After two years in its cozy baby blue home at 20 Wentworth Street, downtown Dartmouth’s clothing and accessories source, Bodega Boutique, is moving and shaking things up. Next month, the store will re-open at 104 Portland Street—next door to the new location of Halifax furniture store Kew, which opens at the end of the month. […]
Allison Saunders
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Indochine works on its night moves
“What’s the saying? Necessity creates ingenuity?”. Whatever it is, Liz Smith rang in the new year running with a bright idea for the Barrington Street location of her healthy, Vietnamese-inspired sandwich and snack shop, Indochine Banh Mi (1701 Barrington Street). In the face of slow traffic along downtown’s main drag, she’s decided to extend the […]
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You make me wanna soup
Your toes and fingers are perma-cold, your throat is on the scratchy side and the idea of being swaddled at home on your couch beats just about anything else. Except maybe a piping hot, hand-warmer/meal hybrid. From chunk chilis to spicy phos and every butternut squash blend in between, Halifax’s menus have lots of hot […]
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Up and at ’em
5:30am Lane swim, Canada Games Centre, 26 Thomas Raddall Drive If you’re still rubbing the sleep from your eyes, a dip into this chlorine bath should help wake you up. Swim lengths of Clayton Park’s amazing competition-sized pool in the wee hours (5:30-9:45am), Monday through Friday. 6am Bootcamp, Evolve Fitness, 5540 Cunard Street Nothing like […]
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Awe and order
Colette Robicheau is a jack of all trades, and master of many things. Organization, decluttering, productivity are among her enviable areas of expertise; on top of being a speaker and author she also runs Organize Anything, a company aimed at helping people get their ducks in a neat and tidy row and to help them […]
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Bikram Yoga becomes 42° Fitness and Wellness
Bikram Yoga (1567 Grafton Street) is ringing in the new year with a new name, new additions and new focus. Building on the fitness foundation Bikram has been working on for the past four years, 42° Fitness and Wellness celebrates its rebirth starting next week. “I think we were just ready to explore different types […]
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How to hangover brunch
When all of your routine hangover cure routines have failed you, the answer’s brunch. But like hunting down a glimmering mirage of a waterfall in a parched desert, attaining this necessary salty antidote isn’t easy when you’re still shaking off the last of 2015, and 2016’s first bout of overconsumption. Whether you’re chasing the hair […]
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First look: Black Sheep Restaurant
A lot can change in eight months. It was only that long ago that Dave Woodley and John House— chefs who were co-workers at the Prince George Hotel’s Gio—cooked up the idea of going into business and opening a place of their own. Two months later, they’d jumped at the chance to sign a lease […]
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The year in business: 2015’s openings and closings
Good on ya, Halifax. A look back at 2015’s notable retail and restaurant openings and closings reveals some really good news: our hellos doubled our goodbyes this year. Ninety-nine brand new storefronts and eateries brightened our neighbourhoods since last winter and helped lessen the blow of the 49 dearly departed local businesses. That doesn’t even […]
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Dandelion blooms
There’s a lot of history behind Blowers Street’s newest arrival, The Dandelion Cafe. Its location—5228 Blowers Street—was home to the open-air, people-watching haven Blowers Street Paper Chase Newsstand and Cafe for what feels like a lifetime before it closed its doors (and windows last April). The Dandelion’s name is a nod to Halifax’s past—John Connors […]