Since when did Easter become X-Mas #2
Ummmmm maybe my family was the odd one out but when in the hell did Easter become Christmas # 2 for people???? I remember my childhood when Easter morning meant waking up to a map placed on my night stand giving me a path to follow through the house and once I got to the…
Sleep-watchers
Here’s a safety tip to all the ladies. Lock your fucking doors!!! —Non-Creepy Dude
Mark Whidden’s spring bulbs
On March 22, fifteen years after his last exhibit, Mark Whidden returned to the Halifax art scene with a show at (((Parentheses))) Gallery and Art Projects—and now, he’s here to stay. The NSCAD grad put his artistic career on hold after the birth of his son, in order to pursue something a little less creative…
KISS in Halifax August 1
Talk about insane job security: KISS have been toiling in the rock mines of the KISS army for a bonkers four decades. Now promoting their latest album, Monster, KISS will be hauling their old bones to the Halifax Metro Centre Thursday, August 1, so start saving those pennies now. Tickets for KISS in Halifax go…
Day 15: Granite Best Bitter vs Bridge Farmhouse Ale
We’re into the second round of the semi-finals, folks, and the beer’s flowing something fierce. In case you’ve been on a Lenten hiatus or for some reason have been tee-totalling and have no clue what we’re talking about, here is the backgrounder for all the hilarity. Yesterday, over in the first snack quarter-final, Chicken Wings…
Ungrateful bums, literally
You were bumming change off of us waiting for the last bus home, unfortunately now a days people only carry cards, and each one of us said that. I was nice enough to give you and your friend a smoke each and when I said I was sorry I had no money I only kept…
City love
I left Halifax for Toronto only to case my love. I miss my city so much, the beauty the people. Toronto has nothing on you but consumerism and rude people. I’m coming back to you soon, because I can’t stand the people here. —Halifax You Beaut
You don’t own the street
To the car who started driving through the intersection while I was in the middle of the street and then instead of stopping to let me finish crossing, swerved around me to continue ripping down the street, fuck you. Surely to God, wherever you were going is not so important that you cannot wait at…
Liquor store blues
Anyone else catch the news about liquor store Monday evening? Not only are these exorbitant prices getting raised, but they put it into effect a couple days earlier than they were supposed to “due to a computer glitch”. What a coincidence that this caused the prices to rise the day before the long weekend instead…
Easter egg-nappers
To the people who helped themselves to an easter egg hunt at the Cambridge Battery in Monday’s downpour while we waited in our cars for the rain to calm, thank you for taking every single egg and easter dream from the young people it was intended for. —Not Very Hoppy
Thank you!
To the Dalhousie superhero who filled my 3 hour meter, THANK YOU so much! I’m sure you saved me from another ticket. I promise to pass on the love and I hope it comes back your way 🙂 —My Hero
Rat I am sorry
I tried to apologize for treating you unfairly, but all I accomplished was to (I felt) hurt you again. So I apologized for the apology but yet again I felt I said something hurtful. If I was able to speak with you in person I would have been able to express myself better…I thought had…
Stop blaming the dating sites!
You keep saying there are no good men on dating sites? You’ve been using a certain popular site for over a year now and still haven’t found a good guy? I beg to differ. If there were no good ones online then how did 4 women we personally know end up engaged or married or…
Makenew mans up
Hey Macklemore, can we go thrift shopping? Well, at Makenew (1526 Queen Street, 444-4120) you can. The eight-month-old thrift shop created and curated by local designer Anna Gilkerson has recently opened its doors to a much-deprived male market. Still fairly new to Vintage Row, Gilkerson decided to expand her space when the room next-door opened…
Two years for Penelope’s
Penelope’s Boutique (5685 Cunard Street, 420-9164) is turning two this Saturday, April 6. To celebrate, the second-hand women’s shop is inviting customers to take advantage of last-chance winter discounts and get an early peak at the new spring collection. The vintage-inspired store, which buys and sells gently used clothing, opened in 2010 and sells everything…
Day 14: The Elite Eight – Chicken wings vs Poutine
This is it, shit’s starting to get real, folks. Don’t get too scared now. All you salt-mongerers and beer garglers cut our list of tasty treats down to eight and this is what’s happening now. Did you just fall off the bus? We’re marching through madness over here, read this for for the low down.…
Spoon this
Was that fucking mason jar of disgusting green semi-solid food so absolutely delicious that you felt the need to shovel spoonfuls of it into your gaping bearded maw throughout half of the class? The sound of that metal spoon clinking around the insides of that glass jar, followed by your horrifying slurping, for what seemed…
TMI
I think a lot of people can relate to this in many different jobs. SOMETIMES CUSTOMERS GIVE WAY TO MUCH INFORMATION! There are many different ways in which I have to interact with customers but I find the time when they just reveal to much is when I am one the phone! There are things…
Miss you, Mise Au
We hoped that the Temporarily Closed signs in the windows of Mise Au Green (5507 Spring Garden Road) were actually code for store renos, re-stocking or an extended vacation. But after some email bounce-backs and phone calls to Nowhereland we got confirmation that Halifax location of the classic-but-chic, French clothing store—which opened last June— has,…
Dhaba’s in demand
Bayers Lake’s hot ticket Dhaba Casual Fine Dining & Express (8 Oland Crescent, 444-4411) just keeps on growing. Thanks to popular demand owners Faizal and Salma Junus expanded their space last winter, doubling Dhaba’s capacity to 60 seats, and next week it’ll take over yet another neighbouring property expanding its capacity yet again. “I believe…
Laura Roy live at The Coast
The great Laura Roy may be diminutive in stature, but her voice is giant. Listen to your pick for Best R&B artist in the Coast’s Best of Music readers’ survey perform “Maybe It’s Time” live in The Coast lobby. Related Stories
Monomyth live at The Coast
Monomyth came to The Coast, everybody. If you like what you hear, notez bien that Monomyth are playing a whopping two times this weekend. —> Go and go. Related Stories
Fair trade
I think that the general public should realize that authors in Atlantic Canada are making as little as 25 cents off of every ($22.00) book sold – whether it be bestseller or not. How is it possible to make so little off of something that you created? I realize there are costs to the publication…
Dogs on leash
Guess what? When the sign says “dog on leash required” you have to have your dog on a fucking leash. I dont care how friendly your dog is, or if the dog would never hurt anyone. I should not have to “assess the relatively friendliness” of your mangy pooch as it gallops toward me and…
Day 13: Meet the Elite Eight
The elite eight have been chosen! From now until Thursday, things slow down a bit—only one match up per day—but let’s give a drunken round of applause to the strongest competitors, nachos, potato skins, chicken wings, poutine, Granite Best Bitter, Bridge Farmhouse Ale, and today’s warriors, Propeller IPA and Keith’s. Have no idea what is…
What’s so good about it?
