Shoptalk
A new studio on Argyle wants to provide balance to suits and servers alike
In the heart of the bustle of downtown Halifax, you can find a peace, quiet and serenity—if you know where to look. That place is called Flo, a newly opened modern meditation studio.
By Danielle McCreadie
Aug 16, 2018 11:40 am
Openings
Shoptalk
Scouring the streets for the city's most fashionable
Name: Logan Hawkes
Age: 31
Occupation: Barber/co-owner at Lucky Cat Barbershop
Spotted: Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth
Wearing: Real Tree x Lucky Cat shop tee, Stan Ray painter pants, Thrasher x Vans slip-ons from Pro Skates, vintage Seiko watch
By Meghan Tansey Whitton
Aug 16, 2018 11:27 am
Fashion
The Scene
This weekend promises to be a goodie as The Discovery Centre hosts an adults-only game night, the new, multicultural Mosaic festival takes over the waterfront and the Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival returns for year seven. If that wasn’t enough, R&B queen supreme Reeny Smith is throwing a house show, Sweet Crude brings Cajun rock to The Seahorse all the way from Louisiana and more!
By Morgan Mullin
Aug 16, 2018 10:57 am
The Feed
An off-beat rosé frizzante, you’ll go gaga for.
Planters Ridge, still a new kid on the wine block in Nova Scotia, has been releasing an array of clean, innovative, high-quality wines since opening in 2014. It seems the winery nails it every season with at least one wine, and in very competitive categories— last year Planters Ridge made my favourite Tidal Bay by including the little-used grape Frontenac Blanc in the blend.
By Moira Peters
Aug 16, 2018 5:49 am
Reality Bites
“This blows my mind with how dumb it is,” responds members of the public.
As part of ongoing efforts to modernize Halifax Transit's technology and improve the ridership experience, bus tickets will soon be really, really, really big. The city put out a tender this week looking for someone to print the new transit tickets, which will each measure six inches in length by 2.75 inches in width.
By Jacob Boon
Aug 15, 2018 10:55 pm
Reality Bites
White supremacist John Mark Tillmann's book, Stealing the Past, has been put on hold by Nimbus.
UPDATE: Nimbus has issued the following statement about Tillmann's book: “In August 2017, Nimbus signed a contract with Mr. Tillmann after receiving a manuscript submission from him, which he had written in prison while serving a nearly eight-year sentence for over forty charges, including fraud, theft, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of a forged document, and obstruction of justice.
By Jacob Boon
Aug 15, 2018 12:47 pm
The Feed
The downtown desserterie is taking their cakes, and cocktails, on the road
Knock knock.
By Allison Saunders
Aug 14, 2018 12:21 pm
Great idea alert
The Feed
Plus you can take the “What is donair sauce made of?” quiz.
The National Rifle Association’s ongoing efforts to make guns a totally normal lifestyle choice in the USA have now taken aim at Halifax’s official totally normal lifestyle choice, the donair.
By Kyle Shaw
Aug 13, 2018 4:19 pm
Reality Bites
Stephanie Domet on censorship scandals at the Daily News, Mary Vingoe on the day the Arts Council was killed and Delvina Bernard on Black musicians fighting for recognition in Nova Scotia.
Stephanie Domet is in studio reflecting on censorship scandals at the Halifax Daily News and ethics in journalism.
By Jacob Boon
Aug 13, 2018 12:26 pm
The Scene
Don't bring your phone though.
White Stripe and Cape Breton descendant Jack White returns to Halifax for the first time since the Stripes' 2007 Canadian tour; this round is in support of his latest album Boarding House Reach. In keeping with White's whole deal, this will be a phone-free show.
By Tara Thorne
Aug 13, 2018 10:50 am
Reality Bites
Research lawyer Jennifer Taylor was “fired up and frustrated” when she saw the sign on Windmill Road.
A Dartmouth billboard reading ‘Canada has no abortion laws’ is turning heads and raising ire. The sign on Windmill Road is rented on a four-week contract and paid for by We Need A Law—a religious advocacy group based in Vancouver and Ottawa.
By Maggie Rahr
Aug 10, 2018 6:52 pm
Shoptalk
The indie gift store chain has Nova Scotian roots, but no local outlet until now.
If you’re on the hunt for a giant plush Pikachu, some colourful notebook stickers and a giant tube of wasabi that dispenses toilet paper...well, you’ve got some odd-yet-specific tastes.
By Chris Muise
Aug 8, 2018 2:19 pm
Openings
Shoptalk
Alison Durning blends unique fashion and practicality with her handmade swimwear
Alison Durning makes something you never thought you’d need, something no one else in the city is making: crochet bikini tops and bottoms.
By Danielle McCreadie
Aug 8, 2018 2:01 pm
Reality Bites
Talking 9/11 with Halifax airport president Joyce Carter, activist Michael Karanicolas and former Atlantic Film Festival director Lia Rinaldo.
Airport president Joyce Carter calls in to talk about 9/11 and looking after the thousands of stranded passengers who suddenly found themselves stuck in Halifax. Activist Michael Karanicolas is here in studio discussing the erosion of privacy rights in the aftermath of devastating catastrophes.
By Jacob Boon
Aug 8, 2018 11:51 am
The Scene
Multiple fireworks shows and the Halifax Busker Festival bring high-energy glitz to the holiday weekend, while the Halifax Opera Fest continues a glamour-doused run and a Caribbean culture fest heats up The Common for maximum good times.
By Morgan Mullin
Aug 2, 2018 1:10 pm
Opinionated
Homophobia, hate crimes and the murder of Gregory Gerald Jodrey.
On August 7, 1993, Gregory Gerald Jodrey of Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia was murdered in Wolfville. Gregory was my best friend and I loved him dearly.
By Laura Shepherd
Aug 2, 2018 12:12 pm
The Feed
The Geisenheim-based bubbly that packs a gentle punch is back.
Avondale Sky Winery just released a new vintage of its Benediction, a traditional (Champagne) method sparkling wine made from Geisenheim 318—a grape hybrid bred at (and named for) the Geisenheim Research Centre, from parents Riesling and Chancellor.
By Moira Peters
Aug 2, 2018 1:00 am
Reality Bites
Manager Robyn Keddy illegally accessed highly sensitive personal health information over a two-year period to satisfy personal curiosity, says privacy commissioner.
A Sobeys pharmacist “snooped” on the confidential medical history of friends, family and coworkers over a two year period and the province failed to adequately look into the serious privacy breach. Those shocking details are contained in two new investigations released Wednesday by Nova Scotia’s Information and Privacy Commissioner.
By Jacob Boon
Aug 1, 2018 5:15 pm
Reality Bites
Council asks for staff report on exempting tobacco from new public smoking restrictions. Cannabis not so lucky.
After banning darts and breaking hearts, Halifax may ease off its public smoking prohibition—for cigarettes, at least.
By Jacob Boon
Aug 1, 2018 11:52 am
Reality Bites
Halifax's urban forester John Simmons recounts tales from the brown spruce longhorn beetle wars.
We're finally in the new Willennium.
By Jacob Boon
Jul 30, 2018 10:54 am
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