Museums, Arts & Culture

Anne of Green Gables is drawing Prince William and Kate Middleton to PEI this summer, but you’d be hard-pressed to name a book that would entice royalty to Halifax. Nova Scotia’s literature too often draws on pastoral tradition or promotes the lighthouses-and-bagpipes image of the province on view along the waterfront. So, where’s Halifax’s urban […]

Trailer Park Boys For seven seasons a crew followed those dope-addled boys (and girls) around Dartmouth, making fans of the show unofficial regional topographers. But if you didn’t know, for seasons five, six and seven, the Sunnyvale Trailer Park set was behind the fences at the Halifax County Regional Rehabilitation Centre on Bissett Road, just […]

The Wooden Monkey 1707 Grafton Street, 444-3844 A former resident of the north end of Halifax, Inception star Elliot Page has gone on record as being a fan of the Monkey’s organic and local fare, with dishes for vegetarians and carnivores alike. (He also likes Heartwood and the the Trident on Hollis Street.) FRED. Beauty […]

It’s September in Halifax and that means one thing: frosh. Welcome to all of you, particularly those from away, who are finding themselves in Halifax for the first time. In the interest of being proper hosts, we at The Coast thought to give you, the newbies, some coveted information that will make your transition here […]

It’s a little bit shocking how many movies have been made in and around Halifax. When you consider the geography, especially: We’re a long way off from the traditional movie-making centres of Toronto, New York and Los Angeles. A Toronto producer used to say, “If it’s being made here, there’s something wrong with it,” and […]