What’s wrong? Post-concerts Common in need of work. Who’s responsible? Holly Richardson, Real Property Management, 490-6889. REMARKS On a scale from one to 10, after last year’s Keith Urban concert, the Common rated a two. But producers evidently learned a thing or two—we rate the post-McCartney-andKISS Common at six, with damage mostly confined to the […]
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Concerts rouse a city on the Common
They sacrificed a VirginFest last Saturday. When The Tragically Hip pulled out of the outdoor music festival due to a family crisis, concert promoters offered a free show instead. In a summer conspicuous for its abundance of both rain and big concerts, the free-ticket offering seemed sure to at least guarantee a full house. But […]
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What’s wrong? Common tennis courts are falling apart.
What’s wrong? Common tennis courts are falling apart. Who’s responsible? Blair Blakeney, coordinator of parks, 490-6789. Remarks: As reader Ross Soward points out, the courts “have not been resurfaced… they have rusted-out fences, no garbage cans, no water fountain,” et cetera. And Blakeney completely agrees. The courts, he says, were built for the 1969 Canada […]
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How to have a dog-friendly summer
Jake is 12. His black-lab muzzle has gone grey, his limbs are a little stiff and his hearing isn’t as sharp as in his canine prime. But his master, graphic designer Jamie Sinclair, still takes him regularly to the Halifax Common and Jake loves being out there, where he’s been walked most of his life. […]
