Last month, Halifax psych-rock-weirdos The Everywheres released the full-length Dignity Fever, recorded around Halifax and the South Shore, to much praise and surprise. Production-wise, it’s sharp as hell; thematically, the eight tracks roam around what it’s like to live in Halifax. Sometimes, spending time in Halifax means making music with your friends. Filmed and edited by video […]
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Elmwood building on South Street to be torn down
[Image-1] Say goodbye to the Elmwood. The yellow Victorian-era home on the corner of South and Barrington is being torn down and replaced with a six-storey mixed-use development. Principal Developments, owned by Paul, Renée and Peter Metlej, wants to build 42 residential units with 8,000 square feet of commercial space at 5185-5189 South Street. It’s […]
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Housing Nova Scotia gives up on Bloomfield
[Image-1] The provincial government will no longer play a part in developing the Bloomfield property in Halifax’s north end. After years without progress and months of speculation about the site’s future, Housing Nova Scotia made the announcement on Thursday that it won’t be moving forward with the project. No official reason was given for the […]
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Playing the Field: Lots of fun on Shotgun Jimmie’s new album
After a long winter in Brandon, Manitoba, Polaris Prize-nominated rock ‘n’ roller Shotgun Jimmie (Jim Kilpatrick) is back on tour with his new album Field of Trampolines. Produced by Joel Plaskett at his Dartmouth studio New Scotland Yard over four jam-packed days last August, it’s Jimmie’s most fun and upbeat record to date, and the positive vibes are […]
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Our Resilient Bodies has the shit on poop
[Image-1] “We can all pretend that pooping isn’t a thing we all do, but everyone knows that’s a lie,” says Nicole Marcoux. “They literally wrote a book called Everybody Poops, for children. It’s still applicable to adults.” Marcoux is facilitating Inside//out: explorations between emotions, guts and poop—a workshop happening this Thursday, May 19 for Our […]
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Halifax as Narnia: The existential fantasy of our seaside city
[Image-1] Several years ago a reenactment was held in Halifax to celebrate the 200th anniversary of a War of 1812 naval battle. Just as one did on the same date in 1813, a sailor—an actor playing a sailor—burst through the doors of St. Paul’s Church to inform the congregation that a British frigate had defeated its American […]
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Halifax Transit drops $17 million on new buses
An influx of new buses will make Halifax Transit more accessible and more environmentally friendly—at a cost of nearly $17 million to the municipality. On Tuesday, HRM Regional Council awarded Nova Bus Ltd a contract to supply up to 100 new Halifax Transit buses to the municipality over the next five years. Halifax will pay […]
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Catching up to Laura Roy: a track-by-track of her new EP
Try and catch up to Laura Roy. The Halifax singer, based in Toronto, was just named the most popular of 10 Nova Scotia finalists in CBC’s Searchlight Competition, which puts emerging musicians on the national stage with huge cash prizes and recording deals. But after years of vocal study at NSCC, local shows, a songwriting […]
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I want to be raised in a healthy environment, not a world of hatred
[Image-1] In these past few weeks, all the recent killings have put a hole in my heart. Seeing how many families and mothers had to bury their children, fathers, brothers, often makes me wonder why this world can be so cold. I am writing this for all the young people in our communities who want […]
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Seeking shelter from the storm
[Image-1] Affordable housing is one of those terms that seems to mean less every time you use it. At least, that’s how Elaine Williams sees it. “When they say ‘affordable housing,’ that drives me crazy.” Williams has lived in Mulgrave Park, at the northern end of the Halifax peninsula, for decades—45 years, to be […]
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May the fourth be with you: watch this local Star Wars fan film
In March, we posted this Jedi mind trick (i.e. casting call) for actors to audition for a local Star Wars fan film to be entered in the 2016 Star Wars Fan Film Awards. Today, from a galaxy not that far away, director David Connellan presents his official entry, The Mask of Leia. Written by Ian Wilson, and starring […]
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The Halifax Dump and Run is back this Sunday
[Image-1] The municipality’s biggest yard sale, the 15th annual Halifax Dump and Run, is set to kick off this Sunday and 2016’s haul is sure to bring back some memories for you ‘90s kids. Having commandeered a small classroom in the Loyola building of Saint Mary’s University (as well as an impressive chunk of the […]
