Vol. 18, No. 27
Dalhousie food fight
University administration fights students for control of food services contracts
By Bethany Horne
Risk is sticking point in convention centre negotiations
City looking to shield itself from potentially unlimited operating subsidy
By Tim Bousquet
Cherry Brook at centre of District Boundary dispute
Council secretly makes committee appointments
In A Box Gifts have your gift
Local all-in-one shop brings the holiday variety
By Carsten Knox
Brooklyn Warehouse ditches brunch
lunch and dinner to be the mainstays
Bishop’s Landing stays open late
Until midnight shopping, and sales, December 10
Joanna Galipeau working on Store #3
Shoes are next for Best of Halifax-winning local businessperson
Costas Halavrezos: Spice Merchant
Former CBC broadcaster to sell spices at the Brewery Market
Bish to close, Bicycle Thief to open
Bishop’s Landing fine dining resto to transform in 2011
Churchill fails
Nova Scotia’s plans to us electricity generated by the Lower Churchill Falls hydro project is neither clean nor green.
By Bruce Wark
Fast garbage
The law requires restaurants to compost organic waste, but local fast food chains are failing to comply.
By Heather Jordan Ross
Small press, big community
Santa gave Gaspereau an early present when Johanna Skibsrud’s The Sentimentalists won the Giller, causing a frenzy of media debate.
By Laura Kenins
Gotta have Faith
Josh MacDonald's play Halo ascends to film screens as Faith, Fraud, Minimum Wage.
By Matt Semansky
The Asshole Monologues gets a a hole in one
Jane Kansas' hilarious and charming play bring the Sex Festival to a close.
By Kate Watson
Picture perfect
Logan Hynes examines the narrative behind unflattering snapshots in her exhibit Bad Photo.
By Allison Saunders
Deck the halls with handmade treasures
The fifth annual Halifax Crafters Winter Carnival turns the Olympic Centre into a shopper's paradise.
Threadless
Jake Nickell (ABRAMS IMAGE)
By Sue Carter Flinn
The Native Trees of Canada
Leanne Shapton (DRAWN & QUARTERLY PETIT LIVRES)
By Sean Flinn
Holiday TV, Dec 2-8
Charlie Brown and Shannen Doherty: Your guide to this week's holiday TV viewing.
No Reason for a Dead Leslie Nielsen
i'm DONE WITH 2010!
By Alison Lang
Loo Loo Loo, Loo-Loo
jerry granelli talks charlie brown's christmas on the Ceeb
The Nymphets' Last Show in Halifax
do it for the kids
Cousins and Duzheknew play SXSW
facebook exclusive! well not really.
A Tribute to the Gods of Metal
put your electric eye on that
2b Theatre’s Invisible Atom
A beautiful work that stands the test of time
Crystal clear
Nineties electro pioneers The Crystal Method head to Halifax for some shellfish and dancing.
By Matthew Ritchie
Best of Halifax makes best of BoingBoing
James White's Green Lantern fan-poster appears on the popular website.
Lindsay Allain gets crafty for the IWK
Local bands get together for Crafts for Kids, an annual series of benefit shows.
Brooke Miller goes back to the basics
PEI singer-songwriter celebrates the release of her third album Shake It Off
The Drums
THE DRUMS (MOSHI MOSHI)
Elvis Costello
National Ransom (Hear/Concord)
By Doug Taylor
Hauschka
Foreign Landscapes (Fatcat)
Slowcoaster
Darkest of Discos (Independent)
By Trevor Savory
Superhero Girl
By Faith Erin Hicks
True Story by Paul Partington
By Mike Holmes
Low-BAL pitch
Stricter drunk driving laws are endangering the hospitality industry.
By Craig Pinhey
The first egg nog
Kick off the festive season with a cup full of true holiday cheer.
Free Will Astrology
Squeeze a cow’s udder, libra.
By Rob Brezsny
Is there a problem here?
More patience, less letter-writing, says Dan to some; more breakups, more vibrators for others.
By Dan Savage
Shopping with a professional
Hey Halifax, here are a few key tips for considering stylish gifts for your nearest and dearest: know them and know where you’re going.
By Christine Beevis
How to write a gift song
In-Flight Safety’s John Mullane explains the ins and outs of gifting someone with a tune.
A Can-Con holiday
Real Canadian gifts for the holidays
By Mairin Prentiss
Meat pie memories
Melissa Buote’s mom’s meat pies bring home memories of PEI seasonal bliss.
By Melissa Buote
Gift-giving across faiths
Gods’ gift: How to give sensitive holiday gifts to people with multiple belief systems.
By Shaina Luck
How to buy books as gifts
Book smart: Former Frog Hollow Books owner Heidi Hallett dishes on how to buy books at the holiday.
How to make a gift rap video
Picnicface’s Cher Hann explains what how to make an audio visual gem.
Little black dress accessories
Black is the new red and green: Holiday party dressing just requires a little seasonal sparkle.
How to buy a good tie
The bad tie is the hallmark of brutal stocking stuffers, but we know they ain’t all bad. Here’s how to find the good ones in Halifax.
Blackberry Torch versus iPhone 4
Mobile virgin: Carsten Knox, a man who doesn’t carry a mobile phone, tries two of the best.
Top 5 iPhone apps for gifting
Trust these tips for holiday app shopping and the iTunes store isn’t so daunting
By Kyle Shaw
Halifamous: my greatest gives
Gloria McCluskey, councillor for District 5 Dartmouth Centre, shares her most inspired presents
Ross Burns of Gypsophilia shares his most inspired presents
Leonard Preyra , MLA for Halifax Citadel - Sable Island, shares his most inspired presents
Trailer Park Boys creator Mike Clattenburg shares his most inspired present
What is the pricing at the Inn on the Lake like???
Cheap venues?
Recently Engaged: Mari & Ashley
A real life Grey's Anatomy-esque love story.
Everything you need to know about HRM council’s April 9, 2024 meeting
By Matt Stickland
Everything you need to know about the 2024 Halifax Burger Bash
By Team Coast
Nova Scotia teachers vote overwhelmingly for strike mandate
By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Grand Parade podcast: Halifax’s budget season is (almost) over. How did councillors perform?
By Martin Bauman and Matt Stickland
