Apr 21-27, 2011

Vol. 18, No. 47

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News

Washmill underpass boondoggle swept under rug

Over budget project will make Bayers Lake traffic worse, not better.

By Tim Bousquet
Apr 21, 2011
News

Intelivote trips over BC election

Dartmouth internet voting firm runs HRM elections.

By Mick Côté
Apr 21, 2011
Shoptalk

Kevin Muise Interiors opens storefront

Old eyelevel gallery space now a home accents store

By Carsten Knox
Apr 21, 2011
Shoptalk

Cucina Moderna opens location number three

Mic Mac Mall now home to new kitchen store

By Carsten Knox
Apr 20, 2011
Shoptalk

Morris East offer prix-fixe lunch, running and wine club

It's true. All of it.

By Carsten Knox
Apr 25, 2011
Shoptalk

Puddle Jump Coffee arrives

Seaforth roasters start up local coffee supply

By Carsten Knox
Apr 21, 2011
Shoptalk

Halifax Crafters' Handmade Market coming this weekend

Spring Flight takes wing

By Carsten Knox
Apr 25, 2011
Shoptalk

Le Coquerel replaces Mosaic

RCR Hospitality to open a new French restaurant on Argyle

By Carsten Knox
Apr 21, 2011
Shoptalk

Mitchell Wiebe at Video Difference

Artist presents permanent collection

By Carsten Knox
Apr 24, 2011
Shoptalk

North Face to open on Barrington Street

International outdoors wear boutqiue to be helmed by Trail Shop founder

By Carsten Knox
Apr 21, 2011
Shoptalk

The Middle Spoon joins Barrington Street rush

New cafe added to downtown business district

By Carsten Knox
Apr 21, 2011
Shoptalk

Jokers closes

Spring Garden comedy dungeon calls it a day

By Carsten Knox
Apr 21, 2011
Shoptalk

Monster Comics Lounge moves

...but it's only next door

By Carsten Knox
Apr 26, 2011
Shoptalk

Shore Club reopens for 65th year

Legendary live venue looks forward to another summer

By Carsten Knox
Apr 26, 2011
Shoptalk

Tammachat spring show 2011

Natural Textiles people bring fabrics from Southest Asia

By Dave Lidstone
May 2, 2011
Shoptalk

Nelson & Co opens in north end

Acclaimed designer Deborah Nelson's storefront

By Dave Lidstone
Apr 29, 2011
Opinion

Give us a break

The Easter holiday is finally here, but MLA Diana Whalen is still working hard to get Nova Scotians a February long weekend.

By Kyle Shaw
Apr 21, 2011
Environment

Earth Day: do we have another 40 years?

The first Earth Day was celebrated April 22, 1970. Four decades later, we assess the state of Earth Day, the state of the Earth itself and look at humanity’s chances of survival for another four decades.

By Chris Benjamin
Apr 21, 2011
Environment

Earth Day 2051: Dystopia/Utopia

Dystopia: What happens if we don’t change our polluting ways. Utopia: What could happen if we get our environmental house in order.

By Chris Benjamin
Apr 21, 2011
Environment

Did 40 Earth Days make a difference?

Earth Day 1970 versus Earth Day 2011, by the numbers

By Chris Benjamin
Apr 21, 2011
Environment

North America’s biggest export

Air pollution

By Chris Benjamin
Apr 21, 2011
Environment

Halifax and Earth Day

Where we’ve been and where we are

By Chris Benjamin
Apr 21, 2011
Environment

Eight things you can do

To make Earth Day a success for the next 40 years

By Chris Benjamin
Apr 21, 2011
Environment

HalifActivists on Earth Day

Apr 21, 2011

Arts & Culture

Wear and tear

NSCAD’s Wearable Art Show constructs and deconstructs fashion in varied disciplines. Laura Kenins sits front row.

By Laura Kenins
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Five years to Operation Mongoose

Sean Grady’s first feature took much longer to finish than the director had planned. It finally screens this week.

By Matt Semansky
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Get your brain going with When It Rains

2b Theatre leaves an impression with the clever use of shadows and memorable characters.

By Kate Watson
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Hot damn, it's Hot Jesus!

