Hannah Kovacs‘ career path might have been, as she puts it, “very non-linear” but eventually it led her back home. The born-and-raised Haligonian, who spent the last number of years living in Toronto, fell for fitness after dabbling in a few other worlds—earning a Masters in policy, working for a tech start-up and exploring the […]
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A Hurricane Dorian grocery list for procrastinators
Hurricane Dorian is coming. Like the worst visitor ever (an uninvited one), that hot mess is going to show up, over-stay his welcome, lock us indoors, knock some stuff over and probably take our electricity with him as he storms his way towards Cape Breton to mess up somebody else’s weekend. If you’ve seen the […]
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DRINK THIS: Domaine de Grande Pré’s Moscato
September is good for crowding enjoyment into late summer days, much in the same way that the Bay of Fundy’s rising tidal waters push beach-goers together onto shrinking patches of sunlit shore. Domaine de Grand Pré‘s Moscato ($25), launched in the height of summer this year, is my choice of wine to accompany the glow […]
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House of Eights levels up
House of Eights 1717 Barrington Street, 2nd Floor houseofeights.com D ance like everyone’s watching, but like everyone watching isn’t a judgemental asshole waiting for you to slip and fall. That’s more or less the ethos at Halifax dance studio House of Eights, which encourages people of all levels of dance prowess to live their best […]
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Frankie’s Espresso Bar is on fire
It was about a year ago that Adam Otmar and Jill Mulveney had the idea to run a little coffee shop out of the back of a bus. The two veteran baristas envisioned a sustainable mobile cafe in a small school bus, but struggled to find something tall enough to accommodate their north of 5’10” […]
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Eat this: Elaine’s Brazilian Bakery
T here is a very friendly baker at the Seaport Farmers’ Market who you should pay a visit to. Elaine Sphair wakes up at 4am to bake delicious the Brazilian treats that she sells every other week, on Mondays and Tuesdays at the market. There you’ll find her spread of freshly made pão de queijo […]
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GUIDED TOUR: SPRING GARDEN
The Italian Experience Work up an appetite on your summer stroll through the Public Gardens and wander over to the other side…of the Atlantic. Your nose isn’t fooling you—that’s a little slice of Italy tempting you with dinner over at Mappatura Bistro. Take a seat on the new patio, close your eyes and imagine the […]
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G-Street Pizza opens next week
Childhood friends Moe Alhaj and Paul Jebailey had home on their minds when they dreamt up G-Street Pizza. The pair, who grew up in Dartmouth and have spent most of their adult lives living away—Jebailey on the west coast until recently; Alhaj lives in Dubai—and wanted to make a mark on their community, together. And […]
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Safer Space Massage caters to all bodies and identities
Safer Space Massage Therapy @saferspacemassage Online booking is available here Six months ago, Leah Inman dove into a business idea by starting a massage clinic run out of their Fairview home. “I’ve always been very entrepreneurial,” Inman says. “I love working for myself, making my own hours. And it just made sense for me to […]
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Steph McNair prioritizes non-binary beauty with Maneland
Maneland 1528 Queen Street Getting entangled in the world of hair was something of a surprise for Steph McNair. While making a living working in art galleries and as a carpenter, the visual artist—inspired by a good friend’s at-home salon—applied to go to hair school on a whim, and got in. “I never went to […]
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North end institution Smith’s Bakery is closing next month
Smith’s Bakery & Cafe has been bringing fresh bread, major cakes and a top-notch lineup of squares to Haligonians since 1932. Let that sink in for a second. Yesterday, the north end institution and Halifax’s oldest indie bakery took to its social media accounts to let the world know that as of August 10 it would […]
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NS Kayak and ATV Outside Adventure Tours heads “out and away”
When Chris White was downsized from his outside sales job in 2017, he started thinking about what was next, how he would reinvent himself and what made him really happy. He took on a job as a bus driver for the flexibility to be active and outdoors—and wound up loving it—but this summer, he’s following […]
