Oct 4-10, 2012

News + Opinion

• City

  Tom Martin: The fighter

  Meet your mayor candidate: The former street-tough cop says he's ready to go one more round to set the city straight.

  By Jacob Boon

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• City

  Steve Mackie: The comedian

  Meet your mayor candidate: Running for mayor is no joke, but maybe his campaign is.

  By Michaela Cavanagh

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• City

  Robert (Wesley) McCormack: The enthusiast

  Meet your mayor candidate: Dietary aide brings a lot of love for Halifax to the campaign trail, and wants to see the city thrive.

  By Michaela Cavanagh

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• City

  Aaron Eisses: The techno farmer

  Meet your mayor candidate: Computer programmer is still connected to the natural cycles on the farm.

  By Shannon Webb-Campbell

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• City

  Fred Connors: The voice of passion

  Meet your mayor candidate: The journey from hen advocate to city hall hopeful isn’t as unlikely as it sounds.

  By Lizzy Hill

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• City

  Mike Savage: The deal maker

  Meet your mayor candidate: He's the clear front-runner to become our next mayor, but is the consummate insider really what we want?

  By Chris Benjamin

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• City

  20 Questions for candidates from The Coast

  Meet the humans behind the politicians, as we ask the candidates to explain themselves.

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• News

  Bowles on ice

  City refuses to rent out Dartmouth arena, even though paid attendants are present.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Oct 5, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  HMV kaput?

  By Tim Bousquet

  Oct 3, 2012
• Shoptalk

  Bleak Blowers

  By Tim Bousquet

  Oct 3, 2012
• Shoptalk

  Agricola Street becoming resto hub

  By Tim Bousquet

  Oct 3, 2012
• Shoptalk

  The Food Wolf opens tonight!

  Opening time is 7pm

  Oct 5, 2012

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Art collector

  Eleanor King represents the Atlantic region for the Sobey Art Award’s 10th anniversary, bringing her exciting work to the Big Smoke.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Tempted by The Tempest Replica

  Live Art Dance presents a riveting Kidd Pivot production that you really shouldn't miss.

  By Allison Saunders

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Big Brother calling

  Big Brother Canada's recruiting in Halifax for future diary room disasters and HOH battles and Stephanie Johns wants in.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Telling stories with Blue Rocks & Halifax

  John Hartman's colourful landscape paintings share scenes from the past and present.

  By Haley Ryan

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• Music

  School kids need instruments

  You probably don't play tuba anymore

  By Stephanie Johns

  Oct 2, 2012

  
• Music

  Water world

  Hey Ocean! and The Zolas bring the west coast to you this Friday. Ask them for some great sushi while you’re at it.

  By Adria Young

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• Music

  Holy rollers

  The Holy Snappers release their from the hip rock and roll album this Saturday, filling the straight up rock quotient of your evening.

  By Jacob Boon

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• Music

  Birthday sociables for Alexander Keith

  Celebrating 217 years with The Alan Doyle Band, Dwight D'eon, Wreckhouse and much more.

  By Allison Saunders

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• Music

  Perpetual Detour arrives

  The road to their debut What If It Was You wasn't short, but the ride was worth it for this Halifax rock foursome.

  By Allison Saunders

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• Comics

  Hey You Guys

  By Paul Hammond

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• Comics

  True Story by John Rodriguez

  By Mike Holmes

  Oct 4, 2012

  

Food + Drink

• Food

  Trick or wheat

  Thanksgiving kicks off beer season, with Halifax micros brewing up a cauldron of tasty ales this fall.

  By Whitney Moran

  Oct 4, 2012

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  Make other people feel good, Sagittarius.

  By Rob Brezsny

  Oct 4, 2012

  
• Savage Love

  The lightning round

  Dan takes on some college kids asking about yeast infections, coming out at school and why hot people only go for assholes.

  By Dan Savage

  Oct 4, 2012