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Tall Ships
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Watching the ships roll in
Mac Mackay has been taking photographs of the ships in Halifax Harbour for the last 51 years. Some of those photos can now be seen at a new exhibit in the Nova Scotia Archives. Other photos and harbour news can be found on Mackay’s Shipfax blog. Recently he shared some of his favourite images with […]
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Cooking in a Tall Ship is like cooking at home, until there’s a storm
Life at sea seems romantic. A Tall Ship’s foresails fraught with salty wind, and mist breaking on the bowsprit as it stabs its way through the cold, pounding waves of the Atlantic. Nimble deckhands scramble up webbed rigging to a perch high above—unfathomable waters swirling darkly below while the horizon stretches boundless and bright—to shade […]
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Stripe for the picking
From its 1858 debut in the French Navy’s uniform, the striped shirt has felt nautical by nature, so it’s the perfect wardrobe pick for the Tall Ships visit. If you’re new to the look, let these examples of Halifax street style be your inspiration to start striping right. Related Stories
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Bridging the gap
Business on the boardwalk got off to a rocky start this season. The Queen’s Marque construction site— a $200-million, five-acre development slated to be finished in 2019—has disrupted the walk along the waterfront as crowds descend on Halifax Harbour for events like the Canada 150 festivities, the Tall Ships Regatta and the Halifax International Busker […]
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This is Halifax now
This Tall Ships ad is the new and better Halifax and that is indisputable. For many years, this photo was Halifax. Boring. Sometimes it would be this photo, and for many people, it was this. What defined all of these cities was a severe and unimaginative lack of Photoshop. All of that is about to […]
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Tall Sips drops anchor July 27
Later this month The Coast is raising a glass (actually, over 45 of them) to cocktail culture, summertime in the city the the incoming Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta with a celebration of hydration— Tall Sips. Restaurants, bars and cafes across town are joining in on the fun, offering up special $8 alcoholic or $5 […]
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Visiting sailors bring increased risks and extra security to the waterfront
The Italian navy training ship Amerigo Vespucci made an early berth in Halifax Harbour last month. Along with the vessel came its crew—men and women pressed neatly into white uniforms that drew attention from the moment they stepped onshore, not all of it positive. During their time in Halifax, the male sailors actively recruited women […]
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Melissa Buote takes in Tall Ships’ Food Fare by the Sea
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Tall Ships: shit’s gone too far
To the editor, I have appreciated The Coast’s perseverance in keeping city hall’s feet to the fire around its recent sewage debacle. Keep up the good work. However, last week The Coast included in your tall ships issue a map of the Halifax wharf (News, July 16), which pictured tall ship anchorages and their proximity […]
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Aboat that tall ships coverage
To the editor, Hope no visitors to our lovely city saw the cover of The Coast last week, with its reference to the “annoying masses” on the waterfront. I never knew you could be so exclusive. Lighten up, as they say, and enjoy the passing parade, nautical and human. —Ann Cameron, Halifax
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Hot Summer Guide: Cultural events and festivals
CATCH: The Nova Scotia Seafood Festival June 27 Get those culinary taste buds ready for a weekend of seafood: CATCH will be working overtime. The festival promises to be a weekend of tasting, learning, shopping and just generally loving all things fishy. Presented by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, the festival’s focus is to […]