To celebrate its 25th anniversary, The Coast is dipping its toes in this whole podcast fad the youths are talking about. Welcome to 25 for 25, our new weekly podcast. It’s a year-by-year look back at the stories and people that have shaped Halifax over the past quarter century. Our first episode came out today […]
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Hi-fi without wifi
[Image-1] I recently took a course at the University of King’s College about all the nifty things you could do with a smartphone. From shooting video to making gifs, all the way to taking 360-degree photos—it seemed like the possibilities were limitless. So it came as a shock to me when I learned that most […]
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The pop life of Ria Mae, from shy radio listener to hit singer
“Do you like this song?” Ria Mae turns up the radio in her car. She repeats the pattern at least a half-dozen times through the next couple hours: Breaking off from what she’s saying, asking that question, turning it up, stating a fact about the song, then respectfully returning it to just-audible. “I’ve always been […]
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We CKD Love U
Monday, November 18 marks day one of CKDU 88.1FM’s annual funding drive, a week packed with events and a constant (reassuring?) on-air pledge-a-thon in support of the campus community station. Why should you fork it over? Get this: CKDU is open to all, with free monthly orientations for students and community members and over 100 […]
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White Rabbit Open Air Arts Fest 2011
This Saturday at 2pm, the White Rabbit Open Air Arts Festival there will be BBQs and campfires at the Red Clay Farm in Upper Economy, yes, but only after an enriching day of artistic development (and a nightly fire spectacle). The festival, organized by Andrew Maize, is in its third year and promises not to […]
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Best Radio Show
“Being vital and interesting and of-the-day is what we’re all about,” says Diane Paquette, producer of Radio One’s*Information Morning,* hosted by Don Connolly and Elizabeth Logan. “We explore the topics people want to hear about.” That includes hard news stories of interest to both Haligonians and the rest of the province, as Information Morning is […]