If you’ve been howling at the moon, hoping for the Food Wolf’s answer, here it is. After setting up a permanent, semi-retirement home at the Timber Lounge (2712 Agricola Street), serving up street eats to the bar’s axe throwers, Halifax’s food truck pioneer is welcoming a second vehicle to its pack. “We went to Taiwan […]
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11 Street Boutique opens this weekend
Erica Cormier is inspired. The north end resident and entrepreneur is opening her first venture into small business—11 Street Boutique (5649 Hennessy Street, on the corner of Isleville)—this weekend in the Hydrostone, and she says she couldn’t have done it without her local retail muses. “I’m really into shopping local, and boutique shopping, and I […]
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Agora opens to Agricola in July
Kubi Gonul wants his new bistro/cafe to be a gathering place for Agricola Street’s residents and passersby. The bright red-and-blue Agora—which will open in the former Orphan Books at 2394 Agricola Street in July— isn’t Gonul’s first foray in the Halifax restaurant industry: He was once the owner of downtown favourite Turkish Delight (5680 Spring […]
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Arting around: four events to check out
North by Night Market With the first market of the season already in the bag, we look forward to July, August and September’s editions. They’ll gather talented artisans and snackisans and DJs you’ll want to play the soundtrack to your life all in the name of bringing the community together. Get in touch if you […]
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The summer’s best sporting events
To August 27 Anchor City Rollers The 2016 season of hell on wheels, AKA the Anchor City Rollers, spun into gear in May, but just because you missed the opportunity to hoot and holler at the season opener doesn’t mean you can’t for the rest of the summer. Almost as great as watching the violent […]
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Adventure time: a summer bucket list
Tube the Gaspereau River It’s as simple as it sounds—grab a tube, hop in it and float your ass down the bubbling valley river. Find your friendly roadside tube rental for this bucket-lister, but heads up—make sure you check the river levels before heading out (look up Gaspereau River Tubing on Facebook, its expertly updated). […]
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Six ways to taste summer
Food Truck Parties The Coast gathers all of your favourite food trucks—plus other snacks, beer and cider—for this third annual series. Pro tips from a FTP veteran: Bring cash and patience, wear comfortable shoes, be prepared to wait, bring friends and divide and conquer. Also, pre-party fasting doesn’t hurt. June 16, Museum of Natural History, […]
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16 big concerts before Labour Day
July 1 Canada Day Concert The best seat in the house for the Canada Day fireworks is also in the middle of a pretty sweet free night of music. Canadian music! Vancouver dance-rockers Dear Rouge show their true patriot love alongside DJ/producer Kid Koala, the always tight Yukon Blonde, Born Ruffians and Dartmouth’s very own […]
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Scenic route or bust
Sam Bambrick is a total show-off—a generous one, though. The Halifax-based adventurer and entrepreneur has one hell of a love story, about a PEI native who became totally enamoured by Nova Scotia’s many wonders, and she wants to tell the world all about it. Or better yet, show them. On July 1 she’ll kick-off a […]
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Robie Street Station brings you El Chino Snack Bar
Kaleigh Burns and Heman Lee call it a passion project. The duo behind breakfast and lunch hangout Robie Street Station (2394 Robie Street) are gearing up to bring something new to the restaurant scene, a tiny companion to the diner called El Chino Snack Bar. “It’s a Chinese/Mexican snack bar. We’ll do street food, basically, […]
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Halifax Seed celebrates 150 years
It takes commitment, time and TLC for a little seed to put down roots and bloom into something spectacular. The veteran Halifax Seed (5680 Kane Street) knows this better than anyone—the north end gardening shop has been growing with Haligonians for 150 years. This weekend the family-run business is celebrating the mega milestone with gardening […]
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Cast your vote in Best of Halifax 2016
Dearest readers—we need you and your many opinions. And not in the comments section this time. As of today, it’s officially Best of Halifax season. You know, the other election everyone’s going to be talking about. For the 22nd year running we’re picking your brains to declare out the city’s favourite restaurants, shops, bands, people […]