You know, in this life I have tried to be open and look at all belief systems. Done the homework, read the books. Try to be objective, fit things into times and culture. I admit as a belief/mythology, the Christians have something unique. A God who was willing to be one of us, but somehow…
Look my way
We had a drink the other night and you confessed you read these posts weekly. Even mentioned and posted one or two yourself. I found you funny, irreverent and lovely. The Newfoundland accent was a definite plus. Next time, let’s have a drink alone so I can show you my good points too. —A Man…
Break up, grow up
To the positively miserable couple who went out for dessert the other night: It was horrible to have to listen to the aggressive and callous undertones with which you spoke to each other – for the entirety of your dessert date. I don’t know why nor how nobody has set you straight yet: You have…
Leave me the hell alone!
You call me day and night. I never answer. It’s not that I hate you, it’s just that you NEVER have anything NEW to say. The phone call is ALWAYS ALL ABOUT YOU. You hardly ever even ask how I am. The conversation is inevitably one sided, your side. This is the fourth or fifth…
You’ve been too kind; I’ll stop bothering you
I fell for you. We worked together for 7 and a half months and half that time I was pursuing you. I thought for a while you liked me too, but I guess I was mistaken. You realized I was flirting with you and you held me at arm’s length. I finally gave in and…
Guv going to the same old well to cut deficit
I’m a silly servant. I have heard that one of the partays wants to cut silly servant jobs by 1/3 and another party wants to get rid of job security (efectively breaking our union). Every time the guv wants to save money, it’s always the worker bees that get picked on first. The reason this…
Beautiful boyz on the beautiful dance floor
I think you are really special. We became fast friends not long ago…I can not tell if our friendship will develop into something *awesome* or if it will end abruptly. Either way you have given me hope…hope that there are humans out there that I can connect with. —Your Tubby Middle-Aged Friend
An ineffective and unprofessional manager
To the receptionist at the job placement center: When a prospective client asks for help looking for work, you do not get rude and suggest they leave. That’s just bad business (idiot). To the branch manager of that job placement centre: When a complaint is given to you, that last thing you do is ‘nothing’.…
Day 12: Oland Export vs Granite Best Bitter and Potato Skins vs Mussels
Is this getting exciting or what? Beer. Bar snacks. For a dozen days in row. There’s plenty of gut-patting going on in The Coast office, and we’re betting in living rooms all over town. Yum. Haven’t a clue what we’re talking about? Read this for the full story, if need be, or like Buddy over…
Deceit daily
A short blurb in the newspaper reported that a local man faces drug and weapons charges. The reader of this article would assume this man is a dangerous criminal. But of course, the article failed to mention that the man charged was a well-known crusader in the fight against cancer. They failed to mention that…
A Tournament of Lies (sometimes its all about you)
Eight actors. Eight directors. Seven scenes. In Evan Brown’s A Tournament of Lies, a cohesive play is formed by taking these potentially disparate things and bringing them together around one central character named Alex, a woman who has affected many people in both her life and her death. For those of us who don’t give…
Frozen over fresh cut
I finally talked to a guy who owns a diner where I get the best fries. I noticed he changed to frozen fries. I asked him “Eh… whats up with the frozen fries?” He explained to me that even though fresh cut are better…in the take out containers people were complaining cause the fresh cut…
Maybe you know
You’re cute, funny, and I love hanging out with you. The problem is, you’re my boyfriends friend.. I’ve noticed your acts of kindness and friendliness towards me. Maybe you like me a little too. Or maybe you’re just a nice guy. Either way, I’m now helplessly attracted to you. You’ve got a bad side, and…
4 concrete walls and a piss stained mattress
Psychiatrists and prison officials are coming forward to testify in the death of a Canadian teen girl who was isolated in solitary confinement for three years straight. The psychiatrist is calling the girl “Sadistic, tyrannical and unstable” and the officials said they had no other option but to confine her. Think for a minute how…
Wouldn’t mind finding this girl again
A most fortuitous Thursday evening one week past, made unfortunate only by its fatal transience, granted me the acquaintance of a young lady so lovely, a lass of such lewd, lax, loose, and liberated lucidity as to lay in waste all lordly limits that have littered in lofty alliteration the legend and lore that I’ve…
Share the road
Drivers: I am sick and tired of you not sharing the road with me, the cyclist. You pinch me off the road, honk, flip me off, yell from your car window. Do you realize you c an KILL someone with your vehicle? Me 200 lbs you half a ton. I lose. My SECOND MORNING of…
NO BIG LOSS REALLY no big loss
Lost a fake FB friend and I’m glad. —NO BIG LOSS
Videos, videos, videos
First of all, big congrats to Noah Pink for winning the very first ever Prism Prize for best music video in Canada for Rich Aucoin’s “Brian Wilson is A.L.i.V.E.” The prize was awarded March 24 for the video, produced in Halifax by production company Shut & Colour Pictures and directed by Pink. The prize carries…
The HRM is trying to kill both of us
I live on a little hidden side street just at the beginning of a big road, and every day I try not to die as I try to turn my car into the street without being able to see properly around the curve for oncoming traffic. I have called the city on three separate occasions,…
Driving me around the bend
Ok, so I’m also proud that you are allowed to drive at night. And you feel confident enough to take the MacKay Bridge. But dim your fucking high beams! Bad enough coming around a turn on the Bay Road or the Waverley Road at night and someone doesn’t flick down to their low beams, but…
Rock Ranger, Matt Mays’ guitarist Jay Smith dies in Edmonton
Last night, Matt Mays posted the following to his Facebook page: Folks, Our guitar player and dear friend Jay Smith passed away this morning in Edmonton. As you can all imagine, we are completely devastated. However, in our heart of hearts we know that we need to Play on. Jay’s family as well as the…
Day 11: Keith’s vs Corona and Chicken wings vs Onion rings
There’s been upsets aplenty in the last couple days and possibly only more to come, are you on the edge of your seat yet? Read back if you need a little context from this post but really, you’re a little late to the game aren’t you? First things first, we gotta talk about yesterday and…
No doubt ’bout it, this one’s for you
One particular day in Purcell’s Cove three years ago is not to be regretted. I had noticed you in lecture and been attracted to you and that crown of yours up front. What a romance blossomed and I don’t know what I would do without you or the way you articulate everything I’m thinking so…
Gourmet Burger Joint
I ordered onion rings to go. When I got home you had unbeknownst to me poured honey all over them. WTF is that? Good thing I didn’t order french fries. You probably would have smeared mayo all over them. Big yuck… —Where Do You Think You Are? Holland?
