With five matches to go and @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social in 5th, where will the club finish by the end of the year? @landofsticks.bsky.social and I dive into the answer in the latest Wanderer Grounds ep, along with a bunch of other burning questions. #CanPL Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

New: Missy Searl decided to ask @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social striker Tiago Coimbra for a few goals ahead of Friday's match. "Tiago, give me two!" she said. The 21-year old responded by saying he'd score three, which he completed in the 77th minute. My story on Coimbra's historic night. #CanPL

In one of my last ever stories for @thecoast.ca, I wrote about Halifax's Ashleigh Myles and her goal to set a record as the fastest woman to cycle the Pan-American Highway. She's officially in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, ready to start her 23,000-kilometre trek. www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...

With tonight's hat trick against Valour, Tiago Coimbra is inching ever closer to catching Akeem Garcia as @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's second all-time leading goal scorer. #CanPL

NEW: As @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social mark their fourth straight loss (and sixth in their past nine matches), what needs to change for the #CanPL club? Listen to the podcast 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

NEW 🎧: After @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's fifth loss in their last eight matches, what changes does the #CanPL need to make to turn their fortunes around? @landofsticks.bsky.social and I discuss on the latest Wanderer Grounds podcast: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Sources: @vanfootballclub.bsky.social and head coach Afshin Ghotbi have mutually parted ways. More information tomorrow. #CanPL

NEW POD: What factors played into @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's loss in Langford? @landofsticks.bsky.social and I break it all down—plus, Anika Toth shines for @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social, and how likely is a permanent stadium at the Wanderers Grounds? Listen here 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Day after day, I am further convinced the Venn diagram of pick-up truck drivers and tailgaters in Nova Scotia is a circle.

Some of the new street art around Halifax

I think people have yet to wake up to just how amazing e-bikes are. I commute about 20 miles a day, using about 10 cents of electricity. (Mostly on safe trails.) Every time I ride my brain is ecstatic. I get a workout, but don’t need to shower when I get to work.

I'm on Galiano Island for a wedding, and holy moly, does the Pacific Northwest ever tug at your heartstrings.

NEW: @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social saved their magic until the match's dying minutes, but found enough to secure a 3-1 Canada Day win over Valour FC. In this episode: 🇨🇦 Pearlman talks training with #CanMNT ✍️ Has Patrice earned an extension? 📝 Is Coimbra-Telfer working? Listen: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

A good read for Nova Scotians given our increasing tick population 🥴 www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

On Bloor Street in Toronto, a recent count during rush hour showed over 50% of the traffic was bikes and other mobility devices that weren't cars. (Via @theoverheadwire.com) open.substack.com/pub/lloydalt...

Granville Park in downtown Halifax is nearing completion in time for summer 😎 (Cogswell photo thread)

I wrote this story back in March, and let me tell you, I was *not* prepared for the turn that its sequel took. www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...

NEW: After @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's draw at home to Cavalry FC, the #CanPL squad is winless in three matches. What's changed after their hot start? And what will it take to rediscover their early-season form? I break down the match on the latest Wanderer Grounds episode: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024

🧵 Nine years ago today, I left Vancouver on a bicycle, bound for St. John's, NL, and with the hope of raising funds for community mental health services. I was yearning for adventure and connection and a challenge and all the things you chase after in your early twenties. 1/4

NEW: I caught up with @canmntofficial.bsky.social's Richie Laryea while he was in Halifax. We covered... 📘 Lessons from the 2022 World Cup 🍼 How fatherhood has changed him 🎓 His path through college ⚽ Playing with Kaká 🍁 The dream of 2026 Listen/subscribe to the podcast 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

‘One day I overheard my boss saying: just put it in ChatGPT’: the workers who lost their jobs to AI

Hell of a Ride by @martinbauman.com is nominated for BOTH the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award and the Evelyn Richardson Award. Come hear Martin read this Thur at: An Evening of Non-Fiction at Kings Alumni Hall this Thursday, May 29, at 7PM. Published by @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

TOP OF THE LEAGUE! @landofsticks.bsky.social and I went live after @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's 2-0 win over Atlético Ottawa to climb atop the #CanPL table. Plus, Tiago Coimbra joins the show and we hear from the @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social on their @nsl.ca start. Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

