Jun 7-13, 2012

News + Opinion

• News

  Bye, Bye, Peter Kelly Goodbye

  Halifax musician Aaron Hartling channels Don McLean.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jun 6, 2012

  
• News

  Fight the power

  Effort seeks to de-privatize Nova Scotia Power

  By Miles Howe

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• News

  John Newcombe killed

  Halifax musician shot outside Winston's Pub.

  By Leah Batstone

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• News

  Halifax police are coming to Twitter

  Social media campaign is battling the success of previous PR campaigns.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jun 13, 2012

  
• News

  St. Pat's-Alexandra sale goes to court

  City and non-profits battle over selling the surplus school

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jun 13, 2012

  
• News

  Schmidtville neighbours object to proposed new building

  WM Fares project planned for Mary Ann site.

  By Leah Batstone

  Jun 13, 2012

  
• News

  Purcells Cove water and sewage proposal delayed

  Community committee puts off public meeting until fall.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jun 13, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  Not your Garden variety Party

  Ecology Action Centre celebrates 15 years of kicking off summer

  By Tara Thorne

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  Chalet Realty has moved

  By Sarah Mateshaytis

  Jun 8, 2012
• Shoptalk

  Venus eclipsed

  Popular Barrington Street pizza joint gets a name change.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jun 8, 2012
• Shoptalk

  Nutri-Lawn takes on Boston

  Halifax francisee says the states is 15 years behind Nova Scotia.

  By Sarah Mateshaytis

  Jun 8, 2012
• Shoptalk

  Trader's bar is closed

  Jun 8, 2012
• Shoptalk

  Aperture Studios moves across the street

  Jun 8, 2012
• Shoptalk

  Gluten-free at Saege

  Summer menus are mostly Celiac-friendly

  Jun 11, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  How to help local entrepreneurs

  Event at The Hub tonight connects Halifax business ideas to micro financing.

  Jun 12, 2012

  
• Opinion

  Public delusions

  The concert scandal brings together everything that’s wrong with public life in Halifax.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jun 7, 2012

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  In the Clutch

  Mo Handahu’s Clutch Culture line of handbags are bold, stylish and not for the meek. Lovers of graphic prints, neon and batik can dive right in.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Barry Bennett sees animals

  Impaired vision doesn't make him any less of a perfectionists

  By Jane Kansas

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Alice Burdick Hollers at you

  The poet's move from Toronto to Mahone Bay is reflected in her new collection

  By Leah Batstone

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Hail Estate Family Guilds

  These occult-loving dark horses put the fun in funeral with their chilling t-shirts, hoodies, pendants and more.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Utility closet

  Mitchell Stuart Gilroy’s functional pieces blend politics and fashion

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Hair apparent

  Three local salons get to the long and the short of summer hairstyles.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Halifax nails

  Local love on your fingertips

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Blog talkin'

  We asked a bushel of local bloggers to weigh in on summer trends, Halifax style and local loves.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Playwriting for Dummies

  To be clear, we’re the dummies. Also, Playwriting for Dummies actually exists. I know, right?

  By Griffin McInnes

  Jun 8, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Prometheus

  Deserving of more drama, but enjoyable as-is

  By Molly Segal

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Cosmopolis

  Financial jargon spun into pure poetry

  By Jacob Boon

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Madagascar 3

  Don't question the logic and you'll have fun

  By Jacob Boon

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Music

  Merrimen’s rolling along

  Laura Merrimen shows a shift from country to blues with her new album, Midnight Roll

  By Sarah Mateshaytis

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Music

  A not-so tragic Train Wreck

  Quirky show proves self-love (in all its forms) is best

  By Kate Watson

  Jun 8, 2012

  
• Music

  Cold Warps mix it up

  The fuzz-pop band takes its sound in new directions

  By Sarah Mateshaytis

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Music

  Fish House Festival pitches a tent

  Music all day Saturday, in a backyard, on the south shore

  By Tara Thorne

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Music

  Safe as Milks & Rectangles

  Wordplay and dynamism rule the roost on Milks & Rectangles’ debut full-length

  By Jaime Forsythe

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Music

  Soul sister

  Jessie Brown’s vocal power brings together R&B and classic rock with her new self-titled album

  By Adria Young

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Music

  Live Art Dance’s 30something

  Golden years

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Music

  Y-Level? Because we love you!

  Newcomers shine

  By Leah Batstone

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Music

  Cold Warps' "Hang Up On You"

  How rude!

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Music

  Pigeon Row asks How Did We Even Get Here?

  I'm not sure, but it's a nice place

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Music

  AFW 2012 recap: Cut outs, coral, cuties

  Skirt envy to the max at Atlantic Fashion Week

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jun 8, 2012

  
• Comics

  Everyone's a Centaur

  By Miriam Gibson and AJ Morales

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Comics

  True Story by Nicole Steeves

  By Mike Holmes

  Jun 7, 2012

  

Food + Drink

• Food

  Three’s company

  La Trinidade & The Listening Room is doing a lot of things right. An enjoyable after work special is one of them.

  By Melissa Buote

  Jun 7, 2012

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  By Rob Brezsny

  Jun 7, 2012

  
• Savage Love

  Grin and bear it

  The sexual MacGyver of bearskin rugs and why bringing the dick to your virginity-losing party makes you a manly man, no matter what.

  By Dan Savage

  Jun 7, 2012