Bliss Bowls Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market 1209 Marginal Road Saturdays and Sundays Erin Lecky, founder of Bliss Bowls, discovered her love for smoothie bowls while visiting Bali a few years ago. “I didn’t get very good at surfing,” she says. “But I did find the most delicious smoothie bowls. When I came home, I was […]
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Where to stuff your face after midnight
1 GARLIC FINGERS, FREEMAN’S LITTLE NEW YORK You’re going to want to add this word to your ever-growing Haligonian vocabulary: Garlies. Dough, cheese, maybe bacon (if you’re like that) and definitely donair sauce work together for this ultimate comfort, a perfect carb-load for a big night or finisher to fuel your walk home. Freeman’s is […]
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Mind the brain freeze: Glory Pops gearing up for summer
You’re either old enough to remember chasing the sound of the Dickie Dee through your neighbourhood, or you’re young enough that a bicycle selling frozen treats is totally novel. For Jacqui Keseluk, either option works. The pastry chef-turned-entrepreneur is ringing in her first summer on wheels, selling hand-crafted popsicles under her newly launched business (run […]
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Kitsune Food Co. debuts next week
In an itty bitty spot on Agricola Street—nestled beneath the wings of Mother’s Pizza, with just a handful of seats to spare—Ami Goto is just about ready to debut her newest venture. The chef and the former owner of Dharma Sushi will open Kitsune Food Co. (5710 Young Street, the side entrance at Mother’s) a […]
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Interview: 11 Questions with Jay Mayne
Tonight, Dartmouth rapper, skateboarder and #choptrees advocate Jay Mayne returns to The Seahorse (2037 Gottingen) for a show with his doggies Thrillah Kane and Matty Boh. It’s been a minute since The Coast caught up with the smokey-voiced rapper, but he’s been on the hustle as usual and he’s stoked for the show. Check out these 11 […]
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Sheena Clark & Kathy Cooper-MacDonald
Owners, Made With Local, madewithlocal.ca It didn’t take long for co-workers/gym buddies Sheena Clark and Kathy Cooper-MacDonald to take their friendship to the next level and become badass business parters, snowballing their “wouldn’t it be cool if” idea into Made with Local. They’ve gone from making granola bars for farmers’ markets in lobster pots in […]
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Chris Locke’s talk
“If my style of comedy was on a T-shirt, it would be one of those ‘I Survived a Shark Attack’ shirts that look like you really did just survive a shark attack,” says Toronto’s Chris Locke. The frequent Comedy Network comedian and actor returns to Halifax for Warm Soda at The Company House on Tuesday […]
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March Madness Beer vs Bar Snacks starts next week
To celebrate the arrival of March, we’re letting our innermost lions roar and encouraging you to unleash your competitive sides, too. Team Coast is getting into the NCAA basketball spirit and entering the wonderful world of brackets, pitting two of our favourite vices—beer and bar snacks— against each other in an incredibly serious March Madness-style […]
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Paul Royter
Q: Who are you? A: I am Paul Royter and my main job is to entertain. As a child I always wanted to be able to do things that nobody else could do. I received a magic kit as a boy in grade 1 and actually pursued a career as a magician for many years […]
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Muppets Do Kanye West’s “Monster”
Depending on your feelings about the Muppets, this video – featuring spliced-together footage that somehow perfectly matches Kanye West’s “Monster” – is either pretty dumb or the best fucking thing you have seen all week. I am the latter, due to the fact that Miss Piggy raps all of Nicki Minaj’s lines. In leather. Also, notice that they crib some of the video footage from Cookie Monster’s “Healthy Food” rap. Remember that one? Healthy food. Tastes so good.