Fred and Elizabeth Fountain oscillate gracefully between levity and a sort of stern sincerity as they talk on a cheery day in March. They reminisce about a family fishing trip, chat about their daughter Katharine and speak about their son Alex’s funeral. Three and a half years have passed since Alex died, and the Fountains […]
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HPX 2011: Tuesday
yeah The desire for familiarity and comfort can sometimes derail the most ambitious of plans. That’s more or less what happened last night at the Seahorse. After the Deadly Hearts wrapped up their set with the usual dry aplomb, there was a unanimous consensus of “fuck it, let’s go to Gus’.” Sometimes you just wanna […]
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Halifax Scene Recipe Zine gets in the kitchen with some of your favourite locals
If you blinked, you may have missed Kelly Zwicker’s Halifax Scene Recipe Zine at the Halifax Zine Fair during HPX. The zine, filled with recipes from excellent locals like Dog Day, Windom Earle, Envision, BA Johnston, York Redoubt and more, sold out quickly, but there are more on the way. The zine was a labour […]