, which was green-lighted for a staff feasibility report back in June. Yes, a market on wheels, aimed at making fresh, healthy food accessible to the city’s driest food deserts. Those wheels would belong to a Halifax Transit bus—which the…
[Image-1] Monday July 27th around 8 pm. We had a brief conversation on our bikes at the intersection of Young and Agricola. You were on a blue Trek with white handle bars. I was too cowardly to ask for your # and I am still thinking of you. Send me an email: bikeguyhfx@hotmail.com —Bikeguyhfx
[Image-1] While you were busy soaking up a gorgeously sunny long weekend, Stephen Harper ruined everyone’s fun by officially kicking off an 11-week crawl towards October’s federal election. Harper’s gambit is a shrewd political maneuver that will empty out Conservative opponents’ pockets, tire reporters and generally make the public sick of democracy when October…
[Image-1] Living outside of metro has its perks. Nature galore with very small developed industrial parks, out of sight and mind. They are zoned for industrial uses for a reason. Land zoning is used for a reason, residential zonings keeps big ugly environmentally unfriendly buildings away from homes, canoe/kayak clubs etc. Unless you have deep…
So its only 25 dollars, so I don’t expect any sympathy, but hear me out. Parked in two hour (Mon-Fri 8-4) parking. After an hour 45 I left. Came back to the same area or parking zone as they call it, some two hours later. I park in close proximity ( 2 cars away) from…
Did anyone else notice that the “random” contestant selected in the second round had moved from the bar (where they were in the first set) to sit on the red railings to the side just before he was called up to be a contestant? Seems like they knew they were going to be selected before…
To the awesome people who vandalized the football change room in fall river! Glad you know how to spell “Nasi”… Check out the global news vid @ 1:21 Glad you guys finished school…. —Ryan
[Image-1] One thing that I have never understood about guests in restaurants is their level of expectation. My job as a server is as follows: Greet guest, take order, ensure order is correct, bring the correct order, make sure guest is enjoying what they have ordered, take payment, all while maintaining an effective workplace “flow”…
[Image-1] How slow is it at City Hall right now? Slow enough that this week’s city council meeting was cancelled because, in the words of spokesperson Brendan Elliott, “it was felt the work of Regional Council could be accomplished in two meetings” instead of the three scheduled for July 21, 28 and August 4. Cancelled…
[Image-1] 1 Andrea Gunn at the Herald takes a look into the campaign war chests of Nova Scotia’s candidates in the soon-to-be-announced federal election. Incumbent Geoff Regan and the Halifax West Liberal Association have the richest bankroll ($147,452), followed by the Central Nova Conservative Association ($124,588) of outgoing Justice Minister Peter MacKay (who will be…
In the former home of The Cellar Bar & Grill (5677 Brenton Place)—which closed back in March—rises Hong Yun Chinese Restaurant, the latest spot to add to your to-try list . The new eatery opened to downtown diners in mid-July, serving up both authentic Chinese and Canadian Chinese cuisine. Owners Sui Fang Yu and Gigi…
[Image-1] 1 Slide The City has officially cancelled any plans of coming to Halifax. The giant water slide people say in a statement they haven’t been able to find an alternate location after not clearing Citadel Hill (which they originally announced for their summertime bacchanal). “The good news is that all the crunches, plucking and…
<pNorway are these good trees for us In response to your story and video about what trees the city plants (“Norway maples should make like a tree and leave Halifax,” posted at thecoast.ca by Team Coast, July 17), I have just three things to say: EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT! Thanks. —Dave, Halifax HRM so smartly is…
“Comics are the world’s most democratic art form,” says cartoonist Jonathan Rotsztain. “They are truly one of the best ways to communicate.” On Tuesday at The Khyber, Rotsztain presents Holy Comics Reading, Halifax!, an evening of cartoonists and writers sharing their creations one doodle at a time. A zine-maker since 2008, Rotsztain has been a…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22) I expect you to be in a state of constant birth for the next three weeks. Awakening and activation will come naturally. Your drive to blossom and create may be irresistible, bordering on unruly. Does that sound overwhelming? I don’t think it will be a problem as long as…
The team at Aardman is back with Shaun the Sheep, another endlessly delightful animal romp based on the 2007 television series. Written and directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak, it’s a bunch of cute, Claymated mishaps as farm kid Shaun tries to chill in the big city, only to have The Farmer end up…
The tides will get higher, dogs will be howling, cats will be yowling and strange things will be brewing in the light of this month’s blue moon. But the most important lunar effect this month will be seen when Tyson Wachter from Mother’s Pizza and Ami Goto from Dharma Sushi get together and present Full…
One late bus can ruin your day, and your relationship with Halifax Transit. That long wait in the rain, the blown appointment, a bus that you missed because it went early—these are more powerful memories than the smooth trips, so it seems like the buses are always late. But are they really all that late,…
PRO: It can put Jimmy Melvin Jr. behind bars The local crime figure was arrested weeks ago for the shooting death of rival Terry Marriott Jr.—more than six years after the crime occurred. What broke in the case? News reports have pegged the new development on an associate of Melvin, Derek Thomas MacPhee. It’s reported…
As Nicole McDonald sits in her power wheelchair in a workaday office, she smiles and laughs as she describes what the Art of Disability Festival is all about. “To bring awareness is the big thing,” says McDonald. “To bring awareness of what we can do and that we’re not shy and we can be approachable…
The photo is colourized and a little fuzzy, but the image is crystal—two girls wait for their drinking cups to fill, the picture of Victorian trim-and-tidiness, in front of the grotto, the old concrete and granite recessed drinking fountain at the Halifax Public Gardens. Their attire—white, puffy-sleeved dresses, stockings and straw hats—suggests a picnic. But,…
Anybody who has waited far too long on a street corner for the privilege of boarding a lurching, overcrowded bus, or wrestled luggage onto subways and shuttles to get to a big city airport, knows that transit on this continent tends to be underfunded, ill-maintained and ill-planned. Given the opportunity, who wouldn’t drive? Hopping in…
Q I have always wanted to have a girls-only sex party, but I’m not sure how I feel about actually organizing one. What’s the etiquette if I do organize one myself? Do I need to provide the dildos for people’s harnesses? Or just the condoms and lube? And how do I find people who want…
“We approached this record by finding a pocket where we can splice chaos and beauty together without it coming out as a messy batch of undercooked cupcakes,” says Andrew Benoit, guitarist for Halifax’s tech-metal hot-boys A Sight for Sewn Eyes. After a 2012 debut and some time off, the band is returning with a new,…
