Name: Maureen Court Age: 53 Spotted: Queen Street Wearing: (all second-hand) coat, vintage Issey Miyake; cashmere scarf; vest, 70s vintage suede; floral dress, Free People; boots, Blundstones How would you describe your style? Eclectic layering of as many natural fibres as I can wear. How do you maintain your sense of style in the winter? I actually […]
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How to be a volunteer firefighter
[Image-1] One of the problems isolated at Halifax Fire and Emergency’s operational review last week was a scarcity of volunteer firefighters in some of the municipalities rural areas. Currently there are 459 volunteer firefighters across the entire HRM, with roughly 22 percent of those in the urban core. The fire department has been trying to […]
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Long Alley Bicycles comes to Quinpool
When Cyclesmith and the Halifax Cycle Gallery said goodbye to Quinpool Road last year, opportunity knocked hard for Paul Rogers and Alex Dardanne-Tremblay. Both longtime fixtures in local bike repair—you might recognize Rogers from Long Todd’s Neighbourhood Bike Shop and Dardanne-Tremblay from Alleycat’s Bike Shop—together they’ll open Long Alley Bicycles at 6164 Quinpool Road, unit […]
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Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax: A tale of three entrepreneurial cities
[Image-1] Urban renewal isn’t an easy fight. Just ask the authors of Small Business & The City: The Transformative Potential of Small-Scale Entrepreneurships. Journalist Matt Semansky is one of the three writers behind the new book, which examines how Toronto, Vancouver and Halifax stimulate local businesses and foster growth. A former Coast writer with experience […]
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Tap into 2015’s Beer Guide
This round’s on us. Fill up your snifter with the stories behind Spindrift, Unfiltered and Wrought Iron— the city’s three new breweries—Bad Apple’s very good cause, a peek at a home brewer’s basement set up, the lowdown on the Craft Brewers Association, a friendly game of name that glass and much more. Bottoms up! Greg […]
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Beer science: meet the homebrewer
Rob Shortt is a mad scientist in his basement laboratory in Dartmouth. His experiments consist of mixing up small batches of craft beer to enjoy after work, or with his club of fellow homebrewers, the Brewnosers. The homebrew pastime is serious for Shortt. He has invested time and at least a few thousand dollars, not […]
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Tap into 2015’s Beer Guide
This round’s on us. Fill up your snifter with the stories behind Spindrift, Unfiltered and Wrought Iron— the city’s three new breweries—Bad Apple’s very good cause, a peek at a home brewer’s basement set up, the lowdown on the Craft Brewers Association, a friendly game of name that glass and much more. Bottoms up! Greg […]
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The battle between Halifax Fire and city council
[Image-1] “A line was crossed, from our perspective.” —Phil McNulty, executive fire officer It’s been a week now since city council finally got around to debating Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency’s operational review of services. Several hours of discussion were spent flaying chief Doug Trussler’s substantial plans to close three urban fire stations and four […]
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UPDATED: You helped the “asshole with a shovel” get a new wheelchair
[Image-1] UPDATE: The GoFundMe page has now more than surpassed it’s $8,000 goal. Congratulations to Paul Vienneau and the generous people of Halifax! There’s probably been no better symbol of the struggles with snow clearing this winter than Paul Vienneau. The photographer and musician has used a wheelchair since a bicycle accident in 1991, but […]
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Ryan Millet remains suspended
[Image-1] The disciplinary prosecution he’s facing is “unprecedented and unfair” according to Ryan Millet. The former member of the Class of DDS 2015 Gentlemen Facebook group which dominated the news earlier this year is asking for his suspension to be expunged and his reputation cleared. Meanwhile, his 12 former group members returned this week to […]
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Time to vote in our city council report card
[Image-1] Editor: Thanks for all your votes! Results are now being tabulated to be published in our April 2 edition of The Coast. Stay tuned! It’s almost that time of year again. The Coast is getting ready for our annual Halifax city council report card. Our expert judges have been sequestered, and the data is […]
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Here, have some pictures of summer
[Image-1] It’s still snowing. Just look outside. It’s falling right now. Snow on top of snow on top of ice on top of snow on top of our hearts. #Halifax is a pretty nice place in the summer. pic.twitter.com/A8En9zgKcm — Walter Forsyth (@walterforsyth) July 18, 2014 The roads are slippery causing all sorts of accidents. […]
