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For low-income women in HRM, paying bills often takes priority. Rent, heat and groceries take precedence over hygiene products like shampoo, razors and menstrual products. It’s not ideal, but it’s necessary. When Haligonians donate to community groups, they often don’t think of those items either. “We buy the soup, and the boxed mac and cheese,…
Patrons 902 Modern Food Fusion27 Dellridge Lane #105 Tue-Fri, 4-10pm Sat-Sun, 11am-10pm There is quite literally nothing I care less about in this world than golf. My knowledge of that sport starts and ends with a childhood viewing of Dorf on Golf, so I know there is a ball and a hole and a flag…
OK, I’ve been using the Google maps/Halifax Transit feature to find my way home these days. The other day, the bus was “on time.” When I boarded the bus, I decided to leave the real time tracking on the screen instead of closing the app. I found that it was odd but I watched the…
In 1952, my Grade 10 civics teacher asked us what we hoped to become as adults. One of the most popular boys answered, “I hope to go into politics.” We were delighted because we knew he wanted to make the world and Canada better, and we admired him for it. Things have changed in half…
“Xenia is the Greek goddess of hospitality,” says Ceilidh Sutherland, co-owner of Field Guide and Highwayman, and co-creator of an immersive dining experience that debuts next week. Xenia Social Society is the brainchild of Sutherland and Katie Tower—the designer behind the branding of Sutherland’s restaurants—inspired by a shared desire to bring some of Halifax’s unused,…
I have lived in six cities in 15 years. Do you know what they all have in common with Halifax? Every city is full of bitchy drivers that can’t stop crying about how the drivers in their city are “the worst.” STFU. —Quit Yer Bitchin’
Chalkboard signs outside cafés are one thing, but it’s a whole other nuisance to have to read the same bad puns everyone’s seen online every time we walk down the street. Write your own promotions. How hard is it? No matter how bad, at the very least it won’t look like your business is being…
I thought you of all organizations would allow the process of employment to be a fair and equal one. We now find out that not only the selection for the technician position was made under the radar, but he happens to be a buddy of the previous technician! Once again you show unfair practice and…
My Friend Dahmer is disturbing from the beginning, probably because we already know the subject’s destiny. The film is based on a graphic novel of the same name, in which John “Derf” Backderf (played by Alex Wolff in the adaptation) recounts his high school friendship with soon-to-be rapist, serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer. Former…
The farts and feminism method. Step 1: Drink an entire bottle of cheap wine. The kind with high sulfur content. Do not decant. Step 2: Invite your lover over for “Netflix and chill” approximately eight hours later. Step 3: By the time he arrives, the uncontrollable flatulence will have filled your apartment with a hotbox…
…who don’t seem to have been taught this stuff by their parents, teachers, etc. f it’s an all-gender public washroom, a CLOSED DOOR means that someone is on the other side of it. Ipso fatso, you DO NOT rip said door off its hinges, breaking the lock mechanism, trying to get the door to open,…
Before Red Sky’s performance of Backbone, the company’s Artistic Director Sandra Laronde took to the stage to describe the vision of the show. She pointed out the difference between Western cartography and Indigenous mapping; where the Western approach is to segment and divide through borders, an Indigenous worldview promotes a more holistic and fluid approach.…
Big kudos to the ferryman who, tonight, held the door at the stroke of nine for us straggling post-parade Dartmouthians. Extra thanks to Transit for the free ferry too! —Harbour Hopper
Everything is terrible and it’s mostly your fault. You make everything difficult. But it doesn’t matter. I want everything we talked about. I love you more than anything. —Foxy
I’m a 34 year old female carpenter. I have over 10 years experience. As a carpenter, most jobs are seasonal and you get laid off during the winter. Instead of struggling through the winter on EI, I’ve decided to try and find some interior carpentry work. As well as applying for job postings online, I…
This year I have noticed at least half the vehicles do not use their turning indicators and about one in 10 who use their turn indicators do not turn. Also I live on a street off of Transom where there is a lot of construction going on and the contractors use the street as if…
In North America, on what side of the road does a car drive? The right, of course. If you are driving and passing a car on a two lane road and a car is coming towards you, who has the right-of-way? The car who is approaching you, of course. Apply these simple principles when walking…
An information item headed to next week’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting says body-worn cameras (BWV) aren’t a cost-effective way to improve police practices and shouldn’t be used by Halifax Regional Police. “While the technology may have some value, the evidence to date does not justify the expenditure—by our estimates, over $1.4 million per year…
