Sayonara to Hamachi Grill & Sushi House (644 Portland Street, 444-4688). After five years, the Dartmouth location is closed, Teppanyaki table and all. The restaurant is shutting down due to issues with the current economic situation. Hamachi’s loyal following can rest assured the four locations in Halifax and Bedford South will remain open and Teppanyaki […]
Rachel Bloom
Posted inNews + Opinion
Parkside Pub’s smoke show
Goodbye Parkside Pub & Grill, hello Parkside Pub & Smokehouse (14 Highfield Drive, 464-1310). The Dartmouth pub is switching its name, and its menu, and installing smokers this week. The new selection will feature a brunch and a series of smokehouse favourites including ribs, brisket, pulled pork as well as a new pasta selection and homemade desserts. Why […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Cafe Chianti’s quarter century
The end of May marks 25 years of Café Chianti (1245 Barrington Street, 423-7471) and the restaurant is launching a new menu to celebrate! With a new chef, Terry Vassallo (who formerly wowed at Lunenburg eatery Trattoria Della Nonna) and 25 new items on their menu, Café Chianti is celebrating its quarter-decade anniversary quietly but […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Light it up at Mary’s Place Café II
Mary’s Place Café II (5982 Spring Garden Road) is smoking! Well, hookah, that is. The downtown Middle Eastern restaurant now offers hookah from 7pm until midnight every night and there’s a new menu for hookah hours, which includes falafel wraps, chicken shawarma and dips like hummus, baba ghanoush and more. To smoke a hookah, it’s […]
Posted inArts + Music
Get mono
As Laura Baker-Roberts prepares to hang her artwork for her show monotypes in Lost & Found (2383 Agricola Street), her shadowy, delicately beautiful prints are scattered on the floor of the vintage clothing store. Baker-Roberts explains these monotypes—made through a form of printmaking which uses only one sheet—are actually full of spiritual and cultural significance. While […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Justice for Africville Society pursues legal action against the city
Nelson Carvery, the president of the Justice for Africville Society, is taking legal action against the city, seeking compensation for loss of land in the former black community. Carvery is joined in the suit by 38 former residents and descendants of Africville. In 2010, a settlement was made between HRM and the Africville Genealogy Society. The deal included […]
Posted inArts + Music
Steve Moore’s If These Walls Could Talk
Steve Moore’s show If These Walls Could Talk is so personal to Moore, the audience doesn’t even need him there to explain his artwork. A series of postcard-sized quick sketches line the wall portraying different faces and bodies, all taken from Moore’s own experiences. The cozy space of Parentheses Gallery (2180 Gottingen Street), where the […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Keith’s can-do attitude
Loyal Keith’s and Oland drinkers may be wondering why there have been fewer cans then normal at the liquor store. Oland Brewery’s can line was down at the end of April which delayed production for a while. “We have been working to rebuild our supply of beer,” says Wade Keller, spokesperson for Oland. “Several brands were […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
FRED. makes a Statement
Statement Design is moving in with FRED.! The two stylish north end businesses are collaborating this summer because, in the words of the owner Fred Connors, “Sometimes you need to shrink in order to grow”. The cafe will be downsizing in order to make some room for the furniture store to move into the 2606 […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Flipburger hits Argyle
The burger mania continues! If you didn’t think there were enough burger places in Halifax, then you’ll be happy to know Flipburger is opening a new location downtown. Owner Chris Tzaneteas says it is set to open some time between the middle and end of June. Fans of the Clayton Park burger haven will be […]
Posted inArts + Music
Halfway to Hal-Con
Hal-Con, Halifax’s sci-fi, fantasy and gaming convention, may not be until November (Nov 8-10 see hal-con.com for more info, but it’s not too early to get excited about the impressive line-up for this fall. The announcements have already started streaming in and will have fans of Doctor Who, Star Wars and Star Trek alike pining […]
Posted inArts + Music
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ second album, Here, is no sophomore slump. With just as much bluegrass-folk fun as Up From Below, you’ll be stomping your feet to the beat. This album shows a perfecting of layering of the banjo, accordion and trumpet. Jade Castrinos and Alex Ebert are as charming as ever in their […]