Wed Oct 2-Sun Oct 6 Afterwords Literary Festival The brainchild of some of very best and brightest folks putting pen to paper—Stephanie Domet, Sue Goyette, Stephens Gerard Malone, Rebecca Thomas and Ryan Turner—Afterwords aims to bring top-notch writers, both local and visiting, off their pages and into listening rooms around town. Treat your brain to […]
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Move East moves in on Quinpool
Hannah Kovacs‘ career path might have been, as she puts it, “very non-linear” but eventually it led her back home. The born-and-raised Haligonian, who spent the last number of years living in Toronto, fell for fitness after dabbling in a few other worlds—earning a Masters in policy, working for a tech start-up and exploring the […]
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Margaret Atwood is coming but sorry, you can’t go
Thirty-four years after The Handmaid’s Tale first published—and two years after the Hulu series of the same name sky-rocketed into TV stardom—Canada’s most famous author is back with the novel’s sequel. And she’s bringing it to our dearly beloved library. The Testaments, which picks up 15 years after the original novel takes place, officially drops […]
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A Hurricane Dorian grocery list for procrastinators
Hurricane Dorian is coming. Like the worst visitor ever (an uninvited one), that hot mess is going to show up, over-stay his welcome, lock us indoors, knock some stuff over and probably take our electricity with him as he storms his way towards Cape Breton to mess up somebody else’s weekend. If you’ve seen the […]
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Mermaids and Merlot’s no-pressure, no-pretension guide to wine
The first rule of Jessica Babin’s wine club is that there are no rules. You don’t have to be an expert, or have any intention of being an expert, drink with her. Bar Kismet’s WSET-certified wine director runs Mermaids and Merlot based on a simple piece of advice she got from a teacher—life is complicated, […]
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First look: Yeah Yeahs Pizza’s slick second home
Yeah Yeahs Pizza 1663 Barrington Street Opens Thu, Aug 29 Josh Nordin had a hunch when he first took a tour of 1663 Barrington Street last fall. It wasn’t much to look at then—a run-down office space with dingy carpet, cubicles, low ceilings and no bathroom—but its massive storefront windows gave him a glimpse at […]
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Where to stuff your face after midnight
1 GARLIC FINGERS, FREEMAN’S LITTLE NEW YORK You’re going to want to add this word to your ever-growing Haligonian vocabulary: Garlies. Dough, cheese, maybe bacon (if you’re like that) and definitely donair sauce work together for this ultimate comfort, a perfect carb-load for a big night or finisher to fuel your walk home. Freeman’s is […]
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Sleeping tips for all the students in the room
Give your residence bed a makeover Since you’re basically sleeping on a crib mattress, invest in some cushy bed stuff to help you manage the tiny twin a little better. Memory foam, a really nice pillow and a cozy comforter are a good start. Planning to share said twin with someone? Good night and good […]
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Holy Roller Vintage’s Bridget VanWart on how to thrift like a pro
“S uccessful thrifting can, at its essence, be boiled down to perseverance, some basic knowledge and pure luck,” says Bridget VanWart, founder of and finder behind Holy Roller Vintage—a furniture and accessories seller that’s online home is Instagram. In just 10 months, she’s taken her obsession with home decor, deal hunting and bringing vintage pieces […]
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Everything has a place and a purpose in this Waverley apartment
R achael Shrum has an organized mind but she’s quick to point out that she’s not really a tidy person. Sitting on her massive forest green couch in the morning sun she says, matter-of-factly, “I just leave stuff around.” You wouldn’t know it, looking around the tucked-away second floor, two-bedroom apartment she affectionately calls the […]
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Frankie’s Espresso Bar is on fire
It was about a year ago that Adam Otmar and Jill Mulveney had the idea to run a little coffee shop out of the back of a bus. The two veteran baristas envisioned a sustainable mobile cafe in a small school bus, but struggled to find something tall enough to accommodate their north of 5’10” […]
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G-Street Pizza opens next week
Childhood friends Moe Alhaj and Paul Jebailey had home on their minds when they dreamt up G-Street Pizza. The pair, who grew up in Dartmouth and have spent most of their adult lives living away—Jebailey on the west coast until recently; Alhaj lives in Dubai—and wanted to make a mark on their community, together. And […]
