Alexis Clarke has taken to social media to warn others about a local tattoo studio that she says has left her with scar tissue and nerve damage. Clarke was a former client at the Bedford Tattoo Guest Spot last year. Two days later, she says the sunflower design on her forearm was filled with fluid. […]
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Coast 25: 46 of the weirdest things we’ve ever published
The prophet in Clayton Park Bill Deagle says he knows things they don’t want you to know about 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing and other government secrets. Now he lives in suburban Halifax, with an internet radio broadcast and orders from god to get the truth out there. Celine Dion’s cancelled Halifax show After the […]
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Adept Tattoos does tats for bats
“Everyone here just loves animals so much they just wanted to give back and help them out.” Relatable words from Adept Tattoo & Body Piercing Studio’s Lisa Faulkner. She’s talking about this weekend’s third Annual Animal Charity Day, where the studio’s two locations (6267 Quinpool Road and 1274 Bedford Highway) dedicate their entire Saturday to […]
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Quantum Frontier’s leap across the street
Robie Street’s source for adventures, comic book and otherwise, Quantum Frontier (3087 Robie Street) is moving an incredibly short distance in the name of a larger space. After one last Saturday in its current location (that’s this Saturday, August 16) Quantum will set up shop across the street at 3132 Robie Street, with hopes to […]
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A new Newcombe’s Ink
The pending construction of the better, faster, stronger Roy Building has pushed Newcombe’s Ink (5187 Sackville Street) to move out of its downtown location sooner than expected, but tattoo artist Helena Darling says it’s not a bad thing. “It’s really exciting, it’s fully renovated,” the longtime employee says of new spot. “Being in an over […]
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Tattoo restrictions proposed
If Dartmouth area councillors have their way, tattoo artists will no longer be able to set up shop in their own homes, but must instead open their businesses in a properly zoned commercial district. The Harbour East Community Council, which consists of the four councillors from Dartmouth and one each from Cole Harbour and Eastern […]
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Best Tattoo / Piercing Joint
Despite the enduring popularity of the tattoo parlour and art gallery—new shows go up on its walls regularly—they still take walk-ins when they can fit them in. They’re also seeing their piercing service grow, with brand new jewellery available to fill that nipple piercing you’ve been craving, which can be done by one of the […]
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Best Tattoo Artist
The ever-popular Best Tattoo Artist in Halifax isn’t as busy as you might think at the moment. “I’m not booked up as normal this year, which is kind of nice,” he says, chuckling. What does keep him busy are bigger, more challenging pieces. “I think a lot of people are getting more extreme tattoos, more […]
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Magical Nomi Chi
Nomi Chi is intently sketching an animal skull on a wall between several of her paintings when I arrive to meet her at Utility Gallery. I’m hesitant to disturb her, waiting several minutes before she finally takes a step back from the drawing. It’s a display of the sort of commitment that’s been necessary to […]
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On My Sleeve gets to the heart of tattoo art
Cher Hann has long, lean arms, with veins visible. She rests the limbs on the cafe table, elbows pointing toward, and almost reaching, the outer edges. Her hands lie one on top of the other, beneath her heart, as she often leans forward and over the tabletop during conversation. Another heart, a tattoo she received […]
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Jason Fitzpatrick’s skin city
Jason W.F. Fitzpatrick hopes to “stir things up a bit and challenge the way people think” at Mount Saint Vincent Art Gallery this Saturday night, by deliberately making himself and others feel uncomfortable. Fitzpatrick talks excitedly of his plans to rig up a “floaty, kind of bouncy stage” out of pink insulation and gyprock, upon […]