Dartmouth’s roaster is breaking some Halifax hearts on Valentine’s Day. Anchored Coffee announced today via Instagram that it would be focusing “100% of our energy on the coffee roastery” and closing its tiny espresso counter at 6451 Quinpool Road after service on February 14. Anchored’s Zane Kelsall (also of TIBS) and Dean Petty (also of Yeah Yeahs Pizza) opened the […]
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Maggie MacCormick is having a seconds sale
Maggie MacCormick moved and we are reaping all the benefits. The Halifax designer known for Maggie Jayne—her dreamy line of made-in-India dresses, flightsuits and skirts—is warming her brand new west end studio space by selling off all of her factory seconds, samples and leftovers. This Saturday, February 3 get a blast from seasons past at […]
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Rousseau Chocolatier’s redux
It was just about four years ago when Julien Rousseau-Dumarcet and Nathalie Morin opened Rousseau Chocolatier (1277 Hollis Street) after moving from France to Halifax and getting their start selling handmade chocolates at the Historic Farmers’ Market. This weekend the pair celebrates the next wave of their business with their grand reopening at a gorgeous, […]
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New Scotland Clothing goes big
New Scotland Clothing Co. is taking the whole “new year, new you” thing pretty seriously in 2018. The start-up apparel company, founded by brothers Kevin and Scott Saccary, will leave its tiny spot at 20 Wentworth Street and launch its new flagship location in downtown Dartmouth next month. “The Wentworth store location has been a […]
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DRINK THIS: San Junipero
INGREDIENTS 1oz Pisco ½oz Irish whiskey ½oz Lillet ¾oz fresh lemon juice ¾oz Blood orange and sumac cordial** 1oz egg white dried sumac powder DIRECTIONS Add all ingredients except sumac powder to shaker tin. Dry shake. Add ice and shake ’til cold. Double strain into a coupe. Sprinkle sumac powder on top and serve. **Blood […]
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King’s Pier pops up on Agricola
A post shared by KingsPier (@kingspiervintage) on Nov 11, 2017 at 11:30am PST The long-abandoned 2347 Agricola Street is coming back to life this week. Dartmouth vintage boutique King’s Pier Curated Collections (13 Kings Wharf Place) is popping up as a satellite store in the former north end laundromat, bringing its pre-loved fashions to Agricola and […]
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Jamaica Vibes opens this weekend
If there’s one thing that’ll help us get through the winter and its associated plummeting temperatures and moods, it’s good vibes. And thanks to Dwayne Green, Cole Harbour is getting a heaping serving of those this weekend. Newbie restaurant, Jamaica Vibes celebrates its “pre-opening” Saturday, January 20 in the former home of Cole’s Neighbourhood Restaurant […]
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Six ways to stay warm and chill out this winter
Sauna Nova Scotia Sauna Nova Scotia’s Erica and Devin Brook built their mobile sauna with Nova Scotian winters in mind. And after spending some time as a roving, wood-fired source of self-care and socializing, they’ve parked in Musquodoboit Harbour, teaming up with Worthington Place Oceanside rentals, meaning if you want to turn your sweaty session […]
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Bedford’s The Jumping Bean is now The Nook Espresso Bar
This week popular Bedford cafe The Jumping Bean (936 Bedford Highway) got a new lease on life when it re-launched as The Nook Espresso Bar Bedford, a sibling location of the Halifax cafe of the same name. Nicole Myles Brook and Brian Brook—who’ve been running the Bedford location of the Newfoundland chain since summer 2016—helped […]
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Riot Snack Bar has closed
Nearly two years after opening its doors on Quinpool, Riot Snack Bar (6293 Quinpool Road) has announced that it’s officially closed up shop, permanently. Nicole Tufts and Sonia Gillies-da Mota‘s restaurant recently expanded its fleet to include Vandal Doughnuts, which replaced the dearly departed Ace Burger Co. (6293 Quinpool Road) in Gus’ Pub. According to […]
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Seam Work coming soon to downtown Dartmouth
Adrienne Klenk will have Dartmouth in stitches come February. That’s when she’ll open Seam Work, a sewing studio and classroom space that’ll share a home with Urban Gardens Ltd.—her husband Max’s new business—at 60 Queen Street. “I’ve been quilting for 20 years, and I started an Etsy shop in 2016, but I’d been teaching for […]