Indians from Kerala and the Malayalee community will be celebrating the final few days of Onam this weekend, and Masala Delight wants people in Halifax to try a traditional meal called sadhya. Sadhya—which means feast—originates from Kerala, a state on India’s southwest coast. Traditionally, it consists of 26 dishes that are prepared with more than […]
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LOCAL By Local Girl explores what “made here” means
LOCAL By Local Girl To Feb 8 Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street W hat does “local” mean, anyway? NSCAD student Anita Joh’s artistic persona (and “conceptual brand”) LOCAL by Local Girl is an attempt to dig into that question through a series of pop-ups, installations and social-media engagements. The brand includes everyday functional objects, […]
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Going deeper into The Deep
You might have noticed Facebook posts or Coast ads about The Deep, “Atlantic Canada’s long-form magazine.” And you may have wondered, “Hey, what is that, anyway?” The Deep is a collaboration between The Coast and Matthew Halliday and Chelsea Murray, a couple of journalists (and a journalistic couple) who moved to Halifax from Toronto in […]
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Plunge into summer with Mëda Swim
Shopping for bathing suits is the worst, but if sisters Anna and Omeda Swinemar have anything to say about it—it’s about to get a little bit easier. Together, the Swinemars are getting ready to debut their line, and first foray into fashion, Mëda Swim, just in time for summer. “We’re really big into promoting body […]
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May the fourth be with you: watch this local Star Wars fan film
In March, we posted this Jedi mind trick (i.e. casting call) for actors to audition for a local Star Wars fan film to be entered in the 2016 Star Wars Fan Film Awards. Today, from a galaxy not that far away, director David Connellan presents his official entry, The Mask of Leia. Written by Ian Wilson, and starring […]
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Check out all this cool shit at Pro Skates this weekend
Haayy, you hear the new Lil Wayne mixtape yet? Man, Wayne has gone off. That Hotline Bling remix? lol. Anyway, it’s Friday and our dogs down at Pro Skates have some sweet shit lined up this weekend, if you feel like chilling out and buying nice stuff, which you probably should. TONIGHT At 8:30pm, catch the screening of Bath […]
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Sorry veggies, flowers are the new CSA
“I actually went to art school for drawing and painting, and I couldn’t find that connection between colour and getting outside in the natural world. I didn’t realize flowers would be the colour palate I get to paint with,” says Amanda Muis Brown of Humble Burdock Farms, a flower farm and design studio that specializes […]
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A true East Coaster
If that frosty beverage you’re clutching ever-so-tightly is royalty, this Inkwell Handmade Modern Handmade Boutique & Letterpress (1658 Market Street. 405-8309) is a suitable throne. What began as a funny made by Inkwell’s Andrea Rahal—who, with word play in mind, joked about printing East in large letters on a coaster—turned out to be the spark […]
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To a Tea
When Morgan Dowler And Levon Campbell first started brewing kombucha, they didn’t necessarily think you’d be drinking it. Dowler—who studied natural nutrition—and Campbell—the one time manager of Heartwood Bakery & Cafe— kicked off the tasty project for fun just a couple of months ago, using local, organic produce to make a tasty array of flavours […]
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Dine Around: Flavours of Nova Scotia kicks off
Generally February is a pretty big downer. Smack in the middle winter, it can be hard to motivate yourself to do, well, anything. But usually, no matter how Eeyore-ish you’re feeling, good food has the power to perk anyone up. Luckily, the shortest month of the year is also , a month-long opportunity for local […]
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The Danger Bees
Former Coast “best new music” honourees The Danger Bees have packed up house and moved to Toronto. Before leaving they played a final show featuring tracks off their one-night-only release, Bee-Sides. Recorded between 2006 and 2009 from primarily four limited-release recordings, Bee-Sides removes the clutter to offer a palatable presentation of these hidden gems. These […]