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You’re probably thinking that we’ve shown it all: we’ve zipped downhill while skiing, stuffed our faces on a foodie adventure, and reconnected with our love on a romantic getaway. So Where’s the Fun for our last W.T.F New Brunswick weekend? Well, we have a special escape planned for the wild and courageous who aren’t afraid…
Jonathan Torrens announced via YouTube yesterday that he’s back with a 2019 version the beloved CBC show Street Cents, a new webseries appropriately titled Your Two Cents. Street Cents was produced out of Halifax from 1989 to 2006 and its roster of hosts included Entertainment Tonight’s Kim D’Eon, Cavendish’s Andrew Bush and actor Demore Barnes. My…
A decade ago, Shannon Marshall took a risk and opened a shop dedicated to intimate clothing and accessories—for women, by women—in downtown Dartmouth. At the time, the neighbourhood was quieter, the online world was worlds away from where it is today and the local options for safe, supportive, inclusive shops for sexy stuff were limited.…
Why are you making it so difficult for me to rent with you? I’m a 30-year-old professional with a full-time job. I’m a non-smoker with excellent credit and no pets. The only time I spend at home is to eat and sleep. In other words, I’m literally your ideal candidate. Yet most of you won’t…
We live in Nova Scotia where we have a medical school and not enough doctors. It is sickening to me to think I have wanted to become a doctor my whole life (one that remains in this province) and it is simply a matter of being able to afford to do it. Education for the…
I think you’d make it in Bird Hollywood, but I hope our starter nest and all my love will do until then. You’ve got my head in the clouds, sweetheart.—A spellbound feline
I grew up in PEI and we have always had a running joke about how crappy Island radio is. Seems as if all of the channels don’t play anything newer than 1992 and even then, it’s all the same songs over and over. Up until a few months ago, I would always at least be…
Instead of cheering on people to mindlessly hate a group of others branded with this term by their enemies, just encourage everyone to type “drs questioning vaccines” into a search engine and see what comes up. There is no cheering section idiocy needed when complex questions and serious injuries are happening.—Just bitchin’
We met at our summer job last year. I thought I had gotten over my massive crush on you by now, but I still think of you often.—Be mine
Okay, people: READ THE FUCKING SIGNS. “Door is locked, please use buzzer” does not translate to “pull hard on the door until you break it.” End of rant.—Button pusher
You had a grip on the cigarette smoke. Now, we can’t walk downtown without inhaling weed every breath we take. Your people are the opposite of cool, here. Open up some MJ Cafes as designated spots instead.—Pew-pew-pew
I read the story of how the hospital failed you when you were having a miscarriage. I had a similar experience three years ago. I see you. It’s horrible, and it’s not fair. Take care of yourself and know that you are not alone. To everyone else: let’s lobby for better medical care for those…
West end Halifax commuters found themselves at the receiving end of what seems like a bad April Fool’s prank: the first day of a four-month-long repair work project on the Quinpool Road CN Rail bridge. With traffic backing up on Herring Cove Road and Chebucto Road, this morning’s rush hour on the Armdale Roundabout was…
Have you seen this poster? If so, between scratching your head and wiping the drool from your chin you may have wondered who Beverley is and why she wants to feed both your curiosity and your belly. Turns out mysterious masa-loving taco maker, Beverley Taco Service (which has plastered telephone poles as of Friday), comes to us…
Viceland has dropped the trailer for its new wrestling doc series Dark Side of the Ring. Conceived by Dartmouth’s own Jason Eisener with Evan Husney, each episode follows, 30 For 30-style, a veteran wrestler including Bret Hart, Randy “Macho Man” Savage and The Fabulous Moolah. Dark Side of the Ring premieres Wednesday, April 10 for fancy cable-havers. Related…
After 23 years with the Ecology Action Centre, policy director Mark Butler is resigning. In an email to members Butler says he’ll be finishing up in October 2019. “This is an incredible place to work there’s amazing people here…There’s lots of energy in the organization. This is a good time for me to leave,” says…
Burger Week has finally arrived, so this weekend is the time to patty on and chow down. What to do in between meals? Try catching a soon-to-be-classic road flick, peeping Jordan Bennett’s much-lauded art show before it wraps, watch some vintage cartoons with a live soundtrack and more. Halifax Burger Week 2019 Thursday, Friday, Saturday,…
Tako Loko (3248 Isleville Street) opened its doors last Wednesday to a hungry crowd of north enders. Keeping the menu simple, the 20-seat restaurant offers seven types of tacos: Chicken, carne asada (grilled steak), chorizo, carnitas de Puerco, suadero (brisket), fish and veggie. Customers can also choose between beans, rice, quesadilla and guacamole and chips.…
