The Mankos don’t fuck around. Well, not when it comes to their music. The four-piece slut-punk act has existed since 2012 in different iterations, swapping out drummers in what frontperson Sam Horak calls “onenight stands.” Horak believes the revolving door of drummers is good luck, though: “Look at The Germs,” she says. “The Ramones, Spinal […]
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How to be Halifax’s next poet laureate
[Image-1] El Jones, Halifax’s poet laureate for the last two years, announced today she’ll be leaving Nova Scotia for a writer-in-residence program at the University of Iowa. It’s a big blow to the city’s social justice and arts community. It also brings up the question of who’s going to replace Jones as HRM’s new poet […]
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Wednesday 4 things you have to know right now!
[Image-1] 1 Epic troll Peter Kelly is back in the news, this time after conducting an external review of Charlottetown city council’s pay for some reason. The non-tendered review was conducted by Westlock, Alberta’s most famous CAO after the PEI city’s government “reached out to numerous people in the Charlottetown area to do the review, […]
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Highway to Bells Ice Pops
When I hear bike bells in the summer I still crane my neck hoping to see a Dickie Dee rip around the corner in my direction, but it’s usually for naught. Until recently, when Susan Patterson’s handmade popsicle wagon Bells Ice Pops rolled its way onto Halifax and Dartmouth’s streets. Patterson rekindled her love for […]
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This Halifax/Dartmouth branding war will destroy us all
[Image-1] A regional municipality divided against itself cannot stand. But that’s exactly what HRM is dealing with as a chorus of Dartmouth citizens raise their voices and take to the Internet in protest against some flags and a couple signs. Dartmouth—a former city across the harbour that Matt Mays sung about—has always been one of […]
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Snow clearing contracts could increase by $6 million
[Image-1] Forget the summer heat, the municipality’s winter operations superintendent is asking council to spend some cold hard cash on four snow clearing tenders. The contracts for snow and ice removal in several HRM communities will be discussed by the Audit and Finance committee on Wednesday, along with an accompanying staff report by winter operations’ […]
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Who’s coming to the new Halifax Convention Centre?
[Image-1] Late last month, Trade Centre Ltd. announced 30 events have been confirmed for the new Halifax Convention Centre when it opens in 2017. What they won’t say is who’s coming. “Out of respect for our clients, we leave the timing of their event announcement to their discretion,” says TCL spokesperson Rachel Potter over email. […]
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The long, winding road to getting a bike lane built in Halifax
[Image-1] Bikeway planning in the Halifax region sometimes rolls on smoothly, but getting an actual path built in this town can be a bumpy experience. Blueprints are drawn, the public is consulted, plans might get tweaked, projects are approved, anti-cycling outrage is duly noted, project cash is earmarked—and then bike trails are occasionally subject to […]
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Jonny’s be good
Jonny’s Cookhouse and Ice Cream Shop is likely a familiar site to anybody who includes capybaras and maras in their summer schedule with a visit to the Oaklawn Farm Zoo in Aylesford. A small bungalow with a broad porch, it’s only about 10 minutes from the zoo, on the Evangeline Trail. With decor that is […]
