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Hot events in Halifax for the Natal Day weekend. Want to add something? Post a comment with the details. Friday 830pm: This week’s edition of Al Fresco Filmfesto’s Summer of Murray features the Bill Murray comedy classic Caddyshack. 9pm: The Africville Reunion kicks off with a dance in the Festival Tent. Saturday 83oam–1030am: CFB Halifax hosts a Natal Day Pancake …

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Guest blogger Ben Boudreau is the local community manager for Yelp.com, a website featuring restaurant reviews by ordinary diners. Once a week, he’ll be sharing Halifax’s highlights. Dentists and dieters beware! We’re kicking things off with a sweet snapshot of the city’s most sinful desserts. With a brand new dessert bar, internationally inspired indulgences, and take-home treats sure to be …

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Every summer I tell myself that I am going to partake in the alFresco filmFesto and every summer it slips through my fingertips. But not this time! Especially, once I learned that it is officially the Summer of Murray. Meaning, the good folks at Atlantic Film Festival have organized this year’s festival to be a quirky slew of Bill Murray classics …

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For a long time, readers have been asking us for more dining news and reviews on our website and I’m pleased to announce that, starting tomorrow, we’ll be able to offer that. A new guest blogger is going to be contributing: Ben Boudreau, community manager for Yelp. Drawing on the vast reservoir of information shared by Yelp’s contributors, Ben will …

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One fine day, I can picture myself settling down in the country on a farm or a little cottage someplace. I know I am far from ready just yet but I find myself craving more and more time outside the city limits. Fortunately, I live in a province where our picturesque locations thrive in abundance and I don’t have to …

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Hot weekend events in Halifax, as suggested by readers. Know something good we should include? Post a comment with the details. Friday 3:30pm, 7:30pm: Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam production continues at the Halifax Metro Centre on Duke Street. 8pm: The Halifax Swing Factory at 1313 Hollis is a great way to discover dancing: beginner lesson followed by a night of …

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Nova Scotian wines scored high at the 2011 All Canadian Wine Championships, picking up 26 awards, including four Double Gold medals. Competing in a field of 182 wineries, the following Nova Scotian wineries won awards. Jost Vineyards Double Gold – 2010 Tidal Bay Double Gold  – 2010 Valley Roads L’Acadie Gris Double Gold – 2009 Marechal Foch Gold  – 2010 Coté …

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Hot events in Halifax this weekend, as suggested by readers. Know something we should add? Post a comment with the details. Friday 7pm: Shakespeare by the Sea‘s busy summer schedule continues with the family-friendly favourite Robin Hood. 8:30pm: Mellow and unflappable, comedian Orson Payne takes the stage at Yuk Yuk’s on Hollis Street. Saturday 10am to 7pm: After sailing into …

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I’ve been meaning to write about TORI.XO jewellery for quite some time. I’ve seen her pieces around town in passing but it was at a recent marketplace that her designs really caught my eye. Smitten, is the correct word for how I feel about her long silver skeleton key pendant necklaces. Now, I have a thing about skeleton keys, so …

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Hot weekend events, as suggested by readers. Want to suggest an addition? Post a comment with the details. Friday 7pm: Shakespeare by the Sea‘s second production of the season, Comedy of Errors, opens tonight in Point Pleasant Park. 8pm: The Halifax Jazz Festival Tent opens tonight in its new waterfront home, with a unique arrangement and performance of Stravinsky’s Rite …

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