Council approved deputy mayor Tony Mancini’s motion to incentivize non-profits working in affordable housing to actually break ground. His motion asking for a staff report on what waving municipal construction fees for non-profits passed this week with an amendment from councillor Lindell Smith making sure eligible non-profits actually work within the realm of affordable housing.…
What Happened to Holly Bartlett Premieres Thursday, March 28, 10pm on AMI-TV Holly Bartlett’s death was declared an accident shortly after she passed away in March 2010. And again, after an independent review of the case in 2014. But the story doesn’t end there. Bartlett, who was 31 years old, had been blind since she…
Earthquakes, methane emissions, scarred landscapes, water depletion and contamination are just a few known effects of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. There’s also a lot we don’t know—but that hasn’t stopped governments and industry from throwing caution to the wind and fracking as if there’s no tomorrow. Fracking wells in Saskatchewan multiplied a hundredfold in 10…
Wintersleep w/Moon Logic Saturday, March 30, 10pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $33 sonicconcerts.com A decade after the hit single “Weighty Ghost,” Wintersleep found itself with another massive hit on its hands with “Amerika,” from 2016’s The Great Detachment. But heading back into the studio to make the followup record, it was business as…
Poems for Impending Doom Art Bar, 1873 Granville Street March 29, 7pm cfat.ca/poemsforimpendingdoom “The world is pretty fucked up right now—let’s write some poems about how we would do it if we could do it all again,” reads the opening statement for Poems for Impending Doom, launching March 29 at Art Bar. In this spirit,…
The federal housing budget announced solutions to Canada’s housing problems last week but experts say the plan isn’t likely to change the lives of Nova Scotians. “It’s only an incentive for those who were going to get a home anyway,” says Nova Scotia anti-poverty and housing advocate Jodi Brown. Michael Haan, Canada Research Chair in…
The final phase of an investigation into misconduct in Shambhala International reveals a community ill-equipped to deal with the reports of physical and sexual assault, child abuse, bullying and harassment its members brought forward. After the release last year of the first two Buddhist Project Sunshine reports, the then-Kalapa Council (Shambhala International’s governing body) hired…
Savage Love Live recently stormed into Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon. I wasn’t able to get to all of the audience-submitted questions, so I’m going to power through as many as I can in this week’s column. Q How do you handle it if your partner constantly apologizes during sex? “Sorry, sorry, sorry…” A With…
We’re all for some winter snuggling with our honeys, but it’s time to reconnect on a spring weekend away. Love birds, this “Where’s the Fun” weekend is planned just for you. UPCOMING EVENTS Saint John Beerfest, April 13 Uptown Burger Week, April 29 – May 5 Gallery Hop, May 3 Margaritaville at the Cantina: May…
Halifax Burger Week March 28-April 3 burgerweek.co Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, on a social media cleanse or avoiding this newspaper, you probably know its officially Burger Week. The annual event (presented by your pals here at The Coast) is back for its seventh year and once again its lineup of burgers (there…
Saintly spelling In your issue of March 14, which covered St. Patrick’s Day, I see St. Patty’s Day is mentioned a few times. But it should be St. Paddy’s. Please correct this, as it is offensive to the Irish. I am not Irish but have been admonished about this by someone who is! —D.A.Burns, Halifax…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19) Kermit the Frog is the world’s most famous puppet. He has recorded songs, starred in films and TV shows and written an autobiography. Kermit’s beginnings were humble, however. When his creator Jim Henson first assembled him, he consisted of Henson’s mom’s green coat and two halves of a white…
T he Frenchys Car Tour is a choose-your-own-adventure kind of shopping adventure, depending on time and inspiration. Here’s our completist version, merging stops at both Guy’s Frenchys and Frenchy’s into a two-day road trip. Guy’s Frenchys, Digby Called the “flagship store” of the mammoth deep-discount chain, this location has plenty of bins to rifle through…
Nicole Villeneuve had her fashion awakening in Guy’s Frenchys, filling her closet with ironic t-shirts to wear to high school. For Hanah Thibeault, a plus-size woman, a trip to Guy’s Frenchys means a chance to peruse the same racks as her straight-sized friends. For Rebecca Dimock, Frenchys was the after-church destination of her childhood, clothing…
As soon as early fall, those much-loathed suspended highways could come crashing down amid applauding crowds. God knows where all the traffic will go whilst we await Cogswell to be reborn from the rubble, but with all those great new public spaces and viewpoints this is a story about people winning over traffic, right? Back…
It may not count towards daily vegetable intake, but who cares? Boxing Rock Brewing Company just released a beer made with carrots. The aptly named 14 Carrot Gold is a collaboration with Square Roots, a social enterprise formed by Enactus Saint Mary’s, working toward reducing food waste and increasing food security. For example, Square Roots…
