Stop the malboros at the border not my e-liquid
E-liquids are being stopped at the border and sent back. I received a letter from customs stating it is a drug, therefore cannot be imported. Where are the studies to prove they work and are safe? Because they do work. Granted you are still addicted to nicotine but that is far less dangerous than the…
Fixing older buildings
It is time to stop spending money on these old historic dumps in Halifax. Take the old barn the ” forum ” it was a barn 50 years ago and it still is, in fact the city ie our elected officals turned down an offer from national defense to help subsidize a four pad stadium…
Unpaid internships are bullshit
With my fresh and shiny degree in hand, I am applying for every job that comes my way; whether it’s in my chosen field or not. Competition is fierce here in Halifax! I was quite thrilled to see a job come up that actually is in my area of expertise, with a company that hosts…
Singin’ in the Car
To the woman singing in her car on Mumford Road during the ride home on Tuesday; belt it out, girl! You were rocking out, hard, and it put a smile on my face. Roll down your window, I want to sing with you. —I smiled to see it
Bravo **slow clap**
You know what scares me? Sick people, terminally I’ll patients, people in tremendous pain, people with PTSD, etc… having a resource center where they can get their medicine, learn how to use it and have a social club where they are free to use their medicine in a judgment free environment. Thanks, HRP, for keeping…
Regular trash cans are not for cigarettes
I appreciate you, your pony tail, and your advice to not litter but suggesting people throw cigarettes into a trash full of posters is maybe not a good idea. —Smokey
community
Being a poor college student isn’t that glamorous when you’re scanning your cupboards for a snack, but shit sometimes I miss it. —Dartmouth in my heart forever
Dear B.O. nation of Halifax
I understand and respect your choice not to use chemical-based products on your skin (namely your underarms). Fair enough, there could be some deadly, moral and/or other dangerous consequence following the use of certain products. HOWEVER, you do not possess the diet of someone of who can go even a day without deodorizer. I can…
Mistress
I am filled with hate and dread, the mere thought of you shakes me to my soul and to look up and see you standing there, sends me scurrying for cover knowing there is none to find. You seemed to have come from the darkest and most foul region of hell. You make the sun…
To my guardian angels
Thank you to the lovely people who escorted me home from Reflections late Saturday night, having just been acquainted with me. I love the Halifax queer community for looking out for each other and making sure everyone is safe. —Bowie crop top wearer
Please stop asking for scoops of Napoleon
Oh my god, people. It’s Neopolitan, ne-o-pol-i-tan. Not Napoleon. —Pet peeved
Deal Breaker
You refusing to eat my pussy after I just sucked your dick = No round 2 for you! —Why should guys only get oral?
My dear Halifax home
The best part of leaving is remembering the things you love. These Loves, coffees at Coburg, Metro Transit people watching, fallen leaves creating yellow brick roads and of course the salty sea breeze. —Hugs and kisses from far far away.
You’re not as tolerant as you think!
OMG people, just get over it!! Yes, I am a fat person, and yes I am riding a squeaky old bicycle, but is that really such a hilarious image to you that you need to do a triple-take, or give me one of those “I feel bad for the bike” kinda looks? Fuck you! I…
I’m trying to grow a human, here
Halifax, you suck to be pregnant in. Honestly you are one classless sad-sack. And NOWHERE is worse than the damn bus. Halifax Transit is the shits, but the riders make it shittier ten-fold. Fat middle-aged jerks sit in the accessible section of the busses and never yield for the elderly or pregnant. You (in your…
Dear Kitten
Thanks for the spanking good time. It’s good for a man to feel alive and wild occasionally when living in the most vanilla of domestic situations. —Iggy
upposed to be Today
Now I have to wait until December 2015 for my new watch. —Sadly Me
Idiot child / Idiot Parent
While making a pit stop to change my clothing, your 10-13 year old child decided to knock at my stall (of all the ones she could have just gone into or knocked on) and asked she could get in ‘now’, because she’s been waiting long enough? I then sanitize my hands, leave the washroom, stand…
Turning on Kearney Lake Road from the Bedford Highway
To all the idiots who think they have the right of way, turning left onto Kearney Lake Road from the Bedford Highway, YOU DON’T! Keep honking, I could care less. It is a two lane road and I, the person turning right onto the road, have the right of way in one of those lanes.…
Karma points!
