When Brian Titus answers the phone, he politely says this might not be the best time to talk. Outside at Pier 23, near the Cunard Centre, he’s hard at work ripping open the many flats of beers arriving for the 10th annual Seaport Beerfest. The loud thumps and bangs from this effort reverberate through the […]
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Stillwell Beergarden set for Spring Garden Road
After a successful inaugural summer on the Halifax Waterfront, and a surprisingly trying search for a new location, Stillwell has was scored a new spot for its open air beer garden on the corner of Spring Garden Road and South Park Street. Come early June, the Stillwell Beergarden will be slinging local craft beers from […]
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Stubborn Goat wins waterfront tender
Remember the MVP (most valuable place) of last summer, Stillwell Beergarden? The downtown beer bar dreamed up the idea to open a second, outdoor location to make up for the fact that it couldn’t have a patio on Barrington Street, submitting an unsolicited proposal to the Waterfront Development Corporation to do so on the harbourfront. […]
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Indochine works on its night moves
“What’s the saying? Necessity creates ingenuity?”. Whatever it is, Liz Smith rang in the new year running with a bright idea for the Barrington Street location of her healthy, Vietnamese-inspired sandwich and snack shop, Indochine Banh Mi (1701 Barrington Street). In the face of slow traffic along downtown’s main drag, she’s decided to extend the […]
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Friday’s 9 things you need to know
1 Things got rowdy last night at a public meeting for a Lake Echo waste site. As previously noted, Lawrence Bellefontaine’s Kiann Management wants a waste processing facility on an empty Lake Echo lot so badly that the company’s already started dumping materials before any plans have been approved by the city. Neighbouring residents aren’t […]
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All of June’s stupidest press releases
[Image-1] Summer is when brands hit the beach. June is the perfect month to scare kids about outdoor safety, or barf out the latest fetishization of Canadian culture. For example, here’s a small sampling of some of our favourite weird press releases from the past four weeks. Please enjoy responsibly, as we all try to […]
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Friday’s round-up: 10 things you need to know
1 Today on Extreme Garage Makeovers, slick climbing gym Seven Bays Bouldering makes its debut in the shell of the former Raceway Auto Centre on Gottingen Street. You and your spidey senses are invited to its soft opening this evening from 3-11pm. 2 There’s still time to catch the tail-end of #NSCraftBeerWeek this weekend, but […]
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Stillwell’s serving up a summer beer garden
“We can’t have a patio on Barrington that makes any sense. And we’re big fans of drinking beer outside, as most people are,” says Stillwell‘s Chris Reynolds. “We especially like to drink really good local beer outside.” Just when we thought it wasn’t possible to be any more excited for summertime, downtown’s packed to the […]
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Fuel your wanderlust with Twenty Eight Feet: life on a little wooden boat
WARNING: Watching this film will make you want to sell your earthly belongings and get the heck out of dodge. I very nearly put in my notice and it’s not even 10am yet. Local director/cinematographer Kevin A. Fraser and local producer Melani Wood struck documentary gold when they met David Welsford (caution: his website is […]
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Bye-bye Brussels Restaurant and Brasserie
Due to declining business downtown Brussels has closed its doors for good. We thank all our customers for a great 5 years. Cheers! — Brussels (@BrusselsRest) March 11, 2014 After five years of serving up an almost incomparable beer selection, tapas and more on Granville Square, Brussels Restaurant & Brasserie (1873 Granville Street) has closed […]
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March Madness Beer vs Bar Snacks starts next week
To celebrate the arrival of March, we’re letting our innermost lions roar and encouraging you to unleash your competitive sides, too. Team Coast is getting into the NCAA basketball spirit and entering the wonderful world of brackets, pitting two of our favourite vices—beer and bar snacks— against each other in an incredibly serious March Madness-style […]