2010 grade: C- 2009 grade: C Jerry Blumenthal used to be the class clown of council, but lately he’s dropped the clown tie (or maybe Brad Johns stole them all) and even Blumenthal seems to have realized that his jokes fall flat, and so he’s mostly given up that game. Too bad, really: I enjoyed […]
Jerry Blumenthal
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Jerry Blumenthal
2010 grade: C- 2009 grade: C I’d love to play poker with Jerry Blumenthal, because he’s got a completely predictable tell: his tie. When he wears a loud tie, he’s strident and combative; subdued or no tie, and he’s reserved and agreeable. When council discusses buses, Blumenthal wears a loud tie, and thrashes through the […]
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Gus’ noise problem
Halifax indie rockers. They’re touchy about their music venues. No wonder. They keep losing them. A fault in the business model is one thing. But what really stings is when a good venue—Cafe Ole, Birdland, The Blues Corner—is lost because of noise complaints. Dimo Georgakakos is a somewhat expected champion of keeping indie rock healthy, […]
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Jerry Blumenthal, Council newbie
Cell: 237-0720 Grade this year: C Grade last year: N/A Jerry Blumenthal retired after a long career as councillor in both the old city of Halifax and in the HRM, and then came back in 2008 to challenge his replacement, Patrick Murphy. Blumenthal seems to have won the October election thanks in large part to […]