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[Image-1] I never realized how hard it must be. I’m sorry. I should have put myself in your situation, and left it alone. I always liked you, and always will. I’m not infatuated nor do I need a kiss anymore. I care about you. I love you from my heart. if I could change or…
[Image-1] Thank you so much to the lovely owner of a local restaurant who held and calmed our fussy baby so we could enjoy our lunch. As new parents, it was a real treat to enjoy an uninterrupted (delicious) meal together. Our little one also enjoyed the tour of the restaurant. —Forever Grateful Parents
There he been a lot of media attention conserving rental companies in north Dartmouth being so called slum landlords. i see the other side of the story. refusal to pay rent ,in a average 12 unit building 6/7 are in huge erroersin rent that’s 7/12 units on average where the hell do you think the…
[Image-1] Excuse me? Did you just tell me “You have a nice personality, too bad that you can’t do something about that ass?” Am I supposed to thank you or cuss at you? Maybe next time, I’ll do both by saying “Thank you. You have a nice ass. Too bad that you can’t do something…
[Image-1] When we were together and would spend a night apart, you’d say goodnight with a “make sure you dream of me.” I never did then, but now that you’ve been gone all of these years, I dream of you all the time. —Pinch me
[Image-1] I love you. I have loved you from the beginning. You don’t, and that’s as fine as rain in summertime. I find joy in the simple fact that you are alive, blood racing, lungs filling and emptying over and over on this planet. It’s a love that has settled into a warm nest in…
[Image-1] I was having a shitty day to begin with, and then I’m crossing the street on Grafton and a man decides he wants to look at my tattoos. No big deal, I’m a heavily tattooed woman, I’m used to it. I’ve started telling people they can look but don’t touch me as they don’t…
I still marvel at your claims, especially on social media sites, to be a respectable gentleman who champions for the rights of women. You are one of the most disrespectful assholes I have ever wasted my time on and your threats—including intimidation and abundant episodes of douchebag behaviour—makes me cringe every time I think about it.…
Several local businesses have launched a lawsuit for lost profits against the new trade centre for lost revenues during construction. Well, after it is opened can the trade centre go after the same businesses for a cut of their enhanced profits? —Blaise
Love the Lebanese festival, hate its late-night noise pollution. —Sincerely, Crying Off Cunard
Massage therapist Alicia Wright and yoga instructor Lara Frankcom will combine forces at Pramana—a new business coming to Gottingen street in August. Wright describes Pramana as a space to learn about your body. A client’s needs can dictate the service they receive. For example, if someone is trying to correct an injury, Wright and Frankcom…
[Image-1] Dalhousie University students will be able to enjoy (and pay for) their school’s brand new fitness centre come Dal’s 200th anniversary. The new DalPlex will sit on the former site of Eliza Ritchie Hall on South Street, right next to the current DalPlex, which will remain open for athletics and stressful exam writing even…
Tuesday night at the 30th Halifax Jazz Fest’s big opening show, a thunder and lightning storm erupted over Ms. Lauryn Hill and her band. As the musicians were ushered off the stage, the light show over the harbour kicked up in dreamy purples and hazy greys, then the skies opened up and rain fell like…
[Image-1] Your playing stitched my soul and your smile melted my heart. You are now forever etched when I close my eyes. —White dress Purple smile
[Image-1] People have harnessed energy from moving water for thousands of years. Greeks used various types of water wheels to grind grain in mills more than 2,000 years ago. In the late 1800s, people figured out how to harness the power to produce electricity. Throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, hydropower has expanded,…
Today I watched a guy cross at a crosswalk, there was no traffic close by when he entered. His right hand was stretched completely out and he was carrying a feather in it as he walked across. A car approached and didn’t even slow down coming within inches of this guy’s feather carrying hand. What…
[Image-1] Telling everyone else their opinions don’t matter while you sit in your ivory tower spewing platitudes doesn’t make you an activist, honey, it makes you an asshole. Let’s see you get in front of a cause before it’s “cool” and socially acceptable to do so. Like maybe two weeks ago. I hope you choke…
What the heck is going on with that awful mess just around the bend that goes up up Fenwood dr ? The huge retaining wall that had a lovely mural on it of some halifax seascape , let loose months ago in a rain storm. The building that sits above it looks like it is…
[Image-1] The New Democratic Party wants to take back Halifax Chebucto. Party leader Gary Burrill announced Tuesday morning that he will seek the NDP’s nomination for the central Halifax riding in the next provincial election. Halifax Chebucto is a longtime NDP stronghold, having been held almost continuously since 1981 by both former leader Alexa McDonough…
[Image-1] Many thanks to the big blue work boats that dock at the Armdale Yacht Club and travel out to the harbour along the Northwest Arm in the mornings. You are always very considerate to us rowers, keeping your wake to a minimum. Someone in a single rowing shell has only a couple of inches…
[Image-1] So I go into your convenience store today and you are on the phone behind the counter. Instead of lowering your phone to say ‘just a second’ or ‘I’ll be right with you’ you go on talking and avoid eye contact with me while I stand awkwardly at the counter. It takes more of…
If I have to read another goddamn LTWWB published here from some over entitled, unwarrented self worth loving, piece of shit girl power motherfucker whining about how `Men only sleep with them` or `The only dates I get on POF are men that sleep with me` or `I sleep with all these men and none…
I want you to read this and I don’t. We didn’t have it all, but you made up for all the things I’ve longer for in my life, the things I had taken away. I hate doing new things without you and I hate doing the things we did together without you. This doesn’t leave…