Inter-change of opinion
A new citizens’ group called the Strategic Urban Partnership has formed, and is pushing the the city to implement the planning goals established in HRM By Design— including the demolition and redevelopment of the Cogswell Interchange. To that end, in May SUP is hosting The Cogswell Shake-Up, a public meeting where citizens will be asked what…
Ginger snap
i saw you at the Khyber on Saturday night, you had red hair and a cane. You were very cute, and I wished I wasn’t so shy. —Held The Door For You
Compassionate Use Club busted
Two weeks ago, the Halifax RCMP arrested three people associated with Halifax Compassionate Use Club, which connects medical marijuana users to growers. Chris Enns, who is president of the club, was charged with trafficking in marijuana, hash and mushroom, and with growing marijuana. He was arrested at the Compassionate Use Club on Highway 7 in…
Best Pop Artist / Band
Ria Mae is a busy lady, kicking ass at ECMW, CMW and other festivals ending in W. Churning out heartfelt, heartbreakingly sad pop gems has earned her top billing in your hearts in both the Female Solo Artist and Pop Artist categories. “Geez, I feel so supported by this city, it blows my mind,” says…
Best Artist / Band To Be Blown Away By
Phyl La Ferriere, Wax frontperson, attempts to explain just what makes his band so darned impressive. “We just rehearse a lot and have some very talented sound guys in our band, I guess,” says La Ferriere. With an album release at the Seahorse on April 6, you too can experience this mind-blowing live set in…
Best Blues Artist / Band
Juno-winning Garrett Mason has got blues in his bones. Son of the late Dutch Mason, Garrett can be found ripping up fretboards on local stages either solo or with musical collaborator Keith Hallett. In fact, just last summer at Halifax Jazz Fest, Hallett and Mason opened for the legendary Junior Watson. Amateur guitar players in…
Seeking women
In 2007, I e-solicted a quote from Jill Barber, telling her she’d won Best Solo Artist in the Best of Music poll. She said the usual things about feeling supported, then added she was glad we no longer had outdated gender-specific categories. I replied that unfortunately we did still have separate slots, but left out…
Best Male Solo Artist
Best Male Solo Artist and generally stylish male Ben Caplan handily took these categories—could it be owing to the greatest accessory of all, a huge, unruly beard? We can’t say for sure. But we can say that Caplan’s thundering vocals are befitting of a nice blazer/vest combo, and it’s clear that you agree. Caplan’s known…
Best Artist / Band Hijinks
Hijinks are as old as rock and roll. Pete Townshend smashing his guitar, Britney Spears destroying her hotel room, the Gallaghers fighting on stage—now add The Graboids’ impromptu wrestling matches to that list. “First time we did wrestling was at the 2011 Pop Explosion where I wrestled for 20 minutes while I sang with a…
Best Punk Artist / Band
Super wide A-stances? Check. Synchronized jumps? Check. Ninety-nine percent of songs under two minutes? Check. Having met the criteria for an ideal punk band, Outtacontroller take the gold for Best Punk Band, in your hearts, your dive bars and beyond. Check out outtacontroller.bandcamp.com for a sneak peek of the upcoming LP Television Zombie. Offering a…
Best Dressed Artist / Band
Best Male Solo Artist and generally stylish male Ben Caplan handily took these categories—could it be owing to the greatest accessory of all, a huge, unruly beard? We can’t say for sure. But we can say that Caplan’s thundering vocals are befitting of a nice blazer/vest combo, and it’s clear that you agree. Caplan’s known…
Best Online Presence
“This is fun! Gold is fun!” says Town Heroes singer and guitarist Mike Ryan in response to the news of the win. The Town Heroes doesn’t shirk when it comes to online content, regularly posting new music, blogs, videos and coming up with contests for fans is all part of a day’s work for the…
Best Metal Artist / Band
Pure, unadulterated metal straight out of Cole Harbour, Black Moor revel in metal tropes. Harmonizing solos, wailing vocals and 100 percent authentic metal style have rocketed Black Moor to the top of the Best Metal Band category. I mean seriously, really stellar vests, guys. Black Moor are an even split between an homage to the…
Your Best of Music 2013 results
You voted, campaigned, shared, convinced and possibly bribed (no judging—while we dutifully tallied your selections for the 2013 Best of Music issue. Here are your gold, silver and bronze winners for the cream of the crop in Halifax music, the final results of The Coast’s biggest Best of Music readers’ survey ever. Featuring interviews with…
Best Songwriter
Joel Plaskett, your choice for Best Songwriter, isn’t shy about letting fans into the process. Recording his last album, Scrappy Happiness included making short, informal videos in (and out of) the studio and posting them online. Songwriters-in-training could get a sneak peek into what it takes to make a hit, and if the videos were…
Best Merch
How the heck are you supposed to let people know that you like a band without merch? What are you supposed to be doing, walking around whistling their songs all the time like a fool? No, of course not. You let people know by wearing a shirt. And those are things Orchid’s Curse has in…
Best Jazz Artist / Band
“We are thrilled to win a Coast award—often dreamed of it, actually—and want to thank all the Coasters for the votes,” says Gypsophilia’s Ross Burns. “We want the fine people to know that we have lots on the go these days: We just won an ECMA, are in the middle of filming a wicked stop-motion…
Olympus Has Fallen
The White House is being held hostage, so it’s up to ex-Secret Service agent Gerard Butler to save the day in the aggressively stupid Olympus Has Fallen. Donning balaclavas, stealing airplanes and using suicide bombers, the North Korean military unit invading Washington are the ultimate form of evil terrorists. They even shoot a puppy as…
Letters to the editor, March 21, 2013
RARE BURGERS It is treat, when in the US, to be able to order a burger medium or even medium-rare! But I guess in Nova Scotia, it’s always the civil servants looking out for us (“Pink matter” by Simon Thibault, Feature, March 20)! We are, after all, maybe the only place in the world where…
Best Song
“I’m tickled pink,” says Mays from a hotel in Toronto before his performance at last week’s Indie Awards. He’s responding to the news he’s cleaned up in this year’s Best of Music survey, taking the gold in a whopping four categories. Mays is in the middle of an Ontario tour, taking him back to some…
Best Gig Poster Artist
Alex MacAskill came to the poster business for the creativity, but stayed for the potential. “I’ve recently had the chance to work with some bands that I’ve listened to since I was a shitty little pre-teen, and that was a pretty big deal for me,” says MacAskill. But even fanboys need to get down to…
Best Hip Hop Artist / Band
Is there another rapper in the world more proud of being Canadian than Classified? Extremely doubtful. And now the rest of the world can see how patriotic a rapper can be with Classified’s new record deal with Atlantic— the label will release his self-titled album, featuring your silver winner in the Best Song of 2012…
The Croods
Bad jokes meet vibrant visuals in the (spoiler warning) historically inaccurate CGI kids flick, The Croods. Emma Stone voices Eep, the broad-shouldered teenage daughter of the modern Stone Age family Crood. Overprotected her whole life by her worrisome father (Nicholas Cage), Eep’s dreams of adventure aren’t satisfied by short daily food hunts. After a cataclysmic…
Would you like to buy some marijuana?
