Guys, seriously, what year is it? Good Charlotte is the latest early-aughts band to hit town with a big ticket show, taking over the Casino Saturday, April 22. (For those keeping track, their peers Billy Talent are coming to town in March and Simple Plan rocked the Scotiabank Centre last fall). Yep, the times may […]
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Ten super-sweet weekend picks
10 The Princess Show Thursday // Friday // Saturday If you missed this Fringe Fest hit about a bearded princess with candy-hued-hair, this is your chance to get lost in its rich anime-influenced world. 9 Abstract: Selected Works Thursday // Friday // Saturday // Sunday Atlantic Canadian abstract titan Romeo Savoie holds a retrospective of […]
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Hidden Haligonians: James White
James White’s artistic endeavours have caught the eye of Ubisoft and Google, but he gets more attention from the United Kingdom and United States than from his Dartmouth home. White started Signalnoise Studio in 1999, where he now designs works of art largely inspired by aesthetics from the 1980s, the decade of his childhood. “I […]
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Hidden Haligonians: Hafiia Mira
The first time Hafiia Mira received an email from Kanye West’s representatives, she ignored it. She also ignored the second and third. “I thought it was just a fake person trying to play with me,” she says. Mira left Kosovo to come to Halifax in 2000 with her family, arriving as refugees. Growing up, her […]
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Hidden Haligonians: Audrey Duggan
Audrey Duggan is currently on staff at jane’s on Gottingen Street, but her history in the catering industry involves dishing out food for the likes of Martha Stewart and NHL hall-of-famers. Between semesters of studying art in Maine, Duggan decided to apply for a position at a ranch in Colorado at the encouragement of her […]
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Hidden Haligonians: Chris and Greg Mitchell
While attending post-secondary school in New York, Chris and Greg Mitchell were surprised to learn that many of their schoolmates didn’t realize Indigenous peoples still lived in North America. “A lot of them think Native Americans are extinct,” says Greg. “Most people think it’s, you know, the Hollywood idea—big feather headdresses and stuff,” adds Chris. […]
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Hidden Haligonians: Nathan DeLuca
Nathan DeLuca started off cosplaying just for fun, making appearances at nearby geek gatherings such as Hal-Con and Animaritime. These days, most of his time is spent travelling to conventions and crafting costumes. “I just really liked being a nerd, I guess,” DeLuca says of his initial interest in cosplay. On top of that, making […]
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Hidden Haligonians: Matthew Trivett
Ukraine, Finland and Korea are just a few of the places of the places Matthew Trivett has travelled for his job, shoutcasting (that is, commentating) for esports. Esports are professional video game competitions—you may have seen ads for events hosted by Cineplex the last time you were at the movies. “I always kind of harp […]
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Sexual harassment in the service industry
Working in food and beverage for eight years means that from a young age I was exposed to sexual harassment and sexual assault. I was made to feel that the gain and devotion of a customer mattered much more than the concerns and protection of an employee. Women are brought up hearing that we should […]
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Snow storm cleanup dicking over Valentine’s Day plans
Getting dumped on Valentine’s Day sucks, but getting dumped on by the blizzard that shut down Atlantic Canada this week is making it difficult for couples that do want to celebrate their love. Brian George and his fiance had booked Halifax Transit’s Access-A-Bus for their dinner reservations tonight at enVie in the north end. But […]
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The city’s best advice on love, sex and dating
This year our readers gave us a treasure trove of relationship advice in our annual Sex + Dating survey. So here’s a small sampling, Halifax. The best guidance we can give, and the hardest lessons we had to learn when it comes to romance. Happy Valentine’s Day. ❤️ ——— “Find someone that can support you […]
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Halifax dishes on its first kisses
Welcome to what’s possibly the only section of our Sex + Dating guide that is without a single mention of genitalia. How cute! Amongst the raunch and regret our survey-doers shared with us is this adorable collection of plain and simple romance. Maybe it was a little awkward, slightly slobbery and pretty forgettable–but every first […]
