Mar 26 - Apr 1, 2009

News + Opinion

• City

  Contributions to city candidates

  Politicians are legally required to reveal contributions to their political campaigns, but the information is often unreadable, not easily accessible and always comes in too late for voters to make informed choices.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• City

  Scotiabank's Wyse Road branch's electronic clock is still on standard time.

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• News

  HRM By Design: divvying up the spoils

  Politics is always at the heart of development issues

  By Tim Bousquet

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• News

  Local CBC cuts announced

  31 Jobs to be lost in the maritimes, Maritime Noon, regional stations and Living Halifax hit hardest.

  By Bruce Wark

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• News

  Ben McCrea wins UARB appeal on Waterside Centre

  By Tim Bousquet

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• News

  Sugaring off on Allan Street

  Local sappers tap six trees in the city. Whodunnit? Are these sugar maples? Check it out and let us know what you think.

  By Andy Murdoch

  Mar 27, 2009

  
• News

  EAC won't support HRM By Design

  Ecology Action Centre refuses to support the Halifax's design plan, citing the lack of sustainable building standards as their main issue with the plan.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Mar 30, 2009
• Shoptalk

  Nutured

  Environmental online store for new families gets real with a store at Robie and Willow.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Apr 1, 2009
• Shoptalk

  HAL-CON Merch Available Now

  Pavel Chekov, Tasha Yar, Boba Fett and Chief Galen Tyrol are coming to Halifax! In 2010. Still, the HAL-CON merch is on sale now.

  By Carsten Knox

  Apr 1, 2009
• Shoptalk

  Viva’s La Vida Pizza

  On the former site of Razzy's on Gottingen Street, Viva's makes its presence felt.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Apr 2, 2009
• Shoptalk

  Halifax Furniture Clinic

  Upholsterers were the first recyclers, Gottingen craftsman says. Bill Dunlop's shop turns 31.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Apr 3, 2009
• Shoptalk

  Super Natural Health Products renovations

  The signs out front of this shop say renovations sale.

  By Carsten Knox

  Apr 1, 2009
• Opinion

  Double the CBC's budget

  Come on, let the bozo privatizers rage: for all her faults, we need the Mother Corp's excellent programs.

  By Bruce Wark

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Opinion

  Legislating helmet safety

  We are Canadian. You can force us to wear helmets when we ski and skate, if you want to.

  By Lezlie Lowe

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Opinion

  Letters from the Herald's editor

  The following excerpts from emails between Stephen Kimber and Dan Leger---the Chronicle Herald's director of news content---are about Kimber's "Victims of the Herald" story.

  By Letters editor

  Mar 28, 2009
• Opinion

  Don't take smoke money

  Are you a money hungry beasts flouting the law or is this just a ploy to get media attention rather than paying for it via advertising?

  By Letters editor

  Mar 28, 2009
• Opinion

  Still smoking?

  This is becoming a habit. The Coast should stop printing cigarette ads and run a printed retraction explaining why The Coast would print them in the first place.

  By Letters editor

  Mar 28, 2009
• Opinion

  Congrats on the Herald article

  Now that's what I call gutsy, call a spade a spade, take no prisoners, damn the torpedoes, show no mercy, I-don't-care-whose-feathers-I-ruffle, in-your-face journalism.

  By Letters editor

  Mar 28, 2009
• Opinion

  Smoke ad mirrors

  Even if the laws are being skirted, rather than flouted, how is it morally justifiable for your paper to carry these ads?

  By Letters editor

  Mar 28, 2009
• Education

  NSPIRG faces funding cut

  A Young Progressive Conservative Party recruiter leads an attack in the Dalhousie Student Union to cut off funding to a progressive student organization.

  By Ben Sichel

  Mar 26, 2009

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Knowing

  Palermo continues to share many very agonizing life moments with Nicholas Cage.

  By Mark Palermo

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  Mister Lonely

  Directed by Harmony Korine (Paradox

  By Lindsay McCarney

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  Sixty-second cinema

  AFCOOP celebrates the 10th anniversary of their One Minute Film program with a special "best of" screening and DVD.

  By Hillary Titley

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  I Love You, Man

  This bromance is a carefully conceived date movie, made to keep you and your love sitting together in the dark a little longer.

  By Mark Palermo

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  Duplicity

  Slight spy comedy is refreshingly cynical in the romance department.

  By Hillary Titley

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Spare Room

  Helen Garner (Anansi)

  By Sean Flinn

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Cultural Festivals

  Fashion forward

  As the second Atlantic Fashion Week kicks off this weekend, we take a sneak peek at two collections.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Music

  Did you know? 90s Halifax music explosion tonight

  Spot them all

  By Stephanie Johns

  Mar 27, 2009

  
• Music

  Add another sleep to your D12 countdown calendar

  Saturday night's all right for "Fight Music"

  By Stephanie Johns

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Music

  Atlantic Fashion Week: Saturday night recap

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 30, 2009

  
• Music

  Atlantic Fashion Week: Friday night recap

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 28, 2009

  
• Music

  Rita McKeough also wins GG

  Former Halifax artist, honoured for her work, wins Governor General Award for Visual and Media Arts.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Apr 1, 2009

  
• Music

  Paragon Theatre opens Friday

  The Phoenix of Gottingen Street kicks off with a party featuring Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees, Rich Aucoin, Ghettosocks and The Darcys.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Mar 31, 2009

  
• Music

  Be an extra on Ice Castles

  Be in a movie! Prizes! Raffles! Hot dogs! Michelle Kwan!

