Every city leaves some sort of impression on a person. For Leah Girardo it was Wenches With Wrenches, a Toronto-based collective that offered bike maintenance and repair courses for women/identified folks. She’s brought her experience to Halifax and started the Women/Identified Bike Maintenance and Repair. The local version meets every Tuesday evening between 6:00 and […]
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Sexy Girl and the City
Still on the quest for Mr. Big? Look no further, as Sexy Girl home parties (1590 Argyle) recently unleashed their high-end adult sex toys and products named after characters from the hit HBO series (now a big screen success) Sex and the City. Literarily get Carried away by calling Veronica MacIsaac at 443-8234.
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Delish Dish
Casa Carlos (5160 Duke) is home to some of the finest Spanish-Filipino dishes, in fact they are the only restaurant in Halifax that serves this type of cuisine. With a menu of delectable Spanish style soups, it’s their tender, low-carb, low-calorie pressure-fried Broaster Chicken that makes my mouth water.
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Happy Belated Birthday Nauss
This past April benchmarked 40 years in the bike biz for the Jack Nauss Bicycle Shop (2533 Agricola). In order to celebrate Al Barbour threw a vintage bike show on June 1. The show featured low riders, high-wheelers, older cruiser bikes from the 1920s and penny farthings (turn-of-the-century bike with a huge front wheel and […]
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Wine Wins
If wine is bottled poetry than Nova Scotians are damn fine wordsmiths. At this year’s All Canadian Wine Championships the province received 19 awards at the annual fermented grape ceremony in Windsor, Ontario. “We have won in the past, we have won again,” says Janice Ruddock, managing director of the Winery Association of Nova Scotia. […]
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The Future Is Tea & Tarot
Tea & Tarot Supernatural Café might not have found a store front location just yet, but owners Nina Harries and Catherine McLeod will gladly come to your door. With a keen interest in the tarot, both business partners set up in the comfort of your home to teach folks how to read their own cards […]
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Turnstile Pottery’s Annual Spring Sale
This weekend benchmarks Turnstile Pottery Co-operative’s annual Spring sale. The fully equipped pottery studio is an artist-run operation available to clay artists with a monthly membership fee and to the public through classes. All of the work for sale on Saturday June 7 and Sunday June 8 has been crafted in the studio by the […]
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Halifax Crafters Craft Fair
It’s a proven fact that crafting reduces stress – don’t believe it? Ask the Halifax Crafters. With the success of the tail end of April’s Halifax Crafters Craft Fair, featuring Tall & Short’s handsewn patches, Woodbullets silk screened t-shirt diary collection, Jennifer Bennet’s beautiful jewellery designs, Philip Doucette’s glass jewellery, plates and bowls, the crafty […]
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To Market, To Market
For those folks who can’t make it downtown to the Halifax Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings (work, hangovers, etc.), there’s going to be a variation of the weekend ritual on Sunday at the North Street Church (5657 North Street). The Sunday variation of the Farmer’s Market begins on June 15.
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Dio Mio Gelato x2
In hopes to add more local and delicious flavour to the ever-developing Dartmouth Crossing Dio Mio Gelato opened their second location on May 23. “The new location offers shoppers their first opportunity to get Fair Trade Organic coffee, a full café style menu,” says owner Jed Roche. “And of course Metro’s best ice cream. We […]
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Designated Drinking
Next time you’re pondering accepting another round when the waitress returns to take a second drink order think about calling Designated Drive-yers. Instead of leaving your vehicle downtown and hailing a cab, or trying to drive home after drinking, give this student run business a call – you’ll be met at your convenience by a […]
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More fashion
Orphanage Clothing is Kim Munson’s line of repurposed and redesigned clothing. A mix of classic t-shirts married with vintage button-downs, dresses cut from trenchcoats and other surprises, Munson, a fashion school and SMU grad, has been selling out of Halifax for five years, and Orphanage is now available across Canada. Anne Pickard, AKA Handy Girl, […]