Water water everywhere, And how the budget did shrink, Water water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink

New paper out tomorrow. Halifax votes to fund the Davis Cup; this one is by a new writer for Grand Parade, Giancarlos Cininni. @joshrjhealey.bsky.social keeps gives us an update last week's stadium vote. And @landofsticks.bsky.social explains how John Lohr is delaying housing getting built

Gas leak and preventative power outage for safety in Dartmouth, Albro Lake area. Evacuation in place apparently

#Halifax regional council voted in favour of $50,000 in funding for the Davis Cup. My colleague @mmughees.bsky.social is working on a story for you for tomorrow. I'll have other stories from council as well.

Still in camera! I am clocking out of the news mill for today though

Sorry had to switch to phone Chants: Babys are dying in Palestinine Davis cup needs to be cancelled Cancel the tennis match, save 50k What are your children gonna tell you in the future? Shame From the river to the sea palestine will be free

Hi bluesky, city council has begun my computer fans are making the sound of a plane taking off

New issue will be out tomorrow featuring a story by @acbzw.bsky.social about the Morris Street bike lane debacle. Also this issue: @landofsticks.bsky.social recaps an Environment and Sustainability Ctee meeting and looks at Halifax's new strategic plans. Pick it up on Morris st @ Atlantic News

I’m gonna yarf they are abt to vote on rescinding morris. i fear it will pass

we could build the city in minecraft to save money

This part of Mishima’s Confession’s of a Mask is actually about cities pouring money into car-centric infrastructure

Do you ever reach out to interview someone and they send you the doctoral thesis they wrote on the topic? Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare eat a peach?

What up at council now? Hinch’s motion to de-designate Cogswell park (the encampment spot behind the quinpool superstore) 129 people in Hinch’s district signed a petition to de-designate it, she is giving people the rundown on why they want the tents gone

The gears of your city don’t stop between votes and protests. Get acquainted with the system you have, even if you wish it was different. Come dip your toe into council on July 8! A @grandparade.bsky.social initiative

The upcoming GP podcast episode made me care about organized sports for a few minutes. I’m back to normal now, but what a testament to the power of storytelling. Check it out on Friday

Hey Halifax there's a new issue of the paper out today. In this issue, a community garden is going to be shut down by development. Story by @acbzw.bsky.social Speed humps on Mount Ed make bike riding dangerous, and public works are messing up snow clearing, both by @landofsticks.bsky.social

One of my favorite things about the mayor is how inviting his name is of puns. Failmore, Flopmore, fill more potholes. Anyone got another?

Specifically, residents of districts 1, 3, 11, 12, 14, 15, and 16 These are the likely swing votes. If you live in those districts, it is doubly important that you write/call your councillor. They are the likely swing votes. Tell your neighbors, organize, tell more neighbors to write more emails.

Hey Halifax, new paper out today. In this issue: Local economist @denysullivan.bsky.social walks us through council's choice to starve Halifax of resources. Editor @landofsticks.bsky.social covers a meeting that wasn't and ponders Halifax's strategic plans. @ Atlantic news now, Dart Gallery Wed

Pov you are squatting on the 107 to get this shot: Vroom! Zoom! Whooooosh

Apparently “putrid sore throat” is something Atlantic Canadians used to die from

Is Nova Scotia still rockin’ in the free world? Finished this in March, it’s finally out :-) Check out the other stories in this series too. signalhfx.ca/still-rockin...

SPOTTED: Jonathan Pedneault staring daggers through the window of the debate hall

This podcast and episodes of This American Life from the ‘90s with David Sedaris on them is all I’ve been listening to these past two weeks.

Some of Smith's other demands included making a duck covered in oil the new national bird, letting children go back to work in the mines because they miss it so much, and using clean Albertan electricity for when Doug Ford brings back the electric chair.

Teach the police to grow their own tanks

A summary of Friday's council meeting. Over a decade of fiscal magical thinking is coming to a head. open.spotify.com/episode/0Xct...

So long toll booths.

aint no way we cut medicaid and housing assistance so jeff bezos could buy this shirt

On the Dartmouth side of Macdonald Bridge today. Does this mean bridge maintenance is getting handed over to Public Works?

Premier Tim Houston backs down from confrontation with legislative reporters www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...

Re-award? caj.ca/saying-the-q...

Reaaally enjoying this series!The Chronicle saying “we need disarmament (of the police) right here in Nova Scotia” in 1933 is wild. How did we get HERE from “what if we backpedaled to no guns at all?”

signalhfx.ca/municipal-fi... Took the Craig Blake today, operator said it still needs those repairs. Still trucking along for now 💪

every day I wait for elon to announce that journalists in the White House press corps get to ask questions first and with a louder microphone if they pay him $8 a month

She was making good points, they should have let her go overtime like everyone else. Also this is my article yay

Halifax Budget Committee update: Doors closed to talk about Mill Cove Ferry or something right now so this is my update on the first half of today's discussion.

Excited for Halifax budget committee tomorrow. I’ll be bringing my “big girl panties” and I hope EVERYONE else does too.

What is up Halifax today is the first day of Halifax's municipal budget season and I will be live sky-ing these debates until I invariably get distracted by writing or other stuff.

Also: virtually zero chance of seeing $1 beer, 50¢ coffee, or the return of five and dime stores. globalnews.ca/news/1039779...