Hot Summer Guide

Dammien Alexander (Musician) I’d say Mexi’s on Spring Garden: the enchiladas/Mexican flag plate. The colours of Spanish food have summer all over it. Plus you can use it as an excuse to get into the margaritas, and really, how many excuses do you need for that? I’d say Spanish food is one of my favourites […]

What gardener hasn’t spent several back-breaking hours bent over their lawn, trying to wrench out every last fluffy-headed dandelion from its roots before they spread further afield? With the recent province-wide ban on “non-essential” pesticides, announced last March and set to be implemented next spring, many gardeners may be scratching their heads and wondering just […]

Adam O’Reilly (Musician/Artist) I guess my stomach’s initial response would be anything wrapped in tin foil and thrown on a barbecue but, realistically, I get most excited about eating burritos in the sun. I usually make them myself or with my friends. They are so cheap if you make them from dried beans and use […]

I‘m single and bored, but too proud to admit bored means “lonely.” Maybe you’re of the same ilk. I did some research and it turns out we’re not alone. The Coast Love & Sex survey found that the majority of pollers are single, too, and they’re “bored with it.” I also did some research on […]

Choose a month: [ June | July | August & September ] Venom to August 8 & Riding With Meteorites to September 6 Venom and Riding With Meteorites When the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History reopened earlier in June, it did so with a bang, delivering two killer summer shows. The first, Venom, is […]

If you publicly say that you’re excited for Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Halifax during the navy’s centennial Fleet Week (June 28-29), expect a lot of eye rolls and history lessons. Sure the monarch has nothing to do with the day-to-day running of Canadian government, but who cares? She is one of the most recognizable […]

Choose a month: [ June | July | August & September ] June 19 (opening with artist attending) to August 1 Scott Connarroe, By Rail Across the calendar’s squares, most people deal with life’s demands. But are they living their lives? Photographer Scott Connarroe rode the rails across North America to view local landscapes from […]

All I hear is grunting, crashing waves and the overexcited yapping of miniature dogs on the beach. My scraped, sweaty hands lose their grip on the crevice I’m clutching. I don’t fall far, because I’ve only managed to climb a few feet. Feeling like the chubby kid in gym class, I take a seat in […]

Evany Rosen (Comedian) When I was 10 my Dad took me to a small island off Plymouth, Massachussetts, and taught me how to shuck fresh oysters with a flathead screw driver and a potholder. To this day, my favourite thing to eat in summer are raw oysters with whiskey sours. A somewhat douche-y but totally […]

Choose a month: [ June | July | August ] June 19-20 Johnny Miles Marathon Was there really a Johnny Miles? The name sounds too good to be true for a runner. Well, there was. The Nova Scotian won both the 1926 and 1929 Boston Marathons, so his legacy is honoured by way of the […]

Stephen Kelly (Artist/Musician) Mackerel, which I would catch myself right from the rocks somewhere along the Nova Scotia shore. I fillet the mackerel, add olive oil and chopped garlic in a frying pan and briefly cook on a low heat, then arrange the garlic roughly into the shape of the fillet in the pan, and […]

Choose a month: [ June | July | August | September ] opens June 18 Toy Story 3 What’s that you say? You’re shocked The Coast is excited about the second sequel to a Disney-produced family movie? Well, let’s offer a little context to our thrill. First off, this is a Pixar production, the master […]