🗞️ DIY art space is hella punk

Hi Halifax,

Yesterday it was so hot in my apartment that when my partner walked into the room, I told them to get out because it was too hot and there simply wasn’t enough air to spare. They said that was rude and that’s not how air works; I told them I was just following the lead of the wasps. 🐝

While the above-average temperatures (aka broken earth) have been great for business in the city—bars and restaurants on the waterfront have been bustling—the wasps are apparently pissed off and not afraid to show it.

Experts on insects say that the higher temperatures make wasps and hornets territorial and aggressive, and I mean—same. The insects have a 10 degree swing between minding their own business and becoming hot and bothered, and right now, these guys are ON one.

Unlike bees, wasps and hornets can sting you over and over without dying. But like bees, they’re stings can be life-threatening if you’re allergic. So be on high alert as temperatures soar.

Have a great day out there!

– Julie

🌡️ Traffic & Weather

Today: 🌤️ 26°

Tomorrow: 🌧️ 18°

Next Day: 🌧️ 18°

7-day forecast

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

💨 Here is Halifax’s Air Quality Index and the smoke report.

ARTS + CULTURE

 This is so punk: Anti-capitalist venue selling bonds to buy its building

RadStorm, Halifax’s space for do-it-yourself music and all-ages shows, is raising money to buy its building. So far, the campaign has been a success.

Through a bond program called RadBond, the venue at 2177 Gottingen Street is letting people invest in the future of RadStorm. It’s a move the anti-capitalist non-profit says is necessary to avoid being priced out of their north end neighbourhood—where they’ve been located for over 15 years—due to rising rents.

RadStorm is a collectively run space for DIY art of all kinds, from its all-ages music venue and a pay-what-you-can rehearsal and recording space to its zine library and screenprinting studio. In one year, the venue holds approximately 1,000 events featuring around 200 unique bands. 

To buy its building, RadStorm will need a total of $500,000. They are hoping to reach $350,000 of this through the bond program, intending to purchase the building in 2025 from their supportive landlords. As of Sep. 16, it has raised $100,000. 

The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer has more on RadStorm’s plan to purchase its building on Gottingen Street.

🤔 Need To Know

🇨🇦 Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will table a motion of non-confidence next Tuesday in an attempt to trigger a federal election.

🏘️ Nova Scotia’s NDP tabled two new housing bills after accusing the government of prioritizing landlords over residents who need affordable housing—the first would create a “homelessness task force” to gather data to try to prevent homelessness, and the second would set limits on evictions.

💃 Live Art Dance announces the first show of its 2024-25 Season - Kaha:wi Dance Theatre's Homelands! September 27 and 28. Get your tickets today!*

📚 Halifax Public Library staff returned to work yesterday after the workers’ union reached a deal with the employer over the weekend—the library itself will reopen to the public today.

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Murdoch Mysteries in Concert comes to Halifax

Join Symphony Nova Scotia for an evening of mystery and music at Murdoch Mysteries in Concert with star host Thomas Craig (Inspector Brackenreid).

Ticket holders are invited to purchase an exclusive post-show Meet & Greet with Thomas Craig!

Don’t miss this at Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on September 27 and 28.

EDUCATION

Academic mentorship program for and by African Nova Scotians is in it for the long haul

If you’re in Grade 12 and don’t know what you want to do or be: don’t panic. It’s not too late. And, if you’re in Grade 10 or 11 and curious about how to even think these thoughts, PREP Academy can help. “As our coaches will tell you, there are multiple ways to get to your destination,” says Ashley Hill, founder of PREP Academy. 

In 2021, Hill started the community-based nonprofit whose mission is to prepare African Nova Scotia high school students for what comes next: college, university, apprenticeships “and beyond,” she says. In its first year, PREP was just for Grade 12 students. Now, it starts at Grade 10. “It's a gradual program,” says Hill, where Grade 10 students and Grade 11 students get help through an in-school PREP Academy coach—with their own office in the school—to plan for academic life after high school. 

African Nova Scotian high school students can apply now to join PREP’s in-school personal development lunchtime workshops run at the following five schools: Cole Harbour High School, Citadel High School and Dartmouth High School in Halifax; Cobequid Education Centre in Truro; and Digby Regional High School. Applications are now available here until Oct. 6 at 11:59pm.