I sell pot. Not a ton of it, but enough to keep a lot of people happy: about four pounds every three weeks. You want to buy some? I’ll sell three grams for $25, or five grams for $40. Just let me know. Like every good Canadian kid, I started smoking pot in high school.…
Best Album
“I’m tickled pink,” says Mays from a hotel in Toronto before his performance at last week’s Indie Awards. He’s responding to the news he’s cleaned up in this year’s Best of Music survey, taking the gold in a whopping four categories. Mays is in the middle of an Ontario tour, taking him back to some…
Best Live Music Venue
The Seahorse is so many things to so many people. Home to seemingly happy sea creatures just chillin’ in that tank, live painting more often than not, pool, Horsepower by the pint (a house blended special brew mixing Propeller bitter and honey wheat), stellar sound, deep-fried pickles (that come with a Pickleback shot—pickle brine and…
Best Folk Artist / Band
It’s been a busy year for Willie Stratton, the nice boy from Bedford who spends his nights screaming and strumming through his frenetic, throwback folk songs. He released an EP, The River, captivated a ballroom at Music Week, stomped through the stage at The Company House during HPX and averaged two shows a week. “I’m…
Cave art
Stepping into one of Lisa Frank’s lush nature scenes is a mix between tumbling down the rabbit hole and becoming the hero in a video game. Her vibrantly coloured, three-dimensional digital “paintings” require a special environment, though—the kind we just happen to have in Halifax, tucked in the McNally Building at Saint Mary’s University. SMU’s…
Play on, player
They’re still putting the library together, but Halifax’s International Tabletop Day organizer John Gallant estimates there will be about 100 different games available. “Some games will be set-up already with volunteers ready to teach people something new and there will also be shelved games that people can grab and try out on their own.” Running all day,…
Best Vinyl
“I’m tickled pink,” says Mays from a hotel in Toronto before his performance at last week’s Indie Awards. He’s responding to the news he’s cleaned up in this year’s Best of Music survey, taking the gold in a whopping four categories. Mays is in the middle of an Ontario tour, taking him back to some…
Best All-ages Venue
Perpetual all-ages haven The Pavilion is a non-profit society with an eye to create a safe space for youth, but more importantly than that, the space fosters a love of live music from an early age. Pavilion director Chris Smith knows all-ages shows are the foundation of a strong music scene. “This hopefully continues on…
Best Classical Artist / Group
This month, Symphony Nova Scotia launched its 2013/2014 season, which features SNS’s homage to Led Zeppelin, Joel Plaskett with Mo Kenney during the Halifax Pop Explosion, 14-year-old Canadian pianist Anastasia Rizikov playing Beethoven, Susanne Hou playing Barber’s Violin Concerto on a multi-million dollar violin and scads of other performances that will win you the number…
Justin Lee’s monstrous glee
Tucked away in the lower gallery at Argyle Fine Art is the Pixar-laced stuff dreams are made of. Part friendly monsters and part brightly coloured glee, the creatures in Justin Lee’s new exhibit will help you embrace your fears. Harold Hickenbottom and the Story of how he became friends with the Monsters under his Bed…
Tempo moderato
Just over a year ago, I went to lunch at O&B Canteen—an Oliver & Bonacini restaurant—in Toronto. On Thursday I basically went there again: I went to Tempo. Tempo has to have been built in Canteen’s image. The dining room seems to have used the exact same template—casual chic with urbane whimsy in the form…
Best Rock Artist / Band
“I’m tickled pink,” says Mays from a hotel in Toronto before his performance at last week’s Indie Awards. He’s responding to the news he’s cleaned up in this year’s Best of Music survey, taking the gold in a whopping four categories. Mays is in the middle of an Ontario tour, taking him back to some…
Best Music Photographer
Snap-happy Scott Blackburn’s Instagram (@scottophoto) is solid gold, live shows, festivals, behind the scenes at Coast cover shoots and general Halifax beauty. But get Scott in front of a stage and he shines even brighter than his flashbulb. His ticket stub collection would make you swoon with envy, but he isn’t greedy, he shares his…
Best Electronic Artist / Band
AA Wallace is your number one man on the 001010s, activating your disco glands and producing dancefloor memories for the most discerning partygoer. Expect a new full length 12-inch titled (disambiguation) on Acadian Embassy in May, no doubt featuring Wallace’s signature chill beats and ethereal vocals. Sample king Wallace fills his days with beat loops,…
Best Category We Forgot
Sex, underdogs and fans led the pack for what you thought was missing from this years survey. Music, that timeless aphrodisiac, has you all thinking about which local musician (or musicians, we won’t judge) you’d like to sing the high notes with. And you seem to want to give yourselves a pat on the back…
The Lion’s share of the jazz
Now in its fourth year, Out Like a Lion was first created by JazzEast to shine another spotlight on local jazz artists outside of the summertime Halifax Jazz Festival. “We thought that jazz musicians deserved more opportunities for artistic expression,” says artistic director Laura Healy, “and that Halifax audiences deserved to be more in tune…
Best Video
The Caravan are ruling the music video game lately, most recently with “What Up Steve,” a lyrical takedown of Harper against the backdrop of north end Halifax. Even earlier was “Words That Make You Feel Good,” a video that got immense traction on that tastemaker of tastemakers, Reddit. The making of “Words” is a story…
Best Promoter
Sonic kept its nose to the grindstone this year, booking bands like Hey Rosetta!, Death From Above 1979 and Black Label Society in venues all over the city and “Last year was really overwhelming with shows everywhere from The Carleton to the Garrison Grounds,” says Sonic’s Erin McGuire. “We’re doing our best to continuously branch…
Best Country Artist / Band
News, news, news—but not new country. Modern Grass’ traditional bluegrass won your country soul in the Best Country category, and the band has a laundry list of news bulletins: Tour dates around Nova Scotia this spring, festivals all throughout the Maritimes and a stop at one of North America’s biggest festivals, the Milwaukee Irish Fest,…
Stoker
Family can be deadly, or at the very least mysterious, in the magnificent Stoker. Quiet teenager India is about to celebrate her 18th birthday when her dear father perishes in a horrific car crash. While her mother (Nicole Kidman) briefly mourns, a suspicious uncle no one’s ever mentioned before moves into the family estate, and…
Buying my bro’s virginity loss
Q My brother is 22 years old and mentally ill with social anxiety on the scale of agoraphobia (officially diagnosed). He’s made significant progress in the past few years, but he’s stuck on the fact that he’s a virgin and is convinced that he’s not going to make any real social progress until that’s no…
Best Live Show In The Past Year
