Dec 3-9, 2009

News + Opinion

• City

  Three itty bitty lanes on Robie Street.

  By Patrol Superintendent Laportno

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• City

  Screaming mad on national day of action

  The anniversary of the Montreal Massacre still brings anger, but also hope.

  By Lezlie Lowe

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• City

  Kimber: police chief's explanation fails

  Halifax police chief Frank Beazley's response to the unsolved murder issue doesn't hold up

  By Stephen Kimber

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• News

  Futuristic Climate Advice

  The Copenhagen Climate Conference kicked off today with the People's Summit, but last week's youth conference offered the freshest ideas

  By Chris Benjamin

  Dec 8, 2009

  
• News

  May's Day in Copenhagen

  As leader of the Canada Green Party, former activist Elizabeth May has a golden ticket to the main event

  By Chris Benjamin

  Dec 10, 2009

  
• News

  Summit talk starts to heat up

  The madness of mass communication in an age of backdoor negotiation has China seeing red, Tuvalu treading water, Canada holding a fossil, and activists behind bars

  By Chris Benjamin

  Dec 9, 2009
• News

  2009 State of Nova Scotia coast report

  Experts predict major sea level rise over next century

  By Bruce Wark

  Dec 9, 2009

  
• News

  Newcomer support groups merge

  Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association and the Halifax Immigrant Learning Centre merge to form one group, the Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services .

  By Anna Duckworth

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• News

  Elizabeth May will deliver your mail to PM

  Green party leader bringing a mailbag full of green letters to Copenhagen. You can give her a letter for Stephen Harper at a rally this Thursday.

  By Jonathan Linds

  Dec 8, 2009

  
• Shoptalk

  Peddler's Closes for Renovations

  By Charlene Davis

  Dec 2, 2009
• Shoptalk

  Merchant's Seafood & Chop House closes

  By Sarah King

  Dec 4, 2009
• Shoptalk

  Starfish Releases Development Plans on Barrington Street

  By Carsten Knox

  Dec 4, 2009
• Shoptalk

  Dio Mio Dartmouth closed too

  By Carsten Knox

  Dec 6, 2009
• Shoptalk

  The circus comes to town

  By Carsten Knox

  Dec 7, 2009
• Shoptalk

  Ikebana on Quinpool

  By Carsten Knox

  Dec 8, 2009
• Shoptalk

  Guys jewellery buys at Trinity

  By Carsten Knox

  Dec 9, 2009
• Opinion

  Unschooled children

  The only thing that can be done to immediately improve junior's math grade is to enroll him in a private school.

  By Letters editor

  Dec 3, 2009
• Opinion

  Early risers jump the gun at the Farmers' Market

  Opening at eight o'clock, the new Seaport Farmers' Market will open far too late for these "beyond early" risers.

  By Lezlie Lowe

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Opinion

  PR ranks swell as journalism suffers

  Spin machines are working overtime as laid-off reporters find work in government public relations departments.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Environment

  Halifax environmentalists prepare for Copenhagen

  Wooden Monkey co-owner Lil MacPherson will blog for The Coast from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark next week.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Environment

  Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes wilderness threatened

  Group of land developers push for wilderness to be rezoned for residential building.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Education

  Can social media be an agent for change?

  The goal of Change Camp, a local "unconference", aims to find out.

  By Alex Boutilier

  Dec 3, 2009

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Blood: The Last Vampire

  Directed by Chris Nahon (Sony Pictures)

  By Shannon Fay

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Wild Things, Dave Eggers (McSweeney's)

  Eggers adds detail but takes away imagination

  By Holly Gordon

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  East of Berlin’s guilt complex

  Playwright Hannah Moscovitch explores the complicated legacy of inherited guilt in 2b theatre’s East of Berlin.

  By Sean Flinn

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  Gregor Ash's passion

  Atlantic Film Festival director Gregor Ash will be a vocal champion for arts and culture, as a nominee to represent the NDP in the next federal election.

  By Lizzy Hill

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  Ellen Page hearts Cisco?

  Slate dissects the indie sweetheart's appearance on an IT ad.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Dec 8, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  All Tomorrow's Parties,

  Directed by Jonathan Caouette (Warp Records)

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Banana Story of Agony, Lesley Johnson (Conundrum)

  Bringing weird and wonderful childhood fantasies to life

  By Laura Kenins

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History, John Ortved (Greystone)

  Insightful look into the characters behind the characters

  By Sean Flinn

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Music

  Khyber and the city: public consultation!

  2 consultations wednesday, December 10 from 1pm-3pm and 6:30-8:30 at the Bloomfield Centre.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Nov 26, 2009

  
• Music

  In your face, art

  Bouncer photography aside, art interventions have a long, important history.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Dec 9, 2009

  
• Music

  Tribute to the Clash at the Paragon December 16

  Celebrating 30 years of London Calling

  By Stephanie Johns

  Dec 7, 2009

  
• Music

  Little Girls

  Concepts (Paper Bag)

  By Charlene Davis

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Music

  Old Man Luedecke at the Rebecca Cohn April 30

  Inspiring me to have bacon for breakfast this morning

  By Stephanie Johns

  Dec 6, 2009

  
• Music

  Evolve 11 dates announced: July 23, 24, 25 in Antigonish

  Plus, relive last year's fun with a video

  By Stephanie Johns

  Dec 3, 2009
• Music

  Steve Miller Band at the Halifax Metro Centre: Saturday, June 5

  Excellent press release alert!

