Name: Josefa (left) and Paulette (right) Cameron Age: 25 and 28 Spotted: Cambridge Street Wearing: Josefa: blouse, Value Village; jeans, American Apparel; shoes, Value Village. Paulette: trench, Burberry; jeans, Value Village; boots and purse, Zara; turtleneck, American Apparel How would you describe your style? J: “It is mutable. It depends on the weather, what my plans are for the […]
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Drink this: Good Robot’s Reclaiming My Time stout
First-time brewer, Evelyn White, is making a statement with her small batch of beer called Reclaiming My Time. White says she was inspired by congresswoman Maxine Waters and the now infamous viral video of her questioning treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin. “For a Black woman to say ‘I’m reclaiming my time,’ I took it as a […]
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Lion & Bright asks customers to close laptops in the evenings
Social media is buzzing since Lion & Bright Cafe Wine Bar announced its policy to be screen-free every evening. Signs on the cafe tables read: “Close your screens, meet your neighbours! Lion & Bright is now screen free after 5pm daily.” The Lion & Bright just crossed a line from hip cafe to parody of […]
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Lola & Odin’s Aussie vibes
When Savannah Shippien graduated high school, she wasn’t quite ready to dive into more studies. An adventurer at heart, she hit the road instead, and wound up spending two years living in Australia working as a nanny and later, managing a clothing boutique. After returning to Halifax, studying neuroscience and starting a family, she thought […]
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SHOP THIS: Two Rude Co.
“We’re not really that rude at all,” says Millie Jacobs, laughing. She and her partner Linn Freyer are the makers behind Two Rude Co., a little business that basically had no choice but to exist. Equipped with some screen printing gear and an affinity for the most polite swear of all time, Jacobs (who also […]
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The Pearl Jam shells out culinary creativity
Back for its second year as an Oyster Festival kick-off is The Pearl Jam, an intimate, chef-focused event hosted by John Bil (owner of Toronto’s Honest Weight) and oyster shucking champ Eamon Clark (of Rodney’s Oyster House, also in TO) and presented by The Coast. “It’s a chance to show off what’s really happening right […]
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Elevate Your Quality of Life and Go Float Yourself
Lindsay MacPhee enters the dark, sensory deprivation tank to get cozy with her intuition. She experiences discomfort, sits with her thoughts, and starts to make sense of what she’s feeling and why. Floating is a way to enhance her meditation practice, to be able to feel her body, get a sense for her physical awareness […]
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Gandhi Indian Designer Clothing makes a statement
If you are looking for a handmade dress with bright embroidered patterns weaved into the softest of silk, Gandhi Indian Designer Clothing should be on the top of your shopping list. From heavy wedding lehengas (a long skirt worn by women in South Asia) to trendy daily wear, Gandhi provides its customers with the most […]
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Guided Tour Quinpool Road
QuinFun at the QuinFest You can start your day off with a creamy latte, check those groceries off your to-do list, do your banking, then still have time to treat yourself to lunch. Quinpool Road has it all ready for you, and you don’t have to go far—it’s a straight shot! Don’t forget, many businesses […]
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Memories of north end treasure The No Name Cafe
The No Name is inextricably linked to my Coast life. When the office moved from downtown to the north end—first across from the Marquee, then to its current location on Cunard—there was a staff-wide bemoaning of lunch options. The neighbourhood was not trendy then; there was Bob & Lori’s on Gottingen, and that was about […]
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RIO’s going Rogue
“I’ve just been using the words more, more, more a lot,” says Connie McInnes, owner north end Halifax fitness studio RIO (5781 Charles Street). Today, she announced big growth for the two-and-a-half year old business: In early October it’ll be opening a sister location, Rogue (6331 Lady Hammond Road), meaning the space for its diverse […]
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Sackville’s Chef’s Menu has closed
Repeat winner in our Best of Halifax Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Sackville Restaurant has closed its doors after six-plus years in business. Chef’s Menu (518 Sackville Drive)—which served up chef Derrick Giffin’s homey comfort food from an unassuming strip mall—took to its website to share news of the closure. Read Melissa Buote’s 2012 review of […]