Chris Muise

Code Read

Moira Peters — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:59:21 +0000

Free Code Camp in Halifax convenes next generation of computer programmers

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax)—“Give a man a fish, he eats for a day; teach a man to fish, he eats for life” is an old familiar adage A new Halifax community has sprung up around updating that mantra for the 21st century—not to teach people how to fish, but to code.

Calling all English tutors

Miles Howe — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:03:17 +0000

HRM libraries need volunteer tutors to meet incoming refugees

Mohammed Yanes is fairly new in town. At 20 years old, he immigrated to Halifax from Syria six months ago, and he’s been hard at work settling in ever since.

I drink alone - with my books at a bar

Miles Howe — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:39:18 +0000

Local brewery offers up unique imbibing experience for the 'functional introvert'

Halifax is a beer town, that’s for certain. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone of legal drinking age who doesn’t enjoy a cold brew at least once in a while, and with all the local craft breweries in the region, there’s lots to choose from.

Jem and the Holograms come to Dartmouth!

Miles Howe — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:03:36 +0000

Local comic shop gets feature cover on new, non-Barbie-esque, take on old superhero

Punamu'kwati'jk (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) -- Darryl Wall, owner of Giant Robot Comics in Dartmouth, is no stranger to bringing ’80s childhood icons to the HRM. He’s brought the war for Cybertron to our shores on more than one occasion by commissioning several covers featuring the Transformers going servo-to-servo near our local landmarks.