The apartment building at 2438 Gottingen Street was mostly constructed around 1885, “at the height of the revival of the French chateau style,” according to the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia. The trust says Victoria Hall is “one of the largest examples of this Romantic genre in Nova Scotia.” At the latest regional council meeting, […]
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UPDATED: I can’t stop thinking about this giant pipe organ
Update March 17: As of an hour ago, the previous organ owners took to our Instagram replies to tell us that the big beaut has found a new home. “No gimmicks here,” says Jonathan Brook, a photoless Facebook user, in the ad for a free pipe organ he posted on Facebook Marketplace Thursday. “Free means […]
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The Dish: The many kebabs at 902 Restaurant
Between winter weather and the pandemic, the world can feel pretty small right now. That’s why we started The Dish, a weekly look at a single menu item from a Halifax restaurant. Whether it inspires you to dine in or take out, we hope to expand your eating horizons. Kebab Mix from 902 Restaurant and […]
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10 things to bid on at Neptune’s fundraising auction
You gotta feel for Neptune Theatre. Days after it announced its tepid return to live shows, the government called for another lockdown (making those shows cancelled, of course). The new premier pretty quickly called JK on the whole thing–pulling the plug on a proposed monthlong shutdown one week in–but that doesn’t give the average live […]
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What will it take to fix the Halifax Pop Explosion?
It was like a snowfall. Flurries at first. Then, a quickly mounting storm. “YOUR company has systemic racism on its own, NOT just because most companies also have it,” reads one of many comments on an Instagram post shared last June by the Halifax Pop Explosion. “recognize that the racism stems from somewhere personal, whether […]
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Video report: Catch up on Halifax Regional Council’s March 9 meeting
Yesterday was Halifax Regional Council’s last meeting on Microsoft Teams–the tech is switching to Zoom for the next meeting–and HRMs mayor and 16 councillors looked in to cracking down on illegal dumping, heard from Halifax Water and the Halifax Partnership, moved a development proposal for a 13-storey building at 2438 Gottingen Street forward to the […]
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ANSMA’d our prayers
Last night, the African Nova Scotian Music Association’s awards highlighted a handful of the ear-exalting excellence that local Black artists put forth in 2020. From the kalimba-soaked single “Outside” by Zamani to Jah’Mila’s reggae resistance song “Chant Their Names” to Keonté Beals’ anthemic track “KING” (from an album of the same name that was so […]
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How to file your first post-Covid taxes
It’s tax season, and things have changed because of COVID-19 shaking the world for most of the 2020 fiscal year. With the federal government providing many Canadians with financial assistance during the pandemic, filing taxes this year is a bit different. Stephanie Folahan, president of Premier Accounting and Tax in Halifax, says tax refunds may […]
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5 sure things for International Women’s Day
On this International Women’s Day, Monday, March 8, let’s take a beat to remember that women earn less money per hour for the same work as men, and women of colour earn even less than white women. Call it the wage gap, call it the power gap, it’s real and it’s the reason if you […]
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A whole bunch of Halifax musicians get ECMA noms
Halifax knows it’s a music hub. It’s the east coast’s magnet for rockstars-on-the-rise and is full of the quiet certainty that, at any given venue on any given night, you’ll happen upon some serious local talent onstage–someone that’s not just good for a small city, but fucking good, full stop. So, really, who’s surprised that […]
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First look at Boyd’s Pharmasave on Agricola Street
While some children have fond memories of going to the candy shop or the toy store, Greg Richard’s memories are of trips to the local pharmacy. “When I was growing up, I remember going to the pharmacy. Maybe that’s a weird thing but I remember it, and I remember being just so impressed with this […]
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35 of Canada’s best hockey players are in Halifax this week
Some of the best hockey players in the world are on the ice in Halifax this week. You can’t watch them in person right now, but hopefully they’ll be returning in May for the IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship in Halifax and Truro. Since Monday the rink at Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre has played host […]