New: @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social fell 1-0 to @afctoronto.bsky.social on Saturday. But they returned to Wanderers Grounds a much more defensively organized side than the one from April 26. My latest for hfxfootballpost.ca on Halifax's need for goals and growth ahead of a quick turnaround. #NSL

NEW: In a week of little rest, the @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social couldn't match Cavalry FC's energy in a 0-3 loss—and with their first taste of adversity in 2025, it'll be a test of Halifax's resolve. @joshrjhealey.bsky.social and I break down the match. Listen/subscribe 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

The rain held off for this season's inaugural Kidical Mass ride, a joyful protest for safe streets and inclusive mobility for all ages. 🚲 #BikeHfx #KidicalMassHfx

Where it belongs.

New: Saturday's tilt against Forge FC was a litmus test for @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social, a temperature taking for a club on the rise. But the tests, and need for desire to overcome them, only get harder from here. My latest for hfxfootballpost.ca. #CanPL

NEW: In a match with chances both ways, @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social couldn't find the back of the net against Forge FC—and it's a mark of their progress that a draw feels like three points missed. @landofsticks.bsky.social and I break it all down. Listen to the podcast 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

indie bookstores would never

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites from black mambas, taipans, cobras and many others.

Hey hey, DARBY got a @canadamediaawards.bsky.social nomination! Love to see it. #CanSoc

Halifax when the sun is shining is something else, I tell you.

NEW: It was a weekend of firsts in Halifax soccer, as @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social continued their unbeaten #CanPL run with a 1-0 win over Valour FC and @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social hosted their inaugural @nsl.ca match. Listen/subscribe to the podcast 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Writing the Truth: An Evening of Nonfiction at University of Kings College's Alumni Hall, Thursday May 29 @ 7PM Join us! @martinbauman.com, Andrea Currie, OmiSoore H. Dryden, @deanjobb.bsky.social & Bee Stanton @kingsbookstore.bsky.social @atlanticbookawards.bsky.social @writersfedofns.bsky.social

Pre-orders are open for The Undesirables! I recommend my favourite local store, @kingsbookstore.bsky.social, but you can order/buy it wherever you buy your books! kingsbookstore.ca/item/LbY7dHg... @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

✅ @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social road win ✅ Wrexham promotion secured ✅ First-ever @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social match tonight

📣 We’re hiring an assistant editor! 📣 Are you a word nerd who loves copy-editing and story layout? Apply by May 16! Know someone who is? Please help spread the word! thenarwhal.ca/hiring-an-as...

If you've been waiting to pick up a paperback copy of Hell of a Ride on sale, it'll be 20% off at @kingsbookstore.bsky.social tomorrow for Indie Bookstore Day. And (very likely) signed, too!

Easter Monday is still a Monday, so there's a new episode out now. In this show, a song about audits, parking spots for infants, and a deep dive into how Halifax’s traffic planning is making congestion worse. Like the show? Want more city hall reporting? Go to www.grandparade.news & subscribe!

NEW: After @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's 3-1 home opener win, @landofsticks.bsky.social and I stuck around to recap all the magic from the Wanderers Grounds—plus, Thomas Meilleur-Giguère joins the show and learns about Run-D.M.C. Subscribe/listen to the podcast 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

The first-ever NSL goal. Quinn writes history!!

Was reminded today by a friend that Lady Gaga played DARTMOUTH in 2008 and was on the FIFTH LINE of the poster.

The "Jackie Robinson Day background" section of MLB's official press release about Jackie Robinson just notes that he was a first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers who debuted in 1947. Nothing about the how, the why.

NEW: @landofsticks.bsky.social and I dig into @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's 2-1 road win against York United in the latest Wanderer Grounds episode, from Coimbra's favourite goal celebration to Thomas Meilleur-Giguère's big moment. Listen/subscribe to the podcast 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Joel Plaskett's friends surprised him on his birthday with a double album of musicians from across Canada covering his songs Check out his reaction here: www.facebook.com/share/v/1681...

Occasionally, I've been invited to teach journalism students about numeracy in storytelling. This graph from @rollingstone.com's piece on Musk's power seizure in the US conveys the scale of $1 billion (or, in this case, $316B) better than anything I've read. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Update: this was 6386 Quinpool, just south of the construction site (housed Naan and Curry and other businesses.