🗞️ Cheap eats that are actually cheap

Oh hi Halifax,

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside this weekend, a virus that can turn a racoon into a “zombie” has reportedly been raging with outbreaks in many parts of Canada (none as of yet in Halifax). Trust me, I wish more than anything that I was joking.

It’s officially called Canine Distemper Virus and according to experts, they will look possessed, get up on their hind legs, bare their teeth and growl. If you’re out at the bars, be alert because they may also apparently topple over like they are “drunk racoons.” Do not be fooled. They are NOT drunk, they are zombies. 

I feel like this goes without saying, but if you see a racoon acting weirder than usual, do not approach it. Call the NS Department of Natural Resources and they’ll…I don’t know what they’ll do.

Be careful out there and have a great weekend 🦝

– Julie

🌡️ Traffic & Weather

Today: 🌦️ 10°

Tomorrow: ⛈️ 6°

Sunday: 15°

7-day forecast

🚗 Driving, biking or busing today? Check out the current traffic conditions and ongoing road closures.

FOOD

Halifax’s best cheap eats that are actually cheap—and tasty, too

This economy… it damn sure ain’t easy. With Canada’s inflation rate up 2.9% in March from the same time last year, a good number of Haligonians are finding it harder to scrounge up extra cash of any kind these days—let alone for a meal out. 

So what’s a hungry person to do? Thankfully, there are still deals to be found across Halifax—and damn good food, too. Setting a price limit of $15 (a shade under Nova Scotia’s minimum hourly wage), we’ve combed through Halifax’s favourite haunts and meal deals to bring you the city’s best cheap eats that will satisfy both your stomach and your bank account.

The Coast’s Martin Bauman has a list of go-to restaurants to get you started on your cheap eats journey.

🤔 Need To Know

🚙 🐠 According to a new study, lack of parking, traffic, affordability and construction are the main reasons HRM residents are staying away from the downtown core. Survey respondents also said that an aquarium, performing arts centre or “more family friendly” attractions would entice them to come downtown more often.

👶 Treat your parent to a Mother’s Day double-bill at the Bus Stop Theatre with Mayworks. Baby on board? Register for free child care! Learn more here.*

🧑‍🎨 The MAYHEM continues at NSCAD! Visit the Anna Leonowens Gallery to catch the Graduate Exhibition and the 2024 Undergraduate Design Expo opens at the Port Loggia.*

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🗞️ In Other News

🪧 Dozens of people rallied in front of the legislature to implore the provincial government to pass the Coastal Protection Act. The Ecology Action Centre says that the legislation—which the conservatives are refusing to proclaim— is critical for addressing climate change and severe weather.

🏫 The provincial NDP says Tim Houston needs to “step up” to address violence in schools. The statement comes after a series of threats forced several HRM schools to close early.

🚪 The province is investigating whether Atlantic Environmental Systems has violated the Direct Sellers Regulation Act. Many Nova Scotians have complained about the company’s manipulative and aggressive sales tactics.

🛩️ After being grounded during the pandemic, flights will resume between Saint John and Halifax. Quebec-based PASCAN Aviation will offer two daily return flights on weekdays starting Sept. 9.

📱Ambrae Academy says a new cell phone policy has completely changed the school’s culture. Students in Grade 7 and 8 must lock their phones inside neoprene pouches each morning and they stay there until class is dismissed.

🗓️ Things To Do

Looking for something to do this week? Check out these Coast picks:

🗓 Halifax Wanderers Home Game: Come cheer on the home team as they take on the Cavalry from Calgary at the Wanderers Grounds. | May 11 | 3pm | From $31.30

🗓 Fille de laitier: In this French-language performance at the Bus Stop Theatre, Quebec storyteller Arleen Thibault takes her audience for a humorous trip through her family history as a daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of dairy farmers. She’s joined onstage by musician Robin Servant. | May 11 | 7-8:30pm | Pay what you can

🗓 Lockdown Baby: Halifax poet/documentary filmmaker Nicole Jordan follows the stories of three professional performing artists—herself included—who became pregnant during the first lockdown of the pandemic. Her film, screening at the Bus Stop Theatre, examines how these mothers-to-be “took their art forms from the stage to the city streets to share their intimate expressions of love, fear and hope for their unborn babies.” | May 12 | 4-5pm | Pay what you can

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⚓️ What’s In The Harbour

🛳️➡️ The Zim China container ship arrives in Halifax at 6:20am and leaves for New York at 11pm.

🛳️➡️ The MSC Meraviglia cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 7am and leaves for Canadian seas at 7pm.

🛳️➡️ The Silver Arctic container ship arrives in Halifax at 7:15am and leaves for St. Pierre at 4:30pm.

🛳️The Gotland cargo ship arrives in Halifax from Moa at 7:45am.

🛳️The CMA CGM J. Madison container ship arrives in Halifax from Tanger at 2:15pm.

🛳️The NYK Rumina container ship arrives in Halifax from Antwerp at 3:20pm.

➡️ The Oceanex Sanderling container ship leaves Halifax for St. John’s at 6pm.

🛳️The Sheila Ann bulk carrier arrives in Halifax from Tampa at 8:21pm.

🍴 Where To Eat & Drink

🍻🥪 Beer and sandwich alert! The pop-up of our dreams is coming for Open City this Saturday. Buddy’s Deli will be slinging their subs down at the Garrison Seaport Taproom.

🇲🇽 Rinaldo’s has done it again with the Nacho Supreme: buttermilk fried chicken, nacho cheese sauce, pico de gallo, pickled jalapenos, guacamole and crispy tortillas on a house made seeded roll. Olé!

🧁 Get mom a special Mother’s Day Dozen from Layer’s Cupcakes —a  gift as sweet and beautiful as she is.

👀 In Case You Missed It

🎞️ Halifax animator Jenna Marks is reclaiming her sexual assault story through her new short film Salted. The film concept recently won Marks the $10,000 cash prize for the CBC Pitch This! Competition. The Coast’s Julie Lawrence caught up with Marks via Zoom to talk about her journey into animation, the genesis for Salted and how she’s using it to reclaim her story.

🏙️ Tuesday’s council meeting focused on the leadership potential of young people in the HRM. In the evening, deputy mayor Cathy Deagle Gammon presented the city’s Citizenship Awards to Grade 9 students in the HRM. Matt Stickland has that and everything else you need to know about this week’s council meeting.

🩺 A N.S. couple felt like they won the “doctor lottery” after years on a wait list. Just 8 months later, the practice closed and they’re back on it.

⛺ As summer approaches and homelessness rates increase, HRM is bracing for more encampments in the city’s green spaces.

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