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Though they’ve only been open a couple of weeks, the new location for couture in town, Off The Hanger, is already seeing repeat customers. “It’s a trendy, chic store,” confirms co-owner Shira Rubin-Handley, who started the business with her sisters Aviva Rubin-Schneider and Carmi Rubin- Gitalis. Their family has roots in the Nova Scotia fashion […]

John W. Doull Bookseller‘s neater sister is now chock full of books, officially open and sporting a clever name—The Jade W. The new store’s name is a sly shout-out to the aforementioned John W. Doull Bookseller, the secondhand shop that owner John Doull has been running on Barrington for the past 20 years. But Doull […]

The Frenchy’s on Gottingen is on the move. After almost two years of providing north end residents with a bevy of bargain-priced secondhand threads, the store closed its doors on July 31. The store’s set to re-open the week of Aug. 15 at 2713 Robie, just a short distance away from its old stomping grounds. […]

Harbouring a secret yen for an elaborate tattoo? Oceanic Art in Dartmouth wants to help fulfill that desire. The store, which opened July 1 at 121 Portland Street, is a custom tattoo shop, and all the body art produced inside is the work of one artist— owner Scott Forbes. “My idea of a tattoo is […]

Evyeneia Manolakos, owner of Foxy Moon Hair Gallery at 2393 Agricola, was hearing the same complaint from many of her customers. “A lot of my clients are sensitive to products, so they weren’t using any in their hair,” she says. “I was telling them how to make natural products themselves at home, but I realized […]

Area 52 Productions, the popular local band practice space, is in the process of moving. Co-owner Kirk Symonds explains, as delicately as possible, that they weren’t given much choice about leaving their long-standing location at 2182 Gottingen. “The lease ended at the end of June, and there was no renewal offered from the landlord.” As […]

Timothy’s World Coffee owner Ross Miller says the decision to close the Spring Garden location of the coffee-shop chain was purely economical. “It’s beneficial to the overall health of the business. There are still two locations remaining open.” (On Barrington Street and in the Historic Properties.) The lease on the storefront at 5686 Spring Garden […]

Things are busy at the Finer Diner in Hackett’s Cove when I call. Only a week after opening, co-owner Peter MacPherson says things are “rocking along.” MacPherson knows a thing or two about rocking. After a long stint as the manager and booker at The Attic nightclub, he and his wife, Sarah Irwin, decided to […]

It turns out that more is happening at Milano’s Ristorante than meets the eye. Not only has the Chebucto Road restaurant undergone extensive renovations, it also has a new co-owner. Tom Hickey, entrepreneur superstar about town, has joined forces with Source Security CEO / restauranteur / dreamboat Ron Lovett as joint owner of the popular […]

Hungry Haligonians wondering where they can find Jon Alan’s famous certified Angus beef steaks need only look around the corner from the former Jon Alan’s Steak and Chophouse location. Luxx, in the Park Lane Mall on Spring Garden Road, now goes by the name Jon Alan’s Luxx. Victor Fineberg, owner of Jon Alan’s, purchased the […]

The thing about copper is that it can tarnish. That’s why the Copper Penny owners decided it was time to polish up the Clayton Park bar and restaurant. ” spent $100,000 on renovations to the interior and there are going to be renovations outside as well,” says manager Scott Samways. “The new look is far […]