Articles by Emilea Semancik

About Emilea Semancik

Emilea Semancik was born in North Vancouver. Emilea has always always wanted to work as a freelance writer and currently writes for the Vancouver Guardian. Taking influence from journalism culture surrounding the great and late Anthony Bourdain, she is a recipe author working towards publishing her own series of books. You can find her food blog on Instagram: @ancestral.foods

Five Minutes With: Punk Band Hospital Gossip

June 12, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Hospital Gossip was formed in 2021 out of a longstanding desire to bring something new to Halifax’s vibrant punk scene. Their first release, ‘Apart At Last,’ was a realization of the band’s desire to create […]

Charitable Choices: Lisa Harrison of Brunswick Street Mission

June 9, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Lisa Harrison has spent her career driven by a simple but urgent belief: that no one should go without the basics of a dignified life. As Executive Director of Brunswick Street Mission in Halifax, Lisa […]

Homegrown Business: Venessa Cavicchi Downing of Cavicchi’s Meats

June 8, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Tucked into Tantallon and woven into the fabric of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Cavicchi’s Meats is the kind of neighbourhood shop that reminds you food is about more than groceries. Built on family tradition and […]

Five Minutes With: Rock Musician Elyse Aeryn

June 5, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Elyse Aeryn makes music for the wild hearts—those who crave connection, catharsis, and a little rebellion. Serving soulful roots-rock with a gritty edge, her songs feel like the windows rolled down on a late-night drive—equal […]

Homegrown Business: Margo Khoury of Better in Boxes

June 1, 2026 Emilea Semancik

There’s a moment every host knows — the mild panic of “what do I bring?” — and Margo Khoury built an entire atelier around solving it beautifully. As the Founder and Owner of Better in […]

Five Minutes With: Rock Band June Body

May 29, 2026 Emilea Semancik

It’s the spring of 2017. Connor James is on the couch when Alex Callaghan stumbles through the front door. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to barge in on you like that. I was expecting there to […]

Charitable Choices: Stephanie Clarke of the Halifax Community Fridge

May 26, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Stephanie Clarke, board member with the Halifax Community Fridge, brings both personal experience and professional dedication to her volunteer work. Drawing on a decade in social services and the memory of her own family’s financial […]

Homegrown Business: Liquid Gold Tasting Bar & All Things Olive

May 25, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Darryn Steeves and his wife Jackie didn’t just buy a business when they took over Liquid Gold Tasting Bar & All Things Olive in September 2025 — they bought into a mission. After a decade […]

Five Minutes With: Alternative Metal Band Where Giants Once Stood

May 22, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Where Giants Once Stood is an Alternative Metal band from Halifax, Canada. Featuring high-energy shreddy metal with cyberpunk style aesthetics. Blending 2000s-style sing-along rock with a more modern, produced metal style. Our lyrics blend themes […]

Homegrown Business: Peter Llewellyn of Shoreline Design

May 18, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Peter Llewellyn spent years climbing the corporate ladder before realizing something was missing — the simple, profound satisfaction of making something with his own hands. So he walked away, picked up a carving tool, and […]