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The sprinkle-coated switcheroo comes as the owners of Sea Smoke and the former Saké take the helm of both Halifax bakeries.

The Spring Garden Road cafe says it’s facing “major financial losses” brought on by two years of COVID-19 restrictions and the rising cost of rent.

The owner and chef duo behind La Piazza Ristorante is serving recipes straight from home in their new kitchen venture. And it’s damn good.

The Halifax craft brewery sees its new hi-fi equipped space on Kempt Road as a vintage-inspired “listening bar.”

The Barrington Street cafe’s co-owners aim to fill a void with locally-sourced dishes that are as much about highlighting the food’s producers as what ends up on the plate.

Raymond Khattar, owner of the popular Burnside-based falafel hot spot, is ready to retire.

The cafe's owner feels the HRM pays little heed to small businesses. The HRM, meanwhile, has plans for a rapid bus corridor on Robie Street.

The crew behind 2 Doors Down is serving up some seriously good drinks on Barrington Street.

After 28 years in the bud business, the Halifax cannabis accessory store has closed its doors.

The newest restaurant to open its doors in the Queen's Marque area focuses on live fire cooking.

The North Park and Cornwallis site will be the brewery’s third location.

From a flood of new restaurants and cafes opening their doors to a citywide labour shortage, 2022 saw a bit of everything in Halifax’s food scene.

Mohammad Nabelsi arrived in Halifax as a refugee in 2019. With his new mobile business, he’s giving back by offering free haircuts to those in need.

Beauty services have historically been gender-restrictive—but they shouldn’t be, trans and non-binary advocates argue.

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Founder Ditta Kasdan says she “could not have chosen better people” to carry on the beloved cafe’s legacy

The zero-waste shop has raised $37,000 and counting to keep its doors open.

But don’t worry, a new family is taking over the iconic Kwik-Way.

As restrictions ease, the Gottingen Street space plans live music, movie nights and wrestling matches.

Until now, Nova Scotia‘s liquor-and-cannabis corporation has never stocked products made by a local Black-owned company.