Hot Summer Guide

1. Head down to the waterfront and try to find Erik, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic’s mascot and “rodent control officer” for the CSS Acadia. A feisty, red tomcat, Erik spends his days aloofly trotting along the harbour. He’s not averse to a little chin scratch, if you do stumble upon him. 2. Fultz […]

1.The East When writers Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling tried out the freegan lifestyle for a couple months, they were so inspired by anti-consumer living that they turned around and created this punk-pop thriller about an anarchist collective targeting multinational corporations. Batmanglij directs, while Marling stars as an undercover operative working opposite True Blood‘s Alexander […]

Hamburger shmamburger. Now that we have 10,000 so-called gourmet burgers to choose from in Halifax, here’s a suggestion: eat a hot dog. There is perhaps no more perfect summertime snack. It’s a definitive fast food, it’s portable, and—just as you want the part of your summertime diet you aren’t plucking with joy from your garden […]

July 31-August 5 Halifax International Busker Festival Water balloon gladiator. Soccer ball acrobatics. Human statues. Men in Coats. Aerial Angels. No, these are not random words pieced together for your amusement. They are just a few of the shimmying, shilling and generally entertaining on the Halifax waterfront this summer. Imagine what they do, and then […]

In Halifax, it’s a well-known fact the forecast is more likely to read “with a chance of showers” than any other type of weather. But there’s no reason a little rain should ruin anyone’s summer fun. With a raincoat, rubber boots and a sense of adventure, rainy days can actually be the best days. Here’s […]

Ice cream can be many things: a family outing, a great first date, a late-night secret, a sunburnt stop on the way home from the ocean. A creamy, ill-advised meal substitute. It’s not just a dairy product, it’s an experience. And for the complete experience, the light and heat of summer are a necessity. One […]

Beer. It’s your patio companion, your trusted poolside sidekick, your most trusted advisor. And Nova Scotia has never had more top-shelf suds available. Plan your summer sampling with a coast-to-coast journey through the province’s craft beer hotspots. Halifax Bridge Brewing Company The newest kid on the block and the only Belgian, bottleless brewery in town, […]

Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsen were onto something until they dropped the l-bomb. The splashing around, the arcade trips, the late-night lemonade, the under-the-dock makeouts…they had a good thing going. Their fun-filled fling allegedly didn’t mean a thing, it was easy, but once the summer nights turned into autumn afternoons, it got complicated. OK, it’s […]

Erika had given up on being an artist. She retired as a puppeteer at the age of 27 and now focused most of her attention on writing advertisements for a company that she hated. Last year, on the second day of summer, she fell in love with a gifted musician named Jacob. After two weeks […]

Although there are a few options within city limits, they come with a risk of superhero-like mutation so the preference is always a weekend getaway—with this (nowhere near exhaustive) list in your pocket of some of Nova Scotia’s best camping and beach options, you’ll be itching to pack up your tent or bathing suit (in […]

iBird Explorer Canada 99¢ (limited time), by Mitch Waite Group You don’t have to be a serious birdwatcher to enjoy iBird. Actually, it’s probably better if you’re not already a bird nerd, because then you won’t be mad about the app rendering the hobbyist’s hours of study and fieldwork obsolete. When you see a bird, […]