Megan Wennberg

Mosaic, a modern tapas-style restaurant, will open in late October at 1584 Argyle. The new restaurant “is going to be based strictly on small plates,” featuring dishes from all over the world, with no entree-sized items. “The entire menu’s going to be based on people coming in and ordering three or four dishes each and […]

Melanie Butler is the new owner of …To Relax You at 101 Portland in Dartmouth, taking over from Hilary Todd. Under Butler’s ownership the consignment shop, featuring handmade works by local artists, will be open from Monday through Saturday, 9:30am-6pm. The store will also change names, and Butler is hoping for Handmade from the Heart […]

The Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design and the Mary E. Black Gallery are moving from their 15-year home at Barrington and Prince to shed 21 at 1061 Marginal. The move, which begins this week, was prompted by Transportation and Public Works (who own the building) wanting to expand their office space. The Centre […]

The north end will soon have its own version of the Farmers’ Market, when the Agricola Whole Food Market opens later this month in the lot formerly occupied by Factory 21 Used Cars, at the corner of Agricola and McCully. “On the peninsula we only have access to locally grown whole foods one day a […]

Attica house wares and furniture store is moving uphill, from 1652 Granville to 1566 Barrington, in the space formerly occupied by Upcountry. “It’s double the size,” says manager Keir Lowther of the new space. “We have lots of great clientele and lots of great products but we’re just not able to showcase what we carry […]

Darrell’s Restaurant and Sports Cafe opened a new location at 1865 Hollis last Saturday, in the former home of Sweet Lou’s and Nemo’s. “We’ve been considering it for quite a long time, it’s always been our plan to have more locations open,” says co-owner Dan Joseph. “It was just a matter of timing and perfecting […]

Rogi Orazio Pasta and World Cucina is now open in the Hydrostone Market in the former home of the Pasta Cafe. Business partners Boris Mirtchev (owner of the Hamachi Houses) and Atho Kartsaklis took over the space on May 1 and have renovated extensively. “We gutted the whole place and started just with four walls,” […]

Rain nightclub at 1661 Argyle has undergone renovations and will open a new lounge later this month. The pm lounge (as in “post meridian”) will encompass half the club and will open at 5pm from Tuesday through Saturday. The main club will open at 11pm Thursday through Saturday. pm lounge will feature a world tapas […]

…They won’t always come. Robert Stevenson learned this the hard way with The Donut Machine. Both locations closed June 10, pulling the plug on fresh, homemade donuts on both sides of the harbour. The Donut Machine was open for three and a half years at 269 Windmill in Dartmouth, and for 13 months at 5986 […]

Shiraz restaurant opened last month in the small, bright purple building near the corner of Hollis and South. Shiraz serves a variety of Persian dishes, including lamb and chicken kabobs, rice dishes, salads and soups. Food is available for both eat-in (there are a couple of stools inside, but space is at a premium) and […]

The Harbourside Market in Historic Properties near the waterfront welcomes two new additions this week: The Mad Greek will take over the space formerly occupied by Brisket, and Harbourside Pub (a tentative name) will take over from John Shippey’s. The two are located on either side of Pizza Del Forno, and all three are owned […]