Inkwell Modern Handmade Boutique & Letterpress Studio 1658 Market Street, inkwellboutique.ca “The Be Mine card [designed and printed by Inkwell Press] struck a chord with me. Love and friendship are as much a theme of music as they are Valentine’s Day. Despite its impossible finger positions, this card is perfect for the musician in your […]
Valentine’s Day
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Valentine’s Day must-do: tiny poems!
Local writer and poet (and occasional Coast contributor) Shannon Webb-Campbell has the ability to woo with only a few words. That’s obvious from one quick glance at her Twitter page (@shannonwc), which is all it took for Argyle Fine Art’s (1559 Barrington Street) Adriana Afford to recruit her to help fill a bunch of little […]
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We wanna see your PDA
Love hurts, love stinks, yadda yadda yadda…we don’t wanna hear it. But what we do want are mushy, sweet, poetic, raunchy (if you have to go there) declarations of love/luv/lust. We’re calling it PDA, Printed Displays of Affection. And we want yours. If you’d like to see your dedication to your boo in print (for […]
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Get spellbound with Love Potion #9
Hey you, lovesick fools: here’s an elixir that’ll fix you. The newest mix from Jitterbug Sodas comes straight from the heart, and The Clovers. Inspired by the ‘50s hit, and the desire to make a unique Valentine’s blend, Jitterbug has concocted its own Love Potion #9. Two of them, rather. Representing both sides of love, […]
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To Dartmouth, with love
Not that you need an excuse to love on Dartmouth…but here’s a great one. This Saturday (February 9) has been deemed Love Dartmouth Day, a celebration of the ever-growing group of great businesses in its downtown district. Getting a jump start of Valentine’s Day tenderness, Love Dartmouth Day is encouraging shoppers to do some shopping […]
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Send a Local Love Note
With Valentine’s Day around the corner I Love Local Halifax is tugging on the heart strings of shoppers in the name of charity. This week kicked off the Local Love Notes initiative, encouraging shoppers, and eaters, who love on local business give a little affection to local causes, too. Instead of shouting your feelings for […]
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Enjoy this adorable cartoon by Kate Leth and then go check out the FREE LOVE—you never know, there may be a valentine waiting for you!
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David Myles is in the giving spirit this week
Starting today and wrapping up on Friday, February 17, David Myles is in the mood for love. Click to download an acoustic recording of Myles’ most requested song, “I Will Love You”. People are so romantic. Send it to your Valentine or hoard it for yourself like so many discounted boxes of Whitman’s Samplers.
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2010 Sex Survey: Results
More than 1,200 people took our sex survey over the last few weeks, anonymously sharing all kinds of information about their kinks, fetishes and experiences from their bedrooms to the great outdoors (Brightwood Golf Club 13th tee, we’re looking at you). But probably the most important thing the survey revealed is that Haligonians are sexy […]
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Grocery store aphrodisiacs
OYSTERS Casanova’s ace-in-the-hole for bedding the ladies, oysters are chock-full of zinc, which increases libido for both genders. My sources suggested novices fry ’em instead of eating them raw, but either way most of our energy was spent on the half-hour struggle just to pry them open. Potent, perhaps not; but delicious nonetheless. Results: Listlessness […]
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Jenine Dowden photo portraits special for Valentine’s Day
You may find it hard to believe, but that day adored by lovers and loathed by the lonely, falling on February 14, is just over a month away. If you’re looking for a unique gift, for yourself or your significant, consider Blue Vine Photography (404-2309, bluevine.ca), run by local photog Jenine Dowden. You can get […]