Our readers’ choice for Best Pasta and Best Italian food is going into hibernation for a quick minute. Bertossi Group fave Ristorante aMano (1475 Lower Water Street) rung in the new year by kicking off a renovation of its longtime Bishop’s Landing space, expanding its square footage and re-vamping the decor from floor to ceiling. […]
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Taking care of business: 2018’s standout openings and closings
A year isn’t a year until you start making lists, checking ’em twice and remembering all of the good, bad and ugly things that came together to make and/or break it. In the world of local business, we saw lots of growth—especially in Dartmouth and north end Halifax—dealt with some really bad bosses and thanked […]
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Glitter Bean’s labour of love
The workers at the Smiling Goat’s Spring Garden Road location weren’t given much warning the day their cafe closed last April. The building’s landlords—Just Us! Coffee Roasters, which sold its two unionized HRM cafes to Smiling Goat’s scorned owner Kit Singh in September 2017—changed the locks just a few hours after letting the staff know […]
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Christmas carol showdown
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” SJ: Have you ever roasted a turkey? You need to fucking know. I want to know if you’re gonna be here because I have shit to do. I have to make up a bed, I have to set an extra place, the grocery stores are a fucking madhouse, it’s like, […]
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That’s a wrap: 6 merry and bright local gift ideas
Leather wallet, Victoria Brumwell Your hard-earned cash will seem much more valuable crammed in one of these hand-painted wallets, made using up-cycled scraps of 100 percent leather. Find Brumwell’s creations at Big Pony’s Holidze pop-up on December 13 (Art Bar,1873 Granville Street, 5-10pm). $30 Oland ornament, Jana Wicha If your pal’s Christmas tree is looking […]
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DRINK THIS: Propeller Brewing Co.’s Galaxy IPA
The stars aligned last weekend for OG indie beer-maker Propeller Brewing Co. (2015 Gottingen Street and 617 Windmill Road), which released its latest special brew, a hazy Vermont IPA called Galaxy that’s been blasting off the shelves ever since. Made using Australian galaxy hops (for that tropical, citrusy aroma, that’ll have you forgetting we’re in […]
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Power Designs pops up at Brightwood Brewery
After spending a lot of time in their workshop lately, the sibling duo behind Power Designs wants a little bit of face-time with its shoppers and prospective shoppers. Mary-Ellen Power and her brother Graeme Power have been putting their creative minds and woodworking skills together for the last handful of years, making a name for […]
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Good Parma rises to the top(ping)
When a shoulder injury took Ryan Spence away from organic farming, he wanted to find a way to keep his connection with good, clean food. A vegan for nearly a decade, Spence was no stranger to experimenting with flavour in the kitchen, but it was a Christmas gift from his mother that pushed him to […]
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Julep Kitchen & Cocktails has plans for spring
“We don’t mind working hard,” says Ryan Wolfe of he and his business partner, chef Lawry Deneau. They’re the pair behind Chain Yard Urban Cidery’s in-house restaurant, Unchained Kitchen (2606 Agricola Street)—which has been doing big things out of an eight-by-eight kitchen since 2017—and they’ve got some plans for spring 2019. That’s when Julep Kitchen […]
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Fairview’s The Anchor closes
View this post on Instagram Dear Valued Customers, The purpose of this letter is to reluctantly inform you that The Anchor will be closing our doors after our last service, Thursday November 8, 2018. We have proudly served the Fairview area for the last 2 years, and strived to bring something new and exciting to […]
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Flower Child is ready to bloom
When Charlotte Pierce had her first son, she couldn’t find the classic, quality clothing she wanted to dress him in anywhere in Halifax. She wound up shopping online, falling in love with European brands and when baby number two arrived, watching him put his brother’s hand-me-downs to work. That planted the seed for Flower Child, […]