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Downtown Halifax Gaping Retail Hole

Downtown Halifax Gaping Retail Hole

Dear Halifax retailers and entrepreneurial mavericks: It’s time to pay attention… to men! Believe it or not, walking around naked in public isn’t a man’s favourite pastime. We buy clothes. In fact, some of us would [...]

Does Halifax Need a New Convention Centre?

Does Halifax Need a New Convention Centre?

I recently organized a symposium at the current convention center, where I had to cram 100 people in a room made for 80 due to lack of space. I work for a local organization and I [...]

Promoting Your Business By Insulting Your Customers

Promoting Your Business By Insulting Your Customers

Seen in the Bayer’s Lake business park district in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [...]

Bus Shelter Filth Adds To Downtown Stink

Bus Shelter Filth Adds To Downtown Stink

Warning! This article contains graphic images that may be inconvenient for City Councilors or Metro Transit officials. Reader discretion is advised. The purpose of this post is to expose the wretched and rancid state of a [...]

New Downtown Halifax Campaign Targets After-Work Crowd

New Downtown Halifax Campaign Targets After-Work Crowd

The Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC), together with Extreme Group, are embarking on a unique new initiative to encourage Halifax residents to visit the downtown area to shop, dine, and play (or remain after work, if [...]

Halifax Transit Bus Authority Censors Godless Ads – Local Media Silent

Halifax Transit Bus Authority Censors Godless Ads – Local Media Silent

It’s a sad day when local newspapers fail to report on a local news item that has caused much debate nationally and internationally. Yet, some traditional journalists still lament social media for slowly eating away their [...]

Should All Halifax Residents Pay for Extended Public Transit Services?

Should All Halifax Residents Pay for Extended Public Transit Services?

The latest city council meeting on Tuesday December 9 has provided the media with much fodder. Among the blunders was a report from city staff that studied increasing transit service to suburban and rural areas and [...]

Halifax Media Disappointed At Lack Of Municipal Candidates From The Citizens For Halifax Society

Halifax Media Disappointed At Lack Of Municipal Candidates From The Citizens For Halifax Society

This post was prompted as a response to an article appearing in the Chronicle Herald on September 11 titled ‘They huffed and puffed, but Kelly’s critics failed to find a rival’. With the closing of the [...]

Innovative Political Campaigns: Bedford Candidate First To Harness New Media

Innovative Political Campaigns: Bedford Candidate First To Harness New Media

Tim Outhit is making political history (well, around these parts at least) by becoming the first politician in Nova Scotia, and perhaps Canada, to truly utilize the power of new media and social marketing in seeking [...]