You gotta feel for the other contenders in this category. When up against a once-in-a-lifetime show on an island that is rarely open to the public, an island that is mainly populated by snakes, for god’s sake, mere concert venues don’t stand a chance. So it’s no ssssssurprise (‘cause of the snakes, get it? Please…
Best Music Festival
Halifax Pop Explosion executive director Jonny Stevens is quick to give congrats to those he says really make the festival, which last year brought The Black Lips, Purity Ring and Eugene Mirman to town. “Halifax Pop Explosion belongs to the fans, bands, volunteers and venues who make it really happen,” says Stevens. “Those fans who…
Best Experimental Artist / Band
Kuato gets loud and weird, and the band thanks you for coming along for the ride. “We just appreciate anyone who actually takes the time to digest our music,” says drummer Josh Pothier. “At a time when people’s attention spans are getting shorter and shorter it’s great having people willing to give us both their…
Admission
Universities receive thousands of applications every year, so its best for the Princeton staff in Admission not to get too attached to any one candidate. Pity then Tina Fey, starring as an overworked admissions officer who inadvertently discovers a promising college applicant might be the son she gave up for adoption decades ago. Paul Rudd…
G. I. Joe: Retaliation
It’s barely spring, but summer arrives with a boom in 2013’s first worthwhile blockbuster, G. I. Joe: Retaliation. Picking up threads left dangling from the first film no one liked, this sequel finds the elite military unit ambushed by terrorists Cobra and out for revenge. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson once again elevates whatever role he’s…
Best Tour You Wish Came To Halifax
No doubt it would have been amazing for The Boss to stop by Halifax on his 2012 Wrecking Ball Tour, but let’s look on the bright side. Didn’t it make it just that much more special to take a little road trip to Moncton to see Springsteen in the flesh? Assuming, of course, that you…
Best Record Label
Diminished Fifth Records’ proud papa Josh Hogan is pleased he’s able to keep doing what he loves, and readers agree, voting D5R as the gold winner for the fourth year running. “It’s an honour and a privilege to be recognized by our peers and fans and especially humbling for a small, boutique metal label such…
Best R&B Artist / Band
Laura Roy’s powerful sound and rollercoaster range produce the type of songs you want to listen to on a contemplative Sunday morning, just enough soothing softness to cushion you from the weekend and the right amount of inspirational drive to push you through the week. “I’m convinced that music is going to be a life…
Spring Breakers
Florida’s one big dick, just waiting to get sucked in the candy-coated sexploitation romp, Spring Breakers. Director Harmony Korine assembles a gang of bored college coeds (Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine) who rob a diner to bankroll the best spring break ever. Comfortable showcasing society’s absurd ugliness, Korine is at home…
Best Artist / Band
The Scoop Outs are clustered around a table in a north end bar, pooling their loonies to get another round of drinks. Bassist Ben Manuel, drummer Ed Caswell and guitarist/singer Jesse Webber joke, bicker, talk over each other, finish each other’s sentences and generally give off a very strong vibe of lifelong friends. Caswell and…
Best Artist / Band To Enjoy Quietly
For the third time running, Quiet Parade has won your hushed and gentle vote for Best Band to Enjoy Quietly. Singer and guitarist Trevor Murphy whispers his thanks: “Our new EP has taken us into a full-band motif, but it’s a great to know that our fans understand and appreciate that Quiet Parade is first…
Best Rehearsal Space
That little basement that could on Hunter Street is still going strong. Monthly and hourly rooms, gear at the ready, local merch and music, a sometimes venue, and don’t forget that ever-full pot of coffee, lays the foundation for bands new and old to either start from scratch or tighten up their chops. Very big…
Best New Artist / Band
Billie Dre & the Poor Boys are all about getting down to brass tacks. They speak plainly, carry no illusions and have one goal: to have fun making music. Honestly, it’s refreshing. Over Middle Eastern food and beers, Billie Dre & the Poor Boys—bassist Corey Henderson, drummer Dylan Ryan and guitarist and singer William Dray—are…
Free Will Astrology
Happy Birthday! Aries (March 21-April 19) I was too lazy to write your horoscope this week, so I went to a website that hawks bumper stickers and copied a few of their slogans to use as your “advice.” Here you go. 1. Never follow a rule off a cliff. 2. Have the courage to honour…
Best DJ
DJ IV has got a lifeline on your heart for best DJ category, winning gold for the third year running. DJ IV not only spins his way into number one standing, he uses his success as a DJ to help other local artists that he believes in, putting out records on his IV League imprint…
Best Artist / Band To Turn Up Loud
Kuato gets loud and weird, and the band thanks you for coming along for the ride. “We just appreciate anyone who actually takes the time to digest our music,” says drummer Josh Pothier. “At a time when people’s attention spans are getting shorter and shorter it’s great having people willing to give us both their…
Best Radio Station For Local Music
The local love runs strong at CKDU 88.1FM. This campus community station puts local first with stories, news, culture, skill-sharing and lecture series, putting on shows and giving Halifax music a helping hand, creating That Thing You Do! moments for local bands (you know, when they freak out that they’re on the radio). And since…
The Gatekeepers
Something to marvel at when watching the excellent documentary, The Gatekeepers, is how high-ranking intelligence agents can be so clueless about cause and effect. The audience benefits from hindsight, something the leaders of Israel’s Shin Bet security service didn’t have when dealing with Palestinian threats to their country. Director Dror Moreh is the first person…
Best MC
Ambition already had a thank you gift to his fans waiting in the wings when he heard about his gold win. The aptly titled Man of the Year EP was just released last Thursday, available now through Droppin’ Science Productions for your listening pleasure. If live is more your thing, Ambition and DJ Uncle Fester…
Best Artist / Band To Get Trashed To
Now, we certainly don’t advocate getting trashed, inside or outside of a bar. But we’re not naive enough to imagine it doesn’t ever happen. All we know is when it does happen, it’s to the soundtrack of The Stanfields. The Stanfields have taken this category for the fifth year running, and we have to wonder:…
Best Karaoke Night
Laurie the Guy loves his job, as anyone who catches any of his karaoke nights can attest, especially your pick for gold, Saturday nights at the Lion’s Head Tavern. “Where else could I act like a fool, dress like a clown, flirt with the ladies and drink while I’m ‘working?’” asks Laurie. Laurie’s been on…
The Host
