Last year was his 75th in the city. He has reigned over Halifax’s hearts longer than Queen Elizabeth II has ruled the British empire. She sits on a throne, under a golden crown. He lives in a plexiglass enclosure, under the warming glow of a 150-Watt heat lamp. A humble life, of no less magnitude. […]
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Someone ran over the Sullivan’s Pond geese and people are livid
Police say a driver who ran over the beloved Sullivan’s Pond geese Wednesday evening—killing two of the animals and injuring a third—won’t be facing any charges. The incident occurred just before 6pm at the Prince Albert Road crosswalk near Elliot Street. According to a press release from Halifax Regional Police, one goose died at the […]
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HPX 2011: Thursday
I’m exhausted today and will try to keep it short. Went to a new Russian place for breakfast and someone from my party ordered borscht for breakfast, and I found this totally disgusting. And oh hey look, it’s Quaker Parents and Bloodhouse at the Coast HPX party. If you missed this, you missed free beers […]
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Crafting The Bad Arts
Twenty-five percent danceable, 25 percent weird, 50 percent fast: this is the breakdown of The Bad Arts’ new self-titled EP. “We picked one [song] of each kind we write,” drummer Andrew Patterson says, “a dancey one, a fast one, a weirder one.” “A couple fast ones,” bassist Corbett Hancey chimes in. With a distinct post-punk […]