[Image-1] If it’s half as entertaining as the other Dome in downtown Halifax, it should prove well worth the eight-dollar admission. Splash, Atlantic Canada’s first immersive cinematic dome, will be opening in mid-September on the Halifax waterfront with a documentary about the Bluenose II. The 15-minute film will be projected onto the dome’s 360-degree screen […]
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No safe way home
[Image-1] Take a cab. It’ll be safer. For many people out at night, looking for a secure way home, it’s a familiar refrain. Lately, a different kind of phrase is becoming familiar. And for some women, the safety promised by taxis has been anything but. Since the start of 2016, five sexual assaults have been […]
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Backoos, fried and true
“There aren’t a lot of Koreans here,” JoungMin Kim says. “So when you see one another you’re like ‘Korean? Korean! Hey!’ It’s a small community.” Kim met Sang Ho Back two years ago, just after moving to Nova Scotia with his wife and kids. “My wife, she’s from here and she wanted to live back […]
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Ewe oughta know about Black Sheep
If you look at the restaurant community as a family, Black Sheep is by no means the disgraceful brother or ne’er-do-well sister. It is run by a duo of chef-owners, Dave Woodley and John House, who previously worked together at Gio. Gio has long been a bit of a hidden gem, even if some of […]
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Economy Shoe Shop joins legal action against the Nova Centre
[Image-1] It’s now five downtown businesses that are taking legal action against the government over lost revenues from the Nova Centre’s construction. Wagners law firm announced on Monday that the Economy Shoe Shop on Argyle Street will join the Carleton, Wooden Monkey, Attica and Biscuit General Store in seeking compensation for losses suffered due to […]
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Downtown businesses launch legal action against Nova Centre
[Image-1] Several downtown business owners—one of whom also happens to be running for mayor—are taking legal action over disruptions caused by the Nova Centre’s construction. The Carleton, Attica and the Wooden Monkey have commenced action are “negotiating proceedings” against the municipal, provincial and federal governments in an effort to recover financial losses they say were […]
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Council may finally kill Texpark development agreement
[Image-1] A decade after it was originally approved and six years after its development agreement expired, the Twisted Sisters project could be shambling back to life—unless council can kill it first. Next week, Halifax South Downtown councillor Waye Mason will be asking for a staff report on discharging the development agreement between HRM and United […]
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Here’s the latest proposed look for the Nova Centre
[Image-1] There’s finally a clear picture of those design changes being proposed for the Nova Centre. In March, the as-yet-finalized changes to the $500-million complex caught the municipality and the public by surprise when a vague description appeared on an information item that was supposed to go before HRM’s Design Review Committee. That meeting was […]
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We need to save the wow
[Image-1] We all love our new, international award-winning Halifax Central Library. Its first year boasted 1.9 million visits—twice what was predicted. Remember the awe you felt on your first visit? For me it was like someone was reading my mind when I overheard, “This is SO NOT the Halifax we’re used to.” This library cost […]
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Brenden Sommerhalder enters the race for city council
[Image-1] There’s still snow on the ground, but the political race for north end Halifax is heating up. Brenden Sommerhalder will officially announce his candidacy next week for District 8, the Halifax Peninsula North seat currently represented by Jennifer Watts. After two terms at city hall, Watts is not re-offering this fall. Her decision is in […]
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Demolition begins on Doyle Street block
[Image-1] Sidewalks on the north side of Spring Garden Road and south side of Doyle Street between Brunswick and Queen are closed for the next two weeks as demolition of the Doyle block is now underway. The entire city block is coming down to make way for a seven-storey mixed-used complex including a boutique hotel, […]
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Substantial design changes planned for Nova Centre
[Image-1] Developer Joe Ramia wants to change the exterior design elements of his downtown Nova Centre complex, including the elevation above Market Street and the materials to be used at the Centre’s base and tower. That news comes from an information item headed to next week’s meeting of the Design Review Committee. A new substantive […]