Specializing in vintage, retro and rockabilly, Pretty Things Boutique had to shut down their retail nook within Junk & Foibles (1533 Barrington) when they closed their doors late March. Over the past few months Pretty Things owner Cadence Macmichael has been scoping out various locations throughout the downtown core, but couldn’t find the right atmosphere […]
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Menz Bar’s Queer Beer
Menz Bar reopened its doors last night at their new location (2182 Gottigen), merely a hop skip and a jump from their old haunt on the corner. In honour of the official grand opening the boyz celebrated in-style with “Queer Beer” – Menz Pale Ale, an unpasturized natural blonde ale brewed down the street by […]
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Homecut Haircuts
With the high cost of rent these days, small business operators need to be creative. Hair stylist Veralynn Beattie, owner of Hair On The Go, closed her Herring Cove-based shop the Hairing Cove Clipper (3 Ocean Breeze Drive) last winter and took her business on the road. Based in Clayton Park, Beattie specializes in mobile […]
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Come See, Stay For Tea: Sawadee
Sawadee Tea House (1871 Granville) opened its doors last week. Owners Michel St. Jean and Mie Mie Sein have brought a little taste of South East Asia, India and Australia to Halifax with their extensive selection of loose leaf tea, art and giftware. The couple also operate a small import business MS2 Import Inc. on […]
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Top Cut Rises To The Top
Three weeks after an electrical fire spread through the building housing Top Cuts (5688 Spring Garden), the little hair salon that could reopened its doors on May 15 in their new Dresden Market location (1535 Dresden). “We’re right across from Premier Wines & Spirits,” says manager John Campbell. “It’s great. It’s a smaller space that’s […]
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Still Adventures
Back in February my buddy T.C. mentioned Strange Adventures might have to pack up shop and move their comic haven elsewhere. The shop’s quaint home at 5262 Sackville Street can stay put, at least for the time being. “The building was sold to a new owner whose current plant is to keep the building as […]
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Be Well, Well Be
In a historic port town the past always seems present. Be Well Spa (2110 Robie Street) found its home in a Queen Anne shingle-style house built in 1898. Originally the location was a doctor’s house, during the Halifax explosion it served as a temporary hospital and over the past few years it’s been a seniors […]
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Loomis + Loomis & Toles = DeSerres
Don’t hang up when a customer service consultant greets you –the art supply/crafter in need –with, “thank you for calling DeSerres Halifax, you’ve reached…” thinking you’ve dialled the wrong number. Loomis Art Store (formerly Loomis & Toles) has adopted a new brand image and revamped its identity – DeSerres (1546 Barrington). In honour of their […]
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Destination: Europe via Halifax
There is something rather mystical about wandering down winding cobblestone streets, knee-deep in Paris, Rome or anywhere in Europe really. Unfortunately a roundtrip across that big Atlantic pond costs a pretty penny, why not just saunter on down to Café Chianti Restaurant (5165 South Street) for a little taste of Europe right here in Halifax. […]
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Cupcake King
Got a sweet tooth? Susie’s Shortbreads sure does. Based in Halifax, the rather stylish baked goods company certainly goes beyond the usual shapes and sizes of traditional cookie-cutters. Susie’s Shortbreads boasts an extensive list of cookies and cupcakes – flavours such as the Elvis cupcake (banana cake swirled with chocolate chips, topped with peanut butter […]
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Shoptalk-lets
The lame news first: the Ethiopia Restaurant (6249 Quinpool) has its windows papered-over, and looks pretty closed. (See? Lame!) …New restaurant the Rock Island Café should soon be opening in the former home of the Halifax Veterinary Clinic (6289 Quinpool)… A new bridal shop, felicity bridal, has popped up in the Salter’s Gate complex, beside […]