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Plus: What you need to know about Fringe Fest & your last chance to vote in Best of Halifax.
Alyssa Goulart
August 29, 2023
Morning!
We’re in the final stretch of Best of Halifax voting with polls closing on September 10. Head to bestofhalifax.com and vote for the people and places that make this city so great.
If you’re a business owner or individual who is nominated, this is your last chance to spread the word and get your customers/community and potentially even end-of-summer tourists to vote for you!
– Alyssa
🌧️ Today’s weather: Cloudy with a 30% chance of showers. A high of 21C (feeling like 29C) and a low of 18C.
💨 Here is Halifax’s Air Quality Index and the smoke report.
🚗 Driving in the city today? Check out the current traffic conditions and ongoing road closures.
FESTIVAL
Everything you need to know about the 2023 Halifax Fringe Festival
📸 Halifax Fringe Festival (Facebook)
Celebrate both novice and seasoned artists at the upcoming Halifax Fringe Festival. In its 33rd year, the live performance fest features indie theatre, drag shows, comedy performances, magicians and more at venues across the city.
The 11-day festival is dedicated to “accessible, unjuried and uncensored” live performances and will show more than 55 productions across 10 venues in downtown Halifax and the neighbouring north end.
Need to know
🌀 Hurricane Franklin has officially become the first major hurricane of the season. Here is the most updated track of Franklin.
🎨 Support4Culture is a proud supporter of arts, culture, and heritage in Nova Scotia, from the Highland Village Museum to Neptune Theatre. See the impact Support4Culture makes here.*
🦈 Rainbow Haven Beach has reopened after a Sunday morning fin sighting.
#️⃣ Elevate skills, network, and expand your business with the digital marketing experts from TikTok, LinkedIn, Google. Save an extra $75 on Early Bird Ticket using code "COAST75" at SocialEast.*
🛂 Have you received one of Canada’s new flashy passports? The government has confirmed that the covers of the new passports are susceptible to curling. CTV has the story.
🎃 OH MY GOURD! Garrison's award-winning pumpkin ale is back for another season of cinnamon, nutmeg & vanilla goodness. Available at Seaport & The Oxford Taproom.*
*Sponsored Post
SPONSORED BY NOCTURNE HALIFAX
The countdown to Nocturne starts now!
Get ready! Nocturne is an independent, free, contemporary art festival in Kjipuktuk/Halifax that brings art and energy to the streets of our city showcasing and celebrating the visual arts scene in Mi'kma'ki/Nova Scotia.
We're excited to announce this year's projects as part of Nocturne 2023, taking place from October 12th to October 15th. From a radio broadcast of the Marianas Trench to a runway show featuring some iconic civic landmarks, this year's edition of Nocturne will get you to see your city in a new light. Visit nocturnehalifax.ca to learn more and to start planning your Nocturne experience! 44 days to go! Let the countdown begin! 🌖
Will you be going to the Halifax Fringe Festival this year? |
In other news
🦌 The Province has announced a new 684-hectare wilderness area. The Archibald Lake Wilderness Area will help “protect old-growth forest and animal and fish habitat.”
📚 Halifax author Nicole Slaunwhite is working on an Irish Gaelic translation of her graphic novel series Wild Rose. Once completed, the series could become the first Irish Gaelic graphic novel in the country.
🏆 Brooklyn Nova Scotia’s Sarah Mitton has become the first Canadian woman to win a medal in shot put at the World Athletics Championship.
🌳 Check out some new editions to the Cogswell District.
🎓 A new report has found that university tuition in Nova Scotia is way higher than the national average. Tuition has increased 20% over 6 years.
🚨 A man has been arrested after shooting a firearm at 3 teens riding ATVs in Colchester County.
🌕 Meet one of the members of Nocturne’s new board of directors.
🔥 A 139-year-old historic building in Annapolis Royal caught fire yesterday resulting in some major damage. CBC has the story.
SPORTS
The Wanderer Grounds podcast: Dan Nimick is making a case for Defensive Player of the Year
📸 Canadian Premier League
What if we told you the next big Canadian men’s national team prospect was playing his first year of pro soccer in Halifax? Better still, what if we told you that same defender was born in Labrador?
It is a testament to Dan Nimick’s wünderseason with the Wanderers that the English-Canadian centre-back who spent his college years in Western Michigan has been catching the eye of front offices in both Major League Soccer and overseas.
On this week’s Wanderer Grounds episode, Coast reporters Matt Stickland and Martin Bauman discuss Nimick’s stellar performance en route to a 3-0 Wanderers win and debate how high Halifax can finish come playoff time.
Sure things
Looking for something to do this week? Check out these Coast picks:
🗓 Classic Car Night: It’s The Chickenburger’s last Classic Car Night of the season. Check out some cool rides and support the Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation. | Aug. 29 | 6-9pm | Free admission.
🗓 Art & Yard Sale: The Bus Stop Theatre and other community partners are having an Art and Yard Sale this week at 2482 Maynard Street. There will be something for everyone! Masks are mandatory for this event. | Sep. 2 | 11am-4pm | Free admission.
🗓 Maximum Overdrive: Catch “the East Coast’s hottest new party band” at the Shore Club this weekend and jam out to hits from 80s icons like Duran Duran, Madonna, Billy Idol and more. | Sep. 2 | 9:30pm | $15.
Find more Halifax events in The Coast listings
Eat this
🍔 Hey burger enthusiasts you’re going to love The Armview Restaurant & Lounge’s special of the week: The Return of the Mac. The burger features smashed beef patties, perfectly melted cheddar, pickles, onion, lettuce and 1K sauce.
Drink this
🍋 Take advantage of patio season while you still can and stop by Morris East Restaurant for a refreshing Limonata Vodka Spritz.
Shop this
🪴 Looking to spruce up your space with some plants? Check out Flower Trends Florist’s offerings for all your dorm/apartment decorating needs.
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