  By Stephanie Johns

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Music

  DD/MM/YYYY play all ages show in Halifax Friday at Studio A Cafe

  Giving one last hug to the east coast before the new year

  By Stephanie Johns

  Dec 7, 2009

  
• Music

  Review: Madonna: Songs of Mary by Xara

  Christmas expressed in the spine-tingly, soul-touching sound of Halifax's premier young women's choir

  By Kate Watson

  Dec 6, 2009

  
• Music

  Free music from Divorce Records to you

  EPs from Husband & Knife, Mess Folk and Zachary Fairbrother

  By Stephanie Johns

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Music

  Secret art installation, Saturday night

  Art happens in mysterious places

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Dec 4, 2009
• Music

  Five questions with Stop Motion Massacre

  Punks of few words

  By Stephanie Johns

  Dec 7, 2009

  
• Music

  Prospect Players put the “community” in community theatre

  Drama and comedy draw on an impressive pool of talents

  By Kate Watson

  Dec 7, 2009
• Music

  Gerry Ferguson memorial this weekend

  Reception and exhibition planned for the enigmatic art maker and teacher.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Music

  Tune into CKDU 88.1FM to win tickets to see Henry Rollins

  Now that's a nice Christmas gift

  By Stephanie Johns

  Dec 7, 2009

  
• Music

  Vocal hero Sean MacGillivray returns

  Great Plains’ Sean MacGillivray was losing his voice and his career, but thanks to self-diagnosis he’s back, and he’s Alright Already.

  By Mike Landry

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Music

  6th Annual JazzEast Gala Fundraiser for Music Education is in it's blue period

  With the Laila Biali Trio at the Lord Nelson Ballroom on Sunday, December 6

  By Stephanie Johns

  Dec 4, 2009

  
• Music

  R.E.M.

  Live at the Olympia (Warner)

  By Sean Flinn

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Music

  Glen Matlock is not Pistol-whipped

  Former Sex Pistols punk pioneer coming to the Paragon December 9.

  By Mark Black

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Music

  Ox

  Burnout (Weewerk)

  By Doug Taylor

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Music

  Off Mother Mother’s tongue

  Notoriously energetic, Vancouver’s Mother Mother go nuts, opening for Matt Good.

  By Ryan Hemsworth

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Music

  We, The Undersigned

  Bleed the Constants (Diminished Fifth)

  By Mike Landry

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Music

  Ingrid Michaelson

  Everybody (Cabin 24)

  By Sarah King

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Comics

  "We came in our new Plymouth!"

  By Faith Erin Hicks

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Comics

  True Story by Allison Taylor

  By Mike Holmes

  Dec 3, 2009

  

Food + Drink

• Food

  Holiday parties: Drinking on the company's bill

  Whether you have a small crew or a full staff, consider these places for your next drunken office party.

  By Kyle Wells

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Restaurant Reviews

  Good Food, indeed

  The Good Food Emporium's new Korean dinner menu provides the cure. Melissa Buote doesn't hesitate.

  By Melissa Buote

  Dec 3, 2009

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Sagittarian Freedom Fighters, prepare!

  Get ready to liberate yourself from negative opinions in 2010.

  By Rob Brezsny

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Savage Love

  Cheated by the opposite of love

  A cheater is a cheater is a cheater. Plus: Levi Johnston is still young enough to be considered a twink. And: a new Savage Lovecast Episode

  By Dan Savage

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Buy Local

  Glorious gift-giving and other wonderful holiday stuff

  We make it easy for you, offering up a selection of people in your life and how to buy for them. Follow our instructions and see faces light up when the wrapping is pulled off.

  By Christine Beevis, Holly Gordon, Lizzy Hill, Carsten Knox, Mike Landry, Megan Wennberg, Jonathan Linds and Vikki Wiercinski

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Buy Local

  John Dunsworth was once a Mall Santa

  A tale of our own Bad Santa, though with less public drunkenness and salty language (which may surprise you).

  By Mairin Prentiss

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Buy Local

  Holiday fashion special

  Make a scene at any party with local and vintage fashions, inspired by classic Xmas films.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Dec 2, 2009

  
• Buy Local

  Amy jones, writer

  Jones' best holiday memory involves an Apple IIe.

  By Carsten Knox

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Buy Local

  Buy Nothing Season in Halifax

  Nada. Zilch. Zippo. Here’s another option for your holidays: avoid the gifting altogether.

  By Richard Woodbury

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Buy Local

  Jackie Torrens, Writer-Actor

  Ah, for the gift of a good old fashioned yodel.

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Buy Local

  The Best Books and Comics of 2009

  What could be a better gift than a selection off our list of the Best Books and Comic of 2009, compiled by our lit lovers?

  By Sue Carter Flinn, Rachelle Goguen, Carsten Knox and Mike Landry

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Buy Local

  Darrell Dexter, Premier

  Christmas Eve gets wild in Cole Harbour.

  By Carsten Knox

  Dec 3, 2009

  
• Buy Local

  Lisa Phinney Langley, Dance Artist

  An old badminton racquet brings back memories.

  By Carsten Knox

  Dec 3, 2009