Shopping for bathing suits is the worst, but if sisters Anna and Omeda Swinemar have anything to say about it—it’s about to get a little bit easier. Together, the Swinemars are getting ready to debut their line, and first foray into fashion, Mëda Swim, just in time for summer. “We’re really big into promoting body […]
Allison Saunders
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Get your butt to the Happy Hour Makers Market
Fresh off shooting a fresh-as-hell new girl-gang-inspired lookbook for her online shop, Nadyne Kasta AKA the designer behind The Girl From Away, is cooking up another cool collaboration. With both local entrepreneurs and shoppers in mind, Kasta, the Maritime Makers collective and Big Pony’s (2168 Gottingen Street) Lindsay Stewart and Emily Ross have planned an […]
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Hooked brings smart seafood to Halifax
Dave Adler is not new to the fair-and-sustainable fish game. If you aren’t either, you’ll recognize his name from his work with the Ecology Action Centre’s Off The Hook community-supported fisheries program—which works to connect consumers with local, small-scale fishers—as well as Slow Fish Canada. He’s the man behind Hooked Halifax and papered-over windows at […]
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The Dawgfather finds new digs
It’s a dog-eat-Dawg world out there, man. Today, it was brought to The Coast’s attention the Dalhousie University’s celebrity chef, the Dawgfather PhD, has found a new place to sell his street meat. The move comes after the hot dog doc’s court case against the municipality (an effort to halt a proposed bike lane that […]
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Stillwell Beergarden set for Spring Garden Road
After a successful inaugural summer on the Halifax Waterfront, and a surprisingly trying search for a new location, Stillwell has was scored a new spot for its open air beer garden on the corner of Spring Garden Road and South Park Street. Come early June, the Stillwell Beergarden will be slinging local craft beers from […]
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Allison & Matt
Allison Young had been in Korea for about a year when she met Matt Chaput, a fellow Canadian and English teacher. After spending five years together working overseas the pair moved back to Nova Scotia, bought a house and soon after, got engaged. “I would be lying if I said I didn’t have a secret […]
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Afternoon delight: a weekend brunch round-up
Big breakfast pizza Morris East, 5212 Morris Street and 620 Nine Mile Drive, $16 The allure of a couple of sunny-side up eggs makes it easy to put the emphasis on the br in brunch, but if you want to focus on the unch, nothing does a better job than pizza. So why not do […]
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Precious petals
What are some trends you’re seeing right now with floral design? The freshly picked out of a field or micro farm is still on trend, but truthfully I’ve never been one to follow trends! I feel the best thing about these times is that anything goes. Brides and grooms and brides and brides and grooms […]
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Giddy-up with Paper Pony
Getting a piece of physical, post-marked mail in your real mailbox is a rare joy, but a hand-painted, hand-lettered piece of mail? That’s exceptional. “I think that people really want, with the digital age, they really want—and appreciate—that hand-made process,” says Nicole Rideout, the owner and artist behind Halifax’s newest wedding stationery studio, Paper Pony. […]
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Simply irresistible
When it comes to cake, it’s what’s on the inside that really counts. All the fondant flowers in the world can’t cover up a flavour or lack thereof. This might be why we’re seeing more bakeries, brides and grooms take the less-is-more approach, and more cakes showing up to the party underdressed. The relaxed look […]
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The power of flowers
For the flower child McInnis appeals to the Lana Del Ray flower crown lovers with the Baby’s Breath Halo but dials it down a notch. “I wanted to do something a little more delicate,” she says. “It’s my dainty interpretation of the flower halo.” For the whimsical bride This threesome of gold combs leaves a […]
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Once upon a winter
When all of the snow that buried us in winter 2015 finally melted, this set of photos was one of the beautiful things that surfaced. A collaboration between photographer Lindsay Duncan and owner/curator at The Strong House, Rebecca Taussig, this styled shoot brought together local, indie wedding vendors—and real-life couple Rebecca Rose and Jillian Stagg—to […]