Mar 28 - Apr 3, 2019

Vol. 26, No. 44

The Frenchy experience has rural Nova Scotia, used clothes, designer fashion and bargain hunters all tossed into a heap with a gossip-worthy corporate split. Maybe you’ve bin there, done that. But in this week’s cover story, it will seem like new.

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City

Federal budget funds far off for Nova Scotia’s home-buyers

High rent and low minimum wage mean a budget designed for Toronto misses the mark in Halifax.

By Sandra C. Hannebohm
Mar 28, 2019
City

Final Shambhala International report lacks accountability and follow up

“Life goes on—we’re all in the dark.”

By Stephanie Domet
Mar 28, 2019
City

Council to consider cutting construction costs for affordable housing projects

Can Mancini’s motion get Halifax out of it’s housing hole?

By Caora McKenna
Mar 28, 2019
News

Mark Butler announces resignation from Ecology Action Centre

After 23 years, the last of which might have been his most challenging, Mark Butler will resign in October.

By Caora McKenna
Mar 28, 2019
News

April brings Godzilla, traffic delays

It always was the cruelest month.

By Aisha Goyette
Apr 1, 2019
Shoptalk

Tako Loko takes the north end by storm

Life is but a dream for Vicky Ruiz, who opened her Mexican restaurant to a surge of hungry Haligonians.

By Hal Atwood
Mar 28, 2019
Shoptalk

DRINK THIS: Boxing Rock’s 14 Carrot Gold pale ale

The Shelburne brewery and Square Roots turned ugly carrots into something beautiful.

By Rebecca Dingwell
Mar 27, 2019
Shoptalk

Who's behind the mysterious Beverley Taco Service?

1-800-TACOTIME

By Allison Saunders
Mar 29, 2019
Shoptalk

Indulgence celebrates 10 years in the business of intimacy

"Entrepreneurs wear a lot of hats," says owner Shannon Marshall.

By Allison Saunders
Apr 2, 2019
Opinion

Letters to the editor, March 28, 2019

These are the letters and comments from the print edition.

Mar 28, 2019
Opinion

Cogswell’s flyovers and flyby consulting

“Not a travesty, but an opportunity missed.”

By Martyn Williams
Mar 27, 2019
Environment

SCIENCE MATTERS: As fracking booms, report finds we know little about impacts

Were not exactly sure how bad fracking is, but it's pretty bad, right?

By David Suzuki
Mar 28, 2019

$SCIENCE MATTERS: As fracking booms, report finds we know little about impacts$

Arts & Culture

Telling Holly’s Bartlett’s story, again

The docuseries What Happened to Holly Bartlett challenges the police narrative of a Halifax woman who died nine years ago.

By Rebecca Dingwell
Mar 28, 2019
Arts & Culture

Visual arts review: Poems for Impending Doom

Text prompts spark poetry, video and photography in this new online show.

By Mollie Cronin
Mar 28, 2019
Arts & Culture

Finding Frenchy's, a journey to the heart of the second-hand phenomenon

The ultimate Frenchy’s Car Tour is about used clothes, Nova Scotia’s soul and being worn again.

By Morgan Mullin
Mar 28, 2019
Arts & Culture

Your treasure map to the complete Frenchy’s Car Tour

Stops at both Guy’s Frenchys and Frenchy’s make for the ultimate thrifty shopping road trip.

By Morgan Mullin
Mar 28, 2019
Arts & Culture

Street Cents is back, sort of!

Jonathan Torrens announces consumer webseries Your Two Cents.

By Tara Thorne
Apr 3, 2019
Music

Wintersleep covers ground

On its seventh album In the Land Of, the band explores the great outdoors as well as its internal psychological land.

By Jonathan Briggins
Mar 28, 2019
Music

Feast upon the (Burger) weekend with these Sure Things

By Morgan Mullin
Mar 28, 2019
Music

Watch the trailer for Jason Eisener's new wrestling series

The six-part doc series Dark Side of the Ring premieres April 10.

By Tara Thorne
Mar 29, 2019
Comics

Welcome to Hellifax

By Jordyn F. Bochon and Tim Carpenter
Mar 28, 2019

Food

Grills gone wild: Burger Week’s most unconventional meats

Ringing in the annual Coast event with a round-up of this year’s novelty meats and one fake one.

By Team Coast
Mar 28, 2019

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Rob Brezsny puts on his April Foolin’ hat

By Rob Brezsny
Mar 28, 2019
Savage Love

Quick hits from Savage Love Live in Portland

After Dan's visit to Oregon, he answers some of the questions he couldn’t get to live.

By Dan Savage
Mar 28, 2019
ADVERTISER CONTENT Visit Halifax

W.T.F, New Brunswick

Love birds, it’s time to reconnect on a spring weekend away

Content by Tourism New Brunswick
Mar 28, 2019
ADVERTISER CONTENT Visit Halifax

W.T.F, New Brunswick

A special escape for the wild and courageous

Content by Tourism New Brunswick
Apr 4, 2019