Feb 17-23, 2011

Vol. 18, No. 38

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News

Dissent and controversy enflame Halifax fire department

Chief Bill Mosher to retire; fired firefighter Cromwell wins ruling; survey finds firefighters dislike management.

By Tim Bousquet
Feb 17, 2011
Shoptalk

Anna Gilkerson's new line

Deux FM designer launches trunk show tonight at Love, Me

By Carsten Knox
Feb 18, 2011
Shoptalk

Sparrow Shoe Boutique opens

Johanna Galipeau's new store

By Carsten Knox
Feb 18, 2011
Shoptalk

Simmons discontinues its Comfort Exchange Program

Mattress outlet considers bedbug concerns with product

By Carsten Knox
Feb 19, 2011
Shoptalk

Toxic Blossom opens

Japanese styles at Dartmouth market

By Carsten Knox
Feb 20, 2011
Shoptalk

Caffe Sospeso Plus now open

Quinpool cafe offers Turkish coffee

By Carsten Knox
Feb 21, 2011
Shoptalk

Barrington Street sales

Random Play and Hilltribe bring the February deals

By Carsten Knox
Feb 22, 2011
Shoptalk

Propeller Brewery tours amp up

Eight beers on tap for only $15 for two hours.

By Tim Bousquet
Feb 22, 2011
Shoptalk

HIM Boutique targets young professional men

Leo and Tony Salloum branch out from Tony's Pizza

By Tim Bousquet
Feb 22, 2011
Shoptalk

Sushi Shige grand opening

Former Spring Garden resto open on Granville

By Carsten Knox
Feb 23, 2011
Opinion

Stadium nightmare

Halifax’s pursuit of a new venue is one thing; dealing with an ethically challenged FIFA another.

By Tim Bousquet
Feb 17, 2011
Environment

Disappearing farms

We can barely feed ourselves yet we’re replacing farms with business parks

By Chris Benjamin
Feb 17, 2011

Arts & Culture

Just Go With It goes where you'd expect

Adam Sandler does what he does best and makes an immature rom-com.

By Matt Semansky
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Family circus

Quebecois filmmaker Denis Villeneuve talks about his Oscar-nominated drama Incendies: “To me the film is less about war and more about family.”

By Matt Semansky
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Walk a Mile captures Kenya

Photographer Mary Jefferson captures the faces behind the places she visited in Africa.

By Allison Saunders
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Gleaming the cube

Montreal dancer Paul-André Fortier and artist Rober Racine bring their collapsable shack to town in Cabane.

By Laura Kenins
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Love for Gnomeo & Juliet

The animated take on a Shakespeare classic proves garden gnomes can do romance too.

By Matt Semansky
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

All rise, Odysseus is on trial

Literature and law come together for a mock trial and fundraiser for Halifax Humanities 101.

By Allison Saunders
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Deathtrap is killer

The Theatre Arts Guild's comedic-thriller keeps suspense high and wit dry.

By Kate Watson
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Feast your eyes on the Falling Woman

A video installation at the new Eyelevel Gallery challenges the exploitative gaze.

By Allison Saunders
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Bieber's big screen bio is premature

Never Say Never chronicles a short road to fame far too soon.

By Matt Semansky
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Happy Birthday Ellen Page

The Big Two Four

By Carsten Knox
Feb 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

The collapse of The Company Men

John Wells tries to squeeze in too much, but it still isn't enough.

By Matt Semansky
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Something's missing in Unknown

Liam Neeson is the only sure thing in this thriller.

By Matt Semansky
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Somewhere tests our patience

Sofia Coppola gets poetic and experimental and takes Stephen Dorff along for the ride.

By Tara Thorne
Feb 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

I Am Number Four lacks character

The teenage sci-fi flick misses the mark with its alien-human relationships.

By Mark Palermo
Feb 17, 2011
Music

A Very Noyes Offer

pretty records for cheap, eh!

By Alison Lang
Feb 22, 2011
Music

Dan Mangan is Coming

zomg!

By Alison Lang
Feb 17, 2011
Music

Go To The Seahorse Tonight

dog day, duzheknew, cousins, secret colours

By Alison Lang
Feb 23, 2011
Music

A/V Goes Hard in the Paint

kimchi fury

By Alison Lang
Feb 22, 2011
Music

Hawksley Workman's spectre

Looms large over the Canada Games

By Matthew Ritchie
Feb 17, 2011
Music

A Completely Indulgent Post About Lemmy

"lemme" show you some videos, ha-HA!

By Alison Lang
Feb 17, 2011
Music

Five Silly Questions with Hind Legs

the two-headed horsie

By Alison Lang
Feb 17, 2011
Music

Jeremy Fisher’s Flood

DIYer brings his pop to Grand Parade

By Allison Saunders
Feb 17, 2011
Music

Ready to Ramble

The Moonshine Ramblers are gearing up to head west

By Allison Saunders
Feb 17, 2011
Music

Duzheknew heads South by Southwest, and then some

This show's on the road, starting in the States and finishing across the pond.

By Allison Saunders
Feb 17, 2011
Music

Easy like Saturday morning

Cozy up with Eyelevel for cartoons and cereal.

By Allison Saunders
Feb 17, 2011
Comics

True Story by Ghettosocks

By Mike Holmes
Feb 17, 2011
Comics

Superhero Girl

By Faith Erin Hicks
Feb 17, 2011

Restaurant Reviews

Rani’s rocks

The south end roti shop is the go-to place for jerk chicken. Melissa Buote likes it so much, she goes twice.

By Melissa Buote
Feb 17, 2011

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Choose a beloved microbe, Capricorn.

By Rob Brezsny
Feb 17, 2011
Savage Love

Don’t lesbian it into the ground

There’s no need to communicate your relationship to death if things are going great, Dan says.

By Dan Savage
Feb 17, 2011
Sports

Knocked out

After 40 years, boxing will be eliminated from Canada Games competition. Sean Flinn sizes up the last crop of contenders.

By Sean Flinn
Feb 17, 2011
Sports

Canada Games photo-blog by Courtney Kelsey & Zach Barkhouse

Grand Parade Square

By Courtney Kelsey and Zachary Barkhouse
Feb 17, 2011
Sports

Canada Games photo-blog by Courtney Kelsey

Curling

By Courtney Kelsey
Feb 18, 2011
Sports

Canada Games photo-blog by Zach Barkhouse

Hockey finals

By Zachary Barkhouse
Feb 21, 2011
Sports

Canada Games photo-blog by Courtney Kelsey & Zach Barkhouse

Boxing!

By Courtney Kelsey and Zachary Barkhouse
Feb 23, 2011

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