Lisa Roberts

‘Calling this starvation a "humanitarian crisis" is like saying a domestic violence victim is having an injury crisis.’
- Clare Moriarty @quiteclare.bsky.social

If you’ve ever eaten a samosa, you must try samosa chaat. This is the version at Coffee Street in Dartmouth - delicious!

To their great credit, @hfxgov.bsky.social @hfxtransit.bsky.social offered free transit to public school students last year. The pilot was successful and the program will continue. Ottawa should consider!

ICYMI: Last week, I made a video about the potential for bike lanes on Morris Street, the recent political carnival around it, and did some measuring to see if there's actually even a need to drop a traffic lane at all.

Emancipation Day was celebrated in 19th century Halifax, NS, by "colored people and friends of Liberty and Freedom"

Considering…

Could you tell that I was tired rather than joyful on that hill?!

Just announced on LinkedIn: the new gig that’s bringing me to Dartmouth regularly - and getting me on my bike and the ferry - is as interim Executive Director at Alice House. I’ve really enjoyed my first three days back in an office.

That is super hard. Not sure if you follow @twisiamanda.bsky.social but she has written about grief for her mom. You might find some solace in non aloneness?

Day 2 of my dream commute - bike/ ferry to downtown Dartmouth (eventually I might attempt the bridge) and I met an older cyclist on her way to Toronto. She got to Halifax with a combo of train and bike. Multi-modal for a taste of adventure.

I would never talk down Dartmouth! But I love living in Halifax and a regular ferry commute to Dartmouth just improves it. Not to mention that I just picked up onions and garlic - essentials, clearly- at O’Bees market which added only 5 minutes to my commute.

Nearing end of my bike/ferry commute to a new gig in based downtown Dartmouth. It won’t always be summer but I am looking forward to starting my mornings like this for many months to come.

Canadian Cities Guru Teams Up with Paris Mayor for Groundbreaking New Exhibition Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian teamed up with Paris and, in particular, Mayor Anne Hidalgo on a new exhibition, From Paris to Belém.

ICYMI: Will you be in Paris before the end of the year? “Canadian urbanist @brenttoderian.bsky.social teamed up with the city of Paris and, in particular, its mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, on a new exhibition that shines a light on cities & global climate action.”

Thanks @momentummag.bsky.social!

I feel this. I grew ground cherry plants from seed - enough to gift some - and am watching for some to ripen. And this year, there are more raspberries and fewer Japanese beetles.

Feeling triumphant that I altered a shirt, which involved loading a bobbin on my mom’s old sewing machine using muscle memory; and now I’ve messed with the kids’ YouTube by watching sewing videos. #smallwins #lowcarbonfun

So many good questions in this thread - though they all amount to WTF, and answered with a NO. #Halifax @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social #ParksCanada @charlieangus104.bsky.social #cdnpoli

Or pushing her kiddo on the uphills. Adorable.

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Why the Texas floods were so severe Flooding rains in and around Kerr County had brought a widespread 10 to 15 total inches by Friday morning. Four months of rainfall came down in four hours.

Tragedy in Texas hill country, where 4 months’ worth of rain in just four hours caused Guadalupe River levels to spike 30 feet in just an hour and a half - in the middle of the night.

Two dozen are dead in the resulting floods and another 20 young campers still missing.

apnews.com/article/texa...

Given this⤵️
how do we still consider the US a safe third country??!

Cleveland Beach is closer than Hubbards and just off the bike trail. No lifeguard. When I want a swim but not a beach afternoon, I don’t mind swimming in the Northwest Arm - the bottom of South St has ok access.

Warnock: If I'm honest, there are days when I have to ask people of my faith tradition as a Christian, are we reading the same book? 

The book I know says I was hungry and you fed me. I was sick, I was in prison and you visited me, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….

Got a flat of strawberries. Will use some immediately and freeze others. I’m finding great recipes - farmersmarketsnovascotia.ca/2019/07/08/o... - but not definitive advice re prepping to freeze. Vinegar rinse - yes, no, proportion? #NovaScotia

**** Info via DNR

Burning restrictions are updated at 2:00 pm daily.

Todays burn map

Burning Rules And Regulations In HRM

** Release 

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The photo, in black-and-white, shows John Herbert seated at a desk, working on a typewriter. John Herbert has long, wavy hair and is wearing a patterned garment with intricate designs, possibly a robe or tunic, which gives an artistic and unconventional vibe. His hands are on the typewriter, suggesting he is in the middle of writing, aligning with his identity as a Canadian playwright and theatre director. The desk is cluttered with various items, including a rolled-up piece of paper, a fan, a lamp, and other office supplies like bottles and containers, indicating a busy and creative workspace. A shelf above holds more papers and objects, adding to the sense of an active, working environment. The overall atmosphere reflects John Herbert's dedication to his craft, capturing a moment of focused creativity.

John Herbert was convicted of indecency after he was robbed in Toronto while dressed as a woman.
His time in prison inspired him to write a play about his experience. It became the most-widely produced play in the history of Canadian theatre.
This is his story.

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Also COVID coincided with smart phones, social media fractured / driven by algorithms, demise of local journalism. The information ecosystem was weak before and then we were strained by COVID.

If you’re talking about Chocolate Lake, there are ways and it is not far. Just not pleasant ways for an average cyclist not using an e-bike. I’d end up walking my bike some.

Thanks. I have a goal of biking to Lunenburg in August so some longer rides between now and then would be good