May 3-9, 2007

News + Opinion

• City

  Growing pains

  A central-downtown parking lot is up for grabs as an urban garden, with a corporate catch. Lindsay McCarney gets the mixed reaction.

  By Lindsay McCarney

  May 3, 2007

  
• City

  Hamlet (solo)

  Raoul Bhaneja awakens your mind's eye

  May 9, 2007
• City

  An Evening With Uncle Val

  Twisted and Twisty Observations from Andy Jones

  May 5, 2007
• City

  Burning Ears for Monday

  Who in the world is talking about Halifax (May.7/07)

  May 7, 2007
• City

  Graffiti challenge — Robie at Jubilee bus shelter

  15 days so far, and the city hasn't cleaned it

  May 4, 2007
• City

  Burning Ears for Wednesday

  Who in the world is talking about Halifax (May.9/07)

  May 9, 2007
• City

  The Ballad of Jim Pane

  Live a little--belt it out with Zach Stevenson

  May 5, 2007
• City

  Burning Ears for Monday

  Who in the world is talking about Halifax (May.7/07)

  May 7, 2007
• City

  Burning Ears for Friday

  Who in the world is talking about Halifax (May.4/07)

  May 4, 2007
• City

  Making love out of no show at all

  We're all out of tour dates, you're so lost without us

  May 7, 2007
• City

  Burning Ears for Tuesday

  Who in the world is talking about Halifax (May.8/07)

  May 8, 2007
• City

  Graffiti challenge — Dartmouth Heritage Museum

  Years of neglect compounded by 14 days

  May 4, 2007
• City

  Burning Ears for Monday

  Who in the world is talking about Halifax (May.7/07)

  May 7, 2007
• City

  Where you've led, we've followed

  To the end of the road

  May 4, 2007
• News

  Oh, the irony

  Mike Fleury widens your perspective.

  By Michael Fleury

  May 3, 2007
• Shoptalk

  Accessorize this

  T.C. Demaresq browses for business news

  By TC Demaresq

  May 3, 2007
• Opinion

  Light bulb moment

  Light bulbs have gotta go, and someone needs to make us care, says Lezlie Lowe.

  By Lezlie Lowe

  May 3, 2007

  
• Opinion

  Spray for mercy

  Editorial by Kyle Shaw

  By Kyle Shaw

  May 3, 2007

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Drop the needle

  The women of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, didn’t know their quilts would become an international sensation.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  May 3, 2007

  
• Arts & Culture

  Ballad power

  Victoria playwright Ross Desprez brings ’60s homage The Ballad of Jim Pane to On the Waterfront. Kate Watson strums along.

  By Kate Watson

  May 3, 2007

  
• Arts & Culture

  Past perfect

  Dirty Dancing isn’t the only movie deserving an anniversary re-release, says Tara Thorne, who has some ideas of her own.

  By Tara Thorne

  May 3, 2007

  
• Arts & Culture

  On the waterfront reviews

  Kate Watson watches all the plays she can handle.

  May 3, 2007

  
• Arts & Culture

  Year of the Dog & Next

  Carsten Knox takes over the reins for a short ride.

  By Carsten Knox

  May 3, 2007
• Music

  Missile possible

  Electronic-tinged folk artist Share turns experiments into his second record, Can Can Missile. Johnston Farrow listens in.

  By Johnston Farrow

  May 3, 2007

  
• Music

  Hockey makes the man

  Chris McCluskey practises his scales.

  By Chris McCluskey

  May 3, 2007

  
• Music

  Timing after timing

  Tara Thorne hooks you up with awesome free comic books.

  By Tara Thorne

  May 3, 2007

  
• Comics

  Act II, Ch 10

  May 3, 2007

  
• Comics

  Lunch Hour

  By Joey Comeau and E. Horne

  May 3, 2007

  
• Comics

  Trendwatch

  By Ray Fenwick

  May 3, 2007

  

Food + Drink

• Restaurant Reviews

  Red-y and grilling

  The Redwood Grill may be a hotel resto in the BLIP, but don't let that discourage you, says Liz Feltham.

  By Liz Feltham

  May 3, 2007

  

Lifestyle

• Savage Love

  SAVAGE LOVE

  May 3, 2007