[Image-1] Every spring a trifecta of great events gets me reoriented to the wonders of Halifax. First, Jane’s Walks in early May encourage conversations and rambles in the street. Then comes Open City, which I use as an opportunity for urban exploration, fuelled by backdoor takeout. And the third, this weekend, is the very special […]
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See what’s #HiddenInTheOpen with Jobe Brown’s origami
[Image-1] Every Saturday, Jobe Brown stakes out spots to stash his crafts (or his art, depending who you talk to) into the nooks and crannies of the city’s architecture. The 21-year-old origami artist has been playing what he calls “an interactive hide-and-seek social media game” with the people of Halifax for just over a year […]
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A quick tour of 11 things to do at 100 in 1 Day
[Image-1] Let’s hope the sun is shining and the weather warms up because Halifax, this weekend is bonkers. Bike Week, Cedar Fest and Doors Open are all jockeying for your time (along with some sidewalk shopping from curbside giveaway), but Saturday is the day to check out 100 in 1 Day. The global festival for […]
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Watch this: Unbelievable drone footage of Halifax
[Image-1] It’s a different perspective on some everyday Halifax sights. The dropping costs and improved quality of HD cameras and aerial drones increasingly offer a new way to view some common landmarks. For example, when was the last time you flew across the harbour to Georges Island? “I think it’s a really interesting perspective,” says […]
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Assaults are up, theft is down in first quarter police stats
[Image-1] Crime is down in Halifax. That’s according to the first quarter stats for 2015 released by Halifax Police, which saw an overall drop of eight percent (or 358 cases) compared to the same period last year. Violent crime, however, has jumped 11 points compared to the first quarter of 2014. Assaults are up by […]
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Pressured to choose who I am: the issues of being multiracial
[Image-1] I’ve got an issue. It’s a personal issue. It’s a strong battle of my past, present and future. This is an issue my friends of multiracial parents will understand. Here’s my problem…how do I feel? If you guys are like me, you’ve spent your childhood answering questions such as “Do you guys have all […]
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Who’s to blame when apartments don’t recycle?
[Image-1] There’s a big waste problem slipping between the city’s cracks and winding up in the landfill. Compost and recyclables are getting mixed up with regular garbage—and the culprit is often apartment buildings. Living in a multi-unit building, you may have come across this issue. There will suspiciously be no green bins for organics, and […]
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1,000 issues of The Coast
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 This week’s print copy of our newspaper is a milestone: the 1,000th issue of The Coast. And whether you are a longtime reader or a newbie, you are part of this accomplishment. So thanks, and congratulations. Feel free to raise your voice in song to welcome The Coast’s millennium. One thousand issues ago, The […]
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A stadium is necessary for Halifax growth
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It’s a perennial debate that has weighed on the minds of city council and Haligonians alike since the early 1980s when the ill-fated Atlantic Schooners came close to playing professional football in the city. The idea of building a 20,000-seat stadium somewhere in the Halifax Regional Municipality has been embraced by some and loathed by […]
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Everything you need to know about Halifax’s budget
[Image-1] No one was praying yesterday at City Hall, but there weren’t many moments of silence either. Despite a quiet period of reflection to open city council’s meeting (instead of the usual invocation), the preceding committee of the whole was swollen with chit chat. Finally, after months of high-level discussions and dozens of hours of […]
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Drink to that
“You’re passionate about your work, you truly believe in it, and it’s a very long uphill battle,” says Courtney Morrison, the 27-year-old who plans to bring a little more attention to Green Drinks. “It’s frustrating and exhausting.” Morrison attributes this exhaustion to “activist burnout”—a considerable concern among people working within the environmental sector. She says […]