An inspired event from Art Cabaret combines paint, music and the lord himself.

By Allison Saunders
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

NSCAD's finest fashions Hatch

The Advanced Fashion class takes their hard work to the runway, and the gallery.

By Andrew Kress
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Crysis 2

Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC (Electronic Arts)

By Matthew Morgan
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Dragon Age 2

Mac OSX, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (Electronic Arts)

By Colin Chisholm
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Better Living Through Plastic Explosives

Zsuzsi Gartner (Hamish Hamilton)

By Andrew Kress
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

22 Bullets

Directed by Richard Berry (europa corp)

By Matthew Ritchie
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Elephant the best thing in Water for Elephants

Sarah Gruen adaptation "a slog"

By Molly Segal
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family a drag

Cheap laughs and negative racial stereotypes

By Molly Segal
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Disney neuters African Cats

Narrative artificially imposed in nature documentary

By Matt Semansky
Apr 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Video on Sinclair Williams screens this week

East Preston police officer is celebrated

By Carsten Knox
Apr 27, 2011
Arts & Culture

Local filmmakers get into Canadian Film Centre

Congrats to Megan Wennberg and Laura Dawe

By Carsten Knox
Apr 28, 2011
Arts & Culture

Hobo With A Shotgun update

Weird US coverage of Jason Eisener's feature

By Carsten Knox
Apr 29, 2011
Music

Long Long Long Go On Tour Tour Tour

have fun!

By Alison Lang
Apr 26, 2011
Music

Dan the man

Dan Mangan brings a well-honed set to the Seahorse on Friday

By Allison Saunders
Apr 21, 2011
Music

Free Luedecke

chester's banjo king releases an early treasure

By Alison Lang
Apr 27, 2011
Music

Sloan Do 20th Anniversary Tour, Skip Maritimes

too old?

By Alison Lang
Apr 26, 2011
Music

Quiet, please

Quiet Parade release their peaceful album Saturday at 1313 Hollis

By Matthew Ritchie
Apr 21, 2011
Music

Veronika Horlik's Burn

OMG, MFA

By Dave Lalonde
Apr 20, 2011
Music

Eureka! Mother Mother's in town

After making waves country-wide, the indie pop-rockers wind up at The Paragon.

By Dave Lalonde
Apr 21, 2011
Music

Poplar Pines plus Nick Everett equals Rocky Top

Two wonderful folk gents collide for a split EP.

By Amber Young
Apr 21, 2011
Music

Panda Bear

Tomboy (Paw Tracks)

By Andrew Patterson
Apr 21, 2011
Music

Lykke Li

Wounded Rhymes (Atlantic)

By Doug Taylor
Apr 21, 2011
Music

Hunx and His Punx

Too Young To Be In Love (Hardly Art)

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 21, 2011
Music

Lemuria

Pebble (Bridge 9)

By Chad Peck
Apr 21, 2011
Music

The show will go on

Halifax's theatre community works together to make the 2011 Atlantic Fringe Festival a reality

By Andrew Kress
Apr 25, 2011
Music

R.I.P. Poly Styrene

Punk icon loses battle to cancer at the age of 53

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 26, 2011
Music

Congratulations Tanya Davis on being named the Mayor's Poet Laureate!

She's a poet and she totally knows it

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 26, 2011
Music

CFAT is on the move

Despite slight closure in May, awesomeness level will not be altered

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 27, 2011
Music

Great story from Norway

Power of heavy metal makes wolves lose appetite

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 27, 2011
Comics

Superhero Girl

By Faith Erin Hicks
Apr 21, 2011
Comics

True Story by Yukon Dave

By Mike Holmes
Apr 21, 2011

Food

Berry, berry good

A veritable feast of berries can be found for free here in the city, on roadsides, in empty lots and along railroad tracks.

By Lizzy Hill
Apr 21, 2011

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Open the windows, Scorpio!

By Rob Brezsny
Apr 21, 2011
Savage Love

Am I trying to be a sexual tourist?

Help, Dan: I’m wrestling with my post-modern post-gender views. Is my hesitation the result of societal constraints?

By Dan Savage
Apr 21, 2011

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