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You said you like my style, and I wish I had half a brain to tell you about your adorable smile. You caught me off guard. If only the customer behind me wasn’t so adamant about getting through, I would’ve enjoyed talking to you more. You made my bitter cold day a little warmer. I…
I’ve never written into an exalted alt paper about a mere boy. I’ve naught felt that inspired. Actually there’s quite a bit I haven’t felt before that I am currently experiencing with a single human. How bizarre and lovely. To the folk trudging through drudgery: keep at it a bit longer cause I’ll bet there…
In June, the residents of Wentworth Valley awoke to an unfamiliar—and unwelcome—noise. Tree-harvesting machinery had made its way up the western slopes of the valley and was chewing through the mixed Acadian forest atop the mountain. By the time the media reported the story, the machines—working day and night—had already clearcut nearly 200 acres and…
Halifax drivers are the absolute worst in the country, bar none. Inattentive, idiotic, indifferent, unpredictable lunatics. Going near a road here, as a cyclist, pedestrian or motorist is taking your life in your hands. They must hand over a driver’s license if you just mention you were in a car one time. Just unbelievable. —Terrified…
Name: Josefa (left) and Paulette (right) Cameron Age: 25 and 28 Spotted: Cambridge Street Wearing: Josefa: blouse, Value Village; jeans, American Apparel; shoes, Value Village. Paulette: trench, Burberry; jeans, Value Village; boots and purse, Zara; turtleneck, American Apparel How would you describe your style? J: “It is mutable. It depends on the weather, what my plans are for the…
Update: Mason clarifies his since-deleted tweet was agreeing only that Whitman, Adams and Hendsbee need public shaming, not that they are shitheads. The councillor previously told The Coast he stood by his comment when asked about “shitheads” Tuesday evening, but today says he thought we were referencing a different comment. “Sorry, totally my bad,” Mason tweets.…
We met at third beach on a sunny Monday at Crystal Crescent. It was the first time in a while I felt respected by a man. Thank you for treating me like a regular human being. Even while both being totally nude. Hope to see you at the BBQ. —Naked Redhead
I’m sick of watching the owner of a particular “local” establishment on Gottingen Street scream at his staff and treat them like servants. His total lack of respect for them is appalling and no one should have to deal with that abuse. Stop drinking and start respecting the people that make your establishment amazing. —Just…
Masses of monarch butterflies fluttering across Toronto’s waterfront. Painted ladies (often mistaken for monarchs) descending on Montreal. Combined with the hottest September ever recorded in the Great Lakes region, it’s been a strange time in Eastern Canada. We should savour the joys of these captivating critters while we can, because their future—and that of insects…
Where the hell do these professors and activists get off telling Sidney Crosby who he can or cannot visit? He made a lot of right and correct decisions without their help before. He is not making a political statement by going. He would be if he didn’t. And for their info, tens of millions of…
First-time brewer, Evelyn White, is making a statement with her small batch of beer called Reclaiming My Time. White says she was inspired by congresswoman Maxine Waters and the now infamous viral video of her questioning treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin. “For a Black woman to say ‘I’m reclaiming my time,’ I took it as a…
Social media is buzzing since Lion & Bright Cafe Wine Bar announced its policy to be screen-free every evening. Signs on the cafe tables read: “Close your screens, meet your neighbours! Lion & Bright is now screen free after 5pm daily.” The Lion & Bright just crossed a line from hip cafe to parody of…
You approached me, told me you needed to talk. Then you said it, “I like girls, not guys.” I embraced you with all the love I have, told you I always knew, I was just waiting for you to discover it. Your home is your safe place, your family is your safe place, and I…
Hello? Why have you not yet responded to my genial plea for your friendship? I thought that you were cool, like me, but perhaps you are, instead, uncool, unlike me. Maybe this is for the best. —Single-Handedly Supporting This Relationship
Story updated Oct 3 to include new information. James Melvin Jr., who is representing himself during an attempted murder trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax, did not make a closing argument to the jury on Tuesday. Melvin’s trial started with jury selection on September 11. He has pled not guilty to charges of…
While stopped at a stop light I witnessed a bus doing a left hand turn on September 30 around 2:30 in the afternoon. The bus driver almost hit a pedestrian trying to cross…missed him by a hair. It would have taken him two seconds of his time to let the pedestrian cross. I hope if…
Hey drivers, I know driving from Connaught to Oxford via Oak feels like a really slick short cut, but there are still humans in this area. There are also STOP signs. It’s not that cool to listen to pumping beats and squealing brakes at 7AM. Can you do us all a favour and shut the…
Premier Stephen McNeil is changing his tune about the rehiring of Kyley Harris, nearly four months after The Coast first reported Michelle Coffin’s story. Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie pressed the premier on the Liberal Party’s version of events during the first question period of the fall assembly at Province House, Friday. Coffin, a former…
Eight people will help decide Edward Cornwallis’ place in history, but it’ll be up to the 16 members of Halifax Regional Council to follow through on the expert panel’s advice. The municipality has released its tentative terms of reference for the special advisory committee it hopes to task with examining Halifax’s commemoration of its controversial…
