May 9-15, 2013

News + Opinion

• City

  Barry Dalrymple

  District 1 (Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Welcome to the 2013 City Council Report Card

  Not so sucky as last year! Councillors passed Solar City and, well, not much else.

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  David Hendsbee

  District 2 (Preston - Chezzetcook - Eastern Shore)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Bill Karsten

  District 3 (Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Lorelei Nicoll

  District 4 (Cole Harbour - Westphal)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Gloria McCluskey

  District 5 (Dartmouth Centre)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Darren Fisher

  District 6 (Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Waye Mason

  District 7 (Peninsula South - Downtown)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Jennifer Watts

  District 8 (Peninsula North)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Linda Mosher

  District 9 (Armdale - Peninsula West)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Russell Walker

  District 10 (Halifax - Bedford Basin West)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Stephen Adams

  District 11 (Spryfield - Sambro Loop - Prospect Road)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Reg Rankin

  District 12 (Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park West)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Matt Whitman

  District 13 (Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Brad Johns

  District 14 (Middle/Upper Sackville - Beaver Bank - Lucasville)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Steve Craig

  District 15 (Lower Sackville)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Tim Outhit

  District 16 (Bedford - Wentworth)

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• City

  Mike Savage

  Mayor

  May 9, 2013

  
• News

  Halifax Pride prepares for annual festival

  Public invited to nominate grand marshal and featured visual artist.

  By Kayleigh Robinson

  May 13, 2013
• News

  Wanted: Shubie Cafe

  Shubenacadie Canal Society is looking for a vendor to set up at the Fairbanks Centre.

  By Tim Bousquet

  May 9, 2013

  
• News

  Anti-abortion activist honoured. WTF?

  The Canadian Family Values Awards comes to Dartmouth.

  By Jacob Boon

  May 10, 2013

  
• News

  Moosehead tickets available on Kijiji!

  Well, maybe.

  By Kayleigh Robinson

  May 10, 2013
• News

  Watch Halifax sprawl over nearly 30 years

  New Timelapse satellite mapping project is way compelling.

  By Kyle Shaw

  May 13, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  OMG, it's Open City

  Saturday brings back city exploration at its finest

  By Allison Saunders

  May 8, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  FRED. makes a Statement

  Two north end businesses shack up this summer

  By Rachel Bloom

  May 9, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  Cool Karachi

  New Pakistani eats in Fairview

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  Keith's can-do attitude

  By Rachel Bloom

  May 9, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  Let's get Wild Leek

  Three cheers for vegan food coming to the west end, SOON!

  By Allison Saunders

  May 10, 2013

  
• Opinion

  Let’s save $3 billion by cutting suburban sprawl

  A new report by Stantec Consulting lays out the cost of uncontrolled growth.

  By Jen Powley

  May 9, 2013

  
• Opinion

  Letters to the editor, May 9, 2013

  These are the letters and comments from the print edition

  May 9, 2013

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Chasing the horizon

  David Askevold: Once Upon a Time in the East makes its last, glorious stop in Halifax.

  By Chelsea Gutzman

  May 9, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Home is where the heart is

  Bob Morouney uses houses as metaphors in his exhibit of copperplate etchings, pandemonium diary.

  By Julie Sobowale

  May 9, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Forever Eighteen

  In Michael Melski’s Eighteen unhappy senior citizens get a do-over on life.

  By Kate Watson

  May 9, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Put a Banned Aid on it

  Taboo Theatre’s fundraiser will feature dramatic readings from banned books, scenes from censored plays, and more.

  May 9, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Buried Truths

  By Alice Walsh (Tuckamore)

  By Corinne Abraham

  May 9, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Eat Your Heart Out

  By Katie Boland (Brindle & Glass)

  By Whitney Moran

  May 9, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Life After Life

  By Kate Atkinson (Doubleday)

  By Whitney Moran

  May 9, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Deer Yard

  By Allan Cooper and Harry Thurston (Gaspereau)

  By Zoe Migicovsky

  May 9, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  To the Wonder

  Three's a crowd, Javier

  By Jacob Boon

  May 9, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Great Gatsby

  Opulent parties and desperate anguish

  By Jacob Boon

  May 9, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Tyler Perry Presents: Peeples

  Likeable and funny cast were actually allowed to be likeable and funny

  By Jacob Boon

  May 9, 2013

  
• Music

  David Myles’ two minds

  A new double album, In the Nighttime, brings the best of Myles’ two worlds together.

