Hot Summer Guide

It’s pushing 2am and an exhausted downtown bartender is wailing “last call.” But your restless feet just want to keep dancing and you could drink until first light, if not longer. Fear not! This guide is for anyone who understands that a diner breakfast ought to be the last—not first—meal of the day. Keep dancing […]

To start way at the top of the peninsula, take the 18 or 82 bus up to Fairview Cemetery, at the north end of Windsor Street. Its appeal largely rests on being the burial site of 121 victims of the Titanic sinking in April, 1912. From there, take the bus back down down to Almon, […]

You thrill to the green grass springing to life on Halifax’s iconic hill, basking in the sun as you lay on that slope. (Or in winter, slide down its icy side.) Maybe you even walk along the stone fortress, or get up close every couple of years to witness the command of the noon cannon, […]

A good place to start is the Seaport Farmers’ Market (1209 Marginal Road, halifaxfarmersmarket.com), open Tuesday to Sunday from 8am (actually 7am on Saturdays, for you keeners). The new building is home to the longest running market in North America, selling both fresh, Nova Scotia produce, Atlantic seafood and other homemade treats, you’ll find plenty […]

JUNE The Tree of Life Newly begarlanded at Cannes, Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life has earned comparisons to 2001: A Space Odyssey. which is a tough connection to make given the pastoral, 1950s suburban glow of the trailer, where strict father Brad Pitt leaves lasting scars on his son’s psyche, manifesting in grown-up Sean […]

As the operators of a semi-legal backyard trash-movie cinema, my friends and I know we’re not particularly unique in Halifax. Many other fine outdoor cinemas have preceded us, including the alFresco filmFesto, which is basically a really big backyard that happens to include the waterfront, and the Roxy, which used to take place behind an […]

Start on Halifax’s biggest shopping street, Spring Garden Road. At the corner of Dresden Row, Jennifer’s of Nova Scotia, you can find your salt water taffy, your tartan and your Nova Scotia crafts and whatnots. Across the street is Life Salon Spa (5520 Spring Garden Road), if you’re feeling it’s time for a mani or […]

Getting on the water Kevin Penny’s first outing on the seas was four years ago at the Mobility Cup, a sailing competition hosted in Vancouver. As a quadriplegic, he needed to be secured to the boat. He wasn’t too thrilled. “All I was thinking was if we capsize, I’m strapped to the boat,” he says. […]

Though the peak season of July and August is still a way off, the boardwalk is already bustling on a Monday afternoon, the first seasonably warm day of the summer. The lines are forming around the food kiosks. Summer on Queen’s Wharf is comfortably familiar to the senses—a constant, slightly chilly waterfront breeze wafting the […]

June 29 Wolfville Farmers’ Market grand opening After many years in a temporary location, the market will enter into its 20th year with a permanent home at Acadia University. The celebration will happen at the new Wednesday market, 4-7pm, with cake, product samples, flowers and commemorative wine glass for sampling for sale. The Saturday market […]

Halifax is home to many a fine beer, that’s no secret. But the local breweries aren’t just for quenching your thirst. (Is it just me or does beer taste even better in the summer?) Taking a brewery tour gives you the chance to learn about the science and history behind your favourite brands and flavours, […]