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Good morning, HRM!

This is the Halifax Insider, your daily dose of news that's crafted with the precision of a ninja slicing sushi and served with the flair of a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat.

In today’s newsletter:

• 30 story building tallest in Halifax

• Remember the Love Boat?

• NSLC sales up 1.6% to $874.5 million last year

Let’s dig in!

‐ The Halifax Insider Team

What’s The Scoop? Top Stories Around Halifax

• Halifax, meet your new tallest building. The new 30 story residential tower near the armdale rotary heralds a new era of height within the city.
  

• Wondering which Halifax beer gardens are open? Here is an article from the coast covering just a few. You can see a more complete list plus which are per friendly from this Downtown Halifax Page as well!

• The ‘Love Boat’ is coming to Halifax. Princess Cruises has announced that their special Love Boat themed cruise will be stopping in Halifax on September 5th.
  

• Nova Scotia and Halifax governments are spending $5 million on demolition and remediation work in the downtown as part of the larger Cogswell District Project. Plans include fixing parks, sidewalks, trees and building up the new district. Keep track of this project from the Halifax Nova Scotia summary page.

From the Community

• Show Shots. Photos from the Cirque du Soleil show at the Scotia Bank center on June 13 from Halifaxbloggers.ca.
  

• Exploring downtown Halifax. 10 things to do you with your kids in downtown Halifax by Kerra (at) explorelikeatourist.ca/
  

• New children’s book released from Halifax Author. Paul Bromby wrote “The Backpack” to help kids with mental health. A copy can be purchased from the JR Storytellers website.

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• Popular Halifax eateries Robie Street Station, El Chino set to close their doors after ten years.

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Weather

Wednesday

• Morning / 🌡️ 16° ☀ sunny 🌬️ 10-20 km/h

• Afternoon / 🌡️ 23° ☀ sunny 🌬️ 20-30 km/h

• Evening / 🌡️ 23° ☀ sunny 🌬️ 25-40 km/h

Thursday

• Morning / 🌡️ 17° ☁️ cloudy 🌬️ 20-35 km/h

• Afternoon / 🌡️ 20° 🌧️ rainy 🌬️ 30-45 km/h

• Evening / 🌡️ 23° ☀ sunny 🌬️ 25-40

Business

• Total NSLC sales up 1.6% to $874.5 million in the last year. Beer and wine sales are up and spirits are down in their annual financial report.
  

• Halifax brewery facing lawsuit for allegedly botching 59,000 cans of beer. NB company sues for for losses of $150,000.

Live Music, Activities & Shows

Wednesday
🎵 The Old Triangle / Geoff Kennedy / 8:00 / Free
🎵 Split Crow / Jamie Fontaine / 7:00 - 10:00 / Free
🎵 Bearly’s / Catherine Robertson Comedy Hour / 8:00 - 10:00 / Free
🎵 Bearly’s / Karoke with Mimi / 10:00 - 12:00 / Free
🍎 Alderny Landing / Wednesday Market / 12:00 - 6:00 / Free
🎵 Obladee / Live Jazz with Gabe Mink & Friends / 7:00 - 10:00 / Free
🍺 The Carleton / Craft Showdown: Saltbox VS Tanner & Co. / 7:00 - 10:00 / $115
📖 Acadia Institute for Data Analytics / Deep Learning Workshop / 1:00 - 4:30 / $15

Thursday

🎵 The Carleton / Alfie Zappacosta / 7:30 - 10:00 / $40.25
🎵The Old Triangle / Travis Hatcher / 8:00 / Free
🎵 The Loose Cannon / Local Bands / 9:30 / Free
🎵 Bearly’s / Buddy Daniels Trio / 9:00 - 12:00 / Free
🎵Montes Showbar Grill / The Montes Jam / 7:30 / Free
🎵 Halifax Public Gardens / The Farm Team w/ Angie Davidson / 6:00 - 7:30 / Free

🍁 Canada Day Events 🍁 

Full list of Canada day events will be available tomorrow.

