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I have lived and worked all over the world and none merges worse than Halitonians!! In New Zealand there are signs everywhere encouraging people to merge “Like a Zip” and traffic merges super smooth even during rush hour. Merge like a zipper people one for one, do not stop and wait for someone to let…
Think about it: what if you live your life without ever knowing happiness? That would suck. —The Zen Smoker
I shall call you Miss, ‘No more lukewarm, shy, reclusive fucking wallflower man. No more of that. Only balls’ because that was a direct quote out of your bitch this week. I couldn’t help but notice that you took it upon yourself to speak on behalf of women in this city the other day. I…
I spent 12 months in Nova Scotia and finished what I had to do and went back West. I gathered that there was much discontent about a lot of things and that there have been socioeconomic ‘issues’ going on for a long time. This is a bitch because it is dumb how the Federal Government…
I wish the the bikers would respect our community, its seem like they have to much to prove to the right and left sides of the street, we understand you love the way your harley sounds but we don’t, not even the girls your trying to impress. —A person trying to relax
[Image-1] Wtf is wrong with humanity? We seem to be hell bent on destroying ourselves and everything else that lives on this planet. The US recently announced plans to start drilling for oil in one of the most environmentally sensitive regions of the planet: Alaska. Ok; why do we need more oil? We are being…
You are moving on to bigger places and bigger things soon. I just want you to know how proud of you I am and how special you are to me. Thank you for all the adventures and laughs (seriously, I have never laughed so much which anyone else). You may have nearly given me bald…
You work reception in the VG, at a clinic I’ve had to go to every month for a long time. I pretty much hated it until you started working there. You are so upbeat and sweet, I actually enjoy waiting a long time for my appointment now because it is great just watching you interact…
Spring is a season of change. This spring, bands are forming, breaking up and dropping albums almost too quickly to keep up with. Luckily, you have this guide so you won’t miss a damn thing.
Thanks for stealing the joint I had near the Centennial Pool on Friday. It was a beautiful day, I had a headache and getting stoned would have been nice. I had to go inside the cop-shop and didn’t feel like bringing illegal drugs with me so I hid it outside for 10 minutes. You must…
I can’t believe public Internet shaming has now become a thing. People who shame others think they’re so righteous. What’s wrong with just telling the person to shut their mouth, or piss off? Why video them just to ruin their lives? Internet shaming is morally wrong, and equally as bad as online bullying. I hope…
Dear The Coast, I just moved here so please excuse me if I don’t know what I’m talking about (I probably shouldn’t take you so seriously), but your articles seem pretty politically biased. Yes, put out the facts, but don’t print opinions that only show one side of the political spectrum. That’s Fox New’s shtick…
I mean this in the most sincere and least creepy way ever: you have the nicest butt I have ever seen on a man. Good job. —I Hate To See You Go But I Loooove To Watch You Leave
Lately I’ve been noticing a new trend in hate speech amongst Halifax and North American media in general. You can see it walking down the street, the glares people give you, the conversations being had outside of the queer community. This issue is hate towards people who are transitioning from gender, people who are gender…
[Image-1] To the homeless man on Spring Garden this morning who looked at me and said “Daaaaamn, I’d bend you over for sure,” and then laughed: you don’t need change—you need manners. You’re lucky I didn’t clock you upside the head. —One Pissed Off Chick
Jill Niedermayer has always been into home style. After channeling her longtime interests into Dooryard Antiques—a seasonal vintage, collectibles and decor shop she ran from her cottage in Crescent Beach—for the last few years, she’s decided to make the leap and open a bricks and mortar shop in Halifax. “I’ve wanted to do this for…
OUTeast Queer Film Festival’s 2015 program has been announced, offering a welcome chance to see some films that would never see the light of a big screen in Halifax otherwise—and puts the spotlight on queer independent cinema. We’re on board. Their highlights from tonight’s announcement are as follows: Before the festival program begins, OUTeast is…
Funded by Casino Nova Scotia’s sacks of cash, a brand new Nova Scotia Music Hall of Fame branches will be opened at both the Halifax and Sydney Casino locations. Who will grace the halls? Feel free to spitball some ideas in the comments. The Halifax site is scheduled to open this fall and Sydney’s branch…
Summer rap fun continues! East Coast Lifestyle, Second World Collective, Sure Fire Entertainment and thisisafterdark.com (it takes a village, y’all) are bringing the inimitable A$AP Ferg to town July 3, at the Cunard Centre (doors at 8pm, show at 9pm). Tickets available May 28 at 10am, prices vary from $39.50 to $59.50 at Ticket Atlantic…
1 Peter Kelly continues to fart and Halifax continues to sniff. The latest non-story in the disgraced former mayor’s future comes as someone—nobody knows who—has created a new website to “Draft Kelly” into running for mayor during next year’s municipal election. If you haven’t been on the Internet before, anyone can create a website for…
“I actually went to art school for drawing and painting, and I couldn’t find that connection between colour and getting outside in the natural world. I didn’t realize flowers would be the colour palate I get to paint with,” says Amanda Muis Brown of Humble Burdock Farms, a flower farm and design studio that specializes…
To the landlords of Halifax who prey on new and international students, naive to the world of rental properties – you are criminals. Your cunning and deceitful ads for “charming rooms in a character home” with rent far over priced for the decrepit state of the house, are only the first of many crimes. You…
Why does someone who supports local, buys organic products, cares about the environment, and smokes pot occasionally termed a “hipster”, “eco-hipster”, “hippie”, [input others]? Can’t a regular Joe care about the same things without risking such a title? —Joe
Saturday the 16th, 3-ish. The place is hopping full. Five womyn behind the counter going full steam serving the masses. I’m watching g a beautiful ballet or a free dance of food service. It makes the burrito taste even better. Thank you. —Ron
Much love and thanks to the gentleman in the peach shirt and the woman with the yellow purse on the number nine Barrington at 5pm Wednesday. You helped a woman with crutches who was in a lot of pain. I wish I had spoken up to be let out of my seat to help but…
The restaurant that thinks it’s a rock band tends to have a kitchen that attacks “roadies”. Get professional. —Guess who.
