The wind’s whipping pedestrians into shape, insisting they play its game of Dodge the Debris. Another kind of detritus tells a story of the city. Susan McClure, HRM archivist since 2005, calls it “the byproduct of people’s activity.” For Dawn Sloane, some of those byproducts could end up in a Halifax history museum. “What we […]
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Welcome to the New Dartmouth
The gleaming, stainless-steel kitchen at Dartmouth cafe Two If By Sea is a blur of activity, with a half-dozen young, black-clad employees milling about behind a panelled counter. Tattooed arms dole out espressos, dive into glass jars to retrieve gooey cookies and dig through baskets for croissants the size of footballs. Customers wait patiently in […]
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Halifax comedy on the laugh track
[Editor’s note: this story is one of five Coast articles selected as finalists for the 2010 Atlantic Journalism Awards. All five stories are collected here.] Monday night at Gus’ Pub is a quiet affair, though the tables are dotted with tiny beer glasses. Chairs are filled with a mostly hoodie-wearing crowd. The disco twinkle of […]
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Why everyone loses under the city’s new property tax plan
One day last week I drove out to the Kingswood subdivision off Hammonds Plains Road, just beyond Bedford. Kingswood is the epitome of suburban sprawl; thousands of ritzy houses, some of them worth a million dollars or more, are plucked down on half-acre to two-acre lots along cul-de-sacs and roads stretching perhaps 10 kilometres into […]
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Case studies in “tax reform”
Case study: Neighbouring suburban communities Kingswood Upper Hammonds Plains Market value of average house $542,020 $107,380 Current city and provincial tax $5,908 $876 City and provincial tax under “reform” $3,311 $1,532 City’s share of current taxes $3,813 $560 City taxes under “tax reform” $1,216 $1,216 Change in city tax $2,597 lower (-68%) increases $656 (+117%) […]
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Holiday fashion special
Cute as an Elf? Buttoned up like Scrooge? Before you head out, click through our slideshow for local styles that reminded us of our favourite holiday films.
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Green Lantern building still shines
The historic Green Lantern building on Barrington Street will not be coming down after all. Halifax councillor Sue Uteck raised eyebrows at a recent council meeting when she said she had received an email from Green Lantern owner Jeff Webber expressing frustration with the city’s historic preservation efforts. “He’s given up on it, and is […]
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Atlantic Fashion Week night one recap
Last night, the Mercedes Benz showroom on Kempt Road was driven by another type of power: the exceptional talent of young, east coast fashion designers. Now to me, Kempt Road might as well be New Brunswick (pretty happy tonight’s at Hunter Street), but I’ll admit that the industrial, high-ceilings and steel beams work well as […]
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Scare tactics: 3 concerts, 3 costumes
GWARw/Lamb of God, Job for a Cowboy</p> Thursday, October 29 at 8pm, Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road, $45 adv/$50 door, ticketpro.ca, sonicconcerts.com, 888-311-9090 “Some people see the glass as half-empty, some people see the glass as half-full, I see the glass as broken and being rammed up someone’s butt.” Such is the philosophy of GWAR’s […]
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City dress codes: local costume inspiration
JIMMY MELVIN JR. Hat, sweater, sweatpants and shoes from Source for Sports (5657 Spring Garden). Previously owned necklace. Fake “there is no rats in the Melvin family” rodent, $0.49 from the Salvation Army Thrift Store (5280 Green, also available at Glow Parties, 3600 Strawberry Hill). Start working now on your “five o’clock shadow.” MAYOR PETER […]
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Atlantic Fashion Week night two recap
Night two of Atlantic Fashion Week is always dedicated to professional or established designers, as compared to Wednesday night’s emerging talent event. This season though, we felt the absence of Katrina Tuttle, who wowed them at Toronto Fashion Week, deux fm (Anna Gilkerson has a new addition that doesn’t involve eco-fabric) and Turbine, who has […]