Shoptalk

Rumours circulated about retail haven H&M opening up in Mic Mall Mall, though nothing can be officially confirmed at this time. Let’s keep our fashion fingers and toes crossed that the 15,000 square feet on the third floor will soon be home to European fashion giant H&M (last time I was in Toronto I spent […]

Citizens have plopped down almost three-quarters of a million dollars of their retirement money to invest in a new harbour-side home for the Halifax Farmers’ Market, bringing the structure one step closer to realization. But while organizers are optimistic, some of the government funds needed to move forward with the project remain unsecured and each […]

Venus Envy (1598 Barrington) celebrates pride with their annual sale, as the first 25 customers on Saturday receive a free vibrator. For those latecomers the shop is offering 20% off all toys and pride gear, so load up on rainbow swag

Over a million immigrants came to Canada via Halifax’s Pier 21 between 1928 and 1971, but on Jul 16, the city’s historic port was flooded with roughly 2,000 gay travellers. Halifax was the second Canadian stop on R Family Vacations’ weeklong cruise of the Maritimes, which departed from New York City. The queer travel company […]

Halifax’s beloved women-friendly bookshop The Jade W (5233 Prince) celebrated its first year in business on July 17. Owned and operated by Sydney Hansen, this lovely gem of a shop features new and gently used books boasting an extensive women’s studies selection, an entire room of children’s and young adult books, a small yet resourceful […]

Music Stop (6065 Cunard) recently changed ownership, as the green and white sign now reads Long & McQuade in orange and black. In fact Long and McQuade bought up all nine Music Stop locations in Atlantic Canada, making them the largest music retailers in the country.

Moksha in Sanskrit means freedom, which is significant in the sense that the Moksha series is free to change and evolve based on the need of the student, as opposed to being limited to a certain sequence of postures, like in other forms of hot yoga,” says Joanna Thurlow, director of Moksha Yoga Halifax. Originally […]

July has plenty of riches, both in our country and across the border. Originally based in Charlottetown, PEI and with a prime location in the Historic Properties (Upper Water Street), COWS Ice Cream was given top drawer status as they recently ranked number one on the World’s Top Ten Places for Ice Cream by Tauck […]