Seaport Beerfest Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road Friday August 10, 7-9:30pm Saturday August 11, 2-4:30pm and 7-9:30pmseaportbeerfest.com Nobody puts Seaport Beerfest in a corner. As the summer’s biggest excuse to hydrate (save for maybe this heat wave) celebrates its 12th season of pouring up beer on the pier, festival co-founder Brian Titus is pretty pleased […]
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SHOP THIS: Little Queen Handmade
Melanie Titus‘ first foray into macrame was an experiment. A portrait photographer and interior decor junkie, she taught herself how to tie the throwback knots for a photoset just over a year ago. “It started out as ‘I want to try this and see if I can do it and I realized that I kind […]
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Axe marks the spot for HaliMac
Adrian Beaton always wanted to be an entrepreneur, but it wasn’t until he and his family went axe throwing that his dream business plan came together. “I took it to my cousin Paul MacInnis, he was my first investor, and away we went,” he says. “And it kind of just exploded.” It was 2016 when […]
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Long Lake Adventure Company launches
As of last weekend your trips to Long Lake Provincial Park have become even more full of possibility. That’s when new lakeside rental shop Long Lake Adventure Company debuted on the shores of the beloved swimming, hiking, hanging spot (at the 75 Old Sambro Road entrance, near the boat launch, to be exact), with the […]
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Elwood Pens is bringing the write stuff
Dylan Thompson-Mackay was in high school when he got his first taste of entrepreneurship—even though he didn’t really know it at the time. It was thanks to a pen he’d innocently made in woodshop that happened to catch the attention of the right person on the golf course. “A banker from Toronto tried to buy […]
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DRINK THIS: Chain Yard’s Drunken Cherry cider
Jay Hildybrant isn’t afraid to play around with ingredients, but the head cidermaker at Chain Yard Urban Cidery never wants to bury the best parts of cider under too much sugar. “For the longest time there’s been a stigmatic idea cider needs to be sweet and needs to taste like apples. To me, it’s time […]
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The Exchange has big plans for Hollis Street
“Halifax is on fire right now,” says Andrew Flynn, the GM of The Maple’s soon-to-be in-house restaurant, The Exchange on Hollis (1583 Hollis Street). A spin-off of popular Newfoundland spot St. John’s Fish Exchange, the Halifax take on the concept will offer a “premium casual” space that’s seafood forward and aimed at satisfying a cross-section […]
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Cafe Lara is moving in on the corner of Agricola and Woodill
At long last the dilapidated laundromat on the corner of Agricola and Woodill Streets is being picked up, dusted off and reimagined. Later this summer Cafe Lara will come to life in a renovated version of the 2347 Agricola Street building, aiming to be a neighbourhood space that’s comfortable, inviting and a celebration of the […]
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Petite Urban Pooch marks its territory on Agricola Street
There’s been a pretty quick turnaround in the space that Theatre Nova Scotia’s The Living Room used to occupy at 2353 Agricola Street. That’s because former Isleville Street resident, Petite Urban Pooch—doggy daycare for the little pups—has moved in and given the space a new look. The 900 square foot dog playland (and its corresponding […]
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Aly Mae’s Bread Basket brings Mary’s cinnamon buns back to life
The days of Mary’s Bread Basket’s line-up-worthy cinnamon buns and nostalgia-inducing aromas are not behind us. The legendary staple that most folks remember from days of yore at the Historic Farmers’ Market (1496 Lower Water Street) disappeared from the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market (1209 Marginal Road) about two years ago but is back in action […]
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5 sporting events to cheer on
June 23 Canada vs USA rugby A test match sees Canada’s senior men rugby team face off against Team USA for some high-adrenaline action. Wanderers Grounds, 5819 Sackville Street, 4pm, $18-$34, tickethalifax.com July 7-8 Monster JamJacked-up trucks with names like Grave Digger spin their wheels and wear out their breaks at this epic summer show […]