Vol. 19, No. 21
Peter Kelly continues to mis-execute
Mary Thibeault's estate still unresolved, six years and seven months after Kelly appointed executor.
By Tim Bousquet
Genetically modified fish in the works
AquaBounty plans to grow redesigned salmon in the Maritimes.
By Mairin Prentiss
Halifax council chases stadium
Votes OKs potential city contribution of $20 million for a possible $60 million stadium.
Sable Island designated as national park reserve
Environmentalists are still worried about natural gas drilling, however.
By Linda Pannozzo
BREAKING NEWS: Five Bridge Lake area gains wilderness status
Minister of environment Sterling Belliveau will make announcement tomorrow.
Greenlyph becomes Downtown Digital
Best of Halifax award-winning computer store changes hands
By Carsten Knox
Idealbikes changes hands
Dave Schuhlein reveals new ownership's plans for Best of Halifax-winning bike shop
Ratineaud French Cuisine opens November 1
New international food choice on Gottingen
Pretty Things Boutique suffers from lack of city communication
Heritage Gas installation closes sidewalk to businesses, without notice.
Plastic rules
Halifax’s plastics recycling program is excellent, but could get even better with a full-carbon-analysis approach.
By Chris Benjamin
Lost memories
Cathy Ostlere’s play Lost: A Memoir investigates her brother’s disappearance and provides a meditation on her grief.
By Kate Watson
Sink your teeth into Dracula
Shakespeare by the Sea trades their usual tragedy and comedy for Bram Stoker's lustful vampire king.
HPX Zine Fair explodes
The festival's Saturday afternoon tradition brings brand new zines, music, typewriters and burritos to the table(s).
By Allison Saunders
Nova Scotia wins big at Canadian Comedy Awards
Jacob Medjuck, Picnicface take home awards in Toronto last night
Down The Road Again revisits classic Canadiana
Sequel to Goin' Down The Road a worthy successor to 1970 film
By Mark Black
A Drummer’s Dream director John Walker
Walker on sticks: Halifax filmmaker documents a meeting of the world’s great rhythmatists and rediscovers his first love while doing it.
By Jacob Boon
Haven Season One
Created by Stephen King, developed by Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn (eOne)
By Colin Chisholm
Not Anyone’s Anything
By Ian Williams (Freehand)
By Michelle Brunet
Paranormal Activity 3 familiar but scarily effective
Prequel will make you jump, remember the '80s
Local doc Facebook Follies airs Thursday
Geoff D'Eon's social networking documentary to show on CBC Doc Zone
Sharp blades but dull wit of The Three Musketeers
New version of Alexandre Dumas novel awash in obvious computer generated effects
By Molly Segal
Atkinson shines as Johnny English Reborn
Lots of silliness, but a solid cast produces some good laughs
Nightmare Factory airs on The Movie Network starting this week
Halifax documentarian Donna Davies highlights The Walking Dead make-up FX guru
Daily Picks: Friday
Dog Day, Adam and the Amethysts, RatTail, Weekend Dads, Twin Shadow
By Alison Lang, Andrew Patterson, Stephanie Johns and Mark Black
Flamenco on film
Just in time for the Fall for Flamenco festival, Seeking Duende: Halifax Flamenco brings the heat to Viewpoint.
By Julie Sobowale
Daily Picks: Saturday
Jennifer Castle, Chad VanGaalen, Hip Club Groove, Rural Alberta Advantage
By Alison Lang, Mark Black, Ryan McNutt and Andrew Patterson
Fall for Olenka and the Autumn Lovers
London Ontario's Olenka Krakus finds the common ground amongst her eclectic musical influences.
Fucked Up
Challenging hardcore play the Palace in the wake of David Comes to Life
By Matthew Ritchie
Daily Picks: Thursday
Dan Mangan, Jeff the Brotherhood, Bonjay, Kou Chou Ching, Electric Voice Showcase, Ben Caplan, Titus Andronicus
By Ryan McNutt, Andrew Patterson, Stephanie Johns, Alison Lang and Mark Black
HPX Bingo
Gotta spot 'em all!
By Mike Holmes
How to build a music career
Wendy Day sold her condo, stocks and car so you don't have to. Check her out at the #POPular conference Thursday and Friday.
By Hilary Beaumont
Bruce Peninsula gets fired up
After a trying hiatus Open Flames has arrived, and it's worth the wait.
HPX 2011: Wednesday
rich aucoin and thee oh sees blow the roof off
By Alison Lang
HPX Saturday
all night long, all night
HPX 2011: Thursday
jeff the brotherhood, wildlife, jenocide
HPX Friday
oh god
Ami McKay's doctor's notes
The Virgin Cure launches Tuesday, October 25
By Jaime Forsythe
Stone Mary
Hell Bound Gypsy Train (Independent)
By Andrew Chase
CFAT's new home
Can we borrow a cup of sugar?
By Stephanie Johns
Vaccines
What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? (Sony/Columbia)
By Trevor Savory
La Quinta Camera: The Fifth Room
By Natsume Ono (VIZ)
By Shannon Fay
Blu
NoYork! (Sire/Warner)
By Adrian Lee
Wilco
The Whole Love (dBpm)
Let’s Golf 3D
Nintendo 3DS (Gameloft)
Superhero Girl
By Faith Erin Hicks
True Story by Rebecca T.
Sushi outshined
Momoya has its pluses, but doesn’t deliver on the all-important sushi front.
By Kristen Pickett
Free Will Astrology
Go casually against the flow, Gemini.
By Rob Brezsny
Ovulating makes me find you hot
Dan’s two cents on same-sex divorce, and how to avoid becoming a lifelong asshole.
By Dan Savage
Halifax Transit planning for a ridership decrease
By Matt Stickland
King’s invites Jewish and Palestinian co-authors to campus for open discussion with students
By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The many faces of Hawksley Workman
By Martin Bauman
Pit sweat and drug checks: Dispatches from the JUNO Red Carpet