Streetscape
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Halifax has been a beautiful city
HALIFAX – Historical photos level an accusation: Halifax has been failed by generations of streets, subdivisions and towers that no longer offer the...
By Tristan Cleveland -
Argyle Street: the hole’s story
HALIFAX – Some time ago, a great, big (let’s be honest, gargantuan) hole was put in the ground in the middle of the city’s entertainment district...
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Don’t like Downtown? That’s okay.
HALIFAX – The editor of the Halifax Magazine apparently got a rough reception for his article about how many parking spots are available most days...
By Sean Gillis -
Going Up in Downtown Dartmouth
DARTMOUTH – Things are looking up in Downtown Dartmouth. After amending the Dartmouth view planes last year, the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM...
By Sam Austin -
Opportunities abound with Fredericton’s trail system
FREDERICTON – The capital city of New Brunswick and a city featuring two universities, an arts college, a rich cultural scene (including the annual...
By Hassan Arif -
A Rose by Any Other Name?: The Morse’s Tea Building
HALIFAX – The city’s most controversial paint job is coming back to Regional Council. On Wednesday, the Heritage Advisory Committee will...
By Sam Austin -
Events Guide: Switch Open Street Sundays – Dream Session
HALIFAX – Why did you attend Switch Open Street Sundays on June 9? Is it for the Recreation, Family Fun, to make a political statement, to bike...
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Flower Power: Tulips on Tulip Street
DARTMOUTH – Last fall, my neighbours and I on Tulip Street in Downtown Dartmouth’s Austenville neighbourhood came together to plant over 10,000...
By Sam Austin -
RP+5 – HRM’s Regional Municipal Plan Review: Nothing new, but it will cost a lot
Editor’s Note: The following is Our HRM Alliance‘s response to the proposed revisions of HRM’s RP+5 HALIFAX – The proposed...
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Seagate Residences: Why Downtown Dartmouth needs HRMbyDesign
DARTMOUTH – Downtown Dartmouth is entering a new and exciting phase in its history. King’s Wharf is turning the derelict Marine Slips into a new...
By Sam Austin -
THE OLD NORTH END – A visit to Brunswick street in 1966
Hope Cottage, Brunswick street looking South Editor’s Note: Cross-posted from The Old North End, the author’s research project on...
By Nat Smith -
THE OLD NORTH END – The lives of 2112 Gottingen Street
Editor’s Note: Cross-posted from The Old North End, the author’s research project on Halifax’s “old” North End. Follow along...
By Nat Smith