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About Us | Halifax Bloggers
Who we are Halifax Bloggers is a dynamic, interactive online magazine for the city of Halifax and the wider region of Nova Scotia, populated by a community of the best local bloggers, writing about a range of topics from a local perspective. In addition to several featured blogs, we have a network of regular contributors and guest bloggers from …
Nova Scotia Retro Film Festo at Carbon Arc Cinema
1 day ago · Regular readers of FITI — or listeners to my column, The Knox Office, on CBC Information Morning in Halifax — will be well aware that I’m the artistic director and senior programmer at Carbon Arc Cinema. We bring the best of indie, international, Canadian, and documentary film to screen for ...
Living the dream in the 1970s - Noticed in Nova Scotia
Stephen Archibald It’s Stephen Archibald doing the noticing. I’m a huge fan of Nova Scotia’s material culture and cultural landscapes. Twitter made me realize I could share what attracted my attention (perfect for my very short attention) and I’m gratified when folks enjoy my content. Pleased to meet you on the internet.
The Brutalist review — Visionary, flawed immigrant epic
3 days ago · Directed by Brady Corbet | Written by Corbet and Mona Fastvold | 214 min | 1/2 | In Cinemas Brady Corbet’s work as an actor is familiar to me, it goes back a way, but as a writer-director the only picture of his I’ve watched was the Natalie Portman pop-star drama Vox Lux. This couldn’t be more different. The Brutalist is a post-Holocaust, immigrant tale with an impressive scope and ...
Taking care of the caretaker. | Noticed in Nova Scotia
Jan 21, 2025 · The caretaker’s house That story provides the background and context for what I really want to talk about: the little building with the pyramid shaped roof to the right in the lithograph. Built three years after the consecration of the chapel, it was a home for the cemetery caretaker and his family, sort of like the gatehouse you’d find at the entrance to a fancy estate.
Sneak Peek: A Dozen Gift Ideas From The 2024 Local Wishlist!
Nov 9, 2024 · Hello again, friends! Here’s an early preview of the much-anticipated Local Wishlist, our 12th annual buy-local holiday gift guide, filled with gift ideas that are made by and sold at independently owned businesses in Nova Scotia. The Local Wishlist is curated from hundreds of gift submissions from across the province. It’s free for local vendors to apply, thanks to the wonderful local ...
HAFILAX | Halifax Bloggers
Jan 21, 2025 · 2024 was a hectic year, and near the end of January 2025, this photographer has finally reached the bottom of the 2024 backlog, closing out the concert season with the annual Matt Mays sold-out stand at the Shore Club. These are hotly anticipated shows, and mark an unofficial end to the summer in Nova Scotia,… Read More
Noticed in Nova Scotia | Halifax Bloggers
Oct 12, 2023 · Tony Saulnier, a memorable character for my generation, died recently. He was a respected collector and dealer of art and antiques and his passing made me recollect some slight encounters I had with him over decades. At a fashion show in about 1970 I noticed people gathered around a man with long hair who was… Read More
About Halifax | Halifax Bloggers
We acknowledge that we live and work in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, and we acknowledge them as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land. We commit to learning more about and working to uphold the values of respect, collaboration and inclusivity. We are all Treaty People. Halifax is completely unique in this world. The largest single ...