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The Near North

The Near North
by Cindy Littlefair
Cindy's been living in the near North end of Halifax for 20 years. On the street on which she was once one of a new generation of infiltrator she is now one of its oldest inhabitants. There's been a lot of change in two short decades.

Armoury Sidewalk Woes

Six pm December 3 in front of the Armoury on North Park, almost to the intersection at Cunard. I'm on foot; on foot and almost en pointe. I'm tippy-toeing my way, one foot in front of the other, along the only strip of solid surface that remains for pedestrians so reduced is the area for walking. I' ... click for more

on 12/07/2009 08:54PM

Lesser of two evils

Less than four weeks. That's how long it is before the sun begins its scheduled return. Today, leaving work, feeling my way to the daycare, I did so in near-total darkness. TOTAL, total darkness won't strike until December 21. By then, deprived of a month's worth of light, I'll be doing my impersona ... click for more

on 11/23/2009 08:18PM

Seeing-Eye Dog Park

I was at a meeting last week at which it was revealed that the City had created a seeing-eye dog, off-leash park. Great concept. Owners and their seeing-eye dogs will have a space to themselves, accessed through a specially designed gate system that prevents dogs from leaking out (I know there's a b ... click for more

on 05/16/2009 09:50AM

Halifax Flatiron Building?

Has anyone been watching that wee wedge of land situated at the bottom of Citadel Hill, north side by the big intersection? It looks like it was made for a Flatiron Building a la NYC. Used to be the site of the Vimy Legion, bordered by Rainnie and Cogswell. After the Vimy it was occupied by a couple ... click for more

on 05/05/2009 09:09PM

Santa's Grace

My seven-year old told me her Christmas list was ready to send to Santa. We're Buddhist and don't do Christmas per se but since we too traffic in fictions of the seasonal variety I said "Sure, I'll mail it tomorrow." And then she gave it to me. And what she gave me prompted me to write my own letter ... click for more

on 12/12/2008 03:26PM