Nov 17-23, 2011

Vol. 19, No. 25

Digital Edition

Previous Issue Next Issue

Back to the Issue Archives

City

Remembrance Day shame

The city’s eviction of Occupy Nova Scotia demonstrates the cowardice of city officials, who hold themselves to a different standard of law.

By Tim Bousquet
Nov 17, 2011
City

New song: "Peter Kelly has got to go"

Mysterious punk song sent to The Coast

By Tim Bousquet
Nov 23, 2011
News

Businessmen compete with rats

Guerrilla art pops up at convention centre site

By Tim Bousquet
Nov 17, 2011
News

Lunch treachery

Halifax council to secretly discuss business improvement districts.

By Tim Bousquet
Nov 17, 2011
News

Halifax International Security Forum is this weekend

Peace group to protest the world's powerful.

By Mark Black
Nov 17, 2011
News

A victory for open government!

After Coast vows to "occupy the lunch and learn," closed council meeting is cancelled.

By Tim Bousquet
Nov 19, 2011
News

Twice arrested

Miles Howe was arrested at the Occupy Nova Scotia eviction, then again the next day.

By Miles Howe
Nov 17, 2011
News

Halifax really does drink

Setting out to disprove the "myth" that Halifax has the most bars per capita, we find only supporting evidence.

By Tim Bousquet
Nov 23, 2011
Shoptalk

Holiday craft fairs

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Shoptalk

Vintage glory

Some local businesses have thrived for decades, weathering economic boom and bust. We take a look at some of the most distinguished from both sides of the harbour.

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Shoptalk

Brand new glory

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Shoptalk

Gift ideas: For the musician

Whether you’re shopping for a violin virtuoso or a punk princess banging on drums, these tips will get them singing your praises.

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Shoptalk

Gift ideas: For the Halifax hipster

Thanks to Halifax’s indigenous designers, now it’s easy to shop for creative, weird or otherwise out-in-left-field types. Right on!

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Shoptalk

Gift ideas: For the outdoor enthusiast

Your friends would rather be out in the cold? Get them the right gear and it’s like you’re always with them, except you don’t risk frostbite.

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Shoptalk

Home is where the art is

Haligonian photographers, painters and illustrators are a diverse group. Imagine their pieces brightening up your home or that of a loved one. Here’s a selection of work that could be yours.

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Shoptalk

Remedy waxes off for charity

All Tuesday's depilatory work to benefit Christmas Daddies 2011 Telethon

Nov 18, 2011
Shoptalk

Caffe Sospeso Plus closes

A coffee spot on Quinpool shuts down

By Carsten Knox
Nov 21, 2011
Shoptalk

Wasabi House opens

New Japanese cuisine at the former location of Spartan and Louly's Egyptian

By Carsten Knox
Nov 22, 2011
Shoptalk

Alicia Melanson special salon event

Thursday, December 1 is a big day at local hair and make-up spot

By Carsten Knox
Nov 21, 2011
Shoptalk

Maples Gallery moves from furniture to art

Local handmade products are abundant in Bishop's Landing boutique

By Carsten Knox
Nov 22, 2011
Shoptalk

Local lunch provider getting evicted from Scotia Square

PG’s has until the end of the month before Tim Horton’s moves in

By Carsten Knox
Nov 23, 2011
Shoptalk

Andrew

Downtown get up

By Danna Storey
Nov 17, 2011
Shoptalk

Hannah

Daring fashionista

By Danna Storey
Nov 24, 2011
Shoptalk

Kerry

Creative and professional

By Danna Storey
Nov 25, 2011
Shoptalk

Lillian

Stylish designer

By Danna Storey
Nov 28, 2011
Environment

Adaptation boogie

Eons ago the Mi’kmaq left a mark. Archeologist Matthew Betts says we can learn from their mistakes and successes.

By Chris Benjamin
Nov 17, 2011

Arts & Culture

Derek Hill: Meet the artist

Oceanic Art Custom Tattooing

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Underground art documentary and exhibition

Brow-raising: Lowbrow art is explored in the film New Brow, showing as part of an event at the Khyber.

By Mark Black
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Fashion mash-ups

Remixed vintage has got Halifax fashion on lock. Julie Sobowale gets the designers’ take.

By Julie Sobowale
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

The Halifax Theatre for Young People's dynamic duo

A pair of shows, and two pairs of actors deliver raw emotion inIn the Fall and In This World.

By Tara Thorne
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Amber Thorpe: Meet the artist

Adept Tattoos

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Kirt Silver: Meet the artist

Silver City

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Five years of For the Love of Art

Leave Out ViolencE embraces creativity for their annual fundraiser.

By Allison Saunders
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Nerve's date night

Can online chemistry work in the real world? Grab a bar stool and see for yourself.

By Allison Saunders
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Lydia Klenck: Meet the artist

Utility

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Mark Marshall: Meet the artist

Old Harbour City Tattoo

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

10 things to think about before getting a tattoo

Getting ink requires you use your brain and heart.

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

What’s the worst tattoo you’ve ever seen?

