May 31 - Jun 6, 2012

Vol. 20, No. 1

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News

Cole Harbour Place workers in second week of strike

Issues are pay and holidays.

By Tanya Kunwongse
May 30, 2012
News

Halifax council pays $359,550 concert bill

Control of Metro Centre ticket sales to be subject of auditor general report.

By Tim Bousquet
May 30, 2012
News

Airport bus, bags and the lessons we should be learning, but likely won't

Metro Transit should change its anti-mother stroller policy.

By Tim Bousquet
May 31, 2012
News

Wild surprise as proposed park doubles in size

Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness now a priority for city staff.

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 5, 2012
News

Breaking news: Cobham Tracking lays off 17 more local employees

High-tech gear developed in NS with help of Canadian taxpayers now made in Florida.

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 5, 2012
Shoptalk

Red Fox gets a makeover

Broader menu, more entertainment aims to make the Fox a neighbourhood destination.

By Sarah Mateshaytis
May 31, 2012
Shoptalk

Caribbean Twist opening second location in Discovery Centre

"Spicing up downtown," says owner Lyndon Hibbert.

By Sarah Mateshaytis
May 31, 2012
Shoptalk

Bedford Electrolysis is moving

By Tim Bousquet
May 31, 2012
Shoptalk

Sonos subwoofer

By Sarah Mateshaytis
May 31, 2012
Shoptalk

Ace Burger Company to open

Pre-fast food burgers made with wholesome and local ingredients.

By Tanya Kunwongse
Jun 4, 2012
Shoptalk

Tails to Trails

Dog walking service brings your pet to the woods.

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 4, 2012
Shoptalk

Little Burgundy Shoes comes to town

Halifax Shopping Centre location for "retro pin-up styles."

By Tanya Kunwongse
Jun 4, 2012
Shoptalk

Turnstile Pottery Co-op's Spring Show & Sale

Annual event is perfect for wedding and Father's Day gifts.

By Tanya Kunwongse
Jun 4, 2012
Shoptalk

White Sails Bakery & Deli retooling

Poutine and fries on the way.

By Tim Bousquet
Jun 4, 2012
Environment

Repairing Halifax

North end residents hope to turn an intersection for cars into a public square.

By Chris Benjamin
May 31, 2012

Arts & Culture

The complete lockpick pornography

By Joey Comeau (ECW Press)

By Frances Dorenbaum
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

Funny Bone

Christian Murray’s *Bone Boy* shakes up the tragic, the comic and the afterlife.

By Matthew Ritchie
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

Todd and the Book of Pure Evil

Created by Craig David Wallace (eOne)

By Matthew Ritchie
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

Funny Bone

Christian Murray’s Bone Boy shakes up the tragic, the comic and the afterlife.

By Matthew Ritchie
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

Eversion

Available on Windows and Wine (Zaratustra Productions)

By Kyle Walsh
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

The Walking Dead

Available on PC, Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (Telltale Games)

By Colin Chisholm
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

Sara Hartland-Rowe watches people

Then makes installations about what she sees, like her new show at MSVU

By Leah Batstone
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

Domestic Train Wreck sets the table

New Angels & Heroes show takes a look at the homemaker

By Tanya Kunwongse
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

Gus-Con Sci-Fi-Con

Museum of Natural History marries knowledge and obsession

By Tara Thorne
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

Men in Black 3

A money grab, but a watchable one

By Molly Segal
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

Snow White and The Huntsman

Gold is promised, but not delivered

By Molly Segal
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

The Samaritan

A dash of Oldboy-inspired drama? I'm in

By Jacob Boon
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

Piranha 3DD? More like Piranha 3Zzzz

But boobs! Don't forget those.

By Jacob Boon
May 31, 2012
Arts & Culture

OUTeast and at ‘em

Queer film festival plans four days of film, fun and copious amounts of pink popcorn

By Stephanie Johns
Jun 4, 2012
Cultural Festivals

Roll the dice with Copeland

Eric Copeland’s almost alien psychedelic sounds are pure raw exploration

By Jon Dempsey
May 31, 2012
Cultural Festivals

Bloodshot Bill’s crackle and hiss

The pomade-slicked tumbleweed rolls into town with nostalgic barn-burners to keep your hips shaking

By Adria Young
May 31, 2012
Cultural Festivals

Hey Mother Death live

The local experimental art-goths perform live, for the first time, at OBEY

By Jon Dempsey
May 31, 2012
Cultural Festivals

Take a trip with Gary War

Brooklyn’s experimental psych rock outfit wants to evolve the genre of 1960s acid rock

By Adria Young
May 31, 2012
Cultural Festivals

Heather Rappard’s Chromatic Visions

Music video-maker crafts charming, clever and cheeky spots

By Stephanie Johns
May 31, 2012
Cultural Festivals

The Soupcans heat it up

Trashrock villains bring energy and a charming lack of rules to Halifax

By Alex Mitchell
May 31, 2012
Cultural Festivals

Bill Orcutt’s musical gestures

Experimental noise idols brings primitive sounds, tapes

By Alex Mitchell
May 31, 2012
Cultural Festivals

You’ll Never Get to Heaven start praying

Dreamy duo Chuck Blazevik and Alice Hansen look through an opaque soundscape, darkly.

By Adria Young
May 31, 2012
Music

The Fringe abides

As reported by a 2011 Fringe Hit director, nbd

By Tara Thorne
May 31, 2012
Music

Regina Spektor

What we saw from the cheap seats (sire)

By Tara Thorne
May 31, 2012
Music

Dream boys

PS I Love You bring that sweet double neck guitar and jam-laden songs off new album Death Dreams to Halifax

By Jaime Forsythe
May 31, 2012
Music

Ketamines

Spaced Out (Mammoth Cave)

By Stephanie Johns
May 31, 2012
Music

Beach House

Bloom (Sub Pop)

By Doug Taylor
May 31, 2012
Music

Best Coast

The Only Place (Wichita)

By Matthew Ritchie
May 31, 2012
Music

Live Music Thursdays goes off

Winston's kicks off a new weekly hip-hop night

By Leah Batstone
May 31, 2012
Music

Halifax Jazz Festival full lineup announced

Hot summer fun for your ears

By Tanya Kunwongse
May 31, 2012
Music

Crowd mentality

Crowd Control Sound & Art Fair is DIY or die

By Stephanie Johns
May 31, 2012
Comics

Everyone's a Centaur

By Miriam Gibson and AJ Morales
May 31, 2012
Comics

True Story

By Mike Holmes
May 31, 2012

Food

Chef central

The 2012 Canadian Culinary Convention is bringing some of the industry’s heavy hitters to the city---from big name corporate food companies to local entrepreneurs---to discuss where they can meet in the middle.

By Melissa Buote
May 31, 2012

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Capitalize on the negative, Virgo

By Rob Brezsny
May 31, 2012
Savage Love

Sexual ambitions

Wannabe straight male escorts, the women who (might) want them and the Dan Savage oral report.

By Dan Savage
May 31, 2012

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