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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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A tale of three bridges

By | May 16, 2013 Photo: Istock

After a few decades, many cities remove bridge tolls. Why do Halifax’s keep going up?

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A perfect mess

By | May 13, 2013 It took a lot of tinkering to develop the classic Halifax donair. Photo: Steve Jess

Its inventor didn’t live long enough to see how big the donair would become in Halifax—exploring its 40-year history

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Two roads to a green future

By | Apr 15, 2013 The Transition community garden is nestled next to a strip mall.

How does Halifax become a sustainable, environmentally responsible city?

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Earth Day, every day

By | Apr 15, 2013 Photography by James Ingram/Jive Photographic

How can Halifax be a greener city, every day of the year?

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Candy on the rise

By | Apr 12, 2013 Candy Palmater (left) and her manager and wife of 12 years, Denise Tompkins during The Candy Show's season three launch party. Photo: Stoo Metz/The Stoodio

You can never get enough Candy. Two years ago, Candy Palmater had just finished filming the second season of her APTN variety series, The Candy Show. Fast forward to today, she’s taping a fourth season with twice as many episodes. She’s also quit her day job, been nominated for an ECMA and signed a development deal for a new sitcom. …

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Where ideas emerge

By | Apr 12, 2013 Deepak Chopra is headlining as keynote speaker for the Emergent Learning conference at Halifax's World Trade and Convention Centre next week.

Deepak Chopra is stirring up interest as the keynote speaker for this year’s Emergent Learning education conference, which takes place next week from April 18 to 19 at Halifax’s World Trade and Convention Centre. Paul MacInnis, producer of the conference and Bridgeway Academy’s director of development, knew the globally-known author and leader in mind-body medicine would be the ideal fit. …

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When the bell calls: A minute matters

By | Apr 2, 2013 July 13, 1979: Lieutenant Basil (Baz) Landry in his dress uniform, standing in front of Rescue #2 (the truck on which he arrived to 3390 Federal Avenue with driver Joe Young). Photos: The Landry family and Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency

In an intensely personal story, a Halifax journalist looks at an act of rare heroism by Halifax firefighters, including her own father

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Reinventing the street

By | Apr 2, 2013 This sketch shows a creative use of lighting that caters to a pedestrian experience. Photos: Planning & Design Centre

With detailed design plans already on paper, will the Argyle Streetscape year-round vision become a reality?

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The beverage battle

By | Apr 2, 2013 Wine Kitz Halifax owner Ross Harrington and Jo-Anne Rector, assistant manager.

The recent debate around wine-making rules has politicians looking hard at NSLC and its future

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