To the lady in green picking up other peoples litter as she made her way down Barrington. You are awesome and you made the city just that bit more pleasant! Thanks. —JJ
Council Review: “The Peggy’s Cove of Barrington”
[Image-1] “There’s a reason that I love this town.” —Mayor Mike Savage, quoting Joel Plaskett to the assembled Khyber supporters. “The Peggy’s Cove of Barrington.” —Councillor David Hendsbee’s rather strange metaphor for the Khyber. “Hope for the best. Plan for the worst.” —Councillor Waye Mason. THE KHYBER STANDS It wasn’t the best start before yesterday’s…
Lost and Found
Want to send a big thank you to the kind person who found my drivers license at the Canada Games Centre and mailed it back to me. I thought it was lost forever. You didn’t include a name or return address, just a friendly note. Cheers to you too! —Grateful in Bayside
Will never ignore my gut feelings again.
I wouldn’t have sex with you so you enlisted friends to try to make my life miserable to get me back.You knew I had feelings for you and you took advantage of me while I was going through an extended period of stress in my life,you knew exactly how to manipulate me.My biggest regret was…
J
We met just once, when you sidled up to me on the dance floor. You looked like someone that I knew once, and so I was giving you dewy eyes. Although you likely don’t remember this silly girl, thank you for the dance. I wish you and the one I remember most fondly the luckiest,…
PFBBT Educated People.
You two keep me out of your feud I didn’t ask to be any part of the bullshit between you two. Grow up. —I learned a lot.
Living the High Life
After a summer of preparations High Life Social Club (5982 Spring Garden Road) celebrated its grand opening last weekend, welcoming Haligonians to take a load off, grab a coffee and vapourize. “I want to make it easier for people to enjoy and benefit from cannabis, and not continue to hinder people,” says owner of the…
Gorgeous Ginger Guy
I was walking toward you inside a certain Spring Garden Road shopping establishment Friday afternoon. We made eye contact and I looked away. I wish I’d smiled and said hi instead. —Awkward Blonde
Here’s how Halifax can legalize marijuana
Don’t worry, it doesn’t mean you have to vote for Justin Trudeau. In fact, for all practical purposes, we can legalize marijuana possession and use without involving the federal government at all. Our city, we the people in it, can decide whether small business owners are actually worth arresting. If you missed the news, Halifax…
Thank you
Thank you, mr. Frank. Thank you. —Bobby magic
love you, baby
know why i love you? it’s because you let me call you “baby” long before it was really appropriate to do so. and because of the way you now call me “baby” too. —your baby
Congratulations Halifax…
I’ve just returned from an epic road trip to Alberta and back, and wanted to congratulate Halifax and the rest of this shithole province for having the WORST ROADS IN CANADA. I thought maybe Montreal would have us beat, but it wasn’t even close. HANDS DOWN the most deplorable and undrivable roads and highways I’ve…
WHY WHY WHY?????!!!!!!
Why do people continue to drink and drive???? After all the publicity on the horrific events that these situations have caused – WHY THE HELL IS IT STILL HAPPENING!!!! A wonderful co-worker was killed by a drunk driver just over a year ago. The perpetrator was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday. Nobody wins!!!!!!…
Try being happy alone
All your relationships have been nightmares. You’re so happy now, but I know it’s headed for the same train wreck you always end up in. Emotional co-dependance is not how you build a lasting home. —Keeping my mouth shut anyway
Why are you selling CoastMart coupons to a defunct restaurant?
So the restaurant is/was located in Darkness – probably too hard for your foodies to make it over here and check yourself – but you’re selling coupons to a CLOSED restaurant. I found out because Groupon told me they owed me a refund. If you want to pretend an authoritative voice on food in HRM,…
Do you want my grave plot too?
