David Byrne rocks the bike look. Earlier this week Holland and Belgium announced their joint bid to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup. And they did so by sending six well-dressed men in fine tailored suits to make the announcement. Before you dismiss this as oh-so European, read our Riding Pretty story: chic […]
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Holiday hours for the Victoria Day Long Weekend
Queen Victoria will be 191 on Monday—and she’s still lookin’ good. We’re all thrilled about it, for the day off work many of us will enjoy. May 24 will be a Statutory Holiday for the feds—lucky bastards—but it’s not statutory for the rest of us. That said, it’s a holiday for most, while tourist-related businesses and museums will be open. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (1675 Lower Water Street, 424-7490), for example, is open 