Jul 19-25, 2012

News + Opinion

• News

  Should the city be responsible for Fred MacGillivray's million dollar pension?

  The ticket scandal raises the question: what happens to Trade Centre Limited's $40.7 million deficit?

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• News

  No amount of spin can hide ticket scandal facts

  Auditor general's report is definitive, despite officials playing pass-the-blame game.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jul 20, 2012

  
• News

  2010 audit of Trade Centre Limited called for straightening out Ticket Atlantic mess

  But city asked for delay, says TCL.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jul 20, 2012
• News

  Tall ships come to Halifax

  Ships, pirates and food, food, food.

  By Rachel Bloom

  Jul 20, 2012

  
• News

  Tony Robbins was in Halifax

  Firewalking motivational speaker got 200 bucks a pop from Hali-rubes.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jul 23, 2012

  
• News

  How this city works

  Obscure Olympic Reality appeal to the UARB underscores which developers have pull, and which don't.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jul 24, 2012

  
• News

  Province is paying half of $200,000 "public consultation" costs for Nova Centre

  Spoken word artist Tim Merry touring the province for input on convention centre.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jul 25, 2012

  
• News

  Student jobs are elusive

  Unemployment figures for young people are soaring.

  By Rachel Bloom

  Jul 25, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  Bucket of chicken!

  Coastal@Night gets serious.

  By Rachel Bloom

  Jul 19, 2012
• Shoptalk

  Orphan Books comes to the north end

  Agricola Street store now open.

  By Rachel Bloom

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  Jenner Cormier is going to New Orleans

  Hali mixologist showing off his stuff.

  By Rachel Bloom

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  Melissa Buote takes in Tall Ships' Food Fare by the Sea

  And blogs and posts pretty pictures over at Passable.ca

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jul 20, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  HB Studios Medal Bound's Olympic dreams

  Get in the coach's corner

  By Rachel Bloom

  Jul 24, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  Mother's hits the Hydrostone this fall

  I want pizza. P-I-Z-Z-A.

  By Rachel Bloom

  Jul 25, 2012

  
• Shoptalk

  Rocco's restaurant now on Baker Drive

  Relocation give Dartmouth eatery more elbow room.

  By Rachel Bloom

  Jul 25, 2012

  
• Opinion

  Morally bankrupt

  The convention centre announcement shows what really matters to the city's business and political class, and, more importantly, what doesn't.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jul 19, 2012

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Smooth Moving

  Mike Clattenburg’s newest film, Moving Day, is a world of backbreaking labour and belly-busting laughs opening Friday.

  By Jacob Boon

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Weird, wonderful Alice

  Shakespeare by the Sea's new take on a classic

  By Kate Watson

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Parks and recreation

  NSDCC brings craft to Victoria Park this weekend

  By Tara Thorne

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Moving Day

  A melancholy tableau with hits of blue humour

  By Jacob Boon

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Sympathy Loophole

  by Jaime Forsythe (Mansfield Press)

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Dark Knight Rises

  The last hour, packed with action, smoothes over any wrinkles

  By Molly Segal

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Cultural Festivals

  The power of culture

  The organizers of Halifax Pride’s Queer Acts Theatre Festival talk definitions, theatre, community and standing outside of the mainstream.

  By Kate Watson

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Music

  More Queer Acts

  Staged readings of powerful new works are drawing a crowd

  By Kate Watson

  Jul 22, 2012

  
• Music

  Opening night at Queer Acts

  Hot theatre/cool space

  By Kate Watson

  Jul 20, 2012

  
• Music

  Sissydude is fine and dandy

  trrrash Productions presents a camp rock musical bringing all the best of local music, the north end, hoarding and over-the-top characters.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Music

  A beautiful discovery

  Years of relentless touring have paid off for Newfoundland juggernaut Hey Rosetta!. The sextet is spending its summer playing Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Sasquatch, and this weekend, giving the first-ever performance on Georges Island.

  By Carsten Knox

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Music

  Do the Evolve

  Special effects, confetti, international bands and camping come together at this year’s Evolve festival

  By Adria Young

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Music

  Snakes, why’d it have to be snakes?

  Will the garter snake population on Georges Island rock out to Hey Rosetta? Or are they too hipster for that?

  By Colin Chisholm

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Music

  Cam Smith’s Blue heaven

  Cam Smith is stepping out of the studio and into the spotlight with his new album, Ocean Blue.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Music

  Campbell's homecoming

  Folk singer Amy Campbell brings Halifax her new LP

  By Tara Thorne

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Music

  In-Flight resumes flying

  With a new record in the works, the band hits the waterfront for a free Tall Ships show

  By Rachel Bloom

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Music

  Best emails of the week: July 14-20 edition

  Charlie Sheen, Juggalos and what a waste of time praying is

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jul 20, 2012

  
• Music

  Monday video round up

  Some old, some new, all for you

  By Geordon Omand

  Jul 30, 2012

  
• Music

  Five Things You Should Not Miss This Week in Halifax

  Get busy

  By Rachel Bloom

  Jul 25, 2012

  
• Music

  Southern Shores drift home

  For a bit, anyway

  By Rachel Bloom

  Jul 26, 2012

  
• Music

  Nominate or abominate for NSMW

  Before the Monday, July 30 deadline

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jul 25, 2012

  
• Comics

  True Story by Mark Rose

  By Mike Holmes

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Comics

  Everyone's a Centaur

  By Miriam Gibson and AJ Morales

  Jul 19, 2012

  

Food + Drink

• Food

  Sweet scapes

  Garlic scapes, that is

  By Geordon Omand

  Jul 25, 2012

  
• Restaurant Reviews

  Jincheng turns up the heat

  Delicious flavours with depth, and a significant belt of heat, define the dishes at Jincheng Chinese Cuisine.

  By Melissa Buote

  Jul 19, 2012

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  Tend a festering wound until it heals, Virgo.

  By Rob Brezsny

  Jul 19, 2012

  
• Savage Love

  Bad blowjob behaviour

  Destructive criticism deserves a healthy dose of Tabasco justice, Savage Love wins again and fake letter apologies to devotees.

  By Dan Savage

  Jul 19, 2012