Arriving at the coffeeshop at the right time (it pays to put a horseshoe up your ass), I get mt coffee and scone and I snag a comfy chair by the window. Just as I’m about to put the first bite into my mouth, you come along. “Do you mind If my friend and I…
Raccoons
Ended the summer with a very relaxing bicycle ride. I had gone to one of our usual trails/woods with two friends. None of us brought mud guards because of how dry its been and there wasn’t rain in the forecast. As we are just headed into the trail I notice a big pile of raccoon…
START UP: Welcoming Hazelnut & Rose to Dartmouth
Genny Shaw is the owner of Hazelnut & Rose (named for her daughters Hazel and Rosalie), a maternity and nursing boutique opening Saturday, September 13 in downtown Dartmouth. What made you want to start your own business? I guess I have a little entrepreneurial spirit in me and I just looking for the right thing.…
Fuck You Froshlings
Traffic on a sidewalk goes both ways. I bet it was a surprise to you and your new found friends walking three-abreast that I wasn’t stepping on the wet grass to get out of your way. Momentum was on my side. —Angry Runner
Fringe Binge 2014: Day 11
The 24th annual Atlantic Fringe Festival came to a close last night with a lively party and awards show at The Bus Stop Theatre. Hungry artists scarfed down pizza. Beverages were consumed. Buckets of cold ice water poured. (Hardworking Festival Chair Kevin Kindred rose to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge). Festival Director Thom Fitzgerald announced…
You got this
To my love. My wonderful love, this is not a note to confess how much I adore you. I try to tell you every day how much you mean to me. How your smile makes me melt, your voice warms my (previously cold robot) heart, or how a simple gesture like holding your hand feels…
F*** you old man you’re banned.
You’ve been coming here a long time and I’m a “real bitch” eh? Ooo bravo big man, pushing at least 70 and verbally abusing the girl a third of your age behind the counter. Do you feel tough? I’m actually not a bitch as everyone else has liked me enough to keep me around for…
Enjoy them! It won’t get you far.
Hey, do you enjoy serving all the underage kids and rude scum other stores ID and/or reject? Seems like it. —Sour
Fringe Binge 2014: Day 10
So ho, by so ★★★★ This play took me by surprise. It’s a rich, layered theatre experience that delivers an emotional punch in only 15 minutes. So ho, by so takes the Jacobean comedy The Birth of Merlin as its starting point, but viewers don’t need to be familiar with either Arthurian legend or 17th…
Bad bus bullies biker
To the Spring Garden Bus driver who used his bus to intimidate me on my bicycle- I was in the right by traffic rules and had no where to go when you pulled into my lane. How dare you threaten me with 100 tons of steel by accelerating up my backside and honking repeatedly.My life…
This Weeks Rant
Get off your damn phone and concentrate on driving your car! You’re shitty enough at it when already paying attention. Morons. Also, stop tossing your spent smokes wherever you happen to be – on the street, out the car window, in the bus shelter, etc. You don’t have the right to litter just because your…
Fringe Binge 2014: Day 9
Broadway the 13th ★★★½ This show is a high-energy showcase that strings together a series of favourite hits from stage musicals with a slight but cute plot. Four young actors (played by Lena Andriani, Becca Guilderson, Marietta Laan and Taylor Long) venture to a cabin in the woods to write a musical, only to find…
My Commute
I enjoy being a cyclist year round. One complaint I have is the abundance of drivers that feel the need to holler and yell at me to use the shoulder of the road. I realize I bike through mostly undeveloped areas with extremely narrow, pot-holed ancient roads. But if the shoulder was paved and debris/obstacle…
My One Regret
It’s been years, I don’t know where, I just know you don’t live here anymore, you have happily moved on. I’m sorry I ran away and didn’t look back or even explain myself; I left you high and dry, and it was not fair. You are a great guy and the first to treat me…
North Street Church under Deep Water
[Image-1] Forgive Jon Stephens his ignorance about the North Street Church’s musical history. The Saint John-born pastor, who’s been living in New York for the last 14 years, only arrived in town a few months ago. Originally a Protestant place of worship, the faded-green venue at 5657 North Street has been a general usage hall…
Missing Four
So we get all the back to school shopping done at great expense. The only thing thats bugging me is the markers, colored pencils and crayon situation. Finally this company, (I can’t say the company’s name, but they’re the best), release boxes with one hundred colors. Now it may be excessive but its awesome and…
Someday I hope you understand what it is to be kind to others
A lot of time can be spent talking while waiting on doctors. Thankfully I am able to listen to my friend as she sits waiting and scared. Most of her thoughts are of family, friends and those gone before her. But one day the conversation was about you. Do you remember what it was like…
taxes
taxes on the recycleing of tires….gosh you people in ova scotia are sure gullable…. you are taxed to death but do you do: anything but complaine…nope gov could take 90% of your wages and you people would say hey its a great place to live….news flash its not that great there i don’t know why…
Fringe Binge 2014: Day 8
Wake Up, Rosie! ★★★★ Adorable! This original take on Red Riding Hood is sweet, fun and clever. It’s tone is just right for a young audience (maybe 8 and under), but also highly entertaining for adults. Rosie is a hilariously precocious four-year-old (perfectly played by Melanie Patten) who’d rather sleep than play outdoors. However, circumstances…
drivers
please people learn how to drive, in hrm there is a speed limit most go to slow, some should not be driving at all its pretty scary. have been driving for over 25 years but in the last few, well it seems as people who say they can drive do not like to use signals…
More bicycles with no owners
Now there are six riderless bicycles at Transit. Thieves, you need to remember to take them off the bike rack when you get off the bus. —Describe your hot bike.
