Trying to figure out what’s on the menu for your next getaway or staycation? Let’s take all the guessing work out of planning your next culinary outing and leave it to the experts at Taste of Nova Scotia. They’ve spent over 30 years collecting members who bring the best of Nova Scotia to our plates […]
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Getting Ready for Rocky Horror with Allister MacDonald
When I meet Allister MacDonald—after a winding trip through the bowels of Neptune Theatre, where a service elevator spits me out on a subterranean level—they’re in a grey terry cloth robe, shoulder-grazing brunette hair in a half-up, messy bun. The star of Neptune’s current production of The Rocky Horror Show both in role (MacDonald plays […]
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Gaps in OBGYN care in Nova Scotia: “The medical system just isn’t structured to help”
It was midnight, about 12 hours into her visit to the emergency department at the QEII, and still 24-year-old Ariel McTavish hadn’t seen a doctor. She had contemplated leaving; the wait wasn’t just long, it was terribly uncomfortable. She was cold, wearing just a johnny shirt. She was vomiting into a bag. She was there […]
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7 food spots opening soon in Halifax to get excited—and hungry—for
Just a few weeks into 2022, it already seems as if the local restaurant scene will be thriving this year. Tons of new cafes, bars and eateries in Halifax are set to make grand openings in the next several weeks, with many bringing a taste of international flavours. Halifax foodies can prepare for a range […]
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Why Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s Son Of The House is helping us cope with COVID
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe’s debut novel might be called Son Of The House, but don’t let that fool you: Beneath its male heir title and its tension-packed kidnapping plot line, the 268-page piece of crackling prose is a celebration of women and their boundless endurance and strength. “It was indirectly inspired by growing up around the women […]
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#TheCoastWrapped 2021
In the style of the annual viral marketing campaign of a certain popular audio streaming platform that starts with Spot- and ends with -ify, here’s a look back at the most popular stories on The Coast in 2021 and the videos that received the most views. Let’s dive in! Best of Halifax 2021 Readers’ Choice […]
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Best of Halifax 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards results
Halifax, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways. Over 110 categories of local excellence have been awarded in The Coast’s 2021 Best of Halifax Readers’ Choice Awards, voted on by 30,835 Haligonians—with 506,152 total votes cast. All that math adds up to one thing: A whole lotta love for this city by […]
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The top 5 “Halifax’s freshest memes” from the past 5 years
In the life of a university student in Halifax—or anyone in the city with a love for meme culture—there has been a reliable provider of LOLs for the past five years. @dal_memes made its first Instagram post on November 16, 2016. By the end of September 2021, the account—which is not affiliated with Dalhousie University—celebrated […]
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When Halifax turns into Burgertown!
Halifax Burger Week is a city-wide burger-eating phenomenon and fundraiser for Feed Nova Scotia put on by The Coast. Creative burger offerings either have a set price of $7, or a higher price with the restaurant making a donation to Feed Nova Scotia from every burger sold. The lineup guides patrons all over the city […]
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NS will require school and health care staff to be fully vaccinated
Vaccines will be mandatory for health care, long-term care, public school and child care staff in Nova Scotia beginning November 30, the province announced Wednesday, along with modifications to Phase 5 of reopening, which is due to start Monday. The province’s new vaccine mandate will require that all workers be fully vaccinated within the Nova […]
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That post about a rash of “abductions” downtown is distracting misinformation
A highly shareable, highly misleading post making the social media rounds in Halifax would have you believe that the downtown bar scene is under attack from a sophisticated tactical squad of people on a mission to grab women off the street. The post first appeared in early September. “Friends in the HRM!” it begins. “My […]
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Hopscotch Arts Festival jump-starts this week with The Halluci Nation, DijahSB and more
Hopscotch fest is leaping to new heights. The annual celebration of hip hop in Halifax has an absolutely stacked lineup for its 2021 event, happening this Thursday through Sunday, Sep 23-26. Most shows are free, open-air affairs at Grand Parade (1770 Barrington Street). And while there’s not a bad gig in the whole weekend, here’s […]
