WWhen she was 19, Annie MacEachern moved from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia, where—of course—she discovered the joys of cannabis. She remained a recreational weed user when she came back east to get her public relations degree at Mount Saint Vincent University, during work stints in the Alberta oil patch and through her eventual […]
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A tale of two cities
Gahan House 1869 Upper Water Street, 902-444-3060 Sun-Tue 11am-11pm Wed-Sat 11am-midnight The Gahan House has been in Charlottetown for over 10 years. It’s been in Halifax for over 10 weeks. So why not compare the two? Let me get this out of the way: I find the beer at the Gahan House pretty samey, hoppy […]
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ECMAs go off without a glitch
My 2011 East Coast Music Award week started late, but with the amount of bitchin’ talent booked all over Charlottetown, PEI it was impossible not to catch up to everyone else. I started at the Murphy’s Community Centre on Saturday afternoon. Bands were set up in a multipurpose room that reminded me of an old […]
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Mittentime Revue spreads Island cheer
If you’re hiding under the covers to avoid shopping, baking or card sending, be sure to dress in your woolies and hop out of bed for Saturday’s Mittentime Revue—a cabaret show that’ll de-stress you with its carol medleys, storytelling, poetry and songs. “It’s meant to take the piss out a little bit, and also just […]
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MacLellan on home ground
“One of the reasons I wanted to move back home was because I wanted a better garden—the house we had in Halifax had a shaded-in yard,” says Catherine MacLellan. “This has been a snowshoeing year for me. That’s the culture I live in right now—skiing and drinking rum.” That culture is located in MacLellan’s home […]