Shoptalk has learned that the owners of Bitter End (1572 Argyle) have purchased their next door neighbour, the champagne bar Fizz (1566 Argyle), known as Bondi until recently. They’re in the midst of gutting the place. No word yet on what they plan to do with it once the renovations are done, but we’ll let […]
Carsten Knox
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Waltz with Bashir
Documentarian/animator Ari Floman is being applauded simply for marrying the mercurial genre of animation with the fact-driven impulses of documentary, and deservedly so. In the film Floman interviews old friends about their shared experiences as part of the Israeli incursion into Lebanon in 1982. Floman can’t remember whole days of the operation, while others are […]
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NovaScotian Crystal in the clear
Have the relentless tales of the recession been getting you down? Well, here’s a story of survival that may lift your spirits. NovaScotian Crystal (5080 George Street on the Waterfront, 492-0416) is a company that has enjoyed 14-15 percent growth for years. Their goblets and decanters have fans around the world, and tourists love them. In 2008, things looked good for business right through the month of August. Then there was a change. “In September and October, some parts of the business were up, some were down,” says president and CEO Rod McCulloch. “There were no big red flags.” But
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Shoptalk-lets: small business news
A few other recent downtown closings that were sad news to us, so we thought to share the details: Fanatic Footwear (1475 Lower Water) has shut its doors, and Destiny Jewellery (1903 Barrington Street) is also a business in the past tense. You may know the name from the well-appointed stationary boutique on Quinpool Road, […]
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Queen’s Choice opens on Portland
Now open at the what was once the somewhat punningly named Queen of Cups, Too location at 55 Portland in Dartmouth is a new eatery called Queen’s Choice Beans Coffee House. Shoptalk has learned that it is a cafe/restaurant, serving Canadian and Chinese fare with Japanese food to be added to menu in the coming […]
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Surf Movies to Raise Funds
Spring’s Freakin’ Coming is the optimistic title of the movie night extravaganza Dacane Surf Shop (5239 Blowers Street, 431-7873) is hosting at nearby Coconut Grove (1567 Grafton, 444-0887), starting at 7:30pm, Friday, February 27. The movie night is a fundraiser for junior development of surfing through the Nova Scotia Surfriders Association, which promotes all aspects […]
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Raw Food Rules
Georgia Barnwell is a Live Food Educator. She is all about the benefits of raw food, suggesting that living foods not heated above 118 degrees F & have all their enzymes & nutrients intact are better for us to eat. She promotes the health benefits of staying away from processed foods and the ecological benefits […]
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Superstore Basket Mystery Solved!
If you’re like us you’ve been wandering around the Atlantic Superstore on Quinpool looking for those handy shopping baskets to carry around while you do your European market-style shopping, going regularly and buying only a little, to get the freshest stuff. Where are those baskets? “They were all stolen,” says a kind employee. Will they […]
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ur.ban.i.ty boutique salon opens
You might wonder about the peculiar trends in logo punctuation, but don’t wonder about the swanky new hair salon at Bishop’s Landing opening, we’re told, “over the next couple of weeks.” ur.ban.i.ty boutique salon (446-4100, 1477 Lower Water, Unit 7D) will have furniture coming from Italy and products lines from Australia and Italy, unavailable in […]
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Jenn Grant’s change of heart
Jenn Grant has an affinity for animals. “They have sweet little souls,” she says on the phone from a Chicago airport lounge. She and her band are in transit to Los Angeles to play a series of gigs. Moments ago she was watching over a long-haired Chihuahua named Bronx for a fellow passenger who had […]
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Great Things at a discount
Every day the economic forecast seems more and more bleak, and the last thing you want to do is spend a lot of money on the inessential. One option is to check out Great Things in Store (6110 Almon, 406-3051), a thrift shop where a portion of the profits go to support the charitable Parker […]
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Shoptalk-lets
We’ve heard that area gift shop Cool As A Moose (5110 Prince, 422-0890) picked up and moved to Quebec City, where moose are often even cooler than here, wearing sunglasses and shit, speaking fluent French. You know what, we might smirk or sneer, but who doesn’t enjoy seeing a dog dressed up? Three Dog Bakery […]