Don’t let “based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer,” scare you off. The Twilight author’s helpless touch is nowhere near the surprising sci-fi romance The Host. That’s likely due to screenwriter and director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War), who tells the tale of a passive alien invasion that replaces people with the pleasantly polite…
Best Producer
Daniel Ledwell had a show-stopping year, winning Best Producer at ECMW as well as his 2012 produced albums garnering six nominations: Jenn Grant’s The Beautiful Wild, Heather Green’s Your Last War and Gabrielle Papillion’s Little Bug. But somehow, this little Coasty nod from the fans is just as appreciated. Ledwell, who also performs his own…
Best Artist / Band Most Likely To Make It Big
The ever-posi Rich Aucoin brings waves of confetti and good vibes wherever he goes, and that just so happens to be all over the world. Your choice for best Artist Most Likely To Make It Big and Best Artist To Dance To (duh, the parachute, guys!) took time to respond to his gold wins while…
Best Open Mic Night
You’ve got a song in your heart that just needs to be shared. While spontaneously breaking out into song is certainly one way to do it, we recommend finding a nice, friendly open mic night near you. Phyl LaFerriere (who knows a thing or two about performing, his band The Wax was also your gold-winning…
Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
We may have finally found a worthy cinematic follow-up to The Room, in the egregiously disgusting new “film” by Tyler Perry, Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. High-end dating service therapist Judith (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) is bored with her everyday marriage to hunky doctor Lance Gross, and her eye begins to wander when the company courts…
Best Female Solo Artist
Ria Mae is a busy lady, kicking ass at ECMW, CMW and other festivals ending in W. Churning out heartfelt, heartbreakingly sad pop gems has earned her top billing in your hearts in both the Female Solo Artist and Pop Artist categories. “Geez, I feel so supported by this city, it blows my mind,” says…
Best Artist / Band To Dance To
The ever-posi Rich Aucoin brings waves of confetti and good vibes wherever he goes, and that just so happens to be all over the world. Your choice for best Artist Most Likely To Make It Big and Best Artist To Dance To (duh, the parachute, guys!) took time to respond to his gold wins while…
Best Cover Artist / Band
Signal Hill has been occupying stages in packed bars for 20 years—it’s no wonder the band is your gold winner in the Best Cover Band category. They’re a veritable group of human jukeboxes—you name it, they’ve got it. But if you want to get on their good side, here’s an A+ request: “Our favourite song…
Go fck yourself
Hey, fucker. You just a stakeholder, you ain’t anything, don’t tell me to do this, do that, you ain’t my manager, fuker dont tell me what to do. I’m working for the customer, I’m working for the customer needs and company needs. I’m not working for yourself, I’m not working for your money, the money…
Record store asshole
I came in to your fine establishment and bought 7 CDs all by the same artist and while chatting with the very friendly and helpful clerk I happened to mention I was going out of town to see said perfomer in the next few months. You were sitting at the sales counter eating some very…
You’re right
You’re right, it is appalling that there is such overt racism against First Nations in such a public place. He was wrong to call it nationalism, you were right to call it racism, and I’m proud to live in a city of free-thinkers who aren’t afraid to put discrimination in its place. —Happy Easter
Loudmouth asshole
To the dude who was told to be quiet on a certain university’s arts commons and proceeded to be a belligerent, childish asshole about it: the dude who asked you politely to be quiet was right. It was a quiet zone and you were loudly and obnoxiously bothering everyone around you. Yelling at him that…
Go fuck yourself on your ratty ass couch
Trying to buy a couch and getting so sick of people wasting my time posting these nasty dilapitated sofas on kijiji for hundreds of dollars! Outdated, saggy rust coloured crap or floral printed crap purchased over 20 years ago, torn to shit by your cats and children. You have the audacity to ask for two…
Looking for my daddy
I miss you. My phone got wiped and I lost your number. Its not even on my old old phone. I have no way to find you. I just want you to know that I’m okay. —Your Baby Girl Always
Looking for my daddy
I miss you. My phone got wiped and I lost your number. Its not even on my old old phone. I have no way to find you. I just want you to know that I’m okay. —Your Baby Girl Always
Looking for my daddy
I miss you. My phone got wiped and I lost your number. Its not even on my old old phone. I have no way to find you. I just want you to know that I’m okay. —Your Baby Girl Always
Day 10: Bridge Farmhouse vs Garrison Nut Brown and Nachos vs Sliders
We’ve done it. We’ve passed the half-way mark in the tournament and, surprisingly, without too many tears. But now that we’ve cracked the second round of face-offs, anything could happen. If you’re wondering what in the world I’m rambling about it’s about time you get your head in the game, so please consult this previous…
Always broke too?
If you are anything like me you are young and broke with more debt then you’d like to acknowledge. I’m in my late 20’s, I went to university and have been working in finance for the past 7 years or so. Finance is can be a very complicated thing so I’ll try to make my…
Bun-ny love
Thank you Burger Week for showcasing the great local burger joints Halifax has. My tastebuds thank you, my stomach thanks you, my arteries… maybe not so much. —Halifax Hamburglar
Drivers need to pay attention
To the man who nearly killed me in the intersection on Saturday night: I’ve had a lot of near-misses in that crosswalk over the last two years living in this neighborhood, but typically the drivers don’t stop to tell me how it was my fault. You accused me of wearing black (you mean blue? get…
Jump
I was walking in front of the library a while ago thought I saw you, I never stopped thinking about you.This weekend is Easter.I’d love it if you called me or if you would hippy hoppity to my place for a sprawl in the hay or to share a bottle of wine and have a…
Shut up
You constantly talk about how much you hate your parents and your job. Waaa My parents didn’t get me a car. Waaa my parents charge me rent to live at home. Waaa I’d rather be dead than go to work. Waaa something’s wrong but I’m not going to say so you’ll ask me why. Waaa…
Broke girls want to get fit too
$5 for the exact same protein bar I could get at drug store for $2.29? Are you people fucking high?! —Ripoff
To the red car
I didn’t see you at all and was totally in the wrong. You’re right, I was looking at my phone. I am so so sorry. Glad we’re both ok. —Learned Their Lesson
South Park Catering goes north
Things are looking good for South Park Catering (453-8161) and its new home and renovated kitchen at 3619 Novalea Drive. The veteran in the catering biz seems to be getting better with age. With the new digs came an expansion, that includes fresh, homestyle to-go meals (sandwiches, soups, salads and entrees), espresso and meat and…
Passage to the Caribbean a thing of the past?
