Hot Summer Guide

Ann Pocket (Jewellery Designer) I work from home as a studio jeweller and as operations administrator for Imagine Bloomfield and for PAL Halifax, so when the sun is warm I look forward to getting out of the house for lunch, sitting on the Citadel with my dog, Pichu, and eating a sandwich-to-go from jane’s next […]

Erin Costelo (Musician) Scallop burger at Fran’s. It is a chip-truck-type place. Located on Wentworth Street in Dartmouth, I think. Means summer has arrived!

Jennie Dobbs (Restaurateur) I just picked up my CSA box and was oh-so-happy to find a pint of local strawberries. I’ve been dreaming about making my grandmother’s strawberry shortcake ever since it started feeling like summer. So that’s what I’ll be making, with the freshest, ripest Nova Scotia strawberries I can find.

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 […]