Dec 15-21, 2011

Vol. 19, No. 29

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City

UARB gives suburban voters more power than urban voters

HRM electoral district decision announced this morning.

By Tim Bousquet
Dec 20, 2011
News

City solar water heating program takes next step

Proposal is for HRM to finance homeowners' installation of solar water heating systems.

By Tim Bousquet
Dec 15, 2011
News

Hydrostone exempted from north end business district

High end shops don't want to be associated with Gottingen Street riff raff.

By Tim Bousquet
Dec 15, 2011
News

St. Patrick’s-Alexandra development OKed

City opts for for-proft proposal, angering non-profit agency supporters.

By Mairin Prentiss
Dec 15, 2011
News

Occupy Nova Scotia schedules events

Barry Dalrymple is welcome to come.

By Tim Bousquet
Dec 16, 2011
News

What do you want from the upcoming city elections?

Get your thoughts published in The Coast

By Tim Bousquet
Dec 19, 2011
News

St. Pat’s-Alexandra sale violated policy

City policy says surplus schools must first be offered to community groups.

By Mairin Prentiss
Dec 21, 2011
Shoptalk

Armstrong Textiles and Perl Grey open house

Textiles and jewellery sale on Hollis

By Carsten Knox
Dec 15, 2011
Shoptalk

Twas the Week Before Christmas handmade gift sale

We got your last-minute local gift ideas right heah!

By Carsten Knox
Dec 15, 2011
Shoptalk

Vandals target Windsor Street barber

Phat Luong gets another unpleasant Christmas gift.

By Carsten Knox
Dec 16, 2011
Shoptalk

One Block Barbershop opens in January

The first salon of the new year!

By Carsten Knox
Dec 19, 2011
Shoptalk

Stone Hearth Bisto opens

New food options on Bayers Road

By Carsten Knox
Dec 20, 2011
Shoptalk

Two If By Sea opens second location

Dartmouth cafe arrives in Halifax

By Carsten Knox
Dec 20, 2011
Shoptalk

Indie Boutik Collective plans Boxing Week Sale

Downtown designers offer deals

By Carsten Knox
Dec 21, 2011
Environment

Eco recap

Chris Benjamin finds the top 11 environmental stories of 2011, and not many of them are good.

By Chris Benjamin
Dec 15, 2011

Arts & Culture

Mark Black's Top 11 albums of 2011

Coast writer since 2005

By Mark Black
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Best books of 2011

From poetry to prose, bios to comics, fantasy to tales of dysfunction.

By Shannon Fay and Jaime Forsythe
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Mouthy kids

David Zinck’s monthly poetry slam event in Dartmouth offers youth a chance to speak their minds.

By Charlene Davis
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Best video games of 2011

Get that Mountain Dew and get ready for a marathon gaming session. It’s like your own private BarCraft.

By Colin Chisholm
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Stage faves: HRM’s best plays of 2011

The Coast’s leading lady in theatre somehow narrows down the best in show from the last year

By Kate Watson
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Dave Hayden's Top 11 Albums of 2011

Coast writer since 1994

By Dave Hayden
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Kim Dawn's in (Parentheses)

A new north end gallery opens with an exhibit that digs at marginalization and self-image.

By Allison Saunders
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Best music of 2011

Our critics pick the best of the year, leaving no stone unturned. Online only, vinyl singles, the expected full-lengths: All’s fair in love and playlists.

By Alison Lang, Doug Taylor, Trevor Savory, Andrew Patterson, Ryan McNutt, Adrian Lee, Matthew Ritchie, Mark Black, Stephanie Johns, Dave Hayden and Tara Thorne
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Stephanie Johns' Top 11 Albums of 2011

Coast writer since 2005

By Stephanie Johns
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Best DVDs of 2011

Choosing from the pile of films that didn’t get a local cinema release, our professional voyeurs log a year of DVD love with their 2011 picks.

By Carsten Knox, Molly Segal and Matt Semansky
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Rich Aucoin’s screen dreams

The Halifax lord of the dance made a movie to sync with his celebrated new record We’re All Dying to Live and he wants you to see/feel/smell it.