A favourite for quality cheap eats in our ‘hood has vanished before our very eyes. Passage of the Caribbean (5467 Cornwallis Street) has, seemingly, gutted its north end location and closed. While a disconnected phone doesn’t bode well for feeding lunchtime cravings, we’re hopeful this isn’t necessarily the end of dreamy jerk chicken. And because…
Welcome to HRM
We keep finding Savage asleep on a futon in the park across the street from our apartment. It’s not even night time, Mike! —Mayoral Futon Hater
White truck
So you were forced to stop suddenly in the middle of the intersection because a class of small children and teachers are legally crossing in the crosswalk. They were already halfway across when you nearly plowed through them! How do you not notice a line of twenty-something kids crossing in a crosswalk? They had the…
To my red gal
What is goodbye but a farewell, I hope we meet again? The world is too small for the both of us not to see each other. Five thousand kilometres is nothing. Go. I love you always. —Your Stupid South End Boy
Day 9: Propeller IPA vs Guinness, poutine vs sweet potato fries
Halfway through March Madness I can’t help but get the feeling the people are hungry (and thirsty) for an upset. If this is all very strange and foreign to you, read up here for a bit of background. In short, we’ve chosen 16 beer varieties and 16 popular bar snacks and they are duking it…
Chosen by fate
We have been in each others’ lives since the beginning. I have known you longer than anyone else. We were apart without contact for almost ten years (before the magic of social networking) and we clicked like it never happened. No subject is taboo and the comfort we have with eachother makes our GF/BF jealous.…
Your choice: wait 13 seconds or kill me
To the man driving the black SUV making a left hand turn from North Park to Rainnie Drive last Wednesday. You almost hit me as I walked with the legal right of way across Rainnie Drive. I waited as I should for the Walk Signal. I was about 4 seconds into my crossing when you…
Love letter to theatre
Dear Merritt Award nominees, theatre makers and supporters, Congratulations on another year of amazing, mind-expanding, funny-bone-tickling, soul-soothing theatre. Monday night’s Merritt Awards reminded me of everything there is to love about Halifax’s vibrant theatre scene. It was a night to celebrate the diversity of great theatre produced in Halifax and throughout Nova Scotia. It was…
Public access victory: Police blotter to be made public
In a huge victory for public information, the Halifax police department will soon be the first city in Canada to make the daily police blotter public, so that anyone can see details of each and every police call, including where and when it happened, and what transpired. The Coast has long argued that the police…
This week at city council
Nearly four months into the year, and six months since the election, and this week Halifax council finally got around to taking some substantive action. This isn’t some newfound commitment to political activism, but rather an accident of calendar. A new city budget will have to be passed in April, and there’s a lot of…
Needed positive ID on partner to leap
I miss you so so much.I would that that leap again toward you but I’m afraid.Yes, I’m afraid you will reject me again; I think I have reason to fear your rejecting me again. You know positively my identity and how,where to find me. I am not 100% sure you are the person who has…
You suck
I submitted a bitch that gave honest criticism that is applicable to fairly wide segment of the restaurant industry without giving any info which would identify any particular establishment. But since that industry might represent possible advertising revenue for your paper, it is too controversial for you to allow the post. —I Thought You Were…
Dirt
I don’t know what it is. To this day I cant get you out of my head. I think you are the only person who has ever actually had me. I gave up on the idea of us and have ended up settling with someone you saved me from before. So, fuck. I saw you…
GOD
You are in my walk to work everyday. You are in the wind and the song of birds. You are in the bare trees and in my healthy legs. You are with me in every moment and your prescence sustains me. All is well because of you. —Grateful
Reno time at Venus Pizza/Mezza Kitchen
The corner of Blowers and Barrington is going to be making a racket for the next couple of weeks, but not in the same late-night, shawarma-eating, table-dancing ways you’re used to. Beloved Venus Pizza (1558 Barrington Street) is finally making its transition to become Mezza Lebanese Kitchen and there’s currently a crazy gut-job on the…
The blind side
Seriously people when changing lanes you might want to check your blind spot, how hard is it to turn your head and look out the window before you attempt to merge your car in to mine? Turning on your signal light after you begin your merge does not make you have the right of way…
Good neighbour
I know you may not have made the best decisions in life and that the booze you pour down your gullet every night might be a leading contributor to your situation. But pounding on my door at 2 am screaming for me to ‘be a good neighbour and come fuck you’ and ‘give you dick’…
Bikram with Measha Brueggergosman
While I’m a firm believer that any day is a great day to do yoga (especially winter days and especially when the yoga is in a HOT room), this week would be an extra prime time to work on your practice. Opera sensation Measha Brueggergosman is visiting town, but this time its not for a…
Buzz Killjoy Lightbeer
Why do people keep insisting that weed (pot) is not addictive? Why is it that the government discourages the smoking of cigarettes with all types of advertisments- scarey pictures, etc…hiding the product from the consumer…? Why is it the government seems to be okay with legalizing the other smokable (420)? Smoke is smoke…and anything that…
Burger Week
Good job Coast. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/NS/ID/2354942051/
Day 8: Oland Export vs Sapporo and Mussels vs Olives
It’s Day 8 and we’re really hitting the comfort zone of beer and snack Nirvana. Just enough beer to be at social ease, but not so much for future embarrassment; just enough snacks to satisfy, not so much as to have awkward, er, emissions. What are we talking about? Here’s a backgrounder, but the short…
Dude
I want you to know that you are the love of my life. Everything else in life has greater meaning because of you. You work so hard! I wish life was easier for you and that your dreams would all come true. I am always there for you and will always be. Thank you for…
Cab driver to the rescue!
