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If you’ve ever gone for dinner at Mexico Lindo in Fairview, you know how hard it is to get a table. That problem will soon be over, as the owners have decided to expand the seating area. “If you don’t have a reservation, you won’t get a table after 5:30,” says co-owner Wilson Jenkins of the current seating situation. “Typically we’re turning away 20 people every night.” The expanded dining room will allow for about 15 extra seats. “I know that doesn’t sound like a lot,” Jenkins says, “But consider that we only seat 26 people total right now.” The

A store that sells chains has now become a chain itself. Joanne David Accessories has doubled its fun with a new location in the Spring Garden Place Mall. The new store is now open in the former Splurge location. After 21 days of renovations, including a few coats of manilla and tan paint over the […]

A new Greek take-out restaurant is opening soon at 2150 Gottingen. Island Greek Donair and Pizza is going to try to win the donair-loving hearts of Haligonians by tempting them with traditional Greek gyros. Co-owner Dimitrios Tsoukos explains that a gyro is a pita filled with spiced pork and topped with tzaziki sauce rather than […]

Since opening in mid-March, Stonehaven Restaurant has received a great response. It seems they’ve found the secret formula for attracting Halifax diners: seafood and cheesecake, and lots of it. Co-owner Catherine MacDonald explains that they wanted to embrace the history of the Blowers Street location, which was the former home of La Cave. The good […]

Halifax has lost another venue dedicated to local music—as of January 1, Stage Nine has permanently closed its doors. Co-owner Greg Clark says the location has been vulnerable to tough times since it opened in June 2004.“When we started the club we were a little bit undercapitalized to begin with, but we managed to make a go of things,” he says. But lately, Clark says, it had become even more difficult to make ends meet. “We did explore bringing some new financing into the club, but after taking a good look at it we decided that it was probably best

Homemade soup has the power to warm your insides like nothing else can, and Soup Sergeant is opening a new place to make that happen. A second location opened on Quinpool on December 21. It currently serves the same menu as the original Spring Garden location, which has been up and running for just over […]

As of January 1, Frozen Ocean’s Argyle location will be no more. Stephanie Smith, the owner of this store and the Barrington location, says she’s closing it because “although surfing is growing, since we first opened there are more shops offering the same service. I feel like the market has levelled out somewhat.” She’s working […]

Staff of Life Cafe and Bakery has a new addition—a welcoming, front-of-the-house restaurant perfect for enjoying their famous samosas and a steamy cup of organic fair trade coffee. The spot opened about two and a half months ago, and has already grown into more than expected. Ben Rosenbloom was hired by owner Fran Shirazi to […]

Allie’s Costume Magic is moving, and a new shop is opening in its place. Pinky’s Shabby Chic Bintique opens today as a new business at 1272 Barrington, while the 20-year-old costume shop will move to a new location. Both shops are owned by Allie Edgecombe. “I want the decor in to be nice—there’s no reason […]

A new clothing and sneaker boutique, KRISP, will be opening its doors this month at 5189 Sackville, across from Reflections. Beau Cleeton, the store’s president and a graduate of NSCAD, says the store will offer “high-end street wear—stuff designed by different graphic designers and graffiti artists. The sneaker section of it will be all limited-edition […]

The Rolling Stones have come and gone, but a few local business owners are still buzzing over their surprise rendezvous with several Stones band members. Lil MacPherson, co-founder of the Wooden Monkey, received a frenzied phone call Friday afternoon from her business partner telling her Stones guitarist Ron Wood and his wife would be dining […]

Bill True realized this year how much of a gamble running a seasonal chip stand can be. The owner of Bill’s Family Chip Stand, which occupied a spot by the Halifax Public Library on Spring Garden Road for more than 15 years, moved to a new location this summer as a result of a blind-tendering […]