Starfish Properties, owner of many thriving (and some vacant) storefronts on Barrington Street, is allowing one of its busy clients, Attica (1566 Barrington, 423-2557) to display its goods in a number of the windows of one of the empty spaces at the Roy Building. They’ll be using the former location of Dooly’s (1651 Barrington), presumably […]
Attica Furnishings
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How to have a dog-friendly summer
Jake is 12. His black-lab muzzle has gone grey, his limbs are a little stiff and his hearing isn’t as sharp as in his canine prime. But his master, graphic designer Jamie Sinclair, still takes him regularly to the Halifax Common and Jake loves being out there, where he’s been walked most of his life. […]
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Shop local: business profiles along Barrington Street
The historic area of Barrington Street is buttressed by the towers at Scotia Square at one end and the Maritime Centre on the other. It’s a busy thoroughfare for transit, local workers and shoppers. Sure, there are pockets of fallow storefront, but all it takes are a couple of key retailers to create a little […]
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Best Furniture Store
1st Runner Up: Zephyr Rug and Home, 6232 Quinpool, 446-4622 2nd Runner Up: Project 9, 5525 Artillery, 422-7463
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Best Home Accessories Store
For those who don’t know, Attica on Barrington Street has four floors of great furniture and home accessories. Ground Floor: “The main showroom with the most diversified product mix, lighting kitchen and bath,” says co-owner Susanne Saul. The second floor has “furniture, more rugs and carpets,” the third is Attica’s kid’s furniture and EQ3, “Canada’s […]
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Best Furniture Store
Former NSCAD students Christopher Joyce and Susanne Saul turned their passion for design into a contemporary furniture business in 1995, which is still growing in downtown Halifax and St. John’s. “We definitely bring in things we know will be popular,” says manager Leslie MacDougall. “We do special orders and sell directly off the floor. If […]
