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Shiraz restaurant opened last month in the small, bright purple building near the corner of Hollis and South. Shiraz serves a variety of Persian dishes, including lamb and chicken kabobs, rice dishes, salads and soups. Food is available for both eat-in (there are a couple of stools inside, but space is at a premium) and […]

The Harbourside Market in Historic Properties near the waterfront welcomes two new additions this week: The Mad Greek will take over the space formerly occupied by Brisket, and Harbourside Pub (a tentative name) will take over from John Shippey’s. The two are located on either side of Pizza Del Forno, and all three are owned […]

44 North Seafood Co.1919 Upper Water Street, 428-7852 Watch the ships come in (you’ll be close enough to blow kisses!) and enjoy an amazing waterside view of the harbour while noshing on fresh seafood. Mon-Fri 6:30am-10pm, Sat-Sun 7am-10pm, 60 seats, licensed, blender drinksAlexandra’s Pizza1263 Queen Street, 425-1900www.alexandraspizza.com Enjoy late-night pizza under the stars, or any […]

Scooter Commuter opened Saturday at 1589 Dresden Row. The store is stocked with electric scooters, bikes, trikes, remote-control golf trolleys, wheelie sneakers and gas-powered skateboards and roller blades. “I’m just looking at the environment as a big concern, and people are looking for more economical ways to commute, feeling the effects of the high gas […]

Cafe Tryst opened last month at 86 Portland in Dartmouth. The new restaurant is co-owned by Alex Auld-Blake and Pernell Blake, former owners of Coffee & Colours in Barrington Shops (sold to Johnny Anjoul March 31). Chef Pernell Blake was looking to expand his repertoire with the new restaurant, creating such Caribbean- and Canadian-inspired entrees […]

Dandy Lion Eco Interior Painting offers a healthy alternative for all of your house painting needs. Owner Selah Koile’s new business benefits both humans and the environment by reducing the amount of paint dumped in landfills (she uses recycled paint), reducing the stress placed on the body by dangerous toxins (she uses no VOC —volatile […]

Nubody’s Fitness Centre in Scotia Square Mall is undergoing renovations to add a new women’s-only work-out facility. The new space will occupy some of the room vacated by Physiotherapy Atlantic, and will include cardio machines, free weights and circuit training. “It’s going to serve a lot of the new exercisers,” says manager Marie Kuppens. “Women […]

May 4 saw the opening of a new Backyard & Veranda at the Sunnyside Mall in Bedford. The furniture and home decor shop carries sofas, kitchen appliances, draperies, accessories for the yard and dog, and more. “It really is quite impressive,” says David Seviour, the mall’s general manager. “And of course, Indigo is still to […]

Rob Shedden has a new business selling organic vegan pies at the Farmers’ Market. Operating under the name of Waudie’s, Shedden shares space with Selwood Green Organics in the Market courtyard. Shedden’s pies are all made using his grandmother’s pastry recipe, but he substitutes palm oil for butter to make them vegan. Shedden plans to […]

Sticks restaurant opened last Monday at 5543 Young St in the Hydrostone Market. The name is inspired by the restaurant’s primary implement of service: the skewer stick. Sticks currently offers six varieties of skewers, including honey, peanut and lemon-oregano chicken, as well as salmon, shrimp and lamb skewers. “I do a lot of travelling to […]

We repeat. NOT CLOSING. Shop Talk reported on April 6 that “The Pasta Cafe and Dofsky’s Catering in the Hydrostone market are closing at the end of the month,” and that they are “hoping” to re-open in a new location, but this statement has been (understandably) misunderstood by concerned Pasta and Catering clients to mean […]

The Thirsty Duck is set to re-open on Spring Garden Road at the beginning of May. Grafton Connor Group (owners of the Five Fishermen, The Dome and the North End Diner, among others) took over the business at the end of February. “The Duck has been known for years as a place to go spend […]