  By Stephanie Johns

  May 9, 2013

  
• Music

  Poirier’s eclectic circus

  Montreal DJ Poirier blends the best of the best to get you moving on the dance floor.

  By Tiina Johns

  May 9, 2013

  
• Music

  Vital Remains’ devil’s path

  The 24-year death metal veterans tear through Halifax Thursday. Come get schooled.

  By Stephanie Johns

  May 9, 2013

  
• Music

  Splash dance

  Samm Splash’s Alicia Keys-inspired smooth vocals and emotional delivery are going to have you putting her on infinite repeat.

  May 9, 2013

  
• Music

  Freshman guitars and Econoline vans

  Aidan Knight’s character-driven songs play with audio alchemy at The Carleton.

  By Rana Encol

  May 9, 2013

  
• Music

  Close call! Sprinkler system glitch closes down Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

  No art was damaged, heave a huge sigh of relief!

  By Stephanie Johns

  May 8, 2013

  
• Music

  Phoenix

  Bankrupt! (Universal)

  By Jeff Lawton

  May 9, 2013

  
• Music

  The Caretakers

  Love, War & Propaganda (Quorum)

  By Doug Taylor

  May 9, 2013

  
• Music

  Pamela Morgan

  Play On (Headway)

  By Doug Taylor

  May 9, 2013

  
• Music

  Sloan

  Hardcore 7” Package (Sloanmusic)

  By Adria Young

  May 9, 2013

  
• Music

  Steve Moore's If These Walls Could Talk

  Postcard-sized sketches and vibrant paintings draw inspiration from the artist's life

  By Rachel Bloom

  May 10, 2013

  
• Comics

  Hey You Guys

  By Paul Hammond

  May 9, 2013

  
• Comics

  Cuir'ro

  Choose the Adventure (email YOUR choice to [email protected])

  By Jordyn F. Bochon

  May 9, 2013

  

Food + Drink

• Restaurant Reviews

  Nena's breakfast of champions

  A nostalgia-stirring visit to Nena’s All Day Breakfast brings a great steak, well-cooked eggs, irresistible baked beans and the best mistake ever.

  By Melissa Buote

  May 9, 2013

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  Reinterpret your past, Aquarius

  By Rob Brezsny

  May 9, 2013

  
• Savage Love

  I don’t want to give up

  My husband doesn’t work, doesn’t help and doesn’t want to have sex. Should I keep trying? Plus: conservative bisexuals!

  By Dan Savage

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  In the market

  Last year the average price of a home in Halifax/ Dartmouth was $267,697, here are four great examples of homes you can get for less than that.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  My first time

  First-time homebuyers and renovators who lived to share tips, tricks and lessons learned.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Check mate

  Lots of problems can hide within the walls, ceilings and floors of a new home. Home inspector Darren Smith shares why its important to call in the professionals before taking the plunge.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Neighbourhood watch: Downtown Dartmouth

  There are many reasons why we love this (part of) town.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Neighbourhood watch: Downtown Dartmouth

  There are many reasons why we love this (part of) town.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Suite view

  Check out three great condos in the HRM that haven’t lost sight of the Maritime dream of living on the water.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Real talk

  Buying your first home can be just as stressful as it is exciting. Realtor Mark Mullane gives tips on where to begin.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Refit for a queen

  The serious apartment makeover that led one Halifax couple to pursue the world of renovation and interior design.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Seeing green

  Inspired by the Pantone colour of the year, emerald, we found three great home accents that your friends would be envious of.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Paper chase

  The wallpaper we once scraped off our walls is no longer. Interior decorators Lynzie Smith and Carla MacLellan make a case for the new, improved design tool.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Decked out

  This backyard oasis may have taken MRB Contracting longer than expected to finish but it was worth the wait.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Into the wild

  Trust your natural instincts with pieces inspired by the great outdoors, for those who roam it.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Small wonder

  A decorator-carpenter duo buy a little fixer-upper in Dartmouth and turn it into love nest fit for daydreams.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  Paradise found

  A 1970s mobile home and property chock-full of family history come together to provide a place for simultaneous growth and reflection.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013

  
• Homes

  A novel concept

  In the ultimate homeowner experiment, Solterre Design’s concept cottage is a prime example of green, off-grid living done to the fullest.

  By Allison Saunders

  May 9, 2013