It’s not the greatest first impression. The door creaks open into a hall that feels like the foyer of an old apartment complex: a scattering of abandoned mail sits fanned over a white pleather sofa, the harshly lit hallway ends with some plywood and a plant shoved in the corner. An unmarked door leads to […]
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Cerberus’ organic chemistry
“Good brewers conspire; they don’t collaborate,” says Big Spruce Brewing’s founder Jeremy White. This Saturday, May 9, signals the release of Cerberus Organic American IPA. The limited-run, one-off “conspiracy” between Big Spruce, Tatamagouche and Propeller breweries commemorates the inaugural Nova Scotia Craft Beer Week (which runs May 8-17). But it’s also a celebration of organic […]
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Sage against the machine
Sitting in a bustling cafe on Gottingen Street, Savannah “Savvy” Simon is impossible to miss. Her long braids hang over her shoulders, nearly to her waist, and her moccasin-clad feet are tucked beneath her long buffalo-and-rainbow-patterned skirt. Beneath her white blazer, her tank top bears the words “L’nuis’i! It’s that easy!” With a smile that’s […]
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Want Nova Scotia’s economy to grow? Legalize pot
[Image-1] The “something to toke about” session is almost over, guys. For this series of four columns, city editor Jacob Boon and I agreed to skip the “should weed be legal” question and jump directly to the reality of its recreational and medical use. In previous columns, I bought pot at a price of $25 […]
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Getting physical
Indie radio producer, media artist and Coast contributor Veronica Simmonds jumps into the 2015 Mayworks Festival with Work of the Dancer, a mixed media performance combining documentary audio, music by Lindsay Dobbin and contemporary dance, Thursday to Saturday at The Bus Stop Theatre. After meeting dancer and choreographer Jacinte Armstrong during a residency with Secret […]
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1,000 issues of The Coast
[Image-1] 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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Weed lube does exactly what you think it does
[Image-1] “The original point was to get pussy-high.” This is the column I don’t want my grandma to read. That’s right, folks—this week we’re talking about weed lube. This winter, when storms were slamming Halifax and we were all hibernating, two people I know decided to get creative. My friend and his girlfriend (let’s call […]
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Spring Fashion 2015
We need this. Really. Take a look at our entire Spring Fashion Feature, right here, and don’t forget to follow our Instagram this weekend as designer, blogger and all around rad lady Mo Handahu takes over and shows us her version of a fashionable Halifax weekend. Freshly styled: On our cover Nova Fashion Incubator is […]
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Fatty Legs’ unbreakable spirit
It’s been almost four years since Xara Choral Theatre presented a version of Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton’s children’s book, Fatty Legs, at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission event in Halifax. Anyone who saw it then can attest to its beauty and power. “The reception Fatty Legs got in 2011 was overwhelming,” recalls Xara’s co-artistic […]
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Hands of the sacred
It’s been 24 years since setar player Kiya Tabassian, famous for his skill on the Persian instrument, met his world-renowned mentor: master of the spiked-fiddle, the kamancheh, Kayhan Kalhor. Their training would only last one year, but “He always stayed as a master for me, as a model for me,” says Tabassian. Now, he’ll have […]
