Late on Monday night, The Hub Halifax (1673 Barrington Street)—a space that’s been an incubator for entrepreneurs, start-ups, community-building and many a brainstorm for five years— posted an announcement that it would be closing its current office at the end of the month. Though the decision was made to coincide with the end of its […]
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The end of Renaissance
The corner of Barrington and Blowers just won’t be the same without a window full of Converse kicks of all colours, will it? After 30 years in business, popular Barrington Street clothing and shoe store, Renaissance Clothing Co. (1549 Barrington Street, 422-3509), is bowing out. The shop’s owner Catherine Nathanson —who opened Renaissance with her […]
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Pogue Fado says so long
Weekends on Barrington Street just got a whole lot quieter. After over 10 years of offering a venue for rowdy nightlife, live music and quality pub grub, the Pogue Fado announced today via Facebook that it’d be closing its doors permanently, effective immediately. This is a pretty shocking blow to the bar scene, mourned loud […]
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Tip Top tussle
Besides the ferry issue, Halifax council had an unusually mundane meeting Tuesday. But council did discuss the potential demolition of the former Tip Top Tailor building at 1592 Barrington Street—the cubist-inspired structure sandwiched between the Tramway building (hosting Venus Envy and Obladee Wine Bar) and the Khyber. The building is in horrible condition, but is […]
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Kabul closes down on Barrington Street today
If you were down on Barrington during Nocturne, you may have noticed a video projection of a market scene on the Roy Building that wasn’t listed on your program. Mandaee Bazaar is the work of Scott Saunders and Ariel Nasr, who have brought a new view of a bustling Kabul market to broken-down Barrington. The […]
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Barrington Street poised for major makeover
So much for Barrington Street as urban wasteland: Fully nine properties on the street have applied for funding to help rebuild building facades. And city staff is recommending that Halifax council provide the building owners with $200,000 in grant money and just over a million dollars in tax credits to make the renovations become reality. […]
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Barrington Street moves farther from heaven
It seems that even the celestial beings are now abandoning sad old Barrington Street. About six months ago, a large, raw plywood door appeared on the stone wall outside of Grand Parade, in front of the bus stop. Open the latch and there was a wooden triptych of a saint, custom-sized for the space. On […]
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Transit plan: not perfect, but necessary
Forget about the fast ferry to Bedford. Forget about an airport bus. Make the Barrington Street and Spring Garden Road shopping districts car-free so more buses can use those streets, but cut the already paltry bus service to Dartmouth Crossing. Increase transit use by 18 percent in five years, by spending $93 million on new […]