When The Coast phones Crystal Ross—the artist behind the hand-hooked, hand-dyed-wool rug shop Crystal Rugs—she’s happy to take a break from working on her latest project, a handmade oval piece sporting a pattern of strewn-about wildflowers. “I’m trying to vary my movements so I don’t give myself carpal tunnel,” she says, cracking an audible smile […]
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What’s coming to regional council tomorrow
After wrapping up budget deliberations for the 2021/22 fiscal year at its last meeting, Halifax Regional Council will be getting back to work tomorrow with a regular all-councillor meeting. Here’s a preview of what’ll be discussed and voted on at the Tuesday, May 18 meeting. HRM’s accessibility strategy The strategy includes 31 recommendations slated to […]
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I miss everything about live music
On an October weekend in 1974, French novelist Georges Perec was busy noticing all the things others spend a lifetime not paying attention to: Passing buses, slants of light and the way pigeons swoop in unison, as if they’re on their way somewhere important and not just about to shit all over the front steps […]
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COVID cases and news for Nova Scotia on Thursday, May 13
NOTE: This day is now over. Click for the latest on COVID-19 from The Coast. Or for an informative look back at Nova Scotia’s evolving pandemic response, keep on reading. Active cases drop as stress mounts on the hospital system The daily COVID case report from the province says there are 110 new cases today, […]
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ICU patients start getting moved to free up beds
Patient transfers between Nova Scotia hospitals were triggered Wednesday, as the number of people requiring intensive care for COVID-19 rose to 20 across the province, and hospitalizations reached a provincial pandemic high of 75 people. During this afternoon’s COVID briefing, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Robert Strang, described how the third wave’s scale […]
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5 examples of Halifax cheug
CBC is on it, the Toronto Star is on it, CTV is totally on it. “It” being “cheugy,” a term from 2013 to describe intergenerational cringe and the most try-hard aspects of millennial culture, which is having a TikTok-lead resurgence Right. Now. With cheug currently dominating headlines, we figured we’d pile onto the fun with […]
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Halifax Transit’s third-wave woes
This week, Halifax Transit buses have been operating at less-than-optimal intervals. Between 20 and 40 routes have had at least one cancelled trip on any given day, some routes more than once. The reason? Transit operators are sick with COVID-19 and isolating due to possible exposure. “I have four positive bus operators right now,” says […]
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10 things in Halifax’s 2021/22 budget to be hopeful about
This week, after months of presentations and debate, Halifax Regional Council unanimously passed its budget for the 2021/22 fiscal year. The grand gesture of the budget process exists to increase transparency around how Halifax spends its money. All told, HRM is gonna spend $833 million on services and programs; $178 million on building new stuff […]
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General Khan’s Spicy Chicken: A house favourite from Khan’s HFX
Khan’s HFX 5 Hartlen Avenue Halifax 902-464-2525 Menu Instagram @khanshfx Food in the Afghan culture evokes love and care and that is exactly what you get when you indulge in the meals and dishes at Khan’s HFX. Papa Khan and his family first settled in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) in the ’70s and recognized that there weren’t […]
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Robert Strang implied that AstraZeneca was not the gold standard—here’s why he should know better
I t was all said in nearly the same thought. On Tuesday, viewers from across the province tuned in to the daily COVID briefing to hear the province’s top doctor deliver the grim news that the pandemic that had already killed 67 Nova Scotians had unflinchingly claimed two more lives. Barely missing a beat (and […]
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The birds of Owls Head need a wingman
Love will soon be in the air—for barn swallows, that is. Courtship during the upcoming mating season will feature elegant aerial displays. Cobalt blue, cinnamon and chestnut-coloured, the barn swallow is a striking species. But it’s in flight that these birds go from interesting to incredible. Barn swallows are aerial acrobats, which have been recorded […]
