Sep 13-19, 2018

Vol. 26, No. 16

Some weeks there’s not a whole lot happening in Halifax. Then there’s this week, with the Atlantic International Film Festival and Prismatic Arts Fest and Word on the Street. Take a breath, pick up a Coast, plot your approach. It’ll work out great.

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City

Algae a blooming problem in Nova Scotia lakes

Harmful blue-green bacteria “seems worse and worse each year,” says Dalhousie researcher.

By Quentin Kerr
Sep 13, 2018
City

Sometimes a bad professor is just a bad professor

Not every dismissed ideologue is a free speech martyr.

By Michael Karanicolas
Sep 13, 2018
City

Cigarette smoking still restricted on Halifax property

Councillors say whatever they come up with to deal with cannabis legalization, it will probably be the wrong choice.

By Sandra C. Hannebohm
Sep 13, 2018
News

Petition to rename Cornwallis Street delivered to city hall

Over 1,700 online signatures and 60 area residents want the controversial north end street's name changed to Rocky Jones Boulevard.

By Jacob Boon
Sep 14, 2018
News

25 for 25: episode 2007

Inside the Square with councillor Lindell Smith and Halifax's slow road to better biking with Kelsey Lane.

By Jacob Boon
Sep 17, 2018
News

Kathy Symington’s discrimination complaint will be heard in full

Nova Scotia's Human Rights Commission changes its mind about the former Halifax firefighter's case of systemic gender discrimination and harassment.

By Jacob Boon
Sep 20, 2018
Shoptalk

Um, QUESTLOVE is coming to Devour

See you in Wolfville

By Allison Saunders
Sep 18, 2018
Shoptalk

DRINK THIS: Luckett Vineyards' Ortega

The 2017 Ortega, tastes very Gaspereau Valley with a hint of Italy.

By Moira Peters
Sep 19, 2018
Shoptalk

Maritime Makers make it on their own

After splitting from Etsy, the annual craft market will go on as planned: “We don’t need Etsy, we just need each other.”

By Danielle McCreadie
Sep 20, 2018
Opinion

Letters to the editor, September 13, 2018

These are the letters and comments from the print edition.

Sep 13, 2018

Arts & Culture

Shauntay Grant builds a sense of home in Africville

The acclaimed poet appears at Prismatic and Word on the Street with her new book, which provides vivid memories of an African Nova Scotian community.

By Brandon Young
Sep 13, 2018
Arts & Culture

Prismatic preview: SuperNova and Rah-Eleh’s identity issues

The Iranian-Canadian artist uses her humourous one-woman show to explore race, gender and politics.

By Brandon Young
Sep 13, 2018
Arts & Culture

Prismatic preview: The exorcism of Shahin Sayadi in Asheq: Ritual Music to Cure a Lover

Multitalented artist’s original play shines a light on family drama and blending cultural traditions.

By Brandon Young
Sep 13, 2018
Arts & Culture

AIFF 2018: Love, Scott brings a hate crime to light

When Scott Jones was attacked in 2013, the whole queer community was attacked.

By Carsten Knox
Sep 13, 2018
Arts & Culture

AIFF 2018: 160 girls fight for justice in The Girls of Meru

Andrea Dorfman managed to make a documentary about child rape by following one approach.

By Tara Thorne
Sep 13, 2018
Arts & Culture

Fall for Hopeless Romantic

Six east coast directors work together to reframe the romantic comedy.

By Brennan McCracken
Sep 13, 2018
Arts & Culture

Fall for Hopeless Romantic

Six east coast directors work together to reframe the romantic comedy.

By Brennan McCracken
Sep 13, 2018
Arts & Culture

AIFF 2018: Thom Fitzgerald’s very busy week doesn’t end when Splinters opens the festival

“Somehow we convince ourselves there’s more road ahead of us than behind.”

By Carsten Knox
Sep 13, 2018
Arts & Culture

5 recommended picks from FIN’s global offerings

You can’t see every Atlantic International Film Fest movie, so here are choices for flicks from Iran to Australia.

By Carsten Knox
Sep 13, 2018
Arts & Culture

Review: Shakespeare in Love at Neptune

A bold, confident season opener.

By Carey Bray
Sep 19, 2018
Music

Fall for these Sure Things

By Morgan Mullin
Sep 13, 2018
Comics

Welcome to Hellifax

By Tim Carpenter and Jordyn F. Bochon
Sep 13, 2018

Food

Five ways to enjoy Halifax VegFest

Dishing out Halifax VegFest highlights in honour of its third anniversary.

By Isabel Ruitenbeek
Sep 20, 2018

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Giggle and guffaw freely, Cancer, says Rob Brezsny

By Rob Brezsny
Sep 13, 2018
Savage Love

Gay and lonely

HuffPost reporter Michael Hobbes’ advice for the ugly and aged.Plus: The bad news: “You might not ever meet anyone.”

By Dan Savage
Sep 13, 2018

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