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To the lady who felt the need to yell out of her black car travelling toward downtown Dartmouth on Portland street yesterday at 4:30pm, about my lack of “eye contact.” I did, in fact, make eye contact with you as you were driving towards me as I crossed the crosswalk, and did with the truck…
People stood in the doorway, the hallways and, of course, the kitchen. Dozens of eyes and smiles greeted my sister and I with warmth and a touch of understanding. It was a party to celebrate our one-year anniversary in Canada. More than two dozen refugee sponsors were there—people who had been working hard to help…
By now we’ve all heard that this Saturday will be a big party, with the Common in particular being a hotbed of house music and crowd navigating thanks to deadmau5’ appearance. But what if you don’t want to don your best red-and-white for an event that can feel like a celebration of settlers and colonization?…
UPDATE Friday, June 30: So far Halifax is one for two on pre-Canada Day fireworks. Last night’s light show as part of the “Kids Extravaganza” at Bedford Days went off fine, but tonight’s fireworks by Lake Banook for the EPIC Dartmouth triathlon have fizzled. (It’s not the rain, which is clearing, but the low cloud…
Not a note of love but instead, appreciation. You are a tall, bald and very friendly…I think, supervisor? You work for a local fast food chain and take great pride in your work. You have been working there for as long as I can remember and always seem to have your shit together. I am…
Spring flooding in Canada this year upended lives, inundated city streets and swamped houses, prompting calls for sandbags, seawalls and dikes to save communities. Ontario and Quebec’s April rainfall was double the 30-year average. Thousands of homes in 130 Quebec municipalities stretching from the Ontario border to the Gaspé Peninsula flooded in May. Montreal residents…
Bahamas at StanFest mainstage Sunday, July 2, 10pm $50 day pass/$140 weekend pass “In some ways I’m grateful people still want to come see us play after three years of no new music, which is really nice,” says Afie Jurvanen, the laconic guitar wizard better known as Bahamas. “And also playing in the summertime in…
Make yourself a bit more approachable, if you want my hard earned money, say hi to myself or daughter, don’t hide in shame behind your hat. Smile, get our attention, I don’t do pity parties!! Do a little work for my hard earned money! —Smile for my loonies
Can you people, that try using the crosswalk, please get it through you thick skulls what a green and red light are. I was driving down Lower Water Street on Sunday, heading north coming up to the intersection at George St. I had a green light, however I had to slow down as people were…
Hey you! You know who you are! You’re the guy using the ocean for an ashtray! I watched you gazing out into the scenery, and suddenly, without giving it a second thought, you flicked your butt into the water at the ferry wharf! Argh! WTF! Since when has that been acceptable? Keep your bad habits…
The idea that Canada began 150 years ago is just one side of the narrative. Solidarity Halifax is standing with the Indigenous community in challenging that narrative through its Expose 150 event. “I think it’s really important for people to recognize the full historical context of the celebration,” says Chelsea Fougere, convener of Solidarity Halifax’s…
Restricting how much the CAO can spend when council’s not around is really harshing Steve Craig’s summer vibes. The deputy mayor wants to give unlimited spending authority back to HRM’s chief administrative officer, five months after those powers were taken away because of the potential for misuse. Craig is putting forward a motion at the…
To the woman who sat in front on me on the 61 Scotia square today: You heard me talking on the phone with my mother, asking her if she had five or 10 bucks i could borrow because I really wanted to get a coffee, and if I did, I feared I wouldn’t have enough…
You used to allow me to have an account with The Coast. But now I have to join Google or Facebook. I am very disappointed in you. I feel I am being discriminated based on my right to associate with Yahoo. —Yahooian
Yes, pink is most certainly in the rainbow, but you are wrong to place it next to the violet. Pink belongs near the red because the red mixed with clouds will produce pink. —Showing some pride in the rainbow
I’ve been away for nine months after 20 years living in you. Being away from you might honestly be the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I miss you incredibly, you beautiful city. I am SO excited to be reuniting with you in a few months! —I ❤️ Hali
Love that our government will spend money on the design and making of our money (new $10 bills and quarters that glow in the dark). Put it in to our wages, tired or working minimum wage while in school! —Working my way to paying more in taxes
FUSE Festival Sat. July 1, 11am-5pm Halifax Common The inaugural FUSE Festival has announced its lineup of dancers set to perform at this year’s event. More than 20 groups are involved, with styles ranging from Highland dance to hip hop. The audience will even get a chance to try some moves. “The FUSE Festival is…
To break out of your daily routine, there’s nothing like a long weekend when you can immerse yourself in the deep green landscape of Nova Scotia and drink in the salty sea air. But what about when breaking out of the routine has become a little bit…routine? The July 1 Canada Day holiday has lots…
Since when do we stop in traffic to let cars out of parking lots and stop signs? How nice are you being if 30 cars are slamming on their brakes behind you as you stop to let someone out of McDonald’s who is stuffing their face with drive-thru? Know your right of way or get…
My father passed away in January of this year and since then I have been tidying up “loose ends” regarding his estate. Recently—today in fact—I had to travel back up to Clayton Park to pick up some mail addressed to his estate. Now yesterday I went but was told I needed several documents that I…
