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[Image-1] To the baristas, you guys are seriously the worst in the city. I have never had a single drink made by you people that did not taste like absolute undrinkable shit. Seriously, if there was a give-no-fucks olympics you would win, so congratulations I suppose. —Dalhousie Goer
[Image-1] To the guy at the back of the number 14 bus, Thursday afternoon. That was really cool of you to sit and listen to some random guy telling you his all of his problems and rambling on about his life. It was obvious that it was a conversation that you were not interested in…
[Image-1] It actually drive me WILD when we’re about to arrive at a terminal (example: Lacewood, Bridge, Mumford, et cetera) and someone pulls the cord. THEY HAVE TO STOP! You don’t need to pull the cord. ALSO, when people play music on the bus through their phone, or even speakers. Sorry, no one wants to hear…
[Image-1] Dear Some Guy on my Facebook: As a woman, I found your Women’s Day “equality” post extremely offensive. This is a day where we should be sensitive to the kinds of things we write publicly, since women are killed every day by gender violence, caused by the sexism that is still well and alive…
[Image-1] Every shift I share with you is always amazing. When you smile my heart always skips a few beats. I have a weakness for you and everything about you. Your laughter, your jokes. There is not one thing about you that I don’t find completely intoxicating and enthralling. Your eyes are such a pale,…
In a bid to win funding from the IPF (Independent Production Fund) for an episodic webseries, the creator of Noon Gun, 2015’s Best Film in The Coast’s Best of Halifax Awards, filmmaker Caley MacLennan recently released a teaser for Nichols and Dimez. If it wins, the locally produced series promises to be a boozey, comedy crime-thriller that would star John Dunsworth…
[Image-1] I feel like I should say this more often: thank you. Thank you for putting up with my mood swings. Sometimes when I’m short or unsociable, I just need to be a bit of a recluse in an effort to recharge, but that doesn’t mean I don’t adore you both or love our living…
[Image-1] I mentioned to someone that I had the hood for my winter coat sized down so I could see when walking around in wind and stormy weather. This did cost me a bit more that something and, as a senior on a fixed income, it was a choice I made re spending some money.…
When I was young, it seemed that driving was so wonderful, A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical. And all the cars on the road, well they’d be driving so happily, Joyfully, playfully watching me. But then something happened today to teach me how to be cynical, whymsical, irresponsible, crackable. There are times when a…
[Image-1] Despite the messy love triangle, I had so much fun getting to know you. I knew I wanted to date you as soon as we met and that feeling remains. It sucks that we weren’t able to give it a real shot but I do believe its for the best. I also believe we…
[Image-1] they’re so easy to offend, all you have to do is mention women’s rights, consent, LGBTQA… etc… Even if you mention an uncomfortable experience you had with or near a man. Tell me about your life bb —you think its about you, so it probably is about you
[Image-1] Blood is becoming big business in Canada and Nova Scotian veins could be tapped next. The privately-owned Canadian Plasma Resources has met with provincial government officials in Nova Scotia about opening pay-for-plasma clinics in this province. Canadian Plasma Resources’ CEO confirmed to the NDP that the Liberal government is supportive of the idea. Dave…
Now here’s a young dream-team. If you haven’t heard of 18-year-old rapper Ben Francis yet, this is your chance to vibe on some seriously hot new hip-hop from one of Halifax’s up and comers. Below, watch his new video for “That Something,” filmed and directed by Moose Media’s Brendan Lyle (@MooseCanFly), another up and comer (he’s…
[Image-1] The first challenger for Gloria McCluskey’s seat at City Hall has stepped forward. Tim Rissesco is running for the Dartmouth Centre riding in this fall’s general election; an incumbent-less race due to councillor Gloria McCluskey’s plans to retire. The executive director of the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission made the announcement on Twitter. I am…
