For four years now, plans have been in the works to extend the Dartmouth Harbourfront Trail, closing the three-kilometre gap between its terminus and the start of the Shearwater Flyer Trail.
Despite the threat of rain, volunteers collected around 40 bags of trash at the annual Pleasant-Woodside Neighbourhood Association community cleanup on April 26.
The South Dartmouth Post is having a story meeting! Wednesday, May 7 at 6:30pm at the Woodside Tavern on Pleasant Street. These story meetings are your chance to pitch stories, meet fellow community writers/photographers, and join the team of volunteers working on this exciting new project.
After 16 years without a neighbourhood supermarket, Pleasant-Woodside residents can now shop for groceries within walking distance. No Frills, the franchise-based discount chain affiliated with Loblaw Companies, opened a second Dartmouth location on Feb. 6.
Sometimes, on an otherwise peaceful night in Dartmouth South, there is a noise. No, I am not talking about the ambulances that go back and forth to Dartmouth General, nor am I talking about the fireworks that inevitably cause someone to post “Was that gunshots?” on the local Facebook group.
A collection of good & recent music from the community of Dartmouth/Southdale/Woodside. Available through Apple Music and Spotify.
Dartmouth South residents will soon see plans to develop the wooded area between HomeBridge and the North Woodside Community Centre (NWCC) into a park.
Halifax’s student-led music festival returns to the neighbourhood in April — with many performers who live and work in the Dartmouth South community.
Tucked into Hazelhurst Street is The Sourdough Stand. The stand, which is really a tiny, walk-in shed, houses the home-baked sourdough goods of Tina Bierbach. On its tidy shelves you’ll find items like country loaf, savoury focaccia, raspberry custard buns, pesto asiago knots, and tahini chocolate chunk cookies.
The fight to protect Dartmouth Cove is ongoing. After strong community opposition and legal challenges, the federal government rescinded its April 2024 approval of Atlantic Road Construction & Paving’s (ARCP) plan to infill nearly seven acres of Halifax Harbour.