You don’t need to be a man to “man up,” but a community touched by violence is encouraging males to step up to the plate and become “responsible men” in their neighbourhoods. 902 Man Up was created by Marcus James and Peter Campbell last May. The community-based organization was formed in response to an outbreak…
You don’t even know it, but I have the biggest crush on you. We worked together for about six months, and in that time I began to have feelings for you. I was falling hard and fast. From the moment I first laid eyes on you, that was it for me. Unfortunately, you were and…
10 Blues Brothers screening Sunday Good Robot’s spring outdoor screening series ends with a bang as this 1980s comedy starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd gives you some serious road trip vibes. 9 Georgian tea Saturday Spend an afternoon on the rolling hills of idyllic Scott Manor while sipping tea in vintage china cups and…
Just woke up to what I thought were gun shots at 3am. I dare to peek out my window, to see the lamest fireworks shooting up into the sky beside Kings Wharf. What kind of inconsiderate ASSHOLE needs to shoot off fireworks at 3 o’clock in the GOD DAMN MORNING!? I wish to God you…
Update: Apparently there’s so much new music happening in Halifax, it broke the internet. Or at least the massive list of bands and embedded songs is so info-packed, it’s really good at breaking web browsers. Phone-based browsers especially. So we’ve added some options to get you into our annual New Music Issue as smoothly as…
The grey skies and mild downpour last Saturday didn’t spoil the Lee Hung San, an annual celebration where the Chinese community pays homage to their deceased ancestors. Each spring, this small but feisty community marches through three different cemeteries in HRM, paying their respects with a platter of chicken and fruit, and a bottle of…
The upside of our recent summer rain is that it’s likely warming up the lakes a little. With your backstrokes and cannonballs in mind, Makenew (2698 Agricola Street) has been collecting a whole slew of top-notch, retro bathing suits for its ’90s Swimwear Pop-up this Friday, June 23. All day long you can get your…
We live in a society that is very focused on independence. It seems as though the goal for an adult life is independence, and if you can’t ever reach that goal, then perhaps you haven’t really grown up. You’re doing it wrong. It makes us uncomfortable to think about what it might mean if we…
Lise Portelance, 32, is a captain aboard the Harbour Queen—a 75-foot Mississippi-style stern-wheeler which runs daily cruises departing from the harbour. A sailor for 14 years and a captain for nine, she spoke with The Coast about her arduous journey to the captain’s cabin. ——— How did you become a captain?The concourse of a multitude…
“Turn around and take a bow, Billy,” Taylor Samson’s mom said to the man who murdered her son. William Sandeson, 24-years-old and showing no emotion, walked out of a Halifax courtroom this past Sunday after Justice Josh Arnold said he would likely be sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 25 years. Sandeson’s…
The construction of Queen’s Marque continues to make its exasperating mark on the Halifax waterfront this summer, creating dusty havoc in what will likely be a huge tourism season between Canada’s 150th and Tall Ships. With June almost at an end and everything from the waterfront kiosks to the sea bridge still unfinished, you’d think…
What are music genres, anyway? Well in this instance, they’re a handy way to lump together the more-than-100 artists from the 2017 New Music Issue into a beautiful A Beautiful Mind-style map. Related Stories
Let’s make a promise. Let’s promise to see one/35/all 101 of the new projects from this epic new music list this year. Want to see these new acts mapped out by genre? Check it. You’ve got lots of time—365 days, and at least some of those days are weekends. After all, the sheer creativity and…
Let’s make a promise. Let’s promise to see one/35/all 101 of the new projects from this epic new music list this year. Want to see these new acts mapped out by genre? Check it. You’ve got lots of time—365 days, and at least some of those days are weekends. After all, the sheer creativity and…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22) Now that you’ve mostly paid off one of your debts to the past, you can go window-shopping for the future’s best offers. You’re finally ready to leave behind a power spot you’ve outgrown and launch your quest to discover fresh power spots. So bid farewell to lost causes and…
Beatriz at Dinner has the hallmarks of a typical Sundance feature: Goats as pets; Chloe Sevigny; a very attractive actor—in this case, Salma Hayek—saddled with bad bangs in an attempt to make her look “regular;” a Duplass brother (Jay) and underwater dream sequences. It’s a lot. But it was written by Mike White—he of the…
Q I am a 34-year-old straight woman. I’m monogamous and have an avoidant attachment style. I’ve been seeing a guy I really like. He’s just my type, the kind of person I’ve been looking for my whole life. Thing is, he’s in an open relationship with someone he’s been with for most of his adult…
Cover principles If your June 8 almost-“HOPE”-themed front cover illustration of a notorious HRM resident was meant to be unflattering, I’m afraid you missed the mark…and an opportunity. I wonder if Jimmy Melvin Jr. and people close to him may have it pinned on their wall. I have a hard time thinking of justification for…
Community spirit Councillor Tim Outhit’s favourite spot in town is up on the Bedford waterfront, where he goes with his wife, daughters and black Lab to enjoy the sparkling blue view and to breathe in the salty sweet air. The representative for District 16, Bedford-Wentworth, says that the community is looking to go even further…
As we head into peak bicycle season—and cyclists are able to use Point Pleasant Park on weekends till fall—it’s a great time to pull your old bike from the shed or garage. It’s probably a good idea to get the bike a check-up before going for a ride, though, and Jack Wong may be the…
