May 7-13, 2009

Vol. 16, No. 50

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City

Peace Pavilion is locked.

The Peace Pavilion is a nice, er, peaceful refuge on the Dartmouth Waterfront, but like the Public Gardens across the harbour, it has yet to be opened for the season.

By Patrol Superintendent Laportno
May 6, 2009
News

HRM By Design hearing

Despite increasing public engagement and concern, it's hard not to be cynical about HRM By Design. It's still politicking and networking business over the substantive changes that need to take place downtown.

By Tim Bousquet
May 7, 2009
News

Dartmouth Crossing vs. Downtown Halifax

A lesson in city politics: why should council support Greater Burnside Business Association's opposition to Dartmouth Crossing expansion, then contradict themselves by changing bylaws related to HRM by Design downtown?

By Tim Bousquet
May 7, 2009
News

Saint Mary's University is trying to tell me something

How to annoy the press in 15 easy steps

May 11, 2009
News

Coalition forms in opposition to HRM By Design

Groups include GPI Atlantic, EAC and others

By Tim Bousquet
May 12, 2009
News

Macdonald Bridge to get suicide barriers

Award-winning Coast article pointed out need for intervention in 2008; bridge commission denies story's influence

By Tim Bousquet
May 13, 2009
Shoptalk

Shop local: business profiles along Barrington Street

From Scotia Square to the Maritime Centre, there might be a few bald patches along Barrington Street, but there's still lots of shopping to do.

By Carsten Knox
May 6, 2009
Opinion

Greater racial diversity needed in humanities

Dalhousie English Professor Anthony Stewart's new book explains why Canadian universities urgently need to hire more non-white professors in disciplines where questions of race and identity are studied and debated.

By Bruce Wark
May 7, 2009
Opinion

Tobacco sellout

May 6, 2009
Opinion

Mine booster misled

Michael Hannon's letter last week, "Mining piece fearmongering," asserting that Coast was "fearmongering," is itself unfounded and vague.

By Letters editor
May 6, 2009
Environment

Stephen King agrees: climate change contributed to fires

Former Climate Change Manager for Halifax believes the Spryfield fire demonstrates that the effects of climate change are upon us. But, he wonders, is the city taking the warning seriously?

By Tim Bousquet
May 7, 2009

Arts & Culture

Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution

(Seal Press) Edited by Alix Olson

By Shannon Webb-Campbell
May 7, 2009
Arts & Culture

Charlie Ross is solo Star Wars play's only hope

Going solo: From the Cantina to the Millennium Falcon, Charlie Ross recreates all three original Star Wars films in a 60-minute theatre production for the Eastern Front Theatre's SuperNova festival.

By Carsten Knox
May 7, 2009
Arts & Culture

Heaven on Earth

Directed by Deepa Mehta (Mongrel Media)

By Sean Flinn
May 7, 2009
Arts & Culture

Jill Hennessy shines in dude-focused Lymelife

Lymelife, a new movie starring Jill Hennessy and Alec Baldwin, deals with families in crisis and an unlikely culprit, Lyme disease.

By Sue Carter Flinn
May 7, 2009
Arts & Culture

X-Men Origins: Wolverine lacks emotional drive

Wolverine began as an angry, lethal, ancient Lumberjack who vows to avenge his girl's death. You know,pretty much a normal Canuck superhero.

By Mark Palermo
May 7, 2009
Arts & Culture

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past casts its dumb glow

The more you dislike Matthew McConaughey, the more you will like this romantic comedy.

By Mark Palermo
May 7, 2009
Arts & Culture

Top 5 sure things playing at the Supernova! festival

Rum runners, Juno Beach and Iraq war vets, Pierre Trudeau and Mary-Colin Chisholm all put on great shows for you

By Alison Lang
May 7, 2009
Arts & Culture

Thom Pain is absolutely brilliant

Thom Pain either needs a hug or a kick in the ass and this steam of consciousness play written by Will Eno and performed by Stewart Legere will definitely give you a bit of both.

By Kate Watson
May 7, 2009
Arts & Culture

Maggie’s Getting Married's perfect mix of snappy and sexy

Maggie's Getting Married is the best thing the Bedford Players has done to date.

By Kate Watson
May 7, 2009
Arts & Culture

Saints Alive! production of Into the Woods nearly there

Innovative youth theatre company Saints Alive! manages to pull together acting, sets and costumes, but this Sondhiem production slows down in Act II.

