Vol. 28, No. 5
It's go time for skating and skate rentals at Halifax's beloved Oval
All you need to know to get your skate on this winter.
By Caora McKenna
Convention Centre can't be a shelter and waste contracts won't get living wage requirement
This, and everything else that happened at regional council this week.
Halifax's vacancy rate slinked up in 2020, but the reality for renters hardly got any better
What the vacancy rate does and doesn't tell us about renting in Halifax.
What'll it take to see someone other than an old white man running this province?
Start by considering this long list of women who'd do the job justice.
COVID-19 news for the January 4 week
Quick looks at cases and more, in Halifax and Nova Scotia.
By Team Coast
First look: The Blue Mountain Birch Cove Wilderness Connector
Signed, sealed, delivered, it's ours—in perpetuity.
Here's what happened at Halifax Regional Council this week
Plus the budget committee and the committee of the whole.
COVID-19 news for the January 18 week
Updates by Team Coast
NS expanding parking lot capacity at Crystal Crescent Beach
Beach capacity to remain the same.
COVID-19 news for the January 25 week
Take the 2021 Sex and Dating Survey
Talk anonymously about love in the time of Covid.
A scientific-ish poll from Team Coast
Nova Scotia hopes to vaccinate 75 percent of population by September 30
Put a jab in the arm on your New Year’s resolution list.
By Victoria Walton
New Brunswick kicked out of Nova Scotia's Atlantic bubble
If you haven’t already done so, it’s time to figure out how to facetime your family in Moncton
COVID-19 news for the January 11 week
How to apply for benefits if you’re laid off in 2021
Tips for retail or restaurant employees on applying for the Canada Recovery Benefit.
Strang isn’t mad, he’s just disappointed
The province’s top doc has heard reports of people deliberately flouting public health measures.
NS gives more details on who gets vaccinated in Phase 1
Healthcare workers in prisons are included, but incarcerated Nova Scotians, aren't.
Restrictions eased for sports and arts, Strang gives details on some unique cases
The UK variant and the South African variant have now been detected in Nova Scotia, and a university student tested positive after isolating for 14 days.
Nova Scotia will temporarily run out of vaccines next week
Global delays are making the province's decision to hold on to second doses worthwhile.
5 ways Halifax restaurants can show solidarity with Mi’kmaq lobster fishers
Believe it or not, you have a stake in the issue.
7 Peppers Grill to return to Quinpool Road
Renovations are currently underway inside the old Bramoso Pizza.
Halifax dance studio struggling after third renoviction
Serpentine Studios owner Laura Selenzi says the pattern is frustrating.
Chain restaurants received an estimated $1.7 million of Nova Scotia’s ‘small business grants’
Among the grant applicants are 40 Subways, 33 Tim Horton’s, and 11 Boston Pizzas.
Jagger's Cafe is always fresh with made-to-order donuts
The Bayer’s Lake cafe has 630 different flavour combinations, ready when you are.
Meet the entrepreneur passing her skills along to other Black women
Tia Upshaw is on the verge of opening her fourth business, and she’s encouraging others in her community to follow their dreams, too.
Small retail stores still struggling to stay open while navigating COVID-19 restrictions
“We’re flying blind,” says Cathy Hope of Lady Luck Boutique.
Fumes is re-establishing Black ownership in the cannabis industry
Three Halifax brothers started the rolling papers company in 2020, combining passion with business.
Behind the verse with Arielle Twist
The Indigenous Voices Award-winning poet breaks down a poem with The Coast.
By Morgan Mullin
It's Kye Clayton's time
The young rapper and beatmaker is sharing his story to connect with yours.
With India Gailey, sounds are louder than words
The composer/improviser/cellist from New Hermitage's solo work builds richness in its simplicity.
Sure Things for January 6-12
Fill your calendar with these local happenings—both online are IRL.
In your horoscope: You'll have all the money you need
Taurus, 2021 will be a good time to start a dynamic plan for financial stability.
By Rob Brezsny
In your horoscope: you are billions of years old
Come to a more profound and detailed understanding of your true nature, Pisces.
In your horoscope: Know where and when to stop
You've been doing good work, Virgo, but it's crucial you don't get too fussy and fastidious.
In your horoscope: Playing it cool isn’t really cool
It’s time to show your real feelings, Leo.
Dan Savage says the case on HIV disclosure is closed for most people
But Canadians living with HIV can face prison if they do not disclose their status.
By Dan Savage
European adventures
How can we have loud, complicated Euro sex when Covid means our kid is always home?
Dan Savage says Cum again
Language luddites spat over word for jizz.
The boyfriend experience
Ranging from denying a partner’s pleasure, to partners trying too hard to please.
Relationship advice from Dan Savage
Restoring an unsung hero: How eelgrass is making its comeback in Nova Scotia
By Alison Auld, Climate Story Network
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
Every big show coming to Halifax (and beyond) in 2024