Submitted stories by Coast Readers

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Tattoo rules in Nova Scotia

You need a licence to cut hair in Nova Scotia, but don’t need one to be a tattoo artist.

By Charlene Davis
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Tats start here

Tattooing in Halifax is inexorably linked to the city’s naval heritage. Here’s the story of where it started.

By Colin Chisholm
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

My dumb tattoos

A Coast photographer bares all

By Aaron Mckenzie Fraser
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Nova Scotia in the blood

Coast readers submit permanent records of their heritage, needled into the skin

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Nova Cantabrigiensis

By John Devlin (Island)

By Dave Hayden
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Tattoos of the Halifamous

We take a look at some notable Haligonians' ink

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Chasing Freedom

By Gloria Ann Wesley (Fernwood)

By Chris Benjamin
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Flower

Available on PlayStation 3 (Sony)

By Colin Chisholm
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Civilization V

Available on Windows, Mac OSX (2K Games)

By Colin Chisholm
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Multiple joys of Martha Marcy May Marlene

Sundance favourite a must-see at The Oxford

By Matt Semansky
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Cubicle to the cage auditions this Sunday

Maritime MMA doc looking for participants who want to fight

By Carsten Knox
Nov 18, 2011
Arts & Culture

Humanity International Film Festival call for submissions

North end film festival looking for local shorts

By Carsten Knox
Nov 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Dreamlike Melancholia beautiful, problematic

Lars von Trier's Cannes award-winner has its moments

By Molly Segal
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 totally unsatisfying

For Twihards only, maybe not even then

By Molly Segal
Nov 17, 2011
Arts & Culture

Review roundup: Martha Marcy May Marlene, Melancholia and Twilight: Breaking Dawn

Three movie reviews from the weekend of November 18

By Carsten Knox
Nov 20, 2011
Arts & Culture

The Corridor gets distribution

Locally made horror/science fiction thriller will be seen by many

By Carsten Knox
Nov 21, 2011
Arts & Culture

Clooney works hard for The Descendants

Director Alexander Payne does well by his leading man

By Tara Thorne
Nov 24, 2011
Arts & Culture

You tall, tall tree

Tanya Davis' rumination on our gift to Boston

Nov 23, 2011
Arts & Culture

Nova Scotia introduces plan for body art regulation

Tattoo artists would have to meet disease control standards under Body Art Act

By Carsten Knox
Nov 17, 2011
Music

Trassh Productions touches a Nerve

Play explores the darkest, funniest first date ever

By Kate Watson
Nov 18, 2011
Music

Lady Gaga In Moncton?

a mysterious video surfaces!

By Alison Lang
Nov 15, 2011
Music

Friday Five: Working for Your Weekend

rich aucoin in your phone, help reflections, michael's

By Alison Lang
Nov 18, 2011
Music

Proskates Fundraiser for Chet Kirkby

great bands, fun times, good cause

By Alison Lang
Nov 22, 2011
Music

Make It Shake It

make no gains release new 7"

By Alison Lang
Nov 17, 2011
Music

AGNS' Children's Festival Celebrates Music and Art

pop goes the art beat

By Alison Lang
Nov 18, 2011
Music

Ria’s spark

Ria Mae’s new album, Under Your Skin, is a collection of bite-sized dramas

By Ryan McNutt
Nov 17, 2011
Music

Two’s company

The Famines continue their crusade against complacency with an explosive Halifax show

By Alison Lang
Nov 17, 2011
Music

Storytime with Mark Bragg

Dark characters make you want to dance on Bragg's third record, Your Kiss

By Allison Saunders
Nov 17, 2011
Music

Mother Mother gets around

The Vancouver pop-rockers stretch their touring frenzy eastward with another sold-out Halifax show.

By Allison Saunders
Nov 17, 2011
Music

Mike Trask

Jamboree (Independent)

By Trevor Savory
Nov 17, 2011
Music

Childish Gambino

Camp (Glass Note)

By Adrian Lee
Nov 17, 2011
Music

Thee Oh Sees

Carrion Crawler/The Dream (In The Red)

By Stephanie Johns
Nov 17, 2011
Music

Matt Andersen

Coal Mining Blues (Busted Flat)

By Doug Taylor
Nov 17, 2011
Music

John Beale sends in the clowns

Big shoes to fill

By Stephanie Johns
Nov 23, 2011
Music

See Biscuit

NSCAD grads group show

By Stephanie Johns
Nov 24, 2011
Comics

Superhero Girl

By Faith Erin Hicks
Nov 17, 2011
Comics

True Story by Aria Guy

By Mike Holmes
Nov 17, 2011

Restaurant Reviews

Le Coq rocks

In addition to its comfortable atmosphere and attractive wine list, Bistro le Coq also serves some of the city’s best food.

By Kristen Pickett
Nov 17, 2011

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

You’re ripening, cancer. time to molt says Rob Brezsny

By Rob Brezsny
Nov 17, 2011
Savage Love

Dan’s tips for first-time doms

Plus: What goes on during a sexual encounter involving BDSM has to be specifically and explicitly negotiated.

By Dan Savage
Nov 17, 2011

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.

© Overstory Media Group. 2024

Powered By Foundation