[Image-1] After just leaving my old apartment and going through a huge debacle with the landlord over major repairs that had to be done, I am now on the hunt for a good landlord. But here’s the problem: they don’t seem to exist. At least, not the ones who are looking to offer affordable, flexible […]
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A response from the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market
The Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market is home to over 200 vendors of all different nationalities and backgrounds, selling a variety of unique products. Our vendors are farmers, artisans, bakers and chefs who grow, produce and create what they sell. We value all of our vendors and we have been working hard with them to create […]
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Catman, don’t
[Image-1] The robins have arrived, but those early birds aren’t getting any worms this year. (It’s basically christmas at easter in case you hadn’t noticed!!!) This is why I have a weird apple chunk/mealworm/sunflower seed/water bowl buffet thing going on in my backyard. It’s for the chickadees and the White-throated Sparrows and the Robins and […]
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With online dating, you get what you pay for
[Image-1] With the advent of technology, you can now flirt, proposition or even make plans to meet someone from the comfort of your home, your car and if you are really short on time, while you are relieving yourself. Progress at its finest. There are plenty of dating sites out there, but if you want […]
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Kinky Boots Lawsuit
[Image-1] I’m just curious how many people are suing the city after wiping out on icy sidewalks this winter. I had to jump over a giant snow bank to cross the road and I did a face plant in the middle of the road, almost getting run over by an oncoming vehicle. I peeled myself […]
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Looking for work can be a full-time job
[Image-1] It starts, at least for me, the night after I send off my cover letter and CV. I rest my head on my pillow and—even though I know I shouldn’t, and I tell myself to stop—I can’t help but begin fantasizing about what my life would look like if I actually got the job. […]
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The Seaport Market’s inadvertent whitening
[Image-1] A Saturday at the market is a busy affair. The warehouse-style building at Pier 20 is packed, filled with brightly coloured flowers, fresh vegetables and yummy smells of coffee, cupcakes, samosas and Jamaican beef patties. Mary Nkrumah is ready to work. The day before, she spent $135 on lamb, bought from a stand not […]
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Halifax job market is STILL fucked
[Image-1] I went out to Alberta in 2008 for better employment after being laid off from my job in Halifax, stayed out for years but then missed everyone on the east coast. I gave up my $115,000/year job to be with my family and friends. I knew I was going to take a pay cut, […]
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Letters to the editor, April 9, 2015
Leaning left of way The proposed pilot project to implement bike lanes on the north and south sides of University Avenue, from Robie to Le Marchant Streets, is an inspired idea and has my full support. Biking around Halifax seems incredibly intimidating when, in most cases, cyclists are sharing the space with motorists who frankly […]
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Nova Scotia Film Tax Credit slashed by Liberals by 75%
Sadly, it turns out that comments made by finance minister Diana Whalen last week denouncing the Nova Scotia film tax credit weren’t just woefully off script, the Liberal government did indeed decide to cut the Nova Scotia film industry tax credit from 100 percent refundable to 25 percent, beginning July 1, as announced in today’s […]
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Comedy on purpose
Unless it’s a gaggle of wasted college bros on a pub crawl, I didn’t think of “comedy” when I heard “The Toothy Moose.” That is, until February, when veteran Halifax comic Ian Black began hosting comedy nights every Sunday in a funky side-room of the Argyle Street dance bar. “It’s been really nice to have […]
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Where we practice: Special Costello
WHO THEY ARE “We, Nick Dourado and Jeremy Costello, are two of the three people who are Special Costello. DB Influenza is not pictured.” WHAT THEY DO We have simultaneously been honing our ability to improvise and spontaneously compose as well as writing and practicing our more static pieces. I [Jeremy] write the lyrics and […]