By Kate Watson
May 7, 2009
Music

Great Scots! reunite, play first ever Canadian show

Once called our Beatles, Nova Scotia's original garage band, The Great Scots, haven't played together since 1967. The band reunites for GuitarFest.

By Mark Black
May 7, 2009
Music

Thrillema film series and Empire 6 theatre say farewell

Movie series loses its home as Empire 6 closes its doors.

By Sue Carter Flinn
May 8, 2009
Music

Endangered Ape bring Albertan accents and good music to Gus' tonight

There will be cupcakes

By Stephanie Johns
May 12, 2009
Music

The Famines bring back the art of cassette tapes and liner notes

The artful Edmonton noise band performs in town, Monday and Tuesday.

By Sue Carter Flinn
May 13, 2009
Music

Jim Bryson

Live at the First Baptist Church (Kelp Records)

By Sean Flinn
May 7, 2009
Music

Theatre review: A Rum for the Money at SuperNova

Three fine actors in a whale of a tale about Newfoundland rum-runners.

By Kate Watson
May 12, 2009
Music

Uncooperative Death debut CD release

All types of metal loved and welcomed

By Stephanie Johns
May 8, 2009
Music

Virgin Festival 09 tickets on sale Saturday

DINOSAUR JR! Tragically Hip! Hey Rosetta! Arkells. The Offspring?

By Stephanie Johns
May 11, 2009
Music

Halifax Scooter Council DJ night this Saturday

Trim your super straight bangs in anticipation

By Stephanie Johns
May 13, 2009
Music

Theatre review: He'd Be Your father's Mother's Cousin

Mary-Colin Chisholm's one-woman play is warm as a cuppa. Funny as high-water pants.

By Kate Watson
May 12, 2009
Music

Stanfest includes broken men/Halifax piers

Sarah Harmer, Amelia Curran, Christina Martin Corb Lund and Tom Fun Orchestra in Canso's big folk festival line-up.

By Stephanie Johns
May 9, 2009
Music

HRM creates a multi-disciplined Artist Registry

Sign up if you want to be considered for public art projects.

By Sue Carter Flinn
May 13, 2009
Music

HotKid raise hell in Halifax

The kids are full of red wine and hot poutine and coming your way. Download their new album Someday Somehow FREE on Zunior.com

By Stephanie Johns
May 11, 2009
Music

First ever Atlantic Ink Festival this week

Writers' festival offers readings, workshops around town.

By Sue Carter Flinn
May 7, 2009
Music

Theatre review: Trudeau Stories

Trudeau dances out of our collective consciouness and onto the stage.

By Kate Watson
May 12, 2009
Music

On June 27 Bon Jovi sleeps on a bed of nails (in Moncton)

On a steel horse you ride (to Moncton)

By Stephanie Johns
May 8, 2009
Music

Noam Ben-Jacov speaks at NSCAD today at noon

Use your lunch hour wisely: A rare chance to meet the multidisciplined Dutch artist.

By Sue Carter Flinn
May 13, 2009
Music

Bishop Allen

Grrr... (Dead Oceans)

By Tara Thorne
May 7, 2009
Music

Sure Thing: The Divorcees CD launch show

w/Laura Merriman and the Lonesome Travellers, Saturday, May 9 at The Seahorse Tavern, 1665 Argyle, 9:30pm, $10.

By Sean Flinn
May 7, 2009
Music

PJ Harvey and John Parish

A Woman A Man Walked By (Island)

By Carsten Knox
May 7, 2009
Music

The Decemberists

The Hazards of Love (Capitol)

By Laura Kenins
May 7, 2009
Music

Benn Ross

Le Nose, (Gooseberry Records)

By Sue Carter Flinn
May 7, 2009
Music

Live Gig: Thunderheist

Sunday, May 3, 1:15am, at The Paragon.

By Team Coast
May 6, 2009
Comics

I've been programming my computer to love you

By Joey Comeau
May 7, 2009
Comics

True Story by Angela Grady

By Mike Holmes
May 7, 2009
Comics

Shucks, man, I don't know

By Jesse Jacobs
May 7, 2009

Savage Love

Sons and daughters

Treat your gay son just like you'd treat your 14-year-old straight kid. Hover, scrutinize, interfere---all the crap that parents typically do when their children begin to date.

By Dan Savage
May 7, 2009
Sports

Skate free and/or die

By Lezlie Lowe
May 7, 2009

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