Read more of The Coast’s Lauren Phillips’ conversation with PREP Academy founder Ashley Hill about the importance of the mentorship program.

🗞️ In Other News

🚢 A crew member of a Canadian Coast Guard ship has been lost at sea off southern Newfoundland—an extensive search and rescue effort for the man was ended Tuesday evening.

🩺 Halifax is paying tribute to a doctor who dedicated his life to helping people who had limited access to medical care by naming a street in his honour—Dr. Alfred Waddell Street will be part of the new Cogswell District.

📢 A prisoner rights group is calling on the government to pass a law requiring independent monitoring of the province’s jails—saying inmates complain of prolonged lockdowns and poor access to health care.

⛓️ Transport Canada has ordered a bankrupt tidal power company and a bankruptcy trustee to produce a plan to remove four huge moorings abandoned in the water near Walton.

⚾ Rogers Communications Inc. is buying out Bell‘s 37.5% share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.7B—giving it 75% ownership of the sports conglomerate.

🏥 A Halifax woman has taken the drastic measure of applying to end her life through medical assistance in dying—following several years of fighting the provincial health department for access to care outside of Nova Scotia. 

🗓️ Things To Do

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

🗓 Worlds of the Night Opening with Special Guests: Ever wonder what comes alive when the sun goes down? Discover the secrets of how nocturnal animals see, hunt and thrive in darkness, presented by the Sherbrooke Museum of Nature and Science. | Sep 21 |  9am-4pm | $17.50

🗓 Back Issues Comicon: Back by popular demand! Come explore 33 tables of vendors, discover the best comic books and meet exciting comic guests!  | Sep 21 |  9am-3pm | $3

🗓 Best Kind Comedy Tour: Setting sail for their sixth annual run in 2024, the Best Kind Comedy Tour features stand-up comedians Colin Hollett, Mike Lynch and Brian Aylward. | Sep 21 |  9pm | $32

🗓Pianist Jean-Philippe Sylvestre: Join prize-winning Québecois pianist Jean-Philippe Sylvestre as he returns to Halifax for a season-opening concert that blends familiar classics with hidden gems, showcasing the musician's explosive virtuosity and calm refinement. | Sep 21 | 7:30pm | From $18

Have an event to share? Let us know at [email protected].

⚓️ What’s In The Harbour

🛳️➡️ The Vivienne Sheri D container ship arrives in Halifax from Portland at 8:15am and leaves for Argentia at 1pm.

🛳️➡️ The Zuiderdam cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 8am and leaves for Canadian seas at 4pm.

🛳️➡️ The Enchanted Princess cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 7:15am and leaves for Canadian seas at 5pm.

🛳️➡️ The Amethyst Ace vehicle carrier arrives in Halifax from Emden at 6:10am and leaves for Baltimore at 5pm.

🛳️➡️ The Vikings Mars cruise ship arrives in Halifax at 8am and leaves for Canadian seas at 6pm.

🍴 Where To Eat & Drink

🎩 Classics are classic for a reason! Try the classic Beef Tartare at Brooklyn Warehouse: Nova Scotia sirloin, gherkins, shallots, capers, worcestershire, dijon, egg yolk, croutons.

♨️ Calling all BBQ lovers! Drop by for the launch of Charcoal BBQ Nights this Friday and Saturday at Devilla Wok and enjoy some smoky, charcoal-grilled goodness.

👀 In Case You Missed It

🗳️ The municipal election is up and running and on Monday September 17 we had our first relatively major event! A mayor’s debate put on by the The Art of City Building conference. For some practical reasons, the number of mayoral candidates was limited and for some incumbency reasons, the people currently holding public office were the only ones invited to the debate. The Coast’s Matt Stickland has a recap of where things stand after the debate.

🎞️ The 44th annual Atlantic International Film Festival wrapped yesterday, but not before celebrating the best of this year’s films. The Coast’s Brendyn Creamer has all of the AIFF award winners.

🚨 Halifax police believe that a 16-year-old boy who disappeared more than two years ago was murdered—human remains have been found that are believed to be those of Devon Marsman.

💗 Two Halifax seniors who were living in a tent have moved into an apartment thanks to a volunteer street navigator and financial help from some kind strangers.

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