Upcoming Events

Harbourside Ribfest 2024

• Alderny Landing / Dartmouth / June 28 to July 1, 2024
  

• June 28 / Giorgio Frausin / 2:30 - 4:30 / Josh Janes Band / 5:00 - 7:15 / Diamondback / 7:45 - 10:00
  

• June 29 / Paul Brushett / 11:30 - 2:00pm / Brock Stock & Barrell / 2:30 - 4:30 / Joe Murphy w/ the Water Street Blues Band / 5:00 - 7:15 / Toy Shed / 7:45 - 10:00
  

• June 30 / Leona Burkey / 11:30 - 2:00 pm / Brooklyn Blackmore / 2:30 - 4:30 / The FirsherKings / 5:00 - 7:15 / Stuntrock / 7:45 - 10:00 / Maurice Aucoin / 11:30 - 1:00 pm
  

• July 1 / Maurice Aucoin / 11:30 - 1:00 / Jon Hines Trio / 1:30 to 3:45 / Witchitaw / 4:15 - 6:30
  

• View Harbourside Ribfest Calendar Here

Bedford Days

• Various Locations / June 22 to July 1
  

• June 26 / Kids Extravaganza / Basinview Community School
  

• June 27 / Seniors Dinner | Bedford Lions Club | 5:30 p.m. / Pups n' Pints | Propeller Brewery | 3 to 6 p.m. / Propeller Cornhole Tournament | Propeller Brewery | 2 p.m.
  

• June 28 / Health Classes / LeBrun Rec Centre | Pilates 10:00 - 11:00 / Yogalates Class | 11:15 to 12:30 / Maritime Music | St. Ignatius Church | 7:30 pm | $15 Online / Beer Fest (19+) | DeWolf Park | 6 p.m. to midnight
  

• June 29 / Zumba in the Park | DeWolf Park | 10 a.m. / Yoga in the Park | DeWolf Park | 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. / Georgian Social | Scott Manor House | 2 to 4 p.m.
  

• June 30 / Yoga in the Park | DeWolf Park | 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. / ARABIC NIGHT | 150 Waterfront Drive, Bedford | 6 to 9:00 p.m / Outdoor Movie | The Chickenburger, 1531 Bedford Highway | 9 p.m.
  

• July 1 / Canada Day Pancake Breakfast* | DeWolf Park | 9 to 11 a.m. / Glow’s Fun Land | DeWolf Park | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. / Canada Day Live Music* | DeWolf Park | 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m / Kids’ Canada Day Party* | DeWolf Park | 1 to 3 p.m. / Glow’s Fun Land | DeWolf Park | 6 to 9:45 p.m. / Canada Day Celebrations* | DeWolf Park | 8 to 10 p.m. / Canada Day Fireworks*| DeWolf Park | 10 p.m.
  

• View Bedford Days Calendar Here 

Royal Nova Scotia Tattoo

• Various Locations / June 23 to July 1, 2024

• View Royal Nova Scotia Tattoo Calendar Here.

Dartmouth Festival Series

• Alderny Landing / Dartmouth / June 23 to August 10
  

• June 29 / The Desi Summer Fest / 6:00 - 10:00.
  

• July 1 / Dartmouth Canada Day Programming / 12:00 - 10:30
  

• More events to come…

• View Dartmouth Festival Series Calendar Here

Sports

• 🏉 Third annual Coast to Coast Cup kicks off in Halifax, Wednesday.
  

• 🗞️ Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame to receive $2.5 million in funding for facility upgrades.
  

• 🗞️ NHL Update / Canada’s Stanley Cup drought reaches 31 years

Recreation

• Burn Ban - Burning is not allowed 🔴. Note that burn ban is updated at 2:00 daily on the burnsafe website.
  

• Algea Blooms - Blooms reported this month in Penhorn Lake (Dartmouth), Oathill Lake (Datmouth) and First Lake (Lower Sackville). See full list on reported blue-green algea website.

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