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Halifax is seriously considering using a new type of firework. One that won’t make any loud noises. Are you fucking kidding me? That’s the best goddamn part of the fireworks. BOOM. Its sound waves echo off buildings and can be heard for miles. Those are the ones that bring a smile to my face. I…
Laura Roy doesn’t miss home. The R&B superstar-on-the-rise has been too busy making London her city to think much about Halifax: This much is clear when she answers the phone to chat about her new single while simultaneously piling in the van for the next tour stop, supporting Anne-Marie (a sort of British Carly Rae…
Ok, I get it that driving the #1 bus might get a bit boring, BUT could ya not chat with your friend all the way from the bridge terminal to Mumford? And please don’t look at your friend’s phone!I know someone else complained about this. I have too, to Halifax transit, but the issue seems to…
Yeah, the pond that forms on the Dartmouth side of the bridge every time it rains, really needs to be filled in. The pound can get about 10 feet wide and at least four inches deep because the water seems to need to travel uphill to reach the drain. Anyone trying to use the crosswalk in this…
It’s an incredible feeling to find someone who accepts your authentic self, who makes you feel like you’re the best version of you when with them. I am so thankful for your honesty and the safe space you provide for me. I adore you. — Smitten Kitten
I don’t know if I missed the memo, but at the bus terminal, the departure times now seem to mean “bus driver is going to wander off and then saunter back eventually, we might leave in 10 minutes, depends if I see my friend.” I understand that things may come up, but this has been a…
Thank you to the city for issuing a winter parking ban for last night when it was ONLY RAINING. And thank you for giving me one of those $50 tickets for breakfast. What will you do with all the money you are collecting? Oh wait, I know: you’ll do what you do best and WASTE…
Sending my warmest love and admiration to the Korean restaurant downstairs from my work on Granville—who had to close without a goodbye. I hope you are well. I loved your food, I loved your hospitality, and most of all, I love the lady who always welcomed me and gave me big smiles whenever I saw…
After recently signing to the same label as Matt Mays and Hey Rosetta! (that’s Sonic Records, for those keeping track), it feels safe to say that world domination is next for Villages. The Cape Breton four-piece are folk, sure, but in a way that’s more Fleet Foxes-y than jigs-and-reel: addictive and emotive but as fresh…
PLEASE, DON’T WEAR YOUR SOCKS OVER YOUR PANTS. (Unless, of course, that makes you happy.) It makes me shiver, gag, scowl! it just looks AWFUL! — Socks Over Pants Hater
Mo Kenney w/Jade Bennett, Lyris Day Mar 6, 8:30pm Local Council of Women’s House, 989 Young Avenue $15/$25 Put on Cat Power and I’ll take off your clothes/Put on ‘Willie Deadwilder’ whenever we’re alone,” sings Mo Kenney over chugging guitars in the slouch-along, hip-twister “Ahead of Myself,” her latest single that’s as addictive as sour…
Women Making Waves Mar 6-Mar 7 Hotel Halifax, 1990 Barrington Street $10-$150 see womenmakingwaves.ca for details To Lynn Matheson, the best part of Women Making Waves—the conference celebrating diversity in the film-and-television industry with lectures and networking events—isn’t the celebrity sightings or even the screenings. Instead, it’s the energy of fellow attendees that show her…
After three years of countless documentaries and 178 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, I’d had enough. I cancelled my subscription to Netflix. Adios! Au revoir! Hasta la vista, baby! So, you ask, what’s the point? Well, it boils down to time, folks. To me, time is one of the most valuable assets on…
Will You Taste Our Blood Mar 5-Mar 7 The Pit, University of King’s College, 6350 Coburg Road 8-10pm $5/$10 Katie Clarke was trying to create a way to exist in her body—to quell the undertow of her anxiety and the skin-picking that came with it—when Euripides found her. “I kept having this feeing of wanting…
Nova Scotia may not attract attention from high-end auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s, but local firm Crowther & Brayley runs good auctions in hockey arenas (the next is March 21). And the world of online auctions is accessible from your phone. But just because any amateur can make a bid, doesn’t mean there aren’t…
The team behind Stubborn Goat Beer Garden is bringing you another reason to head to the harbour. Legendary Hospitality Group was recently announced as the successful bidder forDevelop Nova Scotia’s idea of launching a waterside wine bar. The new bar, intended to showcase local booze—cider, spirits and the province’s unique Tidal Bay white wine appellation—is…
Inventing the cocktail menu for a new bar sounds as awesome as you’d imagine. There’s trial and error, adding a little bit of this, taking away a little of that and sampling the efforts to get the taste exactly right. “We probably had three or four sessions trying to come up with these cocktails,” says…
Before Lisa Blackburn became deputy mayor of Halifax, she was elected as District 14 councillor on regional council. And before that, she was knocking on doors in Beaverbank, Upper Sackville, Middle Sackville and Lucasville, telling people the myriad reasons why they should elect her to represent them at Halifax’s decision-making table. Before that, she was…
Robyn Manning’s interior design company, Bricks + Birches, is having a moment. “Things are rocking,” says Manning, “starting to really snowball.” Where she started out doing residential projects—a lot of cottages on Nova Scotia’s rustic north shore or homes for young families in the city, hence the B+B name blending urban and rural—now, coming up…
Who can run? Anyone who is at least 18-years-old, a Canadian citizen and have been living in the wide expanse that is Halifax Regional Municipality for six months can run. What to do: 1. Get an official agent. Someone (could be you) who can handle your campaign finances and file some forms. Then, make an…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PISCES (February 19-March 20) In 1637, renowned English poet John Milton wrote “Lycidas,” a poetic elegy in honour of a friend. Reading it today, almost four centuries later, we are struck by how archaic and obscure the language is, with phrases like “O ye laurels” and “Ah! Who hath reft my dearest pledge?”…
Q I’m a middle-aged gay man and I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. This is a disorder caused by the soft tissue in the throat collapsing during sleep. On top of making me feel tired and awful all the time, sleep apnea is associated with a long list of health complications. I’m writing you…
Mitigation of development and construction impacts, the rules surrounding shutting down sidewalks and streets for construction, have been updated to protect pedestrians as the importance of new developments continues to grow across HRM. The old guidelines allowed construction sites to temporarily close or use only a portion of the street and area adjacent to the…
Nothing screams “Halifax” like wearing a jersey with a literal waveform of “Barret’s Privateers” across the front—and HFX Wanderers FC’s new jerseys do it well. The kits are created by Italian sporting apparel company Macron. Representatives from teams in the Canadian Premier League travelled to Bologna in late 2018 to work with designers to create…
