Soul Tribe Live Fri Oct 11-Sat Oct 12 Halifax Convention Centre 1650 Argyle Street $65-$490 In the 13 years since author Elizabeth Gilbert embarked on her soul-searching, page-turning journey Eat, Pray, Love, she says she’s been overrun by women grabbing her hand on the sidewalk, looking for reassurance about their own would-be wild quests. As […]
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Ascending the Atlantic Podcast Summit
Atlantic Podcast Summit May 3-5 Halifax Convention Centre, 1650 Argyle Street atlanticpodcastsummit.com I n the first and only media interview with would-be mass killer Lindsay Souvanna-rath, she describes choosing a location: “One of the ideas he threw out there was a hospital…I kind of said that sounded fun, but I didn’t really think that in […]
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Five Nerdy Things You Can Do at Hal-Con This Year
Hal-Con October 26-28 Halifax Convention Centre 1650 Argyle Street free-$125 hal-con.com 1Nerds in Intersection The white male empire has fallen: Meet activist cosplayer Akakioga and multidisciplinary Wolastoqikyik/Canadian artist and animator Tara Audibert. They’ve stormed the gates and raised their flags, and we’re all better for it. Sun, 10:45am 2Librarians: The Myth, The Mystery, The Misconception […]
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Headline brews: the Canadian Brewing Awards land in Halifax
If you’re wondering why the Canadian Brewing Awards are such a big deal, consider the numbers. Over six days earlier this year, 48 judges weighed in on 55 categories and nearly 2,000 entries representing every province and territory (save for two) to land on the winners of the 16th annual industry awards. Those 48 folks […]
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Council stuck with Convention Centre quagmire
City council is finally coming around to the notion that the Halifax Convention Centre might not be the boffo moneymaker that was promised. Halifax’s elected leaders begrudgingly voted on Tuesday to pay an additional $301,500 in marketing costs the province claims we owe for setting up downtown’s new crown jewel. The city also agreed to […]
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Glut of office space disastrous for Halifax Convention Centre financials
The Halifax Convention Centre just opened its doors and it’s already costing the city far more than initial estimates. New financial figures are projecting that a planned $1.8-million shortfall in the city’s HCC reserve fund has now nearly doubled to $3.5-million. Worse still, a projected $6-million surplus after 10 years of convention centre operations has […]
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Province finally signs lease for new convention centre
The ink is finally dry on the Halifax Convention Centre’s lease, nearly three months after its doors first opened. Substantial completion has been reached on the $169-million downtown project and the keys have officially been turned over to the province. “Reaching substantial completion with this massive project is a milestone,” writes Transportation and Infrastructure minister Lloyd Hines […]
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Province wants extra $300,000 from HRM for new Convention Centre
The province wants HRM to reimburse it for $301,500 in transition costs for the new Halifax Convention Centre that it says was the municipality’s responsibility to pay. City staff, however, aren’t so sure about that. In a somewhat tautological statement to The Coast, finance manager Bruce Fisher says city hall is reviewing the bill’s validity. […]
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World-class convention centre “opens”
A still-unfinished Halifax Convention Centre hosted a grand opening for media and dignitaries Friday—nearly two years after it was supposed to be completed. As documented on social media, the convention centre’s interior is still lacking drywall in some areas. Several escalators are non-functioning and wires are sticking out from the walls. But despite the work in […]