This Nova Scotian wine perfectly expresses our spring. Its rich, velvety, dark red berry flavours are the soft wool scarf you still need to wind around your throat to bury your chin before stepping outside. Its sweet heat is the wood fire that has been going since November, eating up your now dwindling supply in […]
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Indulgence celebrates 10 years in the business of intimacy
A decade ago, Shannon Marshall took a risk and opened a shop dedicated to intimate clothing and accessories—for women, by women—in downtown Dartmouth. At the time, the neighbourhood was quieter, the online world was worlds away from where it is today and the local options for safe, supportive, inclusive shops for sexy stuff were limited. […]
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Who’s behind the mysterious Beverley Taco Service?
Have you seen this poster? If so, between scratching your head and wiping the drool from your chin you may have wondered who Beverley is and why she wants to feed both your curiosity and your belly. Turns out mysterious masa-loving taco maker, Beverley Taco Service (which has plastered telephone poles as of Friday), comes to us […]
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Tako Loko takes the north end by storm
Tako Loko (3248 Isleville Street) opened its doors last Wednesday to a hungry crowd of north enders. Keeping the menu simple, the 20-seat restaurant offers seven types of tacos: Chicken, carne asada (grilled steak), chorizo, carnitas de Puerco, suadero (brisket), fish and veggie. Customers can also choose between beans, rice, quesadilla and guacamole and chips. […]
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Treasure hunt with Twice Clothing
When Jordan Britten turned 19, she couldn’t wait to go to the bar. That is until she realized that she looked a lot like every other 19-year-old there. “That American Apparel dress,” she says of her thrift shop awakening. “I stopped shopping at American Apparel and H&M and the places everyone was going. I’ve become […]
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DRINK THIS: Boxing Rock’s 14 Carrot Gold pale ale
It may not count towards daily vegetable intake, but who cares? Boxing Rock Brewing Company just released a beer made with carrots. The aptly named 14 Carrot Gold is a collaboration with Square Roots, a social enterprise formed by Enactus Saint Mary’s, working toward reducing food waste and increasing food security. For example, Square Roots […]
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Do your weekend feasting at the Pakistan Food Festival
“I was fascinated with the Greek Festival, I loved to go there and see the culture,” says Anila Najaf, president of the Pakistani Canadian Association of Nova Scotia and organizer of this weekend’s Pakistan Food Festival. She was the woman in charge of the first iteration of the celebration back in 2016, an event that […]
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Tom’s Little Havana is re-branding
It might not feel that surprising to hear that Tom’s Little Havana (1540 Birmingham Street) is saying goodbye. The adored Halifax watering hole’s been through a lot of change in the last stretch of time—most notably when it moved from its (loveably) dank hole in the wall on Doyle Street back in 2015. Entrepreneur Deeksha […]
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Yeah Yeahs Pizza is coming to Halifax
If you’re a Yeah Yeahs Pizza fan you’re probably willing to go to the ends of the earth (or at least across the harbour) for your fix, but brilliant news—soon Haligonians won’t have to. Co-owners of Dartmouth’s highly addictive pizza joint, Josh Nordin and Dean Petty, have just started the renovation phase of their new […]
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The Ville Caffeine Bar opens on Sackville Street
“I was done working for a boss and I wanted to do something on my own,” says Jenna Oosterholt, owner of the newly opened The Ville Caffeine Bar (5146 Sackville Street). The Ville offers a rotating bean, cycling through various roasters from around the world to provide a diverse selection of coffee. To start off, […]
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Fire closes CHKN Chop—for now
View this post on Instagram 🔥THE INCINERATOR🔥is this week’s special sandwich! charred chkn w/ smoking hot sauce, tomato burnt to crisp and a blackened bun. 🔥🔥🔥 Avail: today – unknown. #hotchknsandwich #chknchopdryerfire #getitwhileitshot🔥 A post shared by CHKNCHOP (@chknchop) on Feb 26, 2019 at 7:49am PST CHKN Chop (6041 North Street), the north end charcoal […]
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Props Floral Design’s next generation
The new year has brought new growth to veteran florist Props Floral Design (5533 Young Street). After 20-plus years at the helm, owner Susan MacIntosh has sold the Hydrostone business to her niece and longtime employee Ashley MacNeill and the Halifax’s garden doula herself, Jayme Melrose. Recently returning from maternity leave, MacNeill—who at just 35 […]
