Turns out snow isn’t the only thing the municipality has a hard time clearing. Mowing grass at Halifax’s parks, playgrounds, schools and cemeteries is currently in the weeds. A record number of complaints this summer has led HRM to issue thousands of dollars in fines against its grass-cutting contractors. “While there has been significant progress […]
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Brooklyn and North team up for Battery Park
Back in June Brooklyn Warehouse and North Brewing Company piqued interests with a little tease—the beloved restaurant and craft brewery were teaming up and taking the show on the road to Dartmouth. Together, they’d open something new, a bar, in the former Nectar Restaurant and Wine Bar (62 Ochterloney Street) space. But the rest was […]
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Group homes won’t ruin your neighbourhood, Dartmouth
Councillor Darren Fisher of Harbourview-Burnside-Dartmouth East recently caused a controversy which caught my attention on Twitter. Acting on behalf of local residents who had concerns about the number of group homes in their neighbourhood—while admitting he didn’t know specific numbers—Fisher said: “It’d be the same if a small neighbourhood had one convenience store, they’re fine […]
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Wrecking ball: a Q&A with Lagwagon’s Joey Cape
Better break out the white glue and start spiking those mohawks, because Fat Wreck Chords’ 25th anniversary tour, Fat Wrecked for 25 Years, arrives in Halifax on August 10. In light of this exciting moment in Haligonian punk history, it seemed prudent to catch up with Lagwagon head honcho, Joey Cape. So, how have things […]
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Does this bench look like a swastika?
Sometimes, it’s not only beauty that is in the eye of the beholder. Years after a bench in Point Pleasant Park was built with wood from a tree (or trees) uprooted by hurricane Juan, Halifax city hall last month altered the seating unit because a park user complained it resembled a swastika. The complaint came […]
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Breaking waves with the Halifax Rowing Club
The Northwest Arm is bustling with activity on a hot summer’s night. Sailboats, motor boats and rowing racing shells travel up and down the water. “I really like the freedom that I feel when I row. It’s lovely to look out on the water and also feel very powerful when I’m making the boat move,” […]
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A decade of $Rockin’ 4 Dollar$
Every Monday night there is a pilgrimage to downtown Halifax. It’s undetectable at first—a slow, leather-and-denim-clad flock making its way over the Citadel from the north end, running for the Dartmouth ferry terminal, stumbling in thin throngs from the university neighbourhoods. They might be carrying instruments. They will certainly be a little bit tipsy. The […]
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Meet the rest of mainland Nova Scotia’s federal election candidates
[Image-1] Look, there’s a lot of time between now and anyone casting a vote. Forgive us for stretching out some of this election coverage. That’s why earlier this week our breakdown of Halifax area candidates only featured the four federal ridings that make up the majority of the HRM. There are quite a few HRM […]
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Looks like winter’s going to suck again this year
Start praying for a warm winter, because not a lot has changed in how Halifax deals with snowstorms. Yesterday’s Committee of the Whole was an eight-hour brawl with HRM’s management over winter operations. Before the city was this review of the past winter’s snow-clearing services. At question was who to blame for Halifax crumbling into […]
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Meet HRM’s federal election candidates
[Image-1] While you were busy soaking up a gorgeously sunny long weekend, Stephen Harper ruined everyone’s fun by officially kicking off an 11-week crawl towards October’s federal election. Harper’s gambit is a shrewd political maneuver that will empty out Conservative opponents’ pockets, tire reporters and generally make the public sick of democracy when October […]
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Unrealistic expectations of restaurant staff
[Image-1] One thing that I have never understood about guests in restaurants is their level of expectation. My job as a server is as follows: Greet guest, take order, ensure order is correct, bring the correct order, make sure guest is enjoying what they have ordered, take payment, all while maintaining an effective workplace “flow” […]
