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Kevin Saccary of New Scotland Clothing Co. wants his upcoming brewing company to reflect the same qualities as his clothing venture: “We strive to make a really high-quality product, locally-focused.” Kevin co-owns New Scotland Clothing with his brother Scott Saccary, and the pair are teaming up with brewer Mike Gillespie for New Scotland Brewing Co.…
An upcoming awards ceremony is currently accepting nominations for African Nova Scotians overcoming challenges and making a positive impact in their communities. Kyah Sparks is gearing up to host the African Nova Scotian Communities Ancestral Roots Awards: Recognizing Young Adult Leaders, scheduled to take place on June 9. “I feel like not a lot of…
Many of us in Canada take water for granted, despite drinking water problems in First Nations communities—the subject of a recent column. World Water Day (March 22) reminds us that as the human population continues to grow, putting greater demand on all resources, and as climate change exacerbates drought in many places, we can’t be…
My boyfriend and I are broker than we’ve ever been right now. It is exciting but stressful. We both have well-paying jobs, though things like paperwork and injury have made February and March intensely dry financially. I’m doing everything right on paper and still getting nowhere. I’ve been selling my things to make a few…
I once mourned our lost friendship but as it turns out, you were dead weight. The life I have created is full of wonderful and inspiring people there is no longer room for you. For a “free spirit,” you were judgemental fake and materialistic. Some friendships are not worth the fight. Thank you for your…
Great story…I had a customer purchase a gift card the other day. She immediately gave it back to me and said, “Put that towards the next persons bill.” You, my dear have restored my faith in humanity. The older lady who was next in line will never forget your kindness, I promise. I told her…
Being a woman (over 40) who loves men and everything about them I date. Sometimes I date more than one man at a time (gasp, oh my petticoats), don’t worry I am honest about it. Sometimes I date couples, bi men, straight married men, kinky men. I am in it for the experience, and maybe…
It’s been well over a year, and I can’t get you out of my mind. I wake up in the morning—there you are. I ride my bicycle—you pop in my brain to make sure I’m still thinking about you. It doesn’t matter whether I’m in class, out for drinks, or wherever, my thoughts of you…
Can anyone tell me why a man who killed his mother and two grandparents in 2015 has been granted unescorted day passes into the community after only three years of incarceration? My friend who got caught selling weed and contraband cigarettes was jailed over five years ago and he’s still in there, but you let…
My Australian Shepard wouldn’t leave your beautiful German Shepard alone and even though my wild pup knocked over your coffee you were still friendly and we hiked together for two hours! This is what I love about life—you surprised me and our chance encounter was oh so lovely. I hope our puppies are friends to…
You want to increase transit ridership in this fucked up town? How about increasing the number of bus shelters, benches and trash cans at bus stops? Waiting for the 72 Dartmouth Crossing on Commodore this afternoon (March 8th), I wondered why there is no bus shelter there. There is a concrete pad for a shelter,…
What with actual reality being incomprehensibly horrific, the province would like to give this virtual reality thing a try. Nova Scotia Business Inc. issued a request for proposals this week looking to create a new incubator for the “virtual, augmented and mixed reality” tech scene. The RFP isn’t for the creation of a facility itself, but…
What does a friendly parrot have to do to get some media attention around here? The Coast is fixated on a boring old tortoise who doesn’t even have beautiful rainbow feathers! Share the love a little, I promise not to squawk about it if you do. —Cracker Lover
Update: In a bit of art imitating life, we confused two people in this article. Serenity’s owner is Anthony Facey and its director is David Farmer. Farmer had his license revoked, but Facey was not disciplined in the board’s decision. The cope below has been changed to reflect this. The <strike>owner</strike> director of a Berwick…
We’ve been on several dates and every time we spend time together I wish with all my might that you will want me to be your girl even though I know you’re a lone wolf. You are the reason I am not giving up hope that there are indeed wonderful men out there. You listen…
I know this is a huge cliche, but where did the people in this city learn to drive? Has anyone ever heard of defensive driving? Do they all forget what snow is every year? I moved here last summer and have had more close calls than the last 5 years where I was living previously.…
Canada’s Federal Court will hear the case of a former ward of the province facing deportation to Somalia. Abdoul Abdi’s fate was to be decided on Wednesday by the Immigration and Refugee Review Board. But news of the federal hearing later this May caused the IRB to put a pause on its own proceedings. The…
If Cookie Monster drank beer, this would probably be his favourite. North Brewing Company’s latest release is adorably titled Twinkle Pony. It’s a cookie stout which includes flavours you’d find in a bakery, brewed with macarons from Le French Fix Pâtisserie. “Pastry stouts are a fun style you see lots of breweries experimenting with these…
Last year was his 75th in the city. He has reigned over Halifax’s hearts longer than Queen Elizabeth II has ruled the British empire. She sits on a throne, under a golden crown. He lives in a plexiglass enclosure, under the warming glow of a 150-Watt heat lamp. A humble life, of no less magnitude.…
Cyclists and pedestrians are about to have easier access to some of the city’s busiest shopping districts. Halifax Regional Council approved motions this week to install a protected bike lane on South Park Street and a dedicated bus lane on Gottingen Street, over the protests of small business owners worried about parking. On Tuesday, council…
As someone whose job essentially revolves around promoting freedom of expression, it’s been strange to watch over the past few years as this core human right has morphed into a polarizing flashpoint dividing the political extremes. Across the country, socially conscious activists have adopted positions which are shockingly regressive, while objectively terrible people (including literal…
Sylvia Mayers was substituting for a class earlier this year when one of the students came up to her and called her a transphobic slur. She thinks it was meant to disrupt the class more than cause harm, and doubts the young student knew the power of the word. It didn’t make it hurt any…
Jennifer Lawrence has endured a few bad bounces lately, from Joy to Passengers to mother!, less a bad bounce than an open-faced windshield-crash. Much is being made of this less-than-stellar run, but let’s keep some things in perspective: Lawrence’s film career is just eight years old, she won a Best Actress Academy Award on her…
Ali Seglins, A380 March 13-17 Opening reception Monday, March 12, 5:30-7pm Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street Ali Seglins’ new exhibit, A380, is named after the gate code of the apartment she lived in last fall in Paris. She’d won the Roloff Beny scholarship—awarded to a NSCAD student working in photography—and moved there for two…
Liu’s Formosa Gift & Tea House 278 Wyse Road For years now, tucked in at the top of a pile of toys and trinkets, surrounded by colourful hanging lanterns, a couple of maneki-neko figurines—lucky cats—have welcomed you into Liu’s Formosa Gift & Tea House, their seesawing paws beckoning you inside with serene waves of “Hello!”…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) According to my assessment of the astrological omens, you’re in a favourable phase to gain more power over your fears. You can reduce your susceptibility to chronic anxieties. You can draw on the help and insight necessary to dissipate insidious doubts that are rooted in habit but not based…
Q I’m an 18-year-old cis hetero girl from Australia and I’ve been listening to your podcast and reading your column since I was 13. Thanks to you I’m pretty open minded about my sexuality and body. Having said that, I do have a few questions. I started watching porn from a youngish age with no…
Weed woes To see how the NSLC’s marijuana distribution will be a disaster take a tour of Halifax’s “medical” marijuana dispensaries. There are a dozen, or more, at least. They all have lines, seven days a week, from open to close. Their inventory (marijuana) is sourced in the industrial black-market production infrastructure in BC which…
Mark International Women’s Day with four diverse exhibits by female artists, Get amped for Burger Week with a trip on the Burger Bus and don’t miss the St. Patrick’s Day Parade!
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