Tim Hennebury launched his Fog Off Clothing Co. brand three years ago with the aim of getting people talking about mental health, but he’s had a banner summer. Now, he’s embracing the advocate role, travelling around with his t-shirts, sweaters and hats, selling at events and in Pseudio stores across the Atlantic Provinces and donating […]
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Third Earth Collectibles geeks out
Dave Mullins wasn’t about to let the film tax credit take him away from Halifax. After a decade of working as an editor, he—like many others—had to rethink his path after a layoff, and it turned out geek gear was the answer. “I’ve had colleagues move away to Toronto and Alberta, and we thought about […]
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The end of The Oxford
It’s about the building, but it isn’t. For some, going to the movies is just going to the movies. Those people are fine driving out to Bayers Lake or Dartmouth Crossing and stepping into a photocopied multiplex—if you entered a Cineplex-branded building in Edmonton or Barrie, you’d know exactly what to do—and enduring the flashing […]
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Ace Burger is closing its Gus’ Pub location
“It was always meant to be burgers and beer,” says Ace Burger Co.’s Leo Christakos. “Really what we wanted to do was something simple and really different from what we were doing at Brooklyn Warehouse. And it all worked.” It’s true. Wednesday, September 27 will be the last day you can get an Ace burger […]
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Freshen up at FRESHFest
FRESHFestSunday Sept. 10, 12-4pm Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road Karen Dahl feels libraries have a role to play when it comes to supporting food education, and the Halifax Central Library is embracing that role. “Connecting people to resources is sort of a fundamental piece of what libraries can do,” says Dahl, the manager […]
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Little Shop pops up this Saturday in Dartmouth
A post shared by Little Shop (@dartmouthlittleshop) on Aug 29, 2017 at 4:19am PDT Support is contagious, or at least it ought to be, says Robin Lalonde. Overwhelmed by the help she received in her first few months as a new mom, Lalonde is paying the good, neighbourhood vibes forward with Little Shop, a yard […]
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The Oxford theatre will soon close
A staple for film-lovers across Halifax is set to close its doors on September 13. Cineplex Cinemas Oxford—simply known as The Oxford—has been sold to Nanco Group (a local business owned by the Nahas family). Nanco Group’s Norman Nahas has history on the block, too. His family’s other business, King of Donair has been a […]
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Sidecar Goods revs up
Joe and Bethany Gurba are pretty into books. The co-owners of Dartmouth’s coming-soon The Watch That Ends The Night (15 King’s Wharf Place)—a bar and restaurant that nods to the 1958 Hugh MacLennan novel of the same name—even toyed with the idea of selling them from inside the eatery. “It’s basically a restaurant that’s aesthetic […]
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Room Service brings the convenience store to your doorstep
Time is money and Johnathan Cannon knows it. This week he launched Room Service, an online convenience store that delivers necessities like drinks, chips, candy, toilet paper and cleaning supplies directly to peninsula dwellers’ doorsteps, in 45 minutes flat. The business is a family venture—Johnathan’s father Urban Cannon, his brothers Jeremy and Craig, and his partner […]
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Puff & Paint celebrates cannabis and creativity
Think of it as a BYOC Paint Nite—BYOC as in “Bring Your Own Cannabis.” Scott Brumwell recently launched Puff & Paint Ltd. with his wife Beatrice. With a background as a paramedic, Brumwell knows a lot of medical cannabis patients. He’s also noticed a lack of social groups or organized events for that community. “One […]
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Taste of Nova Scotia is hungry for your nominations
It’s probably obvious to you by now that we’re fans of voting, nominating and giving out awards around here. But today, we’re interrupting our usual Best of Halifax programming to remind you that Taste of Nova Scotia‘s annual celebration of province-wide culinary greatness is looking for your nominations. It’s the 10th year that Taste of […]
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Mr. Bern’s BBQ on the Run heats up on Barrington Street
“Filipinos are known for feasts,” says Mary Panaligan on a break from the lunch rush at Mr. Bern’s BBQ on the Run. “If there’s a birthday party, it’s a feast. We wanted to offer not just street foods, but a feast. You’ll feel like you’ve been to a party.” It’s been just under two weeks […]