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It’s been almost a week since wonderful caffeine provider the Mud Room Cafe closed its doors at 1541 Barrington. We’re still pretty sad about it. “Why?!”, we implore the heavens (and Ben Moore, who started the cafe four years ago, with wife Samantha Lafford). “I think it was mainly just a matter of timing…over the […]

The first physical location of internet-based supplement provider Supplement King opened last November in Scotia Square. Just over a year later, the city is home to a whopping three Supplement King locations. (One opened a few months ago inside Anytime Fitness on Kearney Lake Road; the newest opened a month ago in the Bedford Place […]

Nifty antique emporium Nooks & Crannies (2411 Agricola) is toast. The shop closed its doors on November 24. “It’s part of a long term plan. We had planned on being in town and having a store for 10 years,” says owner Michael Skinner. (Nooks & Crannies was open for 11.) But take heart, fans of […]

Some happy news for those with a fear of vacant storefronts: the former home of The Med (1571 Barrington) didn’t stay empty for long. Starting this Sunday, a new restaurant, Star Anise Vietnamese Noodles, will be open for business in the former Med space. The new restaurant’s co-owned by chef Andy Mok, who was also […]

Inquiring fashion-conscious minds want to know: Will a branch of Swedish clothing chain H&M be opening in the Mic Mac Mall? “We’re in negotiations with them, but nothing’s signed or confirmed at this point,” shares mall general manger Terry Harvie…Say it ain’t so! After nearly fours years on Barrington, The Mud Room will serve its […]

Over the last couple months, Bonne Cuisine, the catering company that makes its home in the lower courtyard of Spring Garden Place, has been quietly expanding. Today marks the grand opening of both Le Bon Cafe and the Magpie Bakery, two small complementary businesses that Bonne Cuisine owner Margaret Carson opened beside Bonne near the […]

The One World Cafe might be gone, but all is not quiet at the cafe’s former home (2412 Agricola). The space that was once our dearly departed cafe is now the headquarters of Metro’s Visually Creative Artists Society, a collective devoted to helping those interested in photography and the film industry pick up professional skills […]

Gottingen Street might be losing another mainstay. Upscale diner Mollyz and upstairs bar Menz (both at 2104 Gottingen) will both be leaving their current digs sometime in January, and re-locating. Where are they headed? “We’re looking at a couple of different locations. We haven’t nailed anything down as of yet,” says Doug Melanson, co-owner of […]

A new sign has appeared in a ground-level storefront in the new apartment complex at 1239 Barrington, to announce the yet-to-be-determined opening of a branch of tea chain Cargo & James Tea. The sign also makes a sound point: “Halifax, it’s definitely time for tea!” Well played, Cargo & James…Across the street, the former home […]

Dartmouth Crossing update: electronics emporium Best Buy and Danish home- supply heaven JYSK (No, it’s not Ikea. But it is Ikea-ish!) have both officially opened their Dartmouth Crossing locations. Best Buy opened up this past weekend, and JYSK rolled out the red carpet at the beginning of November. Shop it up, big-box lovers!

Canada-owned chain Music World has filed for bankruptcy protection, and its 72 stores are set to liquidate their wares and close their doors by early next year. Managers at all three of the HRM’s Music World locations-—in the Halifax Shopping Centre, in the Mic Mac Mall and at the Sunnyside Mall in Bedford—confirm their branches […]