You’ve had a long, rough day. Why not reward your self with a seat? Why spend that extra energy on a squat, when you can so easily sit? I do it! But let me tell you if I sit on one more piss covered toilet seat I will scream. The squatters are only trying to…
Crown prosecutors have dropped all charges against Christopher Enns that resulted from several police raids on his Farm Assists cannabis centre. Enns announced the news at a press conference Friday afternoon, at what was supposed to be day one of a constitutional challenge against the legal charges. “We were looking forward to having the courts…
A post shared by Stillwell Brewing Co (@stillwellbrewing) on Nov 13, 2017 at 8:58am PST Stillwell’s latest creation is not only a celebration of four years in the biz, but also the first bottle release to come out of its own brewing location. Earlier this year, Stillwell co-owner Chris Reynolds decided to rent some space…
To the charming girl who was in a north end resto the other night with her mother. You might not have noticed but your waiter was thoroughly crushing on you and your beautiful personality. He also appreciated the double tip. —Smitten Server
Besides mystery tunnels under the harbour and basically anything donair, no regurgitated news story piques the interest of this municipality quite like the perpetual discussion of putting a football stadium in Halifax. Well strap in and hold on, because shit’s about to get (vaguely and informally) real. The Sports Network is reporting that the Canadian…
To the NS Government: I’m sorry that I have a disability that require’s opioids and I’m sorry I need a family doctor to fill my prescription, my doctor retired and I have been looking for well over a year now. With massage therapy and medication that I cut myself down on before the new opioid…
The Atlantic Filmmakers Co-operative posted a statement on its Facebook page Tuesday, in part addressing the claims made public this week by a woman that she was sexually assaulted by a current staff member several years ago while working on a film. In light of that incident—about which the organization determined “no further action was…
10 Khyber Night Flea Market Saturday Get your shopping fix at this Khyber fundraiser featuring up to 35 vendors hawking crafts, services and vintage gems. 9 Adam Baldwin w/The Zolas Thursday Earnest Americana clad in a denim jacket, Dartmouth troubadour Adam Baldwin returns to The Marquee with a stack of relatable rock jams. 8 Craft…
Rent control could be a step in the right direction for Nova Scotia but some think it won’t be enough to address poverty and housing affordability. The NDP proposed new rent control legislation last month that would see rent increases capped at 0.8 percent for the first year, and become negotiable after that. During Jagmeet…
A wedding is taking place on a golden fall afternoon at The Waegwoltic’s clubhouse in the south end. Well-dressed attendees laugh, dine and celebrate the union of a young couple—all beneath the intimate glow of heavy lighting equipment and high-definition cameras. Overlooking this showbiz ceremony isn’t a justice of the peace, but producer Latonia Hartery.…
Last week the owners of the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton laid off 49 workers, or just over 35 percent of the mine’s workforce. The bad news was delivered to the workers without warning from Kameron Coal, a subsidiary of the Cline Group, which is owned by US billionaire Chris Cline. Although the mine…
The Bus Stop Theatre’s new Stage It program aims to give a voice to those silenced by gentrification. It’s a battle the theatre itself isn’t immune to. Bus Stop executive director Sébastien Labelle says he’s worried an anticipated rent hike in the next few years for its Gottingen Street home will make The Bus Stop…
On October 26 the Nova Scotia legislature quietly passed the Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act. The bill’s smooth passage was perplexing given the noise the first attempt at such legislation generated, from its passage by the former NDP government in 2013, to its repeal two years later. The Nova Scotia Supreme Court struck down that…
I was honoured to appear with Esther Perel at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, BC, a few weeks ago to discuss her new book, The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity. Questions were submitted on cards before the show—some for me, some for Esther, some for both of us—and we got to as many as we…
Issue 1,129 I would like to congratulate The Coast on one of the best-written papers from front to back that you have published (Nov 9). Hard to pick a best article, they were all so good. I would suggest reprinting Graham Steele’s “The politics of bullshit” article prior to the next provincial election, though. Keep…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21) This is your last warning! If you don’t stop fending off the happiness and freedom that are trying to worm their way into your life, I’m going to lose my cool. Damn it! Why can’t you just accept good luck and sweet strokes of fate at face value?! Why…
