Apr 5-11, 2012

Vol. 19, No. 45

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City

From Nova Scotia with love

Canadian taxpayers spent millions of dollars to help grow two companies that make some of the best spy-tech gear in the world. But a multinational firm bought the locals, and is now sending those good Dartmouth jobs to the United States.

By Tim Bousquet
Apr 5, 2012
News

The Coast is finalist for two Atlantic Journalism Awards

King's journalism students and Tim Bousquet named.

By Kyle Shaw
Apr 5, 2012
News

You too can run for election

Candidate support efforts help regular people run for city council.

By Bianca Müller
Apr 5, 2012
News

Crosstown Connector proposal pits bicyclists against business owners

Agricola Street parking at centre of disagreement.

By Sarah Mateshaytis
Apr 5, 2012
News

The Chronicle Herald gets it all wrong

Attempt to criticize The Coast's article about Cobham relies on mischaracterization and easily verifiable falsehood.

By Tim Bousquet
Apr 6, 2012
Shoptalk

Coastal Cafe goes to dinner

North end eatery expands hours, menu

By Justin Tan
Apr 5, 2012
Shoptalk

Happy hour at Gio

Classy downtown hosts a special good time

By Justin Tan
Apr 10, 2012
Shoptalk

Makenew leaves Indie Boutik

Anna Gilkerson to show at Love, Me

By Carsten Knox
Apr 9, 2012
Shoptalk

Pete's Frootique opens Gluten Free Eatery & CoffeeBar

By Justin Tan
Apr 10, 2012
Shoptalk

Dagger's Cove offers south end ink

New tatoo joint from former Utility man Mike Power

By Carsten Knox
Apr 10, 2012
Shoptalk

The next gourmet burger place out of the gate...

Flipburger to open in May in Clayton Park

By Marie Hanifen
Apr 10, 2012
Shoptalk

Five Fishermen does Titanic dinner

The seafood resto has a direct connection with legendary disaster

By Carsten Knox
Apr 11, 2012
Environment

Kony collateral

A long history of ill-advised white saviourism created Kony 2012 cynicism, but the video sparked valuable conversation.

By Chris Benjamin
Apr 5, 2012

Arts & Culture

Something wicked

Ben Stephenson’s debut novel is intimate, overwhelming and personal.

By Veronica Simmonds
Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

Tom Sherman at HIFF

Sherman tech: The multimedia artist is screening his work at the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival.

By Veronica Simmonds
Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

A telling Titanic: An Untold Story

Anthony Sherwood's heartfelt play makes it's world premiere for Titanic's 100th anniversary.

By Kate Watson
Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

The write stuff

Dalhousie's annual creative writing journal Fathom launches, shedding light on a whole book-full of talented new writers.

By Allison Saunders
Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

Big Mistaek

The Dudes and Ladies Art Society presents I have made but one mistaek a night of video and performance with beer and aerobics.

By Allison Saunders
Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

Revenge of the Electric Car

Directed by Chris Paine (Mongrel Media)

By Matthew Ritchie
Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)

Available on Nintendo 3DS

Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

(LucasArts) Available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, DS, iOS

By Colin Chisholm
Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

Stumptown volume 1

By Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth (Oni Press)

By Shannon Fay
Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

Tour Tech East looks to expand

Local film studio needs $1 million to move into former factory space

By Justin Tan
Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

A limp American Reunion

No love for sex-obsessed comedy series new sequel

By Matt Semansky
Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

The Raid: Redemption = Plenty of fighting

Indonesian action pic crammed with martial arts violence (for those who like that kind of thing)

By Jacob Boon
Apr 5, 2012
Arts & Culture

Emerging Lens film screenings return

Films by African Canadian filmmakers to be screened again this year

By Marie Hanifen
Apr 9, 2012
Arts & Culture

DOCU-LAB lstarts this month

AFCOOP’s latest film course will bring out your inner documentary filmmaker

By Marie Hanifen
Apr 10, 2012
Music

The Bad in each other

Bad Thursday signals good times for the north end.

By Adrian Lee
Apr 5, 2012
Music

A New Addiction for Halifax

New musical duo, SheMachine, make their debut performance this week.

By Marie Hanifen
Apr 4, 2012
Music

Blood work

Old Blood’s grunge-loving roots turn out Ruins, a dramatic, heavy-sounding album full of stories.

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 5, 2012
Music

Yukon Blonde ambition

Yukon Blonde’s newest injects distorted thrashy pop into their classic clean sound

By Matthew Ritchie
Apr 5, 2012
Music

OBEY CONVENTION 5!

Back again after an agonizing (for us) year off

By Stephanie Johns
Apr 5, 2012
Music

The Acadian dream

Rain Over St. Ambrose, Kuato and Quiet Parade want you to enjoy their tunes, and feast on their baked goods.

By Allison Saunders
Apr 5, 2012
Music

Mega mixtape

30 Hertz, DJs Regalia and Caleb and lots of talking about music make up NSPIRG's mighty fine Mixtape Mashup Mutiny fundraiser.

By Allison Saunders
Apr 5, 2012
Music

Carly Maicher comes out of hiding

Three years of island isolation make an introspective folk record.

By Bianca Müller
Apr 4, 2012
Music

Each Other

Traces To Nowhere (Crikey)

By Andrew Patterson
Apr 5, 2012
Music

Mike O’Neill

Wild Lines (indie)

By Doug Taylor
Apr 5, 2012
Music

Dale Murray

Dream Mountain Dream (Come Undone)

By Doug Taylor
Apr 5, 2012
Music

The Mars Volta

Noctourniquet (Warner)

By Matthew Ritchie
Apr 5, 2012
Music

Deadline downtime

A glimpse of NSCAD's "Framework" plan may be available April 23

By Allison Saunders
Apr 5, 2012
Music

Spinning up support

Tight-knit community gives back

By Sarah Mateshaytis
Apr 5, 2012
Music

NSCAD releases “Framework” and picks an acting prez

Long reads for the long weekend

By Allison Saunders
Apr 5, 2012
Music

Send in your poetry

Open Heart Forgery wants your farm and food related poems for their spring edition

By Marie Hanifen
Apr 9, 2012
Music

Choreographer’s time machine is set for the ‘90s

The ThirtySomething Dance Cooperative is putting on a show for all you nostalgic Generation Y-ers out there.

By Marie Hanifen
Apr 10, 2012
Comics

Everyone's a Centaur

By Miriam Gibson
Apr 5, 2012
Comics

True Story by Lucy Knight

By Mike Holmes
Apr 5, 2012

Food

Stone Hearth from the heart

The Stone Hearth Bistro provides meals for customers and pride for the people who work there.

By Shannon Fay
Apr 5, 2012

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Don’t be held captive by perfection, Capricorn.

By Rob Brezsny
Apr 5, 2012
Savage Love

I can haz sex issues?

What to do when your boyfriend loves your cat too much? Plus advice on extending your wang and being an occasional meth user (don’t).

By Dan Savage
Apr 5, 2012

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