By Allison Saunders
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Alison Lang's Top 11 Albums of 2011

Coast writer since 2007

By Alison Lang
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Adrian Lee's Top 11 Albums of 2011

Coast writer since 2011

By Adrian Lee
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Ryan McNutt's Top 11 Albums of 2011

Coast writer since 2010

By Ryan McNutt
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Andrew Patterson's Top 11 Albums of 2011

Coast writer since 2011

By Andrew Patterson
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Matthew Ritchie's Top 11 Albums of 2011

Coast writer since 2010

By Matthew Ritchie
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Trevor Savory's Top 11 Albums of 2011

Coast writer since 2000

By Trevor Savory
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Doug Taylor's Top 11 Albums of 2011

Coast writer since 1999

By Doug Taylor
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Tara Thorne's Top 11 Albums of 2011

Coast writer since 1999

By Tara Thorne
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Shannon Fay's Top 11 Books of 2011

Coast writer since 2009.

By Shannon Fay
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Jaime Forsythe's Top 11 Books of 2011

Coast writer since 2006

By Jaime Forsythe
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Lindsay Rainingbird's Top 11 Books of 2011

Coast writer since 2011

Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Tara Thorne's Top 5 Celebrity Memoirs

Star authors! They’re just like us!

By Tara Thorne
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Carsten Knox's Top 11 DVDs of 2011

Coast writer since 2003

By Carsten Knox
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Molly Segal's Top 11 DVDs of 2011

Coast writer since 2011

By Molly Segal
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Colin Chisholm's Top 11 Videogames of 2011

Coast writer since 2011

By Colin Chisholm
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked sinks

Irritating cinematic rodents need exterminating

By Molly Segal
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows chokes in the homestretch

Downey Jr remains the reason to watch Guy Ritchie's action franchise

By Matt Semansky
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Machine-tooled, pro-grade Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol

Tom Cruise's action series delivers in the fourth edition

By Matt Semansky
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Young Adult dark, humourous and cringe-worthy

Charlize Theron's Mavis both sympathetic and pathetic

By Molly Segal
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

Review Roundup: Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, Young Adult, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Chip-wrecked

Four new reviews of movies that opened December 16

By Carsten Knox
Dec 15, 2011
Arts & Culture

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo's ferocious grip

David Fincher delivers problematic but compelling thriller

By Matt Semansky
Dec 21, 2011
Music

Light it up with Blackout

Lady DJs Goldilocks and Fancy Pants want you to let it all out via dance.

By Allison Saunders
Dec 15, 2011
Music

Homeboys, First to Fall

Bridgewater's hardcore foursome channels their mature side with a new record.

By Allison Saunders
Dec 15, 2011
Music

Top 11 of 2011

Our critics list the best of the year in books, DVDs, albums and video games

By Jaime Forsythe, Shannon Fay, Colin Chisholm, Carsten Knox, Molly Segal, Matt Semansky, Alison Lang, Mark Black, Stephanie Johns, Tara Thorne, Doug Taylor, Trevor Savory, Andrew Patterson, Adrian Lee, Matthew Ritchie, Dave Hayden and Ryan McNutt
Dec 15, 2011
Music

Argyle Street pit to become an engaging part of the street? WHAT?

Rat swimming pool to be transformed into rat race replica

By Stephanie Johns
Dec 15, 2011
Music

Curvy Geekery blog celebrates one year in style

With a Clutch Culture runway show

By Stephanie Johns
Dec 15, 2011
Music

Tribeca to close January 1

Say it ain't so!

By Stephanie Johns
Dec 15, 2011
Music

We love Alison Lang!

A benefit for a great lady

By Stephanie Johns
Dec 16, 2011
Music

K-pop playlist to brighten your Tuesday

Prepare to lose 45 minutes

By Stephanie Johns
Dec 20, 2011
Music

Office is closed, Art Attack sleeps

Happy holidays!

By Stephanie Johns
Dec 23, 2011
Music

The Coast office is closed—no Scene for a bit

See you in the new year

By Stephanie Johns
Dec 23, 2011
Music

Go forth and vote in the Best of Music readers' survey!

Support your scene

By Stephanie Johns
Jan 1, 2012
Comics

Superhero Girl

By Faith Erin Hicks
Dec 15, 2011
Comics

True Story by Holly MacFarlane

By Mike Holmes
Dec 15, 2011

Restaurant Reviews

Doesn’t pass Muster

Quantity over quality fails to impress at The Muster Station.

By Melissa Buote
Dec 15, 2011

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Be prepped and ready to rumble on, Virgo

By Rob Brezsny
Dec 15, 2011
Savage Love

Feeling guilty for having a “kink”

Especially when a girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend used spanking as abusive behaviour not a kink: Dan advises how important consensuality is

By Dan Savage
Dec 15, 2011

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