From CBC.ca: The Port of Halifax is preparing for a banner cruise ship season that will break a handful of records. In fact, the Ha...
Macdonald Bridge Big Lift work finishes early for the weekend
From CBC.ca: The Macdonald bridge crossing Halifax Harbour opened more than a day early during a scheduled weekend closure.
Another cold day here in Halifax
Wow, more cold weather today, just like the weekend. Hang on though Halifax, the forecast is calling for warmer weather with a lot of ...
Police still looking for man who robbed Lower Sackville bank at lunch time
From Metro News: Police were still on the look-out Wednesday evening for a man who robbed a Lower Sackville bank around noon hour. ...
Enough of the snow already!
Well the snow has finally started to calm down after snowing since about 2:00 pm yesterday. Barrington Street is still snow covered at...
Everything Is Cancelled
From Haligonia.ca: The storm is underway.
Warming centre opens on Gottingen Street as blizzard hits Halifax
From GlobalNews.ca: As part of the extreme-weather plan, community shelters and Mobile Outreach Street Health (MOSH) have partnered to...
Nova Scotia blizzard brings whiteout conditions and up to 30 cm of snow
From CBC.ca: A powerful nor'easter will move toward Sable Island tonight and then into the south coast of Newfoundland on Tuesday. ...
‘Calm Before the Storm!’
From the Maritime Weather Agency: A ‘doozy’ of a storm has it’s targets set on the Maritimes! This afternoon snow will begin to...
Another piece of the MacDonald Bridge being replaced
Very strange to see a piece of the bridge that cars were using a few short hours ago now hanging below the bridge. The Big Lift proje...
Blizzard for Halifax on Monday?
A massive and powerful blizzard could impact the region Monday evening into Tuesday. Strong winds, blowing snow and significant accu...
The "Hindenburg" flies over Citadel Hill
From July 4th, 1936.
Police charge three workers with stealing from luggage at Halifax airport
From Metro Halifax: Three people facing charges for allegedly going through checked luggage at Halifax’s airport were caught by the e...
General Hospital characters wind up in 'crappy little' Halifax jail
From CBC.ca: A couple of major characters in the American soap opera General Hospital found themselves in "a crappy little jail...
Food for thought, Scotian-style
From The Coast: “Scotian” food is hearty, delicious and made with soul. As the earliest black settlers to Nova Scotia, our ancestors ov...
Halifax police, RCMP to announce plan to combat human trafficking
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Work Continues Tonight On "The Big Lift"
Work continues tonight on "The Big Lift" . Seems like they have installed lighting suitable for a rock concert under the br...
Popular Eastern Passage eatery closes doors, cites Halifax's 'suffocating bureaucracy'
From Halifax Metro: A popular Eastern Passage eatery has shut its doors after nine years in business, citing government bureaucracy a...
Name our new Harbour Ferry!
From Halifax.ca: Halifax Transit is eagerly anticipating the arrival of another new passenger ferry in summer 2016. This new vessel w...
Nova Scotia Food Profiles: Pepperoni
Great article over at Haligonia.ca People who have never been to Nova Scotia probably don’t realize how popular pepperoni is in this pr...
Historic Photos of Dartmouth
Historic Photos of Dartmouth Photos of Dartmouth generally before 1970 showing landmarks, streets, special events, landscape shot...
Good Foggy Monday Morning Halifax
It sure is foggy over the Halifax Harbour this morning. You can barely see the MacDonald Bridge. Make sure to turn on your car headlight...
Work continues on "The Big Lift"
The Big Lift continues tonight despite the misty weather.
Our New "Halifax Is Home" Facebook page
"Halifax Is Home" now has a Facebook Fan Page. Check out the "Halifax Is Home" on Facebook link on the right hand ...
Great visit with the Grandsons
Had a great visit with the Grandsons yesterday. Greyson really enjoyed the turkey dinner that Papa prepared.
Hi there! Meet the Local Xpress
From the Local Xpress: This is a brand-new online news site brought to you by the 61 striking newsroom and bureau staff of Canada’s l...
The Big Lift
From The Big Lift web site: Starting near the Dartmouth shore the bridge deck panels (in either 20 or 10 metre lengths) will be replaced o...
Outdoor outfitter Cabela’s coming to Dartmouth Crossing
From the Chronicle Herald: Nova Scotia adventurers have more to be excited about than just the improving weather. Cabela’s, the hunting...
North-end Halifax forum discusses gentrification fears
From cbc.ca: Fears of a growing divide between have and have-nots in north-end Halifax prompted a group of residents to organize a publ...
Another dose of winter on the way for some!
From the Maritime Weather Agency: Halifax is under a winter storm watch warning for Friday afternoon and evening. 15 - 25 cm of snow are...
Beautiful Skies Over Halifax This Evening
Beautiful skies over Halifax this evening. Great day weather wise. Nice and warm with very little wind.
Timber Lounge brings axe throwing to Agricola Street
From The Coast: Hudson's been traveling the world competing in lumberjack sports for the past 20 years and on top of running The Lu...
Good Monday Morning Halifax
At least we have a nice day to start the week here in Halifax.
These 23 Ridiculously Easy Recipes Give Whole New Life To Refrigerator Biscuits
These 23 Ridiculously Easy Recipes Give Whole New Life To Refrigerator Biscuits No matter how much time and effort goes into dinner, ref...
Annapolis Valley cartographer builds sightseeing map of Nova Scotia
From the CBC: A cartographer who lives in Lawrencetown in the Annapolis Valley has taken it upon himself to create a one-stop shop fo...
Well we barely missed that storm!
Wasn't sure what to expect when waking up this morning weather wise. Just a light dusting of snow accompanied by some winds, nothing s...
New Recipes Section
Our new recipe page is now uploaded. Here I save all of the recipes I find on my travels around the Internet and share them to my blog fo...
Under Construction
Please bear with us. We are just moving into our digs and have a lot of work to bring the place in order. If you have suggestions for my n...
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