The Feed
After 22 years, the bar signs off to become Sura Lounge
It might not feel that surprising to hear that Tom’s Little Havana (1535 Dresden Row) is saying goodbye.
By Allison Saunders
Mar 19, 2019 1:11 pm
The Feed
PRAISE BE
If you're a Yeah Yeahs Pizza fan you're probably willing to go to the ends of the earth (or at least across the harbour) for your fix, but brilliant news—soon Haligonians won't have to. Co-owners of Dartmouth's highly addictive pizza joint, Josh Nordin and Dean Petty, have just started the renovation phase of their new location, which will call the character-filled 1663 Barrington Street (AKA the former Little Mysteries book shop, across from Stillwell and The Barrington) home later this spring.
By Allison Saunders
Mar 18, 2019 6:57 pm
The Scene
The rapper is set to visit May 15.
Rapper and Spring Breakers star Gucci Mane is scheduled to perform at the Halifax Forum on May 15 with guests August Alsina, Merkules and Peter Jackson.
By Tara Thorne
Mar 15, 2019 11:42 am
Concert Announcement
The Scene
From an Irish tea party to Gus' legendary St. Patty's Puketacular party to drag reviews and a Missy Elliot-themed play, here's a four-leaf clover of fun.
By Morgan Mullin
Mar 14, 2019 1:16 pm
Reality Bites
Students are happy but teachers and admin are still “so far apart.”
N SCAD's 95 faculty and librarians ended their strike on Tuesday after just over a week on the picket line.
By Caora McKenna
Mar 14, 2019 4:00 am
Science Matters
Promises aren't being kept and the consequences are dire
I visited the Unist’ot’en camp near Kitimat, BC, a year ago.
By David Suzuki
Mar 14, 2019
The Scene
From The Sorority's epic International Women's Day show to Ria Mae at The Marquee to a screening of the powerful The Girls of Meru doc, this weekend is full of must-see shows, screenings and more.
By Morgan Mullin
Mar 7, 2019 2:59 pm
The Scene
Text these plans to your #wcw
Emerging + Developing Artist Training Day
A safe space workshop helping women, femme, trans and gender non-conforming artists learn how to get started or get to the next level—from social media to soundcheck to networking. Register at musicnovascotia.ca.
By Morgan Mullin
Mar 7, 2019 1:35 pm
The Feed
Taking over one of the former Smiling Goat locations, the cafe offers rotating coffee roasts, buttery baked goods and fresh-to-order sandwiches
“I was done working for a boss and I wanted to do something on my own,” says Jenna Oosterholt, owner of the newly opened The Ville Caffeine Bar (5146 Sackville Street). The Ville offers a rotating bean, cycling through various roasters from around the world to provide a diverse selection of coffee.
By Haleigh Atwood
Mar 7, 2019 9:49 am
Reality Bites
Get your questions answered at this day of pot-focused education, April 6 in downtown Halifax.
The Coast always likes raising awareness around things people consume for fun, whether that’s in print—the annual Beer Guide comes out this week—or IRL with events like Burger Week, Halifax Oyster Festival and the Drink Atlantic cocktail festival. And now that recreational weed is officially on the menu, we are continuing our tradition of enjoyable education by starting an event called The Coast Cannabis Sessions.
By Ashley Corbett
Mar 7, 2019 1:00 am
Science Matters
Cementing a better future for the environment
Most of us rarely think about concrete, but it’s the foundation of modern society — from roads, buildings and bridges to the economy, political power and crime. We use more of it than anything except water.
By David Suzuki
Mar 7, 2019
Art Attack
Eastern Front Theatre (Kamp and Half-Cracked: The Legend of Sugar Mary), Neptune Theatre (Mamma Mia and Cinderella) and Two Planks and a Passion (Animal Farm) are among the double-digit nominees for this year's Robert Merritt Awards, which celebrate excellence in Nova Scotia theatre.
By Tara Thorne
Mar 6, 2019 4:45 pm
Art Attack
Neptune Theatre announced its new season this afternoon, with artistic producer Jeremy Webb summing it up thusly: "This year we're celebrating more Atlantic Canadian works, talent and stories about female empowerment."
By Tara Thorne
Mar 6, 2019 3:52 pm
Reality Bites
Students and labour union supporters rallied outside of NSCAD’s Granville campus today
After 18 meetings and five days of sessions with the university’s administration, NSCAD faculty and librarians are on strike. Almost 100 students, faculty and community supporters attended a rally in support of the strike on Friday at the university’s Granville campus.
By Caora McKenna
Mar 1, 2019 3:13 pm
The Scene
Sure Things like a Bollywood movie night, the 2019 Halifax Black Film Festival, and an art exhibit full of forgeries and fakes make this weekend a win.
By Morgan Mullin
Feb 28, 2019 1:37 pm
Opinionated
Survival-mode shouldn't be the status-quo.
No, it’s not segregation.
By Vaughn Stafford Gray
Feb 28, 2019 1:00 am
The Feed
The blaze was out in 30 minutes, but the damage is significant
CHKN Chop (6041 North Street), the north end charcoal rotisserie chicken restaurant, will be closed for an undetermined amount of time after a fire broke out on Sunday.
By Haleigh Atwood
Feb 26, 2019 2:48 pm
Reality Bites
City council will vote on next steps for the community garden.
It's up to city council to decide on recommendations for Common Roots Urban Farm’s relocation plans passed by the community planning and economic development standing committee. If passed, the community garden, which has called the land outside the QEII Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department home since 2012 will be broken up, with 110 of the 200 plots moving to Bi-Hi Park between the exit ramp of the 102 and Bayers Road.
By Caora McKenna
Feb 25, 2019 6:56 pm
Reality Bites
“The work starts now.”
Halifax leaders who spoke up about a racist incident at Parliament this month got their apology in a big way yesterday.
By Caora McKenna
Feb 22, 2019 3:04 pm
The Scene
The executive director departs after 10 years for the Tattoo.
Music Nova Scotia has announced that its executive director Scott Long has stepped down after a decade's tenure. "When I took the job a lot of those issues that the industry is now facing, they weren’t at the forefront at the time," says Long of the inclusion and diversity pushes in the cultural (and all) industries in recent years.
By Tara Thorne
Feb 22, 2019 12:11 pm
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