Don Brownrigg is a busy man. Over the last five years, the Halifax-based musician travelled around Asia as a puppeteer with Mermaid Theatre, worked as a festival presenter and pursued a degree in osteopathy. Not to mention he’s also an accomplished musician on tour for his much-anticipated newly released album. While the last five years […]
Fireworks
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Where are the fireworks to this weekend
Canada Day weekend means a few things: Summer is finally in full swing, you’re about to get a much-needed long weekend and there’s so. many. fireworks. While last year’s Canada 150 celebrations saw the mother of all firework shows take over the Halifax Common, year 151 leaves a little more room for your schedule (or […]
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Coast 25: 46 of the weirdest things we’ve ever published
The prophet in Clayton Park Bill Deagle says he knows things they don’t want you to know about 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing and other government secrets. Now he lives in suburban Halifax, with an internet radio broadcast and orders from god to get the truth out there. Celine Dion’s cancelled Halifax show After the […]
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All your Canada Day fireworks questions answered
UPDATE Friday, June 30: So far Halifax is one for two on pre-Canada Day fireworks. Last night’s light show as part of the “Kids Extravaganza” at Bedford Days went off fine, but tonight’s fireworks by Lake Banook for the EPIC Dartmouth triathlon have fizzled. (It’s not the rain, which is clearing, but the low cloud […]
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Bang for your buck
Basket of Cherries Thirty seconds of sky high cherry blasters. Bury this baby halfway, light the fuse, take cover and prepare for the flaming red shooting stars. This firework is relatively silent, a safer option for neighbourhood celebrations. Army Navy Store, 2660 Agricola Street, $12 The Bandit Cartoon Tom Selleck pulls the trigger on some […]
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Video of the day: COUSINS, “WHAT’S YOUR NAME?”
The video “WHAT’S YOUR NAME?” (from COUSINS’ upcoming LP The Halls Of Wickwire) evokes a lot of nostalgia, sweet summertime feelings of goofing off, causing a ruckus and getting a buzz on. Should you be shooting off fireworks willy-nilly in a bunker somewhere? Likely not, but you don’t own me, you’re not my real dad, […]
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Sappyfest Day Two
We woke on day two of Sappyfest to a pleasant surprise, the rain had passed and the sun was out in full force. We hung up our soaked sleeping bags to dry and then cruised down to Bridge St. to see what was shakin’. Saturday at Sappy features a world-class zine fair and a craft […]
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Happy 114th! from the harbour
Halifax has been all about its pyrotechnic displays this year (Canada Day, McCartney, KISS, tall ships festival), so for Natal Day’s fireworks bonanza you may want to spice up your viewing platform. “I’m on a Boat” jokes aside, watching Saturday’s show from a T-Pain-free boat gives the best view of any bridge-based show. Here are […]
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How to make a Halifax Bucket List
You have one summer left to live. The world ends after Labour Day. Now is the time to do it all, to suck the marrow out of Halifax. Start working on that bucket list. That’s the challenge we put to The Coast’s Twitter and Facebook friends and we received a pile of must-do activities. In […]