Vol. 16, No. 20
Unreadable bus schedule, Highfield bus terminal.
The brawl for city hall
Peter Kelly wants to keep his job as Halifax's mayor. Sheila Fougere wants to replace him. Both give a handful of policy reasons why you should vote for one over the other, but really it all comes down to a matter of vision.
By Lezlie Lowe
Mayor's race: on the issues
Peter Kelly and Sheila Fougere do hold distinct views on a handful of issues.
By Tim Bousquet
The forgotten election
Star-studded media coverage is dominated by Barack Obama and Sarah Palin, unless Canadian media are feeling generous
Robots never rest
By Stephen Kimber
What others are saying...
$300 milion for...
Houses razed
The man doesn't want you to vote
By Andy Murdoch
Truth in advertising
The Great Interview Gaffe of Election 08
Does Elizabeth May = Ralph Nader
Workplace death
Crazy lady
What the election is all about
Dream team
More gaseous emissions
How to keep the public out of the public's business
Shoptalk-lets
H&M
New Keith's Stout
Woozy for Woozles
Carbonstok
Love me tender
Hopping Elephants
Letters to the Editor
Waterside middle ground?
racism in Halifax
Ontario not so great
Think before razing
Who would you want to be PM?
Whoever wins this election has to deal with this economic collapse. Who needs that hassle?
No democracy in Canada
Form-letter word
Nothing
Heritage Trust non-partisan
Frosty Foggy Goggle
Dumb vegans
School Board responses
Missing Sweet Basil
Downtown business slight
Great expectations
Saint Mary's Elementary School
Look deeper, Lowe
Tom surfs and protects
Nova Scotian beaches are increasingly locked off to the public. One of the world's best known surfers wants to do something about it.
By Chris Benjamin
Religulous
Palermo is saved.
By Mark Palermo
Art and the city
The arts community is focused on Stephen Harper's funding cuts and hurtful words, but is Halifax city council getting off too easy?
By Sue Carter Flinn
Briony Carros on talent drain
Director of Visual Arts Nova Scotia
The Last Pogo
Colin Brunton
Blindness
It does the opposite of what it sets out to do.
Wheaton's world
With his name attached to some of this year's most popular Atlantic Film Festival shorts, Jeff Wheaton is Halifax's short film king.
By Hillary Titley
Eleanor King on arms-length arts funding
Artist, NSCAD instructor and musician
Body of Lies
It's exciting now and then.
In-Flight Safety
Saturday, October 4, 12:07pm, NDP Rally, Saint Mary's University, McNally Auditorium
Disgustion
FemBots
Calling Out
By Andrew Robinson
Norma MacDonald's new record
This week's live gig snap
Ghosts of the Highway
Road Warriors Unite
By Laura Kenins
Dammien Alexander at Photopolis
Thursday, Oct. 9, 9:01pm, at Cargo & James Teas.
Obie Trice + friends
Masterworks Arts Award shortlist announced..and it's good
Daniel Lanois meet and greet!
TV On The Radio
Dear Science
By Caley MacLennan
Daniel Gaynor tribute
Tara & Lisa: Thursday night arts spectacular
MacGregor goes down
Thurston Moore collaborator Andrew MacGregor lives quietly in Nova Scotia. The experiemental guitarist is playing a Halifax show.
Jill Barber
Chances
By Shannon Webb-Campbell
Ben Folds
Way to Normal
By Tara Thorne
Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
Nudge it up a Notch
By Sean Flinn
Why Dartmouth?
Social house rules
Nectar Social House caters to the recent influx of young, hip professionals living in downtown Dartmouth.
By Liz Feltham
Dan Savage
Dan says staple that condom on next time.
By Dan Savage
Best of Halifax 2023 Readers' Choice Awards winners
By Kyle Shaw
Stop the build on new French-language school on the peninsula, says suspended school board member
By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A giant load of cars and one enormous container ship arrive in Halifax Harbour this week
By Martin Bauman
Every big show coming to Halifax (and beyond) in 2024
By Team Coast