10 Halifax Mooseheads vs Acadie-Bathurst Titan Saturday Halifax’s hockey season kicks off with a Scotiabank Centre home opener against the formidable (in name and in play) northern New Brunswick team. 9 The Delinquents movie premiere Friday While it’s barely felt like fall lately, this screening at Pro Skates will have you dreaming of the white…
I still think of you as an emotionally manipulative inconsiderate fuck boy who is a disgrace to fuck boys everywhere. I don’t trust you anymore, I regret ever getting close to you, and I pity the next sucker who does. The worst part is that I had honestly hoped that you would do or say…
For the lovely person in a hijab near Propeller on Thursday night: thank you for being just a lovely person. It was my absolute pleasure to help figure out where to meet your friend at, and to help you with your questions, and your lovely kind words & hug when we left almost made me…
Fall 2017 marks 20 years since I moved to Halifax and 15 years from when Shahin Sayadi and I founded the Onelight Theatre company. In those years, I have had the pleasure of being engaged with arts and culture in this city and I know that we have talented, visionary, hard-working and engaging artists in…
Amy Goodman has been called “as close to the ideal of what it means to be a journalist as one can get in this business.” And for good reason. The host and executive producer of the acclaimed Democracy Now! news-hour has been lauded with dozens of prestigious journalism awards for her dogged reporting. Goodman has been…
The Delinquents Movie Friday, September 29, 8pm Pro Skateboards, Snowboards & Surfboards 6451 Quinpool Road Two years of blood, sweat and beers will pay off Friday at Pro Skates with the premiere of The Delinquents Movie. Founded by Halifax native Ian MacArthur, The Delinquents is a group of dedicated snowboarders from the east coast whose…
As an emerging wine region, Nova Scotia faces constant questions about what grapes to plant and nurture for wine. Growers who have been at it for more than a couple decades are beginning to get a sense for what works and what doesn’t—emphasis on beginning. Many factors are at play for any vine in a…
Lesley Quinn, sommelier at The Barrington Steakhouse & Oyster BarDrink of choice: 2015 Mercator Sauvage Sur Lie “It’s one of the first white wines in Nova Scotia that I feel has shown real complexity. I love Tidal Bay, it’s easy to drink and delicious, but this has texture, minerality— it’s just got a lot going…
Halifax Oyster Festival Sep 28-30 Halifax Waterfront, Salter Block oysterfest.ca To understand Eamon Clark you should watch season three, episode 11 of Mind of a Chef, featuring Scandinavian chef Magnus Nilsson. Not that Clark is a two star Michelin chef overseeing “the most daring restaurant in the world” but rather, like Nilsson, he approaches his…
L ightfoot & Wolfville is a winery that was planted by a farm, a wonderful expression of what can be grown in Nova Scotia. For eight generations, hundreds of years, the Lightfoot family has been farming in the Annapolis Valley. Winemaking just felt like a natural evolution. “Growing grapes on our ancestral land, land with…
T he Annapolis, Gaspereau and Avon River valleys and their concentrated cluster of wineries contribute undeniable richness to Nova Scotia’s wine landscape. But flanking this heartland, smaller sub-regions spice up the wine scene, presenting new flavours and textures for our kitchen tables. This diversity in wine is owed not only to Nova Scotia’s varied geography,…
There are a few surprising things about Battle of the Sexes, Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton’s fun and breezy retelling of the 1973 novelty tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs: It’s Emma Stone’s movie, first of all. As King, the leading women’s tennis player and budding lesbian, Stone is as sharp and…
Botfly w/Vulva Culture (solo) Dark Sky Parks, Die Hexe Thursday, September 28, 7pm Plan B Merchants’ Co-op 2180 Gottingen Street $5, all ages After five years of writing songs and four years of releasing music, noise rockers Botfly have unleashed a self-titled debut album. “I mean I guess you can only release so many EPs,”…
Lifeblood Friday, September 29 pineoandloeb.com Local EDM duo Pineo & Loeb will release its first album, Lifeblood, on Friday. “This is us as a body of work,” says Mitchell Pineo. “It’s a statement of our sound and what we do and what we love.” The two musicians, both 25, hang out in their home studio…
I had a blast hosting Savage Lovecast Live at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. Audience members submitted questions before the show. Here are some of the questions I didn’t get to. Q I’ve been on the dating apps awhile. What’s up with serial first daters? A Back when people primarily met at parties, bars,…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22) Be realistic, Libra: Demand the impossible; expect inspiration; visualize yourself being able to express yourself more completely and vividly than you ever have before. Believe me when I tell you that you now have extra power to develop your sleeping potentials, and are capable of accomplishing feats that might…
If prime minister Justin Trudeau gets his way, Canada will soon be joining the exceptionally small club of countries that have legalized marijuana. His proposed law is currently in the parliamentary process, and he’s aiming for it to go into effect by July 1, 2018. Which sounds cool and all, but are we actually ready…
Crosby and Trump Deeply disappointing to see this from someone who is not just a prominent Nova Scotian, but the de facto face of hockey in the eyes of many. —Owen Smith, @derficusrex Sid opens his mouth and Trump sticks his bird right in there. —W Hopkins, @brainwrinkler Slow news day, huh? Just outrage farming. If more…
