Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2013

News + Opinion

• City

  Reefer sadness

  The marijuana legalization movement is riding high on breakthrough victories in the states, but the recent big bust in Halifax is a reminder that Nova Scotia is lagging behind the high times.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• News

  This week at city council

  January 29 meeting: Bayers Lake expansion, district energy downtown and pedestrian safety.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jan 30, 2013

  
• News

  Gottingen Terrace back from the dead

  Affordable housing development for former Sobeys site.

  By Chris Benjamin

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• News

  No permits have been issued for new convention centre

  The city and province are poised to establish Trade Centre Limited as management, despite blistering auditor's report.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Feb 5, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  Brooklyn Warehouse's kitchen campaign

  The power of crowdfunding! Delish rewards! Collabs with Nomad Gourmet!

  By Allison Saunders

  Feb 1, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  Tiny Lab, big ideas

  Green-minded childcare coming to Gottingen

  By Allison Saunders

  Feb 4, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  Anchored Coffee ahoy!

  Can you smell that? Good things are roasting in Dartmouth.

  By Allison Saunders

  Feb 4, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  To a Tea

  Sip on the product of the week: local, organic Tea Lake Kombucha

  By Allison Saunders

  Feb 1, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  Garrison's growing up

  The brewery expands it's operations into a second building at the Seaport

  By Allison Saunders

  Feb 5, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  To Dartmouth, with love

  Get your loving butts to Dartmouth this Saturday.

  By Allison Saunders

  Feb 6, 2013

  
• Opinion

  Fighting poverty requires more than charity 

  Wealthy landowners and corporations get even richer by preying on poor people.

  By Evan Coole

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Opinion

  Mailbag January 31, 2013

  These are the letters and comments from the print edition

  Jan 31, 2013

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Active culture

  Printmaking reigns at MSVU Art Gallery with Activist Ink, a socially-engaged exhibit running to February 24.

  By Julie Sobowale

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Mural of the story

  Brenna Lord's EN-TRAILS exhibit has hidden faces that stare back.

  By Andrew Mills

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Importance of Being hilarious

  Neptune Theatre's production of The Importance of Being Earnest hits all the right laughs.

  By Kate Watson

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Bullet to the Head

  When I see the words "hard-boiled" and "grindhouse" in a review, I'm handing over my money to Stallone's weird face

  By Jacob Boon

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Stand Up Guys

  Pacino, Walken and Arkin are a melancholy bunch

  By Jacob Boon

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Warm Bodies

  "A zombie romantic comedy without any brains"

  By Jacob Boon

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Hyde Park on Hudson

  FDR is YOLO to the maximum amount

  By Jacob Boon

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Music

  Memory, loss and legacy Unraveled

  Xara knits music, dance and story in a moving new show

  By Kate Watson

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Music

  Bring the Rakkas

  South Rakkas Crew aims to make the dance floor shake, making fans thank their lucky stars a live show can’t be pirated.

  By Tamar Eylon

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Music

  Random play

  The Russian Roulette show is packed to the gills with beards, bands and bang for your buck

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Music

  Fresh Prince

  Psyc Tha Prince’s impressive flow comes from years of experience. Catch him Thursday at G Lounge

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Music

  Caplan remembers when

  Selling out two shows in a row is a nice homecoming for folk rocker Ben Caplan, but it wasn’t always so rosy. Kyle Mullin talks to the east coast sage about his early days.


  By Kyle Mullin

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Music

  Tied with a Bowie

  CKDU's turns 28 to the tune of '80s tribute band Hungry Eyes.

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Music

  Freshly popped

  Arkells team their sweetened pop-rock up with The Hip.

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Music

  Tacos and art: Is this what heaven is like?

  The Food Wolf and Argyle Fine Art make a spicy combo for Pre-Shrunk 2013

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Music

  Get OUT OF THE CENTRE tonight

  Walk in some silly wind, see some amazing media art courtesy of CFAT

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Music

  Defying Gravitas

  The King's Infringement Festival schools you in theatre until February 9

  By Michaela Cavanagh

  Feb 6, 2013

  
• Music

  Movie night

  A month of great free film for African History Month at the Dal Art Gallery

  By Stephanie Johns

  Feb 6, 2013

  
• Comics

  True Story by Justin Gannon

  By Mike Holmes

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Comics

  Hey You Guys

  By Paul Hammond

  Jan 31, 2013

  

Food + Drink

• Food

  Craft club

  Garrison and Propeller are expanding, Bridge Brewing is settling in and Whitney Moran has a case of the winter brews.

  By Whitney Moran

  Jan 31, 2013

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  Find your missing links, Aries.

  By Rob Brezsny

  Jan 31, 2013

  
• Savage Love

  All about addiction

  Real and imagined: Dan talks to Dr. Marty Klein about the “sex addiction racket.” Plus porn problems and am I a CPOS?

  By Dan Savage

  Jan 31, 2013