Vol. 18, No. 40
Council tackles garbage miscreants
Proposed bag limit, and requirement for clear bags.
By Amber Young
Vandals target Phat’s
Windsor Street barber window smashed for a second time in three months
Paragon closing?
Mercer says “it’s been on the table” but refuses to confirm
Longchamps Paris at Foreign Affair
Fancy international bags arrive in downtown Halifax
By Carsten Knox
Submarine surfaces
Lebanese food added to sub menu at south end eatery
Fat Boy lands on Lower Sackville
New pizza joint activates local salivary glands
Dexter's spin machine
All requests for information from the provincial government are now handled by Dexter's political staff.
By Tim Bousquet
Moving targets
Halifax takes its sustainability ranking seriously, but what are we measuring, exactly?
By Chris Benjamin
Full arts, can't lose
The Dexter government has announced the re-instatement of an arm's-length arts funding body. Hilary Beaumont reminds us what we lost in the first place.
By Hilary Beaumont
Patricia Rozema’s truth barometer
The veteran Canadian director brings 25 years of advice and anecdotes to Women Making Waves.
By Matt Semansky
Inspired crew
Allison Saunders zooms in on WIFT’s Atlantic chapter.
By Allison Saunders
Out of Lunenburg, into Citadel High
The Gilbert and Sullivan Society launches a new show in a new space
By Kate Watson
The Beauty Queen of Leenane resonates
The Neptune's production of this haunting Irish play paints a picture so bleak, you won't forget it.
Drive Angry's a hell of a movie
Keith Cossey sets sail
A photography exhibit at ViewPoint looks at the intricacies of tall ships.
Paul Auster
Sunset Park (Henry Holt and Co.)
By Chad Peck
Waiting for “Superman”
Directed by Davis Guggenheim (Paramount)
By Tara Thorne
A Drunken Dream
Moto Hagio (Fantagraphics)
By Shannon Fay
Not Love But Delicious Foods Make Me So Happy!
Fumi Yoshinaga (Yen)
Mike Clattenburg's new project goes to camera next week
Trailer Park Boy creator's next movie
Women Making Waves awards
Inaugural Women in Film celebration annoints cinema artists
Michael Kimber's The Cure
Halifax writer and blogger in video poem
Beastly ain't pretty
The forgettable fairytale update lacks depth, and acting chops.
Rango stalls
Great animation is weighed down by a padded plot.
Giddy for GIGAS
By Alison Lang
Down Dangerous Passes Road throws a few curves
Family is central to this journey
30 Day Song Challenge: My Least Favorite Song
mindless self indulgence butchers method man
Robyn Dell'Unto Knows Bird Law
she opens for craig cardiff this weekend
Sinfully Speaking
small sins are a group effort
Here's the New Bike Rodeo Album
o bla dee, oh bla duh
Out of Lunenberg with the G & S Society
A tuneful new musical about they that go down to the sea in ships (and they that stay behind)
I Goofed with GIGAS
It's spelled Nick IWASKOW
Bike Rodeo pedals on
The quartet releases its new album, Oh Bla Duh, this weekend.
Long Live the Queen Lineup Announced
THE CHITZ!!!!!
30 Day Song Challenge: Patti Smith, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
here we are now
It's the End of the Road for Of Montreal
but hey, Boyz II Men
Sandman Viper Command return
If you missed them in October, now's your chance to catch up with this exciting indie-rock quartet
By Matthew Ritchie
Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few
June in Siberia (Aquarius)
By Laura Kenins
In-Flight Safety's taking off
The indie-rockers play one last hometown gig before shipping out to Europe.
ANGO brings the beats home
Red Bull Academy alumni, DJ and producer takes on Tribeca.
Good Lovelies
Let the Rain Fall (Warner)
By Doug Taylor
The Rural Alberta Advantage
Departing (Paper Bag)
Jon McKiel
Confidence Lodge EP (Youth Club)
True Story by Ryan Hesketh
By Mike Holmes
Superhero Girl
By Faith Erin Hicks
Hibernation stations
When you're down in the dumps about winter, head to an underground hideout.
Source is a force
There are still some kinks to work out, but Local Source Market is doing good work and making good food, says Melissa Buote.
By Melissa Buote
Free Will Astrology
Master the art of partying, taurus.
By Rob Brezsny
Moms seeking college guys
Craigslist 101 for wannabe Mrs. Robinsons, plus the rules of being GGG and Planned Parenthood’s future at risk.
By Dan Savage
Where can I rent chocolate brown table overlays?
Halifax poised to pass budget focused on the future
By Matt Stickland
Atlantic Canada’s largest queer arts festival returns to Halifax
By Martin Bauman
Restoring an unsung hero: How eelgrass is making its comeback in Nova Scotia
By Alison Auld, Climate Story Network
Every big show coming to Halifax (and beyond) in 2024
By Team Coast
