Apr 24-30, 2014

News + Opinion

• City

  Persistence and patience

  Two years after Raymond Taavel’s death, his partner and family are still pushing the province to review its mental health patient policies.

  By Adria Young

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• News

  Tool time

  By Rebecca Zimmer

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• News

  Taking reactions

  By Adria Young

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• News

  Cogswell In For A Change

  By Tara Thorne

  Apr 25, 2014

  
• Shoptalk

  ShopTalk visits Dartmouth

  Taking the bridge to boom town

  By Allison Saunders and Michelle Cameron

  Apr 25, 2014

  
• Shoptalk

  Here comes the Bedford Bridal Boutique

  Resto owner takes a walk on the bride side and opens a consignment dress shop

  By Allison Saunders

  Apr 29, 2014

  
• Shoptalk

  Rousseau Chocolatier sweetens Hollis Street

  From the south of France to downtown Halifax, Rousseau opens on Saturday

  By Celina Ip

  Apr 30, 2014

  
• Shoptalk

  Stadium star

  Hot diggity dog Cam's Stadium Favourite's is a farmers' market star

  By Allison Saunders

  Apr 30, 2014

  
• Opinion

  Letters to the editor, April 24,2014

  These are the letters and comments from the print edition

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Opinion

  Anti-porn is anti-sex worker

  By Jean Ketterling

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Environment

  Copious cats

  still needs homes for dozens of rescued felines

  By Beth Brown

  Apr 24, 2014

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Into The Woods

  The Woods, led by Alexis Cormier, is a force of nature in Atlantic Canada’s hip-hop dance scene.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Arts & Culture

  Beauty Slammers: Ladies of Wrestling calls all the singlet ladies

  Beauty Slammers: Ladies of Wrestling tour does a flying clothesline right through Halifax, bringing athleticism and art with a feminine focus.

  By Adria Young

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Arts & Culture

  Greg Proops is The Smartest Man in the World

  Greg Proops expounds on the pure beauty of podcasts and where comedy is now.

  By Adria Young

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Arts & Culture

  Ian Black’s egalitarian comedy

  Local comedian Ian Black learned his craft from the back of the bars and comedy clubs, before taking the plunge onstage.

  By Adria Young

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Arts & Culture

  Kaitlin Shuvera wants to challenge you

  After a career in improv just wasn’t materializing, the newly local Shuvera switched to writing her own material.

  By Evan McIntyre

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Arts & Culture

  DeAnne Smith’s been everywhere, man

  DeAnne Smith brings raw nerdiness to ComedyFest

  By Rebecca Zimmer

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Arts & Culture

  Steph Tolev is feeling your mustache vibe

  Toronto talent brings self-depreciation to ComedyFest

  By Rebecca Zimmer

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Arts & Culture

  Orny Adams’ double life

  Comedian Orny Adams finds balance between the screen and the stage

  By Evan McIntyre

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Arts & Culture

  Doug Mutai’s chasing the dream

  Mutai started off running on the Kenyan national team, but found himself on stage cracking wise in Calgary.

  By Celina Ip

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Arts & Culture

  Welcome to comedy town: Our Ha!ifax ComedyFest coverage

  So much hilare

  By Adria Young, Evan McIntyre, Celina Ip and Rebecca Zimmer

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Music

  The Chris Martin Trio is Young and restless

  Releasing its latest, Young Blood, The Chris Martin Trio reinvents the old-school style

  By Kathleen Higgins

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Music

  Ghostface forever

  By David Dahms

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Music

  Jessie Brown’s Divine volume

  Jessie Brown and The Black Divine turn up the sound on their new album, Act II: Decisions

  By Allie Sweeting

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Music

  Crazy Sexxxy Cool

  Lee-Anne Poole's Talk Sexxxy picks up the phone

  By Kevin Hartford

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Music

  Long live the kings

  The Halifax Drag Kings are celebrating their one-year anniversary as a troupe at Menz and Mollyz Bar on May 3. So come on and swoon over these boys swagging out

  By Michelle Cameron

  Apr 30, 2014

  
• Comics

  Ding Dongs

  By Paul Hammond

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Comics

  Lynch the Human!

  By Jeremy Hansen

  Apr 24, 2014

  

Food + Drink

• Food

  Do it on the deck

  If you have no space but some ambition, we’ve got easy-peasy DIY deck gardening tips for you.

  By Kristin Innes-Kaufman

  Apr 24, 2014

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  DON’T BE A CHILD, Gemini

  By Rob Brezsny

  Apr 24, 2014

  
• Savage Love

  Looking into the camera

  My son’s recreation money comes from camming---how worried should I be? Plus: How safe is the underwear-selling market?

  By Dan Savage

  Apr 24, 2014