Halifax is very conflicted about cannabis. Just days before weed was legalized in Canada last October 17, our city council passed a bylaw banning public smoking of any kind— cigarettes, blunts, vapes, everything—except in a few officially designated smoking areas. So on the one hand, local leaders are trying to kill the buzz. On the […]
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Grills gone wild: Burger Week’s most unconventional meats
Halifax Burger Week March 28-April 3 burgerweek.co Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, on a social media cleanse or avoiding this newspaper, you probably know its officially Burger Week. The annual event (presented by your pals here at The Coast) is back for its seventh year and once again its lineup of burgers (there […]
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HPX18: Art d’Ecco
Art d’Ecco w/Sportsfan, Future Peers, Sorrey Friday, October 19, 1:30pm The Local, 2037 Gottingen Street, free Every year Halifax Pop Explosion brings in many talented artists from all around, but this year it’s got one of the most interesting and promising new Canadian artists going: Meet Art d’Ecco, a west coast-based, wig-sporting, lipstick-wearing, glam-rock musician […]
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Six Haligonians plan their perfect summer days
Oshé Orifa blogger, @osheorifa “My perfect summer day starts with a typical ‘me’ breakfast: Avocado toast and an egg on the side. In the afternoon, I hangout with friends on an Instagram-worthy brunch date at Taiyaki 52. Around the early evening hours, I enjoy what makes Halifax so great in the summer: sun and beer—so […]
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David R. Elliott launches new, “rootsy-punk” album
David R. Elliott w/Becky Siamon, Thomas Stajcer Thurs. July 20, 9pm-1am The Local, 2037 Gottingen Street davidrelliott.bandcamp.com David R. Elliott digs into the topics of love, divorce, abuse, and family funerals in his new album, Strawberry Grass. The New Brunswick-born musician’s latest release is a compilation of material he’s written in the last several years […]
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BurgerFriesPop is a winning combo
BurgerFriesPop EP release w/Jessie Brown, FM Berlin, Bad Partys Friday, March 24 at 9pm The Local, 2037 Gottingen Street $7 “It was totally on purpose,” says guitarist and vocalist Dale Boudreau on new wave trio BurgerFriesPop’s decision to release their EP during Burger Week. With all of the online rumbling about The Coast’s ever-popular week-long […]