Thank you so much to the cab driver who, after driving my friend and I home, caught my attention as I was getting out of the cab and handed me my friend’s pair of gloves that she accidentally left in the cab. You are awesome! —Drunk and Forgetful!
Thank you!
To the guy working at a gas station in Dartmouth today, thank you so much for your help! You were incredibly nice, and even though you weren’t entirely sure, you helped as much as you could with the two near flat tires I had. It was uplifting to meet someone who went above and beyond…
Idiot
New roommate. Everything goes great until he tries to make rules like “throw your towel in a bag and take it to your room with you” after he “saw one on the floor”. He doesn’t believe me that he opens the door too fast and it falls off the hanger. He does the dishes before…
HBF
You’re the greatest best friend to me, been there for everything and anything since our first day at Dal together and our shared single room in res.. grad is just around the corner, four years flew by, but it won’t change a thing.. friends 4ever and ever!! —CBF
Not doing it on the bus
So a new campaign at a cost of over one hundred thousand dollars has been launched by our transit company to try and get people out of their cars and into busses. I take the bus daily and wonder at their thinking. I sit there day after day and watch people get on who do…
Love for Triple P
I am a transplanted Haligonian who is living far far away and having happy memories of Point Pleasant Park today. Some say it ain’t what it used to be since the big storm, but I only know of it since. It is cooler than ice cream. If you want to, I say get out and…
No means fucking no
Hey, to the guy who was a total douche last night. When I say, “No, I don’t want to come home with you,” don’t tell me “I don’t care, you will like it, c’mon.” When I have to resort to lying, and tell you I am gay so that you will leave me alone, you…
Everyone
Bliss: The Story of Harry Joy should be required reading at the grade 8 level (unfortunately, but yes, at least at that young of an age, sans censorship)……it is so relevent, especially now, and if ya wanna know why then read it;) At once academic and inviting–a real joy to read, packed full of questions…
T
Thanks for holding me when I fall. I couldn’t ask for more. You are truly amazing. I’m yours forever. —M
Promote cycling through fines
Riding a bicycle without a helmet on in Halifax? That’s a paddlin’. What is the deal with helmet laws in this stupid city? You have a better chance of getting a head injury while in a car, so why don’t we make drivers wear foam hats? Getting out of the bathtub? better have your foam…
BdR
We both used to live in Halifax, and though we never met there, we discovered that we were often times in the same places, spaces and sharing graces left and right. Now we stare out over cliff edges and embankments toward mountains with four paws between us, sniffing out the setting sun. But light still…
Refuses to take a guide dog?
I’m sure we’ve all read the story about a cabbie refusing to take a woman and her guide dog and groceries. I have to ask, what in hell is wrong when, apparently, the person who called on behalf of the blind lady informed the cab company that the fare would have a guide dog. I…
The dispatcher
You have never seen me before. I have used your service a few times now in the past couple of months. The student shuttle service (I won’t mention names) Your name starts with a D (don’t think I can say names). Let me get to the point. You’re so kind and gentle hearted and I…
Best of Food 2013
Just spent 2 hours rating restaurants and extensively commenting. Went to submit and it told me EXPIRED. Nice. Back button? Tried it …NOPE gone. We dine out at least 1-2X week so we know restaurants. Time to get more user-friendly COAST because those who know food won’t be bothered. I know I’m DONE. —K&D Know…
Manic Monday perk
To the bus driver that was running late on his first run of the day. You stopped in a closer spot to let two of us out to catch our bus that was about to leave the Bridge Terminal. You made it so I wasn’t late for work and I thank you. Thank you also…
Windsor St. Exchange
To all you dumb bastard drivers who try to switch lanes before the line becomes dotted, fuck off. Wait the extra 15 seconds and you’ll notice that traffic will run much more smoothly. One of these days I’m going to let one of you fucks hit my car before it’s legal for you switch lanes,…
Yes, you are pretty amazing
Let’s start with that crazy laugh that can be heard half way across a very large room, like a hopped up leprechaun or Santa Claus’ boisterous niece (if he has one). Or how about the way you hike up your pants occasionally, like you have been sitting in your bingo chair too long, or you…
Do these tidbits apply to you?
Short red hair, turquoise shirt, matching turquoise earrings, 80, blackberry, straight line of various buttons/stickers, black stars behind your right ear. You may not have, but …. —I Noticed
Fine wining
It’s a good week to be a wino. After last weeks beer-heavy festivities, this week was made for wine lovers, offering up two events geared at pleasuring those finely tuned taste buds of yours. Bishop’s Cellar (1477 Lower Water Street, 490-2675) is still reeling from February’s Rare & Fine Wine show, and was inspired to…
Alluring amazon
To the tall, lithe, wondrous and glamourous woman in high heels with shockingly coloured hair who was gliding down Argyle street on Saturday morning. When you were singing, “How deep is the ocean”, I felt the overwhelming urge to reply, “How high is the sky?”, but convention held back my voice. Without knowing, you positively…
Day 5: Moosehead vs Corona and Chicken Wings vs Peanuts
It’s Day 5 of March Madness, and Halifax is covered in a blanket of yuck. What better way to avoid the mess than to lose ourselves in beer and bar food, eh? If you have no idea what this is about, read here. Taking inspiration from the intensity of the NCAA, and the creativity of…
We are human too
This is for all the lovely ladies and gentlemen in the beauty industry….. being in our industry is really hard you come across some interesting people who you grow to love and others well….Let’s just say you make us question why we even work in Spas at all, is it even worth it? Things in…
Turnstile’s last days
As you may recall Turnstile Pottery Cooperative (2733 Agricola Street, 431-CLAY) will be disbanding at the end of May. This is your friendly reminder that your chances to take advantage of Turnstile’s weekly Thursday drop-in sessions (7:30-9pm, $20) are running out—you’ve only got a few more weeks to join in on the fun. The final…
Day 4: Stella Artois vs Bridge Farmhouse Ale and Sliders vs Jalapeño Poppers
We’re four days into our tasty take on bracketology, and is anyone else craving an upset? If you’re new to the game, educate yourself here. Taking inspiration from the intensity of the NCAA, and the creativity of Jezebel we’ve created a tournament that has 16 beers and 16 bar snacks battling it out until, finally,…
Just Us! Barrington is moving
After eight years in its quaint little nook on Barrington Street, Just Us! Coffeehouse (1678 Barrington Street, 422-5651) is ready for a change. The cafe decided it had outgrown its much-loved space just after Christmas, nearly simultaneously to the closure of Oddjects (1717 Barrington Street), one block north. While most people hop on the negative…