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 27, 2009

  
• Music

  Melnyk's key strokes

  Known as the fastest pianist in the world, Lubomyr Melnyk's continuous music techniques "transcend all limits of time and space."

  By Laura Kenins

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Music

  DD/MM/YYYY come home(-ish)

  Warm welcomes all around

  By Stephanie Johns

  Mar 29, 2009

  
• Music

  Grand Theft Bus understands your love of online voting.

  Click, click, clickin' away.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Mar 27, 2009

  
• Music

  Monday night is Paradise night

  Paradise Sisters Film Society Society members will receive Monday Night Movies benefits.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Apr 1, 2009

  
• Music

  Be an angel: be an extra for Halo

  Josh MacDonald's film looking for extras.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 27, 2009
• Music

  Paper Beat Scissors' lovely stop-motion video makes Friday even better

  Chill out after all those Moolattes

  By Stephanie Johns

  Mar 27, 2009
• Music

  John Greer wins the Governor General's Award

  AGNS-nominated sculptor wins prestigious prize.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Music

  Your humble servant presents: HUSBAND & KNIFE cassettes

  Your Friday evening plans, Madame. Divorce Records releases a limited edition of 100 cassettes, on sale at Gus' Pub!

  By Stephanie Johns

  Mar 31, 2009

  
• Music

  Live Gig: The Constantines

  Friday, March 20, 9:35pm, at The Palace.

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Comics

  If one more stranger snuggle molests me

  By Joey Comeau

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Comics

  True Story by Steven Jorgensen

  By Mike Holmes

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Comics

  Heinous crimes drawn with wavy lines

  By Jesse Jacobs

  Mar 26, 2009

  

Best of Halifax

• Music

  Best Artist / Band

  In-Flight Safety

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Male Solo Artist

  Old Man Luedecke

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009

  
• Music

  Best Video

  Ghettosocks, “Step to a T-Rex”

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Song

  Christina Martin, “Two Hearts”

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009

  
• Music

  Best Female Solo Artist

  Jenn Grant

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Album

  Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Terminal Romance

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Canadian Video

  Hey Rosetta!, “Red Heart”

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Canadian Solo Male

  Chad VanGaalen

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009

  
• Music

  Best Canadian Album

  Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Terminal Romance

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Canadian Single

  Hey Rosetta!, "Red Heart"

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009

  
• Music

  Best Canadian Solo Female

  Feist

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Canadian Band

  Wintersleep

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Karaoke Host

  Laurie the Guy

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Merch

  The Superfantastics

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Music Festival

  Halifax Pop Explosion

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best DJ

  DJ IV

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Artist / Band To Enjoy Quietly

  Ghost Bees

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009

  
• Music

  Best Dressed Artist / Band

  Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009

  
• Music

  Best Radio Station

  CKDU

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Cover Artist / Band

  Nerd Army

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Online Presence

  The Superfantastics, “Rites of Spring”

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Artist / Band Most Likely To Make It Big

  Dog Day

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best New Artist / Band

  Kestrels

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Artist / Band To Get Trashed To

  The Stanfields

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Album Artwork

  Tomcat Combat, "I’m Okay, You’re Okay"

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best All-ages Venue

  The Pavilion

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Live Show In The Past Year

  North of America at the Marquee

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Gig Poster Artist

  Yo Rodeo

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009

  
• Music

  Best Tour You Wish Came To Halifax

  Radiohead

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Music Photographer

  Chr!is Sm!th

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Artist / Band To Be Blown Away By

  Tomcat Combat

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009

  
• Music

  Best Live Music Venue

  The Marquee Club

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best MC

  Ghettosocks

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009

  
• Music

  Best Artist / Band To Dance To

  Windom Earle

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009

  
• Music

  Best Artist / Band Hijinks

  Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009
• Music

  Best Record Label

  Noyes Records

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Mar 25, 2009

Food + Drink

• Food

  Growlers filled with wheat

  Propeller's new wheat beer, Hefeweizen, available on tap in their store Monday. Bottled beer to follow shortly. Note: It's good.

  By Andy Murdoch

  Mar 28, 2009

  
• Restaurant Reviews

  Emma's fishcake heaven

  Emma's Eatery in Eastern Passage is a wonderful mish mash of old and new that's appealing

  By Liz Feltham

  Mar 26, 2009

  
• Restaurant Reviews

  How to write a reader review

  Pointers and guidelines on how to write the best review you can on The Coast's restaurant pages.

  By Team Coast

  Mar 26, 2009

Lifestyle

• Savage Love

  Fin fetish

  Dan Savage says "withholding" info about a harmless fetish demonstrates a certain degree of emotional intelligence.

  By Dan Savage

  Mar 26, 2009