Chester Race week drunks
I had a blast in Chester a couple ago but when it came time to have a drink with fellow sailers at the boat club, I was surprised to see that it looked more like a frat house. I know the town of Chester likes the money that Race Week brings in but, how can…
Fringe Binge 2014: Day 7
I have to confess. I’ve not only been binging on theatre, but on food and drink as well. Yes, much of the down time between shows has been spent visiting many of the fine establishments around town. Countless cups of coffee and fresh-baked cookies at Alteregos. Sparkling wine (and conversation) at Obladee. Cheese and sangria at…
Peter Kelly moves to Alberta for work
[Image-1] The booming Albertan job market has taken another of Nova Scotia’s sons from its undulating bosom. The bright lights, big money of Westlock County has proven too good an opportunity to pass up for ex-mayor Peter Kelly. As published in the Westlock News, the award-winning weekly Westlock newspaper (which also serves the village of…
Letters to the editor, September 4,2014
Fare use I don’t feel that forcing cab drivers to never refuse a fare is fair (“Halifax taxi turns to tech,” The City by Hilary Beaumont, August 28). They drive their own cars, which means if a passenger gets sick or damages the car, then the driver is responsible. Sure there are small fines in…
Afishionado’s the reel deal
“This striped bass is really cool. It’s from North River Fish Farm outside of Truro,” says Hana Nelson, as she looks over the counter at Afishionado Fishmongers. The counter is a veritable map of Nova Scotia: oysters from Pictou, tuna from Sambro, Arctic char from Advocate Harbour, hook-and-line-caught halibut from points all over. A global…
The best self-defence isn’t always a good offence
It’s dark. You’re moving briskly through the north Common. You think you’re alone, but then again…sometimes Halifax doesn’t seem like the safest streets to walk. Having something in your purse or pocket to offer some protection sounds great, but be careful before you go buying any peace of mind. In Canada it’s illegal to carry…
Rats and roaches
A nasty infestation of angry voters crowded outside the office of Liberal MLA Joanne Bernard this week, looking for help. The minister of community services remained inside. The political pestering was from supporters and residents of 101 Nova Court, who have had to live with cockroaches and bedbugs for years now. The rally was organized…
Stop, drop, Shannon Park’s closing up shop
It was a close call, but the Anchor City Rollers have a practice space to jam, block and whip it in all winter long. The former Halifax Roller Derby Association lost and gained a venue in the same day last week when it was announced Shannon Park Arena would be closing. The Spryfield Lions Rink…
Half-heard, chapter 4
Welnot didn’t believe at all that Trevor Bognetti was capable of rubbing one out into the kitchen sink, but it was not like Bong-yetti was really much of a paragon of virtue or anything like that. Though an unassuming, pathological people-pleaser who would give a pint of his type O to anyone who asked, he…
Good Company’s Good Cause has binders full of rappers
While the government of Nova Scotia invests in commercial development and urban roundabouts, over 20,000 people still annually rely on Feed Nova Scotia for food and household items. Of that number, 32 percent are children, often from single parent families that traditionally struggle with the costs of the back-to-school season. To help alleviate this financial…
Not just a memory
The Coast: Are you just trying to preserve a memory? Why keep the Khyber? Emily Davidson: I think there’s a really good connection between the very inspiring history of the Khyber building and also the alive and exciting uses of the Khyber in recent years. It’s not as though the Khyber is only inspiring as…
World Map Drawing Parties map it out
“It’s a little bit of everything I like to do all put into one project,” says Becka Barker about her upcoming Nocturne project. “When you walk into a classroom in Korea you see Asia on the left and North America on the right you’re kind of like, ‘Oh, OK.’ Even something as straight-up so-called ‘objective’…
Dear God, just bring her home safe
I do believe Catie would never walk away from her family, and especially her three-and-a-half-year-old son, without letting us know that she is alright. I want to share with you some things about our daughter. She is a beautiful, intelligent, vivacious woman. Catie’s heart is full of generosity and good will. She is very kind…
The Americans in Halifax
It was serendipity. Melanie Colosimo, beginning her new directorship of the Anna Leonowens Gallery, got an email about a possible Robert Frank exhibit to kick off the fall semester at the NSCAD gallery, and suddenly, happily, it all fell into place. Colosimo, being a fan of Frank’s influential photography work, in particular the book The…
My Funeral: the dry run puts the fun in funeral
You’ve got three more chances to see Jane Kansas’ Fringe play My Funeral: the dry run, with shows tonight, Friday, and Saturday at Gottingen Street’s (((Parentheses Gallery))). “I’ve been thinking about my funeral for many years,” says Kansas, “and then in February my sister dropped dead. In March, I was talking about my funeral to…
On the Fringe
This year, the 24th Atlantic Fringe Festival went big. Boasting a whopping 350 performances of 60 shows, and with every single ticket coming in at less than $10—you owe it to yourself to catch at least one. Local and international theatre troupes, comedians and playwrights flood the city with their creations, all you have to…
Have a nice Trippin’
“It was my wise idea to do this,” says Trippin’s co-writer-actor-director Jackie Torrens, laughing. “I think you have to seize any opportunity you can to be creative, that’s how you stay creative. There’s lot of jobs that you take just to get money to pay light bill, but then there are other jobs—ie Fringe—that you…
Cheeses take the wheel: Andrew Farrell makes Canada’s best mac
“Creamy, cheesy, and super decadent.” That’s how Andrew Farrell, chef de cuisine at 2 Doors Down, describes his ideal mac ‘n’ cheese. You can trust this guy’s judgment, too. Farrell’s Mac was just named Canada’s best at the Dairy Farmers of Canada’s 2014 Grate Canadian Cheese Cook-Off at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. At…
So ho, by so judges not
“It actually began as an assignment. I read The Birth of Merlin and the way he wrote the mom was I guess appropriate to the time period, but it was really misogynistic,” says playwright Sarah Higgins of So ho, by so. “So I got angry and wrote the play in response.” All students not writing…
Tribe of One gives you science fiction
“The thing about theatre is, theatre doesn’t tend to do epic very well.” Those are very curious words coming from Michael MacPhee, the creative director of The Doppler Effect and the writer-director of the company’s latest play, the entirely ambitious, instant Fringe hit Tribe of One. Set 450 years from now, after we’ve ruined and…
Love god and love your neighbour
[Image-1] Just to be clear, when you ask me about my position on homosexuality, you’re asking my about my current biblical understanding of the subject, and everyone has the right to view this subject differently. As a Christian, I attempt to view my world through my understanding of scripture. I will also say that I…
The whole picture
Q My wife and I went through a long-distance period when we were still dating and she went away to school. I used porn as a masturbatory aid during that time. I did not tell her this, as she believes that porn use is equivalent to cheating. Well, fast-forward a couple years (and a marriage),…
Free Will Astrology
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Vigro (August 23-September 22) “I have a hypothesis that everyone is born with the same amount of luck,” says cartoonist Scott Adams. “But luck doesn’t appear to be spread evenly across a person’s life. Some people use up all of their luck early in life. Others start out in bad circumstances and finish…
