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Building a Better Editor: Refocusing

By | May 22, 2013

This is the 18th in a series of posts detailing Editor Trevor J. Adams’s get-fit project, currently underway with GoodLife Fitness. It’s been a few weeks since my last blog post on my fitness adventure, and I’ve heard from a few readers worried that the silence meant I’d given up. But never fear—the campaign is still going strong. Since I began …

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Scotia Speedworld

By | May 19, 2013

May 19 Auto racing returns to the Enfield track, jump-starting a season that continues until October. www.scotiaspeedworld.ca

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Blue Nose Marathon

By | May 19, 2013 bluenose

May 17 to 19 Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the marathon has plenty for both experienced runners and newcomers to the sport, including a youth run, a 5K and a 10K. The full marathon begins (and ends) at the Old Town Clock on Sackville Street on May 19. It runs past Halifax Citadel, through the North End, back through the downtown …

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The more you know

By | May 16, 2013 Trevor J. Adams, Photo: Tammy Fancy

HRM’s new Open Data project is an important step to a more informed and engaged community. If knowledge is power, Haligonians recently got the chance to make themselves a lot more powerful. Last month, HRM launched its Open Data project, which began with a unanimous Council vote last September, as one of the previous Council’s last (and best) projects. The …

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More than meets the eye

By | May 16, 2013 Actress Lindsey Frazier plays Elle Woods in Neptune Theatre’s production of Legally Blonde: The Musical.

When Neptune Theatre puts on a production like Legally Blonde, a lot of different factors combine to create magic

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Thom Swift knows how fortunate he is

By | May 16, 2013 Thom Swift. Photo: Scott Blackburn

Thom Swift isn’t an easy musician to write about. Don’t get me wrong—he’s super nice and clearly talented. But he doesn’t fit neatly into any of those boxes that music writers like. “Bluesman” is the place most desperate writers, this guy included, go when describing him, but he doesn’t really play the blues. You can hear folk and roots influences, …

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Building a Better Editor: Back from vacation

By | Apr 29, 2013

This is the 17th in a series of posts detailing Editor Trevor J. Adams’s get-fit project, currently underway with GoodLife Fitness. When I went on vacation the week before last, I worried about what it would mean for my get-fit efforts. My personal trainer, Jon Ells, armed me for my trip to the Dominican with lots of advice on how I …

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Daniel Matto reclaims groovy

By | Apr 26, 2013 7498_1338090200_287_7498

Groovin’ with the DMQ has a frankly groovy vibe, with the songs “Groovin’” and “The 59th Bridge Street Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” bookending the new album from jazz crooner Daniel Matto. The Adelaide native (a Haligonian since 2007) was back home in Australia when he first found the album’s theme. “I was staying at this house near the sea,” he recalls. “Sitting …

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Building a Better Editor: On Vacation

By | Apr 12, 2013

This is the 16th in a series of posts detailing Editor Trevor J. Adams’s get-fit project, currently underway with GoodLife Fitness. I leave tomorrow for a week’s vacation at an all-inclusive resort. Since November, I’ve been working with GoodLife to lose weight and get fit. Thus far, things have gone well: I’ve lost 20+ pounds and about four inches off my …

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Building a better editor: The halfway point

By | Apr 2, 2013 Trevor J. Adams, Photo: Tammy Fancy

In our January issue, I told you about the get-fit program I began in November at GoodLife Park Lane. Starting at about 220 pounds, my goal is to lose 40 pounds by Canada Day. I’ve lost 20 pounds so far, and gone from a size 38 waist to a size 34. I haven’t worn a size 34 since Grade 12, …

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