Jan 16-22, 2020

Vol. 27, No. 34

You can dance for inspiration. You may wanna dance with somebody. Life is a dance, after all. But it’s not as easy as saying: You should be dancing. Why don’t we just dance? Because dancefloors in Halifax are not very accessible. Let’s fix it, then let’s dance.

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City

There’s nothing spontaneous about a night out in Halifax for someone who uses a mobility device

From stairs to small stalls, Halifax's bars and clubs are full of barriers to accessibility.

By Caora McKenna
Jan 16, 2020
City

Ridesharing companies are getting uber-close to their Halifax debut

But approval from the province could put a snag in the process.

By Julia-Simone Rutgers
Jan 16, 2020
City

Sneckdowns are doing the work so Halifax planners don’t have to

When snow + cars = a case for narrower roads and wider sidewalks

By Victoria Walton
Jan 16, 2020
City

A first-of-its-kind queer STEM conference is in Halifax this weekend

QAtCanSTEM Colloquium hopes to connect and highlight queer voices in Atlantic Canada.

By Alexandra Skultety
Jan 16, 2020
City

HRM’s shopping centres are a no-go zone for folks with accessibility needs

Poor design at Bayers Lake and Dartmouth Crossing is putting people at risk and costing businesses money.

By Oluwatomisin Adesina
Jan 16, 2020
City

Take the Sex and Dating Survey and heat winter up

Our anonymous love-life poll is a safe place to share secrets.

By Team Coast
Jan 17, 2020
News

Halifax Regional Police review suggests reorganization, more civilian input

Halifax Regional Council passed almost all recommendations from a recent review to improve the organization.

By Julia-Simone Rutgers
Jan 17, 2020
Opinion

Letters to the editor, January 16, 2020

In praise of both Nova Scotia's new Nordic spa and freedom from anti-abortion intimidation.

Jan 16, 2020

Arts & Culture

Jim Gaffigan goes beyond The Pale Tourist

The current king of comedy returns to Halifax this week.

By Ben Gerrior
Jan 16, 2020
Arts & Culture

Pardis Parker tells us a good one

The comic finishes a huge North American tour with two hometown shows stuffed with new material.

By Morgan Mullin
Jan 16, 2020
Arts & Culture

Halifax sees the Venezuela diaspora remember what it has lost with new Khyber show

Memorial: Work by Venezuelan Diaspora Artists sees artists like Camila Salcedo reflect on their complicated relationships to where they're from.

By Chris Stoodley
Jan 16, 2020
Arts & Culture

Review: Little Women makes big noise

The magic is in the details—like the soundtrack of music and laughter and whispers—that makes Gerwig's take on the classic story so appealing.

By Violet Pask
Jan 16, 2020
Music

Stewart Legere, Cliff Le Jeune and friends are tangled up in Blue.

A star-studded tribute night to Joni Mitchell’s landmark album helps beat the bleakest day of the year.

By Michael Lake
Jan 16, 2020
Comics

Hey You Goofs!

By Paul Hammond
Jan 16, 2020

Food

Just Spring Roll rolls on

Culinary creativity meets time-tested tradition at Park Lane staple Just Spring Roll

By Hal Atwood
Jan 16, 2020

Free Will Astrology

Think less of others’ opinions, Cancer

By Rob Brezsny
Jan 16, 2020
Savage Love

Sexual healing in the sub space

How a Dom/sub relationship may help ward off self-harm habits.

By Dan Savage
Jan 16, 2020

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