[Image-1] So there are a couple pizza places in town. One of them just recently raised their prices and the only thing worth buying there price-wise is a pepperoni pizza. So usually I order elsewhere. No big deal. Anyway, placed an order last night for an extra large pepperoni pizza for 16.00. Sounds like a…
I’ve bitched this before and I’ll bitch it again… the money you are paying your cashier for you items goes into his or her hands, not tossed on the counter like they’re a dog begging for scraps or set down in front of you so that they have to reach two feet away and pick…
It’s been 25 years since Jim Henson passed away, and The Dart Gallery (127A Portland Street) is honouring the man behind the Muppets with No Strings Attached, tribute exhibit. But together with pop-up restaurant, Picnic, The Dart is going above and beyond bringing the beloved characters to life via colourful and puppets—it’s hosting a culinary…
[Image-1] Seems like the Big Lift isn’t turning into as much of a big mess as initially feared. Traffic problems so far appear minor, and if anyone’s angry about the 18-month disruption in their commute we’ve yet to hear from them over at The Coast. Now comes word that the bridge commission will, thankfully, run…
1Needing this so badly on this Tuesday-feels-like-Monday-tomorrow-can’t-be-Wednesday-already. Maybe you do too? When Jerry Met Kendrick. 2Our question of the day comes from commenter mira230, who wonders if anyone out there remembers BB King playing Queen Elizabeth High School back in the ‘70s. “I cannot find any record of it online, but it happened. I was…
I can tell you’re an angry little man by the way you carry yourself. You’ve never said anything to me when I see you in the hallway or the lobby, but you’re always scowling and shuffling around like you’ve got a stick shoved up your ass. I’ve encountered your son (stepson?) several times in the…
On paper, roundabouts are safer and move traffic better than traditional intersections. But on the street, people aren’t so sure that Halifax should put a ring on the latest trend in road construction. Our latest PLANifax video collab circles around the issues. Take a look, then share what you think of roundabouts in the comments.…
I see you every sunday morning just after 7:30, this week you had yor hair dyed red, I commented to you that I liked it. You smiled and said thankyou, wish I knew who you are, hopefully you read this! —Your cheauffer
What’s with all the twenty-somethings out there puffing incessantly on your e-cigarette… would it kill you to try a little willpower or effort and quit without the expensive contraption? How is sucking nicotine into your face 24/7 considered quitting anyway? You couldn’t at least try the hard way first? Cmonnnnnn. —After 8 years I quit…
[Image-1] More and more I am noticing pretty young twenty-something women who doll themselves up for dinner at a nice restaurant that have a DOUCHE BAG for a boyfriend. There is nothing more irritating than treating my lady to a nice dinner out than seeing a respectable and presentable young woman with a boyfriend who…
Dear politicians and those who would be: This is what an apology looks like: “I’M SORRY. I FUCKED UP” Not, “I’m sorry you took it the wrong way.” Not “I’m sorry but I had low blood sugar, the flu, the curse, bleeding piles, the vapours, the horribles or galloping bollockitis.” Not “I’m sorry but I…
1 Today on Extreme Garage Makeovers, slick climbing gym Seven Bays Bouldering makes its debut in the shell of the former Raceway Auto Centre on Gottingen Street. You and your spidey senses are invited to its soft opening this evening from 3-11pm. 2 There’s still time to catch the tail-end of #NSCraftBeerWeek this weekend, but…
[Image-1] Jogger’s nipple, it’s called. Also known as “runner’s nipple, red eleven, raver’s nipple, big Q’s, red nipple, stingers, weightlifter’s nipple and gardener’s nipple.” It’s the painful fissure of the nipple that some runners might find themselves experiencing during this weekend’s Blue Nose Marathon. Nip chaffing is common for men in the summer, especially during endurance…
Last night, as a wrap up to the Atlantic Book Festival, the winners of the 2015 Atlantic Book Awards were announced. Hosted by CBC’s Stephanie Domet (also a pretty snazzy writer), the sold-out event highlighted Atlantic Canadian literary talent in a range of fields. The real winners are the readers, right? The 2015 winners: The…
[Image-1] As announced today by Dartmouth MP Robert Chisholm, the NDP are promising to bring back door-to-door home mail delivery if elected this fall. “I’m proud today to tell my constituents that an NDP government would reverse this terrible decision and restore home mail delivery to those from whom it’s been taken,” Chisholm declared to…
When you’ve got a good thing going, it’s natural to want to show off. But Breakwater Studios director Ben Proudfoot, the Craft Alliance Atlantic Association and the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council (NSDCC) found that Nova Scotian craftspeople were too busy to toot their own horns, so they decided to give them a little push.…
The snow is gone and buds are beginning to appear on the trees. Birds are chirping and bands are beginning to tour again. Here’s a guide to the must-see shows of the long weekend.
