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While rockers The Trews never exactly went away, they definitely went quiet for awhile, shuffling their lineup and moving to the big smoke, making some re-imagine the Antigonish musicians as a Toronto band. These changes, combined with a national tour bringing the boys back to Nova Scotia this December, make it feel safe to say…
[Image-1] I had been flying all day. Sick. Jet lagged. Finally got to sleep until your lovely screams to your friend Dylan woke up me and my whole neighbourhood up. I should have called the cops and let them sort out your irrational ass, but something about growing up in the ‘90s keeps me from…
I’m pissed off about about late-night traffic lights. Around midnight, many of the lights go to “flashing red” mode, on the assumption that we all go to bed by 11:00 and so the few drivers remaining shouldn’t have to wait the 60 seconds or so that it would take for the traffic lights to cycle.…
I have such a crush on you. I feel a bit like a kid again! I’m trying hard to play it cool (but not too cool, ya’ know). —Asdfg
Hey dog owners: when asked to keep control of your off-leash dog in public spaces like parks and beaches, maybe instead of responding with “he is friendly/just curious/only saying hello,” you could consider that some people aren’t comfortable around dogs. Just as you likely wouldn’t be comfortable with my tarantula crawling toward you on a…
You tried to ruin our fun because of your arbitrary vendetta; but your petty villainy just brought us all together. Hope your night was as fun as ours! —Neighbourly Love
The first time Daniel Walker caught the performance bug was at the Open Mic House on Agricola in 2013. On a whim, he took a flight from Guelph, Ont. to Halifax over his university reading week. It was a dream-like seven days that led Walker to a naive conclusion. He decided that if he moved…
[Image-1] I’ve got nothing against medical marijuana. If it gets to that point, I’ll take it. However, do NOT say to the guy with stage IV colorectal cancer, “Dude, you’re so LUCKY—they’ll give you a medical marijuana card, no problem.” This is a good way to get yourself kicked in the nuts by a guy with cancer. Maybe…
[Image-1] At long last, we finally have a definitive list of everyone running for HRM Regional Council. Yesterday was the final deadline to submit an application, and with no names dropping out today the municipality has its finalized ballot the October 15th election. Here’s how the 17 districts break down. ——— Mayor Though cab driver…
Could whoever is leaving recycling bags on my curb please stop?! Every Tuesday you illegally dump your weird blue bags in front of my Agricola property. Why don’t you put your dog wash and empty creamers in front of your house? Are you a downtown business avoiding the $10 recycle fee? I don’t care! Pick…
[Image-1] Once again the Halifax peninsula has been screwed in the ass by (naming no names, per the Bitch regulations) not-yet-retired councillors from other parts of HRM. Oh, yes, the Willow Tree is a perfect location for a 29-storey building—because it’s not in this person’s riding! I am seriously considering not voting in the upcoming HRM…
To the HRP officer, who stopped me on Bayers Road the other day: Yes, I am eternally grateful that you cancelled the very expensive MVA ticket, after I had taken care of all the issues that were obviously wrong with my motorbike permit and insurance. And while continued ignorance might have been continued bliss, now,…
Opening a brewery in their old North Street apartment used to be a running joke for Shean Higgins and Peter Lionais. Now, a decade later, the pair of friends (and homebrewers) are bringing their beer to Halifax via Tidehouse Brewing Company, a small-batch brewery slated to start pouring downtown this fall. “It’s been years of…
[Image-1] Our family has a community garden plot in Dartmouth. We were so excited about our three tiny spaghetti squash. Not only would we get to enjoy practically free squash, but I wouldn’t have to carry the heavy fruit home from the market. But you stole them! If it had been harvest time and the…
Just using my break at work to submit a bitch. I want to thank metro transit for making my night terrible. Thanks for making me late for work. You never came till almost an hour later. My coworker takes the same bus as me and told me you didn’t bother leaving when you were suppose…
[Image-1] “I don’t think the job of city councillor is one that’s meant to be 20 years and you get a gold watch afterwards,” says District 14 candidate Lisa Blackburn. Blackburn is one of five council hopefuls who are joining together Tuesday at Grand Parade to promise to introduce term limits to city hall if…
I had a bit of a long week and went out to a bar in Dartmouth last Friday night. I had a drink before I went out and by the time you got there and sat down next to me, my night was definitely well under way. I enjoyed meeting you and appreciate that you…
[Image-1] It wouldn’t be an election without Irvine Carvery. The community activist and former president of the Africville Genealogy Society is running in next month’s municipal election for the open seat in District 8: Halifax Peninsula North. Carvery made his campaign announcement Monday morning in a Facebook post, just one day before the application deadline for…
After 10 years on Barrington Street, Attica Furnishings (1566 Barrington Street) is headed north. The 21-year-old contemporary furniture store—which actually got its start in the north end, on Gottingen Street—announced that as of late October it’ll move into the brand new, 8,000 square foot, ground floor space in the mixed-use Point North building at 3065…
