Halifax shoe lovers rejoice! Little Burgundy Shoes is opening its first shop in Atlantic Canada at the Halifax Shopping Centre this summer. The store carries over 70 brand names, from Miss Sixty to Vans. That’s all we know; but here’s the website.
Shoptalk
Local shopping, small business & consumer news
Posted inNews + Opinion
Tails to Trails
“Nothing gives me the kind of joy I feel watching my girl run freely out on the trails.” writes Heather Sinclair. Her “girl” is Ella Mae, a rescued dog of indeterminate breed, and the trails are in dog-friendly parks like Point Pleasant and Shubie, and more remote woodland areas in places like Long Lake and […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Ace Burger Company to open
The burger’s out of the take-out bag: Ace Burger Company will be opening right behind Gus’ Pub (2605 Agricola Street) on July 7. Leo and George Christakos, owners of Brooklyn Warehouse (2795 Windsor Street), have been planning for something like this since 2009, so they took the chance to test their dream burger joint at […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Bedford Electrolysis is moving
Chandrae Bailey, owner of Bedford Electrolysis writes to say that she is moving her business, today, from the Bedford Place Mall to just down the road, at 1350 Bedford Highway, just above the Golden Bakery. She’ll have the same phone number, 835-5386. “The business has been in the Bedford Place Mall for over 30 years […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Caribbean Twist opening second location in Discovery Centre
The much-loved Caribbean Twist is opening up a new location out of the Discovery Center on Barrington Street. Taking over the now-closed Discover Jane’s space, Caribbean Twist will be bringing its tasty, traditional Jamaican grub to Halifax’s downtown. “I’ve been looking for a place closer to the university students and the opportunity came up,” says […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Red Fox gets a makeover
Since its opening in 1971, the Red Fox Tavern (7071 Bayers Road, 455-0604) has served as a traditional tavern in the west end of Halifax. But with new management in place, the iconic bar is changing face. New owner Mark Macneill says he’s hoping to “breathe new life” into the pub-like establishment. Adding more lunch […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Sonos subwoofer
SONOS, a wireless HiFi sound system, has just announced the release of a new subwoofer. With a sleek design and an easy one-button setup, SONOS also promises a “soul-shaking sound” with its new SUB. It’ll be available starting June 19 for $749 at Glubes Sound Studio (100 Main Street, Dartmouth, 434-5511), you can rock out […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Inkwell has a birthday
“I never knew so many beautiful things could exist in one place without causing the world to implode in a series of rainbows and unicorns.” That’s how one voter described Inkwell Modern Handmade Boutique & Letterpress Studio (1658 Market Street, 405-8309) for The Coast’s Best of Halifax contest last year. With that sort of enthusiastic support, […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Deans Flowers opens garden centre
“This flower shop opened in 1919,” explains Holly Winchester, owner of Deans Flowers (6025 Stanley Street, 454-0900). “Back then of course they weren’t flying in flowers, so they grew everything on site. We’ve got 4,000 square feet here, where the typical flower shop is about the size of a master bedroom. We were looking for […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
SunME Swimsuit Spa expands to Halifax
SunME Swimsuit Spa has been operating in Bedford (1600 Bedford Highway, Suite 102, 404-7007) for just less than a year, but the operation is already expanding—to Historic Properties downtown (407-8808). “It’s a complete duplication,” says owner Chrystal Saulnier, but we think of it as more of an express location.” By that, she means she’s added […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
InFullBloom Community Festival
Summer’s not the only time for plants to grow. The Bloomfield Centre is about to literally blossom with life on June 3 as it’s the second annual InFullBloom Community Festival, from 1-5pm. “As a community non-profit organization, we saw bare space. [We wondered] how do we make Bloomfield come alive? How do we bring the […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Layla Boutique Shop opens
It’s only been about two weeks since her shop has opened, but Layla Summer of Layla Boutique Shop (5181 Sackville Street, 440-0627) says that her clothes are already out of stock. “I didn’t think business would go so fast!” she says. But business had every right to go quickly because no two items at the […]