If you’re addicted to cruising Etsy, checking out cute, creative one-of-a-kind creations made by hand—you’re going to want to step away from your computer this weekend. You can do this. After drawing nearly 15,000 shoppers last year, the Halifax edition of the Etsy Made In Canada market is back, this time taking over the Halifax […]
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Sidestory encourages honest, meaningful storytelling
Gavin Uhma is a bit of a legend in the local tech community. He’s the Halifax-via-Cape Breton guy who invented GoInstant, “co-browsing” software so good that it was bought in 2012 by the giant Salesforce.com, for a reported $70 million. After a stint with Salesforce that ended last October, his new business Sidestory just launched […]
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Sips start here
Prepare your palate for serious sipping with our spotlight on the local wine scene.
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The return of North Mountain Pie
A phoenix is rising. Or that might just be the crust. North Mountain Pie is returning to the Seaport Farmers’ Market (1209 Marginal Road) this Thursday, September 15. The savoury pie maker, originally launched by Getaway Farms, closed after three months of serving up meat pies. That’s when Jared Mosher swooped in. “I’m the owner, […]
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Guided Tour – Quinpool
Everyone—and we mean everyone—has experienced Quinpool Road. You’re heading to the Armdale Rotary? The Emera Oval? Downtown Halifax? You’re likely going through Quinpool. You’re a Dal/King’s student and you need, well, anything… you’re going to Quinpool Road. Quinpool Road is a unique area, as it’s entirely focused off one large, arterial road. Housing an eclectic […]
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Tidehouse Brewing Company moves in downtown
Opening a brewery in their old North Street apartment used to be a running joke for Shean Higgins and Peter Lionais. Now, a decade later, the pair of friends (and homebrewers) are bringing their beer to Halifax via Tidehouse Brewing Company, a small-batch brewery slated to start pouring downtown this fall. “It’s been years of […]
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Attica moves to Robie Street
After 10 years on Barrington Street, Attica Furnishings (1566 Barrington Street) is headed north. The 21-year-old contemporary furniture store—which actually got its start in the north end, on Gottingen Street—announced that as of late October it’ll move into the brand new, 8,000 square foot, ground floor space in the mixed-use Point North building at 3065 […]
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PHASE fashion show takes centre stage
This Friday night at 7:30pm, the PHASE fashion show turns Halifax Central Library’s Paul O’Regan Hall into a runway, with models strutting the latest creations by three soon-to-be design grads from daVinci College. The students’ collections feature everything from understated, blue-and-black plus-size separates to lacy, Coachella-ready dresses inspired by Frank Ocean songs. One of the […]
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Maggie Jayne’s rainbow connection
Maggie MacCormick and Victoria Kristofic met in a NSCAD class, but you can blame their collaboration on the rainbow. “Victoria had these great rainbow embroidery designs and she suggested to add them to a dress I had,” says MacCormick. “I sort of had this rainbow theme going with my work too. We share an aesthetic […]
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Devour! festival celebrates Women in Gastronomy
Devour! The Food Film Fest, one of autumn’s best reasons for a road trip to the valley, is headed back to Wolfville on November 2-6. Today, festival organizers announced a Women In Gastronomy theme that will be highlighted in the world premiere screening of Vérane Frédiani’s new feature documentary, The Goddesses of Food. The film […]
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Game on for a second Board Room cafe
The Board Room Game Cafe (1256 Barrington Street) wants to invite more players to the table. After three years of bringing fun and games—like hundreds of games—to downtown, the city’s first board game cafe/bar has announced it’ll open a second location later this fall, giving Haligonians another place to exercise their brains. “We wanted to […]
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Weird Harbour makes waves on Barrington
Two-hundred and fifty square feet is all the space Dan Weir needs to make his small business dream a reality. After spending a decade “catching the coffee bug” working in cafes in Toronto and Montreal, the Moncton native has settled on Halifax for his very own Weird Harbour Espresso Bar, which will be cozied up […]