Sweet, waxing summer Moon – here’s to love, here’s to joy, here’s to health and compassion, and true longlasting love. Here’s to courage. Ready to dive deeply. —Boops
I want to sincerely thank you for your compliment last night when I was going through your checkout at Sobeys in Bedford. You made my day, and I was humbled by your friendliness and open personality. Don’t ever change! You said you are an artist, so you notice good features for sketching, and that you…
[Image-1] Feed Nova Scotia isn’t the only charitable organization in dire of donations this summer. A “dramatic increase” in low-income families has the Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank asking HRM businesses and residents for help meeting the demand for school supplies come September. “We’ve seen a dramatic increase in the number of people coming…
[Image-1] Canada day weekend was great. Being with friends, especially you, helped me realize that no matter what happens, I’ll be fine. PS. I should have slept in your tent. —Badfish
[Image-1]A tire manufacture is planning to leave Nova Scotia. But only after sucking all the tax dollars they can from the province with blackmail of leaving. After NS gave said tire company 7 million dollars to create 50 new jobs in Waterville. They eliminated 500 jobs in Pictou. My math isn’t the best but tax…
Look after a crow (and your addictions), but abandon your kids. Nice. You know who you are, ‘K? —Sick of hypocrites
[Image-2] Last week’s announcement that junior hockey players would be dealt out of any chance of qualifying for minimum wage protection came to many as a bolt out of the blue. It only surfaced in a government press release that quoted the president and majority owner of the Halifax Mooseheads welcoming the change. So what is…
Looking to liven up your lunch hour? The annual Tunes at Noon concert series is back for its 9th year, lighting up Grand Parade with sounds from a variety of genres. We’re especially excited for Zoe Leger’s spot on the stage, as her so-new-it-hurts album just dropped today so her audience is bound to be…
Embed from Getty Images Calling all hockey fans: Get a dose of Cole Harbour pride—and the chance to see the Stanley Cup in real life—as hometown legend Sidney Crosby marches the community’s streets, celebrating his recent win with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The parade starts Saturday, July 16, 10:30am, at Pope John XXIII Church (35 Colby…
10. Food & Drink › Dock and Dine. Sun Jul 10, 4-9pm. An annual series that pairs an evening paddle with East Coast Outfitters in Prospect with a local-inspired meal—prepared right on the dock—from Dennis Johnston, former chef at acclaimed Halifax restaurant, Fid. Here’s a link to the menu—read it and drool. 9. Summer Festival…
So, you’re a candidate for council in this year’s municipal election. Now what? If you’re running for public office, or are already in there, getting attention is obviously a necessary part of the game of politics. No doubt you will be receiving advice—and some of it will be lousy—about the fine art of media relations.…
As I watch my husband buzz around our 110-year-old Halifax house with his tools, I ask: “Why did we decide to stay in Nova Scotia again?” “There’s always something to fix,” he says. He’s half-joking, but sometimes this is how we feel. The exhausting battle of constantly trying to improve things. It can feel fruitless,…
On a recent Thursday night at a sold-out Seahorse Tavern, Dartmouth native Adam Baldwin began an earnest serenade to the throng of fans before him. When the audience joined in the singing, lamenting what Baldwin describes as “the dangers of complacency,” the June 23 concert became something more than the official release party of his sophomore…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22) As I gaze into my crystal ball and invoke a vision of your near future, I find you communing with elemental energies that are almost beyond your power to control. But I’m not worried, because I also see that the spirit of fun is keeping you safe and protected.…
Q My wife and I have been married for 14 years and in a committed (I assumed) relationship for 17 years. Sex between us (often kinky) has always been great. We have a wonderful life together and two perfect children. I thought we were good; turns out things were too good to be true. I…
Partner’s core women are inspired by lesbian female icons (or dykons, as they call them), and artists who don’t restrict themselves. The two don’t like to define the genre of their music, because the freedom to make whatever the hell they feel like is exactly why they started the band. “I like to say it’s…
The first time Steve Lamos found out his college band, American Football, was popular was about 15 years after its album was released. Lamos is a professor at the University of Colorado, and one of his students off-handedly asked him if he knew that the song “Never Meant” had over 2 million plays online. “That…
Wintersleep is back, with a new album that’s proving to be its most popular release yet. The Great Detachment brought a return to Halifax’s Sonic Temple studio, where the group recorded its 2007 release Welcome to the Night Sky. “There’s something about that room that you want to try and capture,” says guitarist Tim D’Eon.…
Future-proof park It was very disappointing to attend the recent “public meeting” on Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes wilderness area and not be able to voice an opinion (“Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes a ‘sham of a process,'” City story by Michelle Cameron, June 23). This process seems to be a way to express the developers’ opinion…
When I’m looking for a quick fix of salt air, beachy vibes and summertime snacks like fish and chips and soft serve in a classic, postcard-perfect Nova Scotia atmosphere, Fisherman’s Cove is my go-to afternoon trip. The boardwalk is a never-ending delight with squawking soaring gulls chased by soppy-pawed dogs, scrappy fishing boats and sunny…
Name(s): Mimi Audellynn (and Kiedis) Spotted: Quinpool Road Wearing: shoes, Jeffrey Campbell for Handmade Havana; overalls, bodysuit, sheer top, hat and jewellery, thrifted; opalite choker, Eleventh House (Toronto); Kiedis’ harness, Buddy Belt How would you describe your style? Well, today for example I would say I’m a little bit country, I’m a little bit IDGAF. So yeah, I’m all about…
