Voting has historically been inaccessible for students and youth living away from the electoral riding they consider home, but this year, students can vote on campus with special ballots. In past federal elections, there’s been a low voter turnout for youth aged 18-24. In 2011, overall voter turnout was 61 percent but less than 40 […]
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DISH OF THE MONTH: The Smash Burger
Side Hustle Snack Bar at North Brewing Co. 899 Portland Street Sun-Thu, 11:30am-11pm Fri-Sat, 11:30am-midnight Kathy Jollimore and Brent Darbyson really didn’t mean to. When the co-owners of Side Hustle Snack Bar—the restaurant at North Brewing Company’s weeks-old pastel dream of a taproom—put a burger on their menu, they didn’t think it’d immediately be lauded […]
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To a T.
T. Thomason w/Zamani, X Thu Oct 3, 8pm The Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen Street $12/$15 There’s a moment on track six of T. Thomason’s new, eponymous album that bobs across the listener’s consciousness. It is equal parts siren song and buyer beware. “Queen of hearts, I’m the King of Spades, always digging my own […]
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A queen claims her crown
The Last Wife Oct 3-4, 7:30pm; Oct 5-6, 2pm & 7:30pm Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street tickets from $30 There’s a scene in Neptune’s season-opening play, The Last Wife, where Stephanie MacDonald stands, tall and square, trying to not burst out laughing. The play, written by notable playwright Kate Hennig, imagines the interior life of […]
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Three sidewalk vigilantes who can’t wait for the city to figure out what to do about sidewalk safety
I t’s as easy as look left, look right, they say. In Halifax, not so much, and fed-up citizens are taking matters of safety on sidewalks into their own hands. Matt Spurway, Doug Carleton and Martyn Williams say Halifax’s flawed traffic design, policies and infrastructure are partly to blame for unconscionable and avoidable traumatic injuries […]
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A fall wine to-do list
Nova Scotia Harvest Wine Festival Inspired by harvest season, and our fruitful local wine industry, this six-week event—presented by Taste of Nova Scotia and Wines of Nova Scotia—has restaurants, wineries and tour providers working together to host experiences across the province. Since September 15, Nova Scotia Harvest Wine Festival has been toasting the various growers […]
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Radstorm forever
Some places are so special, an entire community forms around it. Radstorm is one of these places. A volunteer-run, not-for- profit all-ages community space, Radstorm has hosted wild and wonderful music, comedy, art and activist events—highlighting queer and youth-centred creative programs—for the past 15 years. Its resources include over 7000 zines in the Anchor Archive Zine Library […]
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An investment company bought my building
Though I’m reluctant to “air my dirty laundry in public,” to quote my grandmother, I do so in hopes it may help in some way to ameliorate others’ circumstances. The facts are brief and similar across the board. Much of my backstory is in the documentary My Week on Welfare by Jackie Torrens and Jessica […]
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The fantastical Nicole Raufeisen
Nicole Raufeisen, manager and sommelier at Little Oak (recently named one of Canada’s Best 100 Restaurants for the second year in a row) and The Ostrich Club, sure can sell a person on wine. Her enthusiastic, unexpected fantastical or pop-cultural descriptors can bring the mere idea of a drink to vibrant life before a drop […]
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A seat at regional council is up for grabs in Lower Sackville, meet who is in the running
What’s the #1 job of a HRM councillor? Paul Russell: I used to think: Infrastructure. I now think: Helping our community and our society at the most grassroots level possible. Tony White: To improve their community in general. You’re advocating on behalf of the people who, by voting for you, have trusted you to do […]
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Nature Folk Wellness Studio is looking for connection
What started out as a seemingly unattainable dream and inside joke between friends has become a reality for Anna Tremblay and Ashley Cluett, creators of Nature Folk Wellness Studio (88 Portland Street). After meeting as servers at a restaurant, the two bonded over a shared passion for wellness, design and an interest in entrepreneurship. It […]
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The K’jipuktuk-Halifax Week of Climate Action kicks off with interfaith gathering and climate action rally
Hundreds of Haligonians gathered at Grand Parade Square on Friday to mourn the destruction caused by climate change and request government action. “The planet is in crisis, there is no planet B and unless we take that seriously then our home is gone,” said David Walmark, an attendee of the rally. “Everybody can do their […]
