May 10-16, 2012

Vol. 19, No. 50

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City

Welcome to the 2012 City Council Report Card

On decisions from surfing to a soccer stadium, Skye Halifax to censuring the mayor, this is HRM's Worst. Council. Ever.

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Linda Mosher

District 17 (Purcell's Cove - Armdale)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Mary Wile

District 10 (Clayton Park West)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

David Hendsbee

District 3 (Preston - Lawrencetown - Chezzetcook)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Tim Outhit

District 21 (Bedford)

By Tara Thorne
May 10, 2012
City

Jennifer Watts

District 14 (Connaught - Quinpool)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Bill Karsten

District 7 (Portland - East Woodlawn)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Pressing council's reset button

The October municipal election is going to bring major changes to HRM council no matter what we voters say, because of the Utility and Review Board cutting it from 24 members to 17.

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Stephen Adams

District 18 (Spryfield - Herring Cove)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Jerry Blumenthal

District 11 (Halifax North End)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Reg Rankin

District 22 (Timberlea - Prospect)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Russell Walker

District 15 (Fairview - Clayton Park)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Jackie Barkhouse

District 8 (Woodside - Eastern Passage)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Brad Johns

District 19 (Middle & Upper Sackville - Lucasville)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Dawn Sloane

District 12 (Halifax Downtown)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Peter Lund

District 23 (Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Debbie Hum

District 16 (Rockingham - Wentworth)

May 10, 2012
City

Jim Smith

District 9 (Albro Lake - Harbourview)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Barry Dalymple

District 2 (Waverley - Fall River - Beaver Bank)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Bob Harvey

District 20 (Lower Sackville)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Sue Uteck

District 13 (Northwest Arm - South End)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Darren Fisher

District 6 (East Dartmouth - The Lakes)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Steve Streatch

District 1 (Eastern Shore - Musquodoboit Valley)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Peter Kelly

Mayor

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Lorelei Nicoll

District 4 (Cole Harbour)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
City

Gloria McCluskey

District 5 (Dartmouth Centre)

By Tim Bousquet
May 10, 2012
News

Festivals funded

By Natascia Lypny
May 10, 2012
Shoptalk

Behind the greens with Local Source Market

The true story at the heart of a new video

By Tanya Kunwongse
May 10, 2012
Shoptalk

Hamachi Group rolls into Bedford

This week is the grand opening of Hamachi Mura

By Leah Batstone
May 10, 2012
Shoptalk

The barber is back with Saint Lou’s

Rob Oxner comes home and opens a Gentlemen’s Barber Shop

By Natascia Lypny
May 10, 2012
Shoptalk

P'lovers gets a new nest

Eco store celebrates 20 years with a relocation

By Leah Batstone
May 10, 2012
Shoptalk

Open City will blow your mind wide open

Come downtown for this weekend's unique shopping festival

By Leah Batstone
May 11, 2012

Arts & Culture

Resident Evil: Revelations

Available on Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo)

By Colin Chisholm
May 10, 2012
Arts & Culture

Every Second Weekend

By Rebecca Babcock (Blaurock)

May 10, 2012
Arts & Culture

Snow report

Rohan Fernando's drama, Snow, came out of 10 years of documentary filmmaking, producing striking cinema verite results.

By Matthew Ritchie
May 10, 2012
Arts & Culture

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Directed by Constance Marks (Submarine Deluxe)

By Matthew Ritchie
May 10, 2012
Arts & Culture

SuperNova’s local love

Eastern Front Theatre’s SuperNova Theatre Festival puts Atlantic Canadian stories in the spotlight.

By Kate Watson
May 10, 2012
Arts & Culture

Pariah

Directed by Dee Rees (Alliance)

By Tara Thorne
May 10, 2012
Arts & Culture

Heavy Snow

When crystallized, Snow's themes are poignant

By Jacob Boon
May 10, 2012
Arts & Culture

Dark Shadows

Pretty visuals, weak-hearted

By Matt Semansky
May 10, 2012
Music

Osheaga gets Classy

And all of the other bands that exist

By Tara Thorne
Mar 23, 2012
Music

Spelling 2-5-5 is 7 18 5 1 20

See this play, and I think you'll agree...

By Kate Watson
May 10, 2012
Music

Of Sirens and sailors

Wail: Songs of the Brier Island Siren blends music, movement and imagination

By Kate Watson
May 11, 2012
Music

Heather Green

Your Last War (Independent)

By Matthew Ritchie
May 10, 2012
Music

History and whimsy unite in The Whimsy State

Play leaves you laughing...and wondering

By Kate Watson
May 10, 2012
Music

Heather Green's land

The newly minted east coaster's sophomore record, Your Last War, is a testament to Green's time in Halifax CAP Heather Green's new album celebrates her baptism into the Halifax singer-songwriter community

By Matthew Ritchie
May 10, 2012
Music

December 1917: The Halifax Explosion

Don't let a surfeit of tragedy keep you from this play

By Kate Watson
May 11, 2012
Music

Missin’ Cousins

The beloved duo return to Halifax, and The Music Room, on Friday

By Jaime Forsythe
May 10, 2012
Music

Alabama Shakes

Boys & Girls (ATO)

By Frances Dorenbaum
May 10, 2012
Music

Brite-VU

Restarted (Independent)

By Trevor Savory
May 10, 2012
Music

Life of Brian

Brian McKnight may not perform “iFUrReadyToLearn” this Friday at the Casino, but we suggest you shout out the request all the same.

By Jacob Boon
May 10, 2012
Music

Eekum Seekum seek and destroy

Wade into the glitter this Friday at The Khyber for Eekum Seekum’s tape release

By Stephanie Johns
May 10, 2012
Music

Dani Oore, Sageev Oore

radical cycle (Independent)

By Dave Hayden
May 10, 2012
Comics

True Story by Dave Howlett

By Dave Howlett
May 10, 2012
Comics

Everyone's a Centaur

By Miriam Gibson and AJ Morales
May 10, 2012
Comics

True Story

By Dave Howlett
May 10, 2012

Restaurant Reviews

Eat and run

Simon Thibault seeks out some dietary advice for those who are in training for the Bluenose Marathon.

By Simon Thibault
May 10, 2012

Free Will Astrology

Free will astrology

Don't leave me hanging, Sagittarius

By Rob Brezsny
May 10, 2012
Savage Love

Don’t be the worst

Your issues don’t absolve you from general toolery, dude. Plus: Tips for lesbian-identified bi ladies looking to bring a man in.

By Dan Savage
May 10, 2012