February 2021

Vol. 28, No. 6

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City

Halifax’s indoor skatepark movement snags meeting with mayor

Skaters invest in good shovels and call for better facilities.

By Seyitan Moritiwon
Feb 8, 2021
City

Accessible taxis should be a bit more accessible by fall

Regional Council approves a plan to add more vehicles and subsidize the transit service.

By Caora McKenna
Feb 25, 2021
City

Buy Black Birchtown wants to create retreat centre for BIPOC folks

White-owned retreat centres often leave BIPOC folks needing "a retreat from the retreat.”

By Seyitan Moritiwon
Feb 17, 2021
City

Halifax Regional Council to consider saving Sir Sanford Fleming cottage

And everything else that happened at council this week

By Caora McKenna
Feb 10, 2021
City

Video report: Catch up on Halifax Regional Council's Feb 23 meeting

From gardens to tourism, find out what happened at council in a video from our city editor.

By Caora McKenna
Feb 24, 2021
City

COVID-19 news for the February 1 week

Quick looks at cases and more, in Halifax and Nova Scotia.

Updates by Team Coast
Feb 1, 2021
City

COVID-19 news for the February 8 week

Quick looks at cases and more, in Halifax and Nova Scotia.

Updates by Team Coast
Feb 8, 2021
City

Leadership shakeup at Irving Shipbuilding makes waves

Kevin Mooney, ex-commander in the US Navy, to take the helm.

By Caora McKenna
Feb 9, 2021
City

COVID-19 news for the February 15 week

Quick looks at cases and more, in Halifax and Nova Scotia.

Updates by Team Coast
Feb 15, 2021
City

Halifax police force blows IT security, then lies about it

The city’s auditor general says Halifax Regional Police sucks at handling covert information.

By Caora McKenna
Feb 18, 2021
City

Rent for a one-bedroom up 20 percent from last year 😢

Halifax apartment prices increase even though average rents across Canada are down.

By Caora McKenna
Feb 19, 2021
City

Stephen McNeil gives his last presser as premier

Doing 97 COVID-19 press briefings, Nova Scotia’s prickly leader became pandemic popular.

By Victoria Walton
Feb 19, 2021
City

Halifax council not interested in defunding police

During election szn, some councillors said they supported it. Come budget time, they backtracked.

By Caora McKenna
Feb 23, 2021
City

COVID-19 cases and news for the February 22 week

Brief stories about C19 cases and new infections in Halifax and Nova Scotia, updated often.

Updates by Team Coast
Feb 28, 2021
City

Rankin’ Rankin

How did Nova Scotia’s millennial-in-chief do at his first COVID-19 briefing?

By Victoria Walton
Feb 24, 2021
COVID-19

COVID-19 restrictions eased: spectators allowed at arts, cultural and sporting events

Starting February 8, up to 100 people can be inside a venue.

By Victoria Walton
Feb 8, 2021
COVID-19

Nova Scotia's inviting you to its bubble for two

Nova Scotia says goodbye to travellers from Newfoundland, leaving PEI as our sole invitees

By Victoria Walton
Feb 9, 2021
COVID-19

Nova Scotia’s vaccination effort needs a shot in the arm

Vaccine delays mean the province is now 25,000 doses short of expectations, but Strang isn’t worried.

By Victoria Walton
Feb 17, 2021
COVID-19

New premier, new cases, new restrictions for Halifax

Earlier closing for restaurants, no sports or arts events, and HRM gets locked down for travel.

By Victoria Walton
Feb 26, 2021
Shoptalk

First look at Black Sheep’s new home

The restaurant expands into a remade Brewery Market space full of 19th-century touches.

By Victoria Walton
Feb 25, 2021
Shoptalk

Shop This: Rocks From My Bra’s crystal art

Check out Niambi Tree’s designs at this weekend’s Taking Blk History pop-up market.

By Victoria Walton
Feb 24, 2021

Arts & Culture

Six movies we can't wait to watch at this year's Halifax Black Film Festival

The festival celebrates five years of celebrating Black stories from February 23-28.

By Morgan Mullin
Feb 9, 2021
Arts & Culture

Look inside The Blue Building, Halifax’s newest gallery

Part of the ambitious 2482 Maynard arts project, the gallery’s first show is on until April.

By Morgan Mullin
Feb 19, 2021
Arts & Culture

Halifax’s Eli Goree nominated for a Black Reel Award

His star-making turn as Cassius Clay in One Night In Miami is must-see cinema.

By Morgan Mullin
Feb 19, 2021
Arts & Culture

Two Halifax artists nominated for Canada’s prestigious New Generation Photography Award

Séamus Gallagher and Ursula Handleigh made the 24-artist long list

By Morgan Mullin
Feb 21, 2021
Arts & Culture

Neptune is (sort of) back!

Darkened by COVID-19, the theatre is rekindling the live experience in the Reunited series.

By Morgan Mullin
Feb 23, 2021
Music

Follow along as Halifax’s reggae-roots royalty Jah’Mila takes over The Coast’s Instagram

Go behind the scenes with the singer-songwriter Thursday before her Symphony NS showcase.

By Morgan Mullin
Feb 24, 2021

Food

Chenpapa departure an indication of larger changes at Seaport Market

The Chens are retiring after more than 30 years, but worry other vendors won’t be able to survive the shift to a weekend-only market.

By Victoria Walton
Feb 4, 2021
Food

Seaport Market changes a long time coming

Weekday traffic was dwindling even before the effects of COVID-19 took hold, and many long-time vendors have packed up for greener pastures.

By Victoria Walton
Feb 5, 2021
Food

The Dish: Kam-Moon's fava bean falafel

This Egyptian version of the chickpea-based vegetarian mainstay is a 'pea-free zone.

By Victoria Walton
Feb 25, 2021
Food

Syriana Market opens new location with on-site restaurant

From Gladstone to Strawberry Hill for more room, and more offerings.

By Victoria Walton
Feb 11, 2021

Free Will Astrology

In your horoscope: Dance alone in the dark

Even with a pandemic happening, Sagittarius, you’re due to channel the "jump up" spirit.

By Rob Brezsny
Feb 4, 2021
Free Will Astrology

In your horoscope: Redefine love

This is a good time for you to talk about it extensively and boldly and imaginatively, Libra.

Horoscopes by Rob Brezsny
Feb 11, 2021
Free Will Astrology

In your horoscope: Celebrate life's rich stories

And feel gratitude for the range of experience those stories have blessed you, Aries.

By Rob Brezsny
Feb 18, 2021
Free Will Astrology

In your horoscope: Celebrate the mysterious

This world is too complex for simplistic descriptions and beliefs, Capricorn.

By Rob Brezsny
Feb 25, 2021
Savage Love

4 relationship quickies

From being in the "pandemic sex recession" to refusing to leave the closet.

Sex advice by Dan Savage
Feb 3, 2021
Savage Love

How to parent a toy boy

The odds are low that your 16-year-old son is capable of sterilizing your dildo after use.

Relationship advice by Dan Savage
Feb 10, 2021
Savage Love

Pandemic pressures

A frontline worker’s libido drop; guilt over a dying dad; discovering a kink.

Feb 17, 2021
Savage Love

When good kinks go away

I used to love getting bit and spanked but now that just hurts. What gives?

By Dan Savage
Feb 24, 2021

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