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As volunteers fight to save Nova Scotia’s iconic Peggy’s Cove lighthouse, who is responsible for its future?

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Guest blogger Leanne Salyzyn is an insolvency counselor, licensed restructuring professional and trustee in bankruptcy. Post a comment or contact her on Twitter with your personal-finance questions. The school bell will shortly chime but before it does, parents everywhere are faced with the chore of buying back to school items. Here are a few tips to help you balance your books while keeping the kiddies …

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The Atlantic Fringe Festival is back running August 30th – September 9th at venues across HRM.

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I was a little bit sad last night not be amongst the hoards rocking out to The Boss in Moncton but I found my own little sanctuary at The Carleton. Now, I know I am (yet again) pushing the boundaries of my shopping/fashion blog criteria, but I think that partaking in an intimate show with good wine and food qualifies as a …

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It’s always lovely to escape the city in the summer. When it’s this hot, I’d really rather be close to the ocean so I’ve been seizing every opportunity to get out of town. Sometimes rejuvenation is as simple as going to my cottage in Caribou for the weekend. On a recent visit, we took a little detour on a Saturday …

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August 19 Country music’s Australian star returns to Halifax on his Get Closer tour. Halifax Metro Centre, 451-1221, www.ticketatlantic.com

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 I was bound and determined to attend the first Fuller Terrace outdoor lecture this week entitled “How To Be An Adult.” I don’t always feel that I have this accurately nailed down. Does anyone, really? So, I thought I could use a few helpful tips. My friend Scott and I hustled over to the lovely North End backyard venue right …

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August 13–14 Top junior-hockey players meet in a two-game series, honouring the historic 1972 Summit Series. Halifax Metro Centre, 451-1221, www.ticketatlantic.com

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By Allison Lawlor Amanda Langley knows she is riding all of the hip marketing trends to make her small-business dream come true. Inside a refitted shipping container on Halifax’s waterfront, Langley, a self-described “mompreneur,” is selling organic, recycled baby and toddler clothing that she handcrafts with love. In early June she opened her flagship store, Twice Upon a Time, inside …

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August 12 Canada’s largest, longest-running annual festival of its kind runs from August 2 to 12 with free music, magic, acrobatics and comedy downtown. www.buskers.ca 

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