“We’re just a year older and deeper in debt,” says John Beatty, owner and operator of the popular antiques and furniture store. He’s joking about the debt, we think. “Business is booming,” he confirms, which he says is largely due to the store’s policy of ensuring there’s a change-over in inventory every 90 days through […]
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Best Antiques Store
“We’re just a year older and deeper in debt,” says John Beatty, owner and operator of the popular antiques and furniture store. He’s joking about the debt, we think. “Business is booming,” he confirms, which he says is largely due to the store’s policy of ensuring there’s a change-over in inventory every 90 days through […]
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Best Thing To Happen In Halifax In The Past Year
OK, there were plenty of concerns in advance of the show: the cost, how the Common would look, all of that. But Saturday, July 11 was a perfect summer day, and, in case anyone had forgotten, the man was a Beatle. The biggest community love-in of the summer gathered to sing along with “Eleanor Rigby,” […]
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Worst Thing To Happen In Halifax In The Past Year
We’re not sure what’s worse, the actual failure of the sewage treatment plant that—at the date of this writing—remains out of service, or the lack of transparency in the mayor’s office regarding the analysis of the plant’s shutdown. Thanks to pressure from the public and media, they’re being a little more open about the ways […]
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Best Activist
And this is very much as it should be. Duckworth died in August 2009, but before she went she saw a century pass and did a lot of good work with her time on the planet, including founding peace organizations such as the Nova Scotia Voice of Women. She was the first women in Halifax […]
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Best Activist Organization
The EAC is a hive of constant activity. Here’s just a sample of what they’ve been up to in the past year, provided by Charlene Boyce Young, in charge of development and outreach: “We are running a second year of the Green Mobility Grants program thanks to Conserve Nova Scotia’s support, helping sustainable transportation projects […]
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Best Councillor
“The city is abuzz” with positives, says Sloane. They include being able to secure funding for Centennial Pool and keeping local schools open—including St Patrick’s-Alexandra—HRM by Design (“whether you like it or not,” she says, laughing) and the potential for affordable, mixed-use housing. Moving forward she’s going to work towards the getting the master plan […]
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Best Drag Performer
Rouge Fatale came off a triumphant summer helping put together Pride here in Halifax and now will be appearing on regular Sunday evenings at Menz Bar. All bow down before the new Ms Menz! “I’ll be doing mostly comedy,” says Fatale, “musical, the old-fashioned drag thing.” She says she plans to get the audience really […]
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Best Member Of The Provincial Legislature
Was it just us or did the city collectively exhale when the NDP swept to power this past June? It may be less fun to mock premier Dexter than it was RodMac, but now the provincial political complexion has changed to a shade of tangerine, are our expectations even higher? Well, they should be. We […]
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Best Member Of Parliament
Everyone respects and likes the NDP’s Megan Leslie, even people who don’t share her political views. It’s because she’s young, bright and she’s representing us in Ottawa with a lot of character. In case you think we’re biased, consider that in May of 2009 Leslie was voted Rookie MP of the Year in *MacLean’s* magazine […]
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Best Theatre Impressario
“Impressario” is a term that doesn’t really resonate with Shahin Sayadi. He just does what he does, pursuing his muse. “I appreciate the coverage and the recognition,” says Sayadi, modestly. His theatre company, OneLight, has earned its recognition. It’s been operating since 1999—Sayadi’s wife Maggie Stewart is OneLight’s managing director—and will soon launch its ninth […]
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Best Professor
Barker teaches three excellent-sounding courses this year, on top of being the chair of the Dalhousie University theatre department. At King’s she teaches a third-year course, Opera & The Idea of Enlightenment, looking at opera from the 17th through the 20th century. Then there’s Modern Theatre, another third year course. New this year, Dramatic Theories […]