[Image-1] What kind of brain must you have to deface your 20-something body & face with tattoos that will be fucking meaningless in a couple of decades? I totally understand a well-thought out tattoo that has a lifelong meaning to someone (such as a person surviving a serious illness) but the trash I see emblazoned…
Hi students – pretty sure your apartments come with bathrooms. There’s no need to come outside to take a piss on your neighbour’s property. Ewww… no-one wants to watch or smell that. Please have some common decency and use the toilet. —Peggy Walt
[Image-1] Cause we all know in our minds That there ought to be a time That we can set aside To show just how much we love you To the girl who makes everyone around her smile, HAPPY friggin BIRTHDAY. Your talents, humor and compassion make you such a joy. I love everyday with you.…
This is at least my 10th TIFF. I use the festival as a yardstick, ie “I saw that two TIFFs ago” which often happens with “new” releases—they skip a whole calendar year and then everyone’s talking about an old movie. I’ve learned to let things go, like defining the festival you’ve had by the final…
This Friday night at 7:30pm, the PHASE fashion show turns Halifax Central Library’s Paul O’Regan Hall into a runway, with models strutting the latest creations by three soon-to-be design grads from daVinci College. The students’ collections feature everything from understated, blue-and-black plus-size separates to lacy, Coachella-ready dresses inspired by Frank Ocean songs. One of the…
10. Pony Girl w/Dark for Dark, Century Egg Friday Sep 9, 10pm Buzzed-about local acts Dark for Dark and Century Egg warm the stage at Menz & Mollyz for Ottawa’s Pony Girl, who describe their sound as “singing a song to get my own foreign life.” 9. Love, Loss and What I Wore Sep 8-11,…
[Image-1] Update: Never mind. Boyd says in a follow-up video that he doesn’t know if he’s still running yet. Like a mix between Alex Jones and The Brand Review, Paul David Fraser Boyd has crossed over from perpetually-unsuccessful political candidate into ‘satire.’ The Dartmouth cab driver has ended his candidacy for mayor in October’s HRM…
It’s a seemingly sleepy Friday at the Italian Canadian Cultural Association’s home base on Agricola Street. The main ballroom is empty, save for some scattered tables and chairs, and most of the lights are out. It’s so quiet you’d swear the place was already abandoned for the long weekend, until a wave of laughter booms…
[Image-1] It’s about bringing people together, says Martez Wiggins. The creator and organizer of this Friday’s United Not Isolated (UNI) celebration wants to bring some positivity back to Halifax’s north end. “I think our community needs it,” he says. “I think we all need this now more than ever.” Wiggins is also the creator, along with…
[Image-1] As gaggles of students cram themselves into tiny apartments shared with far-too-many roommates this week, it’s good to take a moment and look at how the one percent are living. Like gold mining baron Bradley Langille, who’s selling his unavoidable Northwest Arm mansion. Asking price for the 10-bedroom, 10-bathroom compound? A cool $10 million. The…
This year’s Atlantic Fringe Festival, spanning the city from September 1-11, brings some additions worth applauding. On its 26th birthday, Halifax’s longstanding accessible and community oriented theatre fiesta is branching out. For starters, Fringe has a new director. After festival leader Thom Fitzgerald stepped down last year (he now sits on the board of directors),…
The Princess Show Thursday, September 8, 8:30pm Saturday, September 10, 1:30pm Sunday, September 11, 4:10pm The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street $11 Princess Edward has learned some truths about the world, and she’s here to share her wisdom. In an epic journey of drag, music, anime, lip-synching, claymation and more, Princess courageously confronts apocalyptic…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22) Is Big Bang the best term we can come up with to reference the beginning of the universe? It sounds violent and messy—like a random, accidental splatter. I would much prefer a term that suggests sublime elegance and playful power—language that would capture the awe and reverence I feel…
Q My husband left the picture recently, and I’m now a single mom supporting an infant in Toronto. I work a retail job and am drowning financially. I hooked up with a guy I met on Tinder, and I didn’t warn him that I’m still nursing because I didn’t even think of it. Luckily, he…
Haters and hijabs I’m reading Masuma Khan’s story with tears running down my face (“The struggle of a Muslim woman of colour in Halifax,” Voice of the City, September 1). I am sorry for the way she’s been treated. And I am sorry this rhetoric has seemed to increase lately. I wish there was something…
Dark Matter Thursday, September 8, 10:30pm Friday, September 9, 6:45pm Saturday, September 10, 12:45pm & 9:45pm Sunday, September 11, 2:35pm Plan B Merchants Co-op, 2180 Gottingen Street $7 If you have enough time to make it through half an episode of Stranger Things, then you have enough time to check out some of this year’s…
Everybody Dies in December Thursday, September 8, 10pm Friday, September 9, 5:15pm Saturday, September 10, 4:40pm Sunday, September 11, 8:50pm The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street $10 Theatre-goers will find the award-winning playwright Nancy Kenny lying atop a mortuary slab as they enter the performer’s newest one-person show, Everybody Dies in December, during the…
A Bitter Shrew Thursday, September 8, 6:30pm Friday, September 9, 8pm Saturday, September 10, 10pm Sunday, September 11, 6pm The Company House, 2202 Gottingen Street $10 Drag Queen Stole My Dress Friday, September 9, 9:30pm Sunday, September 11, 4:30pm The Company House, 2202 Gottingen Street $10 Some people, when asked their greatest achievement, freeze. They…