[Image-1] On May 2, members of the Monarchist League of Canada’s Halifax and South West Nova Scotia Branch celebrated the birth of princess Charlotte by donating funds to support children in a local community centre. For those following the event, there was relief in the ease of the birth and, for many, delight in the…
This is just one woman’s opinion, but when the universe offers you a chance to see a performance from someone who has held the title of “bellydancer of the universe,” you go. Laura Selenzi and Monique Ryan of Serpentine Studios—the cornerstone of Halifax’s thriving bellydance scene—are bringing the world famous bellydancer Aziza (and many other…
In a way Jean-Marc de la Plante’s childhood neighbour is to thank for Seven Bays Bouldering (2019 Gottingen Street). That’s who first dragged him to a climbing gym at 16, spawning a passion for the sport that took him from daily climber to employee, to eventually convincing his family to take over the business with…
[Image-1] Adoption. The word itself summons emotions, opinions, sensitivities—insensitivities. Many of us know someone who’s been affected by it. Someone who gave up a child, or someone who was raised by parents who weren’t the ones that birthed them. But most of us know very little about such a heavy issue—and even less about how…
[Image-1] Rats are a problem. And not one you can just ignore and hope they go away, because—spoiler!—they won’t. The vermin have always invaded Halifax holes, and new construction seems to be pushing the critters further north and into new homes. But are rats really all that bad? We sat down with a local rattus…
Q My wife is one of those women who needs manual stimulation of her clit during sex to climax. Before meeting her, I had several long-term girlfriends, and not one needed to do this in order to climax. Before we got married, I explained that I wanted to explore and push the boundaries, and she…
At last, a Coast worth reading Congratulations on the best issue of The Coast I’ve picked up in ages (May 7). Although I have been reading, and grateful for, this rag since its beginnings, it has for me of late lost its appeal, as I have found it cruising on the fluff of trends and…
Hungry for a little more culture in the city? A new micro-grant initiative, Halifax Soup, is looking to fill your stomach and mind with a basic funding model that has already taken root in other cities. The idea is simple: community groups submit proposals, which are voted on by diners at a bimonthly communal meal.…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Taurus (Apr 20-May 20) Renowned author George Bernard Shaw was secure in his feeling that he did good work. He didn’t need the recognition of others to validate his self-worth. The British prime minister offered him a knighthood, but he refused it. When he found out he had been awarded a Nobel Prize…
There is, perhaps, nothing better than an inverse relationship between how good your food is and how much it costs. Delicious, affordable snacks popped up all over the city last Saturday—burgers and banh mi, iced teas and tacos served up curbside for only a couple of bucks a bite. Open City excels at making great…
Halifax has a notoriously hard climate for all-ages music fans, and when music and art are your lifeline to mental health, finding a safe space with understanding people becomes crucial. The Spot, run by Youth Art Connection and Connections Halifax with space donated by the city, is a free program offered to local priority youth,…
WHO ARE YOU? An observer, a people-person, coffee nut, wisecracker, audiophile and I’m scared of stepping on sewer grates. When I was in my late teens I reached this harmony with myself, a clarity of being, so to speak, and suddenly understood deep-down who I was. And I feel lucky for that. But years later…
[Image-1] It’s not a great time to be a Liberal in Nova Scotia. Online and in conversation, anger at the government is only outmatched by charges of incompetence. Every month seems to bring a new crowd of rowdy protesters down to the Legislature. In short order, Stephen McNeil’s Liberals have pissed off health care workers,…
Arbitrator out of order The Liberals’ approach to health care union arbitration bordered on ridiculous. The government tried using legislation to force health care workers into specific unions. Arbitrator James Dorsey would ultimately be fired (once by phone and three times by letter), and the Liberals would let the unions do what they originally wanted—keep…
$8,050 Training sessions for members of new government’s executive council (paid to Fraser & Sons Communications) $5,520 Social media training for 60 staff members of Communications Nova Scotia (Famous Folks) $1,437.50 Training for community services minister Joanne Bernard (Vibert Communications) $2,760 Training for labour and advanced education minister Kelly Regan (Fraser & Sons Communications) $1,897.50…
