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Local bartender Cooper Tardivel, of Mosaic Social Dining Lounge, has advanced to the next round in the Bols Around the World global cocktail competition: He’ll take his prize-winning True North martini to Amsterdam next month, to compete against the other top-ten finalists for the title of Bols Cocktail Master 2008. This is particularly exciting news, […]

>Strange Adventures owner Calum Johnston doesn’t want to move his comic shop. It’s been in the same spot since 1995. “People use us as a landmark. I mean, it’s taken a long time, it’s taken a lot of advertising, it’s taken a lot of word of mouth…but I really think that’s valuable. I’d hate to […]

The permits are in place, construction’s almost done and hiring’s started. Yes, even though the media hasn’t been fussing about it as much lately, the east coast’s first Hooters is still quietly preparing itself for a March 10 opening at 120 Main Street, Dartmouth, the former Plaza Nightclub space. “It’s vibrant, it’s going to be […]

Stock up on eco-friendly cloth now, shopper. On February 21, The Atlantic Superstore up on Quinpool will become the first plastic-bag-free Superstore in Atlantic Canada. Read more here next week…The downtown location of The Printer (1786 Granville) has merged with The Printer branch at 2411 Agricola, and has moved there…Reports say the old Sam the […]

Drala Books and Gifts (1567 Grafton) is under new ownership. Rand Gaynor and Mike Mannette took over the shop from previous owners Deborah Luscomb and Jim Lindsey a couple of weeks ago. Gaynor, a loyal customer at Drala, saw owning the store as “an opportunity to have some fun.” Under its new owners, Drala will […]

Ryan Duffy’s Steak & Seafood will be making the move from 5640 Spring Garden to the old East Side Mario’s space on Bedford Row “on or about April 15,” says Damian Byrne, CEO of the Landmark Hospitality Group, which owns the steakhouse. And steak-lovers won’t be Duffyless for long: “We will literally close one day, […]

Another longtime Halifax business is also toast: Locally owned grocery emporium the Novalea Freshmart (3576 Novalea), open since the ’60s, shut its doors last week. Another yet-to-be-announced business will open in the space in March, but Freshmart owner John Harlow was tight-lipped about what that mystery business might be. Harlow says that the introduction of […]

Next month, ever-emptying Barrington Street will suffer yet another closing. Junk & Foibles (1533 Barrington), a longtime tenant on the street, is set to close its doors on March 29. “It breaks our hearts to have to leave,” says owner Sarah Dunsworth. “But it’s just what’s right, right now.” The building that houses Junk & […]

Looking for a saucy way to express feelings Valentine’s Day? Check out Sugah! Confectionery’s new Tantric Tablet Collection, available at Sugah! (1479 Lower Water Street), various metro Uncommon Grounds locations and online at sugah.ca. Chocolate bars in the series come in seven yummy varieties; each comes with a cheeky wrapper, featuring a handy drawing and […]

Kids boutique Ragamuffin Kids (5475 Spring Garden) has indeed closed up shop. “Spring Garden Road can be a tough place to do business, if you’re starting a new one,” says owner Lisa Risley, who also owns The Plaid Place in the Barrington Place Shops (Kids’s storefront was once home to a second Plaid Place location). […]

The Turnstile Pottery Co-operative (once found at 2207 Gottingen) has settled into a new home at 2733 Agricola (formerly Sassy’s Antique Market, which closed in December). “It’s really exciting,” says co-op member Wendy Shirran. “We were very hesitant to leave where we were, and certainly that was kind of forced upon us,” Shirran adds about […]

Sick of commemorating special moments with lame pictures and uncomfortable-
looking poses (like that grad pic where you’re inexplicably pointing at your chin)? Semi-new business Blue Vine Photography wants to help you fill your living room walls with better photos. Blue Vine, owned by local photographer Jenine Dowden, actually opened last June, but failed to get […]