The “best yogurt on the planet ” is coming to Halifax via CherryBerry Self-Serve Yogurt Bar (6024 Robie Street). The popular American froyo franchise is opening its first Canadian location this Sunday, September 8. There are 21 delicious flavours (Birthday Bash, Mango Cream Cake, Cheesecakalicious, Java Caramel Cup Greek and Cookie Monster to name a […]
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Reel Heat summer party tomorrow
It may be hard to believe but, Labour Day is rapidly approaching. To celebrate the last day of wearing white, the Halifax party collective Reel Life Entertainment is throwing a whites and brights party at Red Fox Tavern this Saturday. This is the third instalment and grand finale in the Reel Heat summer party series. […]
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Vote Room Service!
This Saturday night there’s going to be a Face Off on CBC. Don’t worry; it’s not the John Travolta and Nicolas Cage movie. It’s a Short Film Face Off and our own Glen Matthews’ film, Room Service, is up for the top prize of $40,000 in production resources. Glen Matthews (who you may know from […]
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All a Board!
Hear this players, The Board Room Game Cafe, will open in early October, stretching the board game cafe trend (done right by the likes of Toronto’s awesomely named Snakes and Lattes) eastward. The Board Room Game Cafe will be located at 1256 Barrington Street and will have a library of over 500 games to choose […]
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Controversial Mic Mac Mall ads pulled
With Target and shopping mecca Forever 21 on the way, business at Mic Mac Mall is moving forward. But the mall’s ad campaign is moving in the opposite direction: backwards, to stereotypes reminiscent of the early 20th century. The back-to-school advertising campaign featured the stick-thin cartoon women the mall has been using for the past […]
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CKDU all ages fundraiser is bang for your buck
If you’re a Haligonian music fan you should essentially feel obliged to come out to the Bus Stop Theatre this Friday for a CKDU FUNdraiser. The show combines many elements that contribute to the awesomeness of our music scene. It’s all ages (but if you’re 19 you will be able to buy drinks, relax), in […]
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One year of Le French Fix
Halifax’s “tiny taste of Paris”, Le French Fix Pâtisserie (5233 Prince Street, 497-5308), is turning the big one next week and everyone is invited to celebrate its first year in business. The bakery-cafe hybrid started off with French pastry chef Geoffroy Chevallier in a booth at the Farmer’s Market and has since grown to be […]
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Grace on fire
Angela Grace Arsenault has been busy all summer selling her wares—the eponymous Angela Grace Jewelry— throughout Nova Scotia. She started off at two coastal wineries, Avondale Sky and Luckett, for art festivals in June and July respectively. This past Saturday brought Angela Grace Jewelry to the city to collaborate with Swaine Street Woodworking for a […]
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Dividing the Dome
Editor’s note: Neither The Dome OR Taboo Nightclub are closed or closing. A small portion of the current Dome space will be renovated to make room for the new pub, The Auction House. We apologize for any confusion or misunderstanding caused by this article. Downtown Halifax’s famous late-night haunt The Dome is growing up. It […]
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A home for lighthouz
A new lighthouse is shining on Dartmouth. It’s lighthouz, actually, and it’s a furniture company owned by Denise Knoll. Lighthouz currently operates online, selling internationally collected styles there, but its Dartmouth showroom will be open by the end of the summer. Knoll plans to fit a niche that is lacking in the furniture market in […]
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A full day of Canada Day
Enjoy our nation’s 146th birthday by doing as much as possible for free. Start this Canada Day off early (8am) with a pancake breakfast on both sides of the bridge (Grand Parade and Alderney Landing) then make your way to Canada’s Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 at 9:30am to check out all of the […]
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An ode to the Common
Crust punks Open alcohol Making your way downtown McCartney (as in Paul) Oval Noise complaints This year marks the 250th birthday of The Halifax Common or “The Commons” as it’s most commonly referred (pun intended). If you’re from Halifax you probably have a memory associated with this open space in the downtown area; whether it’s […]