Robyn Manning’s interior design company, Bricks + Birches, is having a moment. “Things are rocking,” says Manning, “starting to really snowball.” Where she started out doing residential projects—a lot of cottages on Nova Scotia’s rustic north shore or homes for young families in the city, hence the B+B name blending urban and rural—now, coming up […]
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How to win at auctions, both online and irl
Nova Scotia may not attract attention from high-end auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s, but local firm Crowther & Brayley runs good auctions in hockey arenas (the next is March 21). And the world of online auctions is accessible from your phone. But just because any amateur can make a bid, doesn’t mean there aren’t […]
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Flyer foes fear not, new by-law getting closer
Gone are the days of the Ecology Action Centre’s No Flyers Please stickers giving distributors enough guilt to keep their half-price blenders and donair-pizza-quiche flyers out of your mailbox or the end of your driveway. In an attempt to curb “nuisance litter” and ensure those who have opted out don’t get unwanted flyers, Halifax Regional […]
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3 weed strains that won’t strain your budget
As Sweeney Todd‘s Mrs. Lovett Sondheim-sighs in her first solo, “aye sir, times is hard.” While I’m not making human pies to make ends MEAT right now, I have had to become savvy with my pot allowance. To get double dosages out of my stash, I’ve been vaping more often and then using the leftovers […]
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Best Fish Cakes
The Ardmore is no stranger to the Best of Food poll, but this time it scooped two new categories. And why are the fish cakes special? “We make them with a lot of love,” says Gilbert, a manager at the eatery. He goes on to say that the best bargain in the place is probably […]