[Image-1] For a city that spends much of its year at the receiving end of the elements, there are a lot of skateboarders in Halifax. Skaters, bikers and scooters cling to the warm seasons, aware that the outdoor riding season is short in Nova Scotia. A lifelong skater, Craig McNally is used to the uncertainty…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) “I wish I knew what I desire,” wrote Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, born under the sign of Pisces. “I wish I knew! I wish I knew!” If he were still alive today, I would have very good news for him, as I do for all of you Pisceans reading…
Q I’m your average straight 42-year-old white guy. Married for a little less than a year (second marriage for both). We have an active sex life and are both GGG. My wife wants to be forcibly fucked—held down and raped. Normally I’d be all over this because I do love me some rough sex. My…
Kudos to The Coast Kudos to you and your staff for current pieces in The Coast (“A world of silence and emptiness for those battling depression,” The City; “Oppression equals depression.” Voice of the City, March 3) that address the experiences of people of African descent re: mental illness. For a variety of reasons, the…
Up-tempo beats, positive vibes and sweaty bodies will fill The Company House on March 10 when GUTS holds a dynamic dance party, its first in Halifax. The online Canadian feminist magazine has already held several of the fundraisers across the country, and the creators say they’re excited to bring the event to our seaside city.…
It takes decades for a tall tree to grow, but Laura Jean Forrester managed to put together a whole garden in just two months. When we spoke to Forrester for the New Art issue in January, the NSCAD grad had just moved back to Halifax from Lunenburg. She’d been set to create a new body…
[image-] Canada’s poet laureate George Elliott Clarke comes home this week to deliver the Cyril Byrne Lecture at Saint Mary’s University. He’ll revisit his creative origins in Nova Scotia, retracing his steps in light of his first book, Saltwater Spirituals and Deeper Blues, published in 1983. The lecture will also include a performance by jazz…
The smoky flavour of Good Robot’s Samsquamptch!, the hoppiness of Garrison’s India Pale Ale and the malty aroma of Sea Level Brewing’s Rojo Mojo Red may be more familiar to some Haligonians than others. Now, with the advent of Taste Halifax Tours’ Beer Bus, curious connoisseurs (and generally thirsty people) can discover the flavours of…
Guy Tipton says his invention, the FizzWizz, came to be quite unexpectedly. What began as a mini-home project evolved into a state-of-the-art carbonation system that helps craft brewers maintain consistency and control over their final product. But Tipton’s motivation to take on this endeavour only began when his wife Emily and their friend Henry Pedro—both…
You’re out for a pint, minding your own business, when your beer-nerd friend—everyone has one—starts on a rant about the full, rich, enticing body of their chosen brew. Though mildly annoying, that friend’s on to something. When people talk about a beer’s body they’re basically talking about malt. Malt gives beer that lingering flavour, the…
Nine Locks Brewing, owned by Danny and Shaun O’Hearn, officially graced the craft brewery scene with its presence last week. In the same brand new building as the Mic Mac Bar & Grill, the brewery’s name pays homage to the historic Shubenacadie Canal that meanders just a stone’s throw away. The O’Hearns, distant cousins and…
If you’re going to take one down, and pass it around, you might as well make it something brewed locally. We rounded up some (yup, there’s way more) of the most-loved locals you can take home and enjoy. Find them at their respective breweries, private liquor stores or the little ol’ NSLC. (left to right)…
[Image-1] The province of Nova Scotia has finally finalized its agreement with Argyle Developments for the design, construction and lease of the new downtown convention centre. With that announcement Wednesday comes news that the cost of the $164-million project is once again going up. An additional $10 million will be needed to upgrade technological infrastructure…
It’s been nearly a year and a half since the scaffolding of doom on Barrington Street went up above three local businesses—The Loop (1547 Barrington Street), Ciboulette (1541 Barrington) and Chives Canadian Bisto (1537 Barrington)—in November 2014 to catch pieces of the decaying building after one piece in particular went through a driver’s windshield. The…
[Image-1] A new compensation system for HRM councillors and the mayor was viciously shot down at City Hall this week, but problems with the current salary formula remain. A report asking to change HRM council’s pay and base it off of the average salary for a full-time HRM resident was debated at a stumbling, confrontational…
