AltWeeklies Wire
Public Access Victory: Halifax Police Blotter to be Made Publicnew

The Coast has long argued that the Halifax police department was overly restrictive with its release of information. The police blotter has long been public record in every American city, but not in any city north of the border.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
03-28-2013 |
Civil Liberties
Playing Indiannew

So you want to be a “Pocahottie” for Halloween? Lindsay Rainingbird hopes you might reconsider.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lindsay Rainingbird |
10-26-2012 |
Race & Class
Tags: Racism
Hey You Guysnew

A new comic strip at The Coast.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Paul Hammond |
07-30-2012 |
Cartoons
Tags: Hey You Guys
A Trust Betrayed: Peter Kelly and the Estate of Mary Thibeaultnew

Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly has failed in his role as executor of Mary Thibeault's will, leaving her affairs in limbo over seven years after her death as he negotiates with heirs to secretly repay the $145,000 he received.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
02-16-2012 |
Features
The Prince Vortexnew

Ever watch three hours of Prince videos straight? I did the other night, and I ended up locked within a vortex from which I could not escape.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Alison Lang |
11-29-2011 |
Music
The Wine Provincenew

Ten wines from Nova Scotia you should try before you make some dumb comment about how Nova Scotia wine sucks.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Craig Pinhey |
09-23-2011 |
Food+Drink
Brad Marchand, from Coast cover to Cup holdernew

Before Brad Marchand became the latest Halifax hockey hero to win Lord Stanley's beer bong, he was profiled by Stephen Kimber in a March 2008 Coast cover story.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Kyle Shaw |
06-20-2011 |
Sports
A Halifax Academy Award-Winning Connectionnew

Inception sound team includes Brian Power and Graham Colwell.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
03-04-2011 |
Movies
The Truth About Your T.A.new

Teachers’ assistants are just like you: overworked, overwhelmed and a full-time student. Just a little older, and maybe more stressed.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Meredith Dault |
09-03-2010 |
Education
Tags: Teaching
Waiting for Weezernew

It’s been over 15 years since the Blue album, but the Los Angeles band still leaves us undone.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Alison Lang |
07-23-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Weezer
'The Trotsky': Tierney's Townnew
Jacob Tierney gives love to his hometown Montreal and Jay Baruchel in the high school reincarnation comedy The Trotsky.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Matt Semansky |
05-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Jacob Tierney, The Trotsky
5 Tips for Gardening in Small Spacesnew

According to gardening expert Elizabeth Peirce, if you follow these five tips you don’t need a lot of space or experience to make that green stuff grow.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Elizabeth Peirce |
04-16-2010 |
Gardening
Tags: Urban Gardening
Nova Scotia Activists Surprised by Clinton Apology to Haitinew
Former US president Bill Clinton has apologized for flooding Haiti with cheap American rice beginning in the mid 1990s, making it impossible for Haitian farmers to compete.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Bruce Wark |
04-02-2010 |
International
Design-Savvy Haligonians Demand Architectural Excellence From New Library Designnew
"Don't screw it up." This was the not-so-subtle message that Haligonians sent Halifax Public Libraries CEO Judith Hare and her staff during public consultations for the new central library design.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
03-05-2010 |
Books
Judging a Library by its Cover: We Thought Up Our Own Modern Librarynew

Our illustration by Jesse Jacobs represents the library of the not-so-distant future. We polled librarians, library science students and experts, travellers and book lovers to build our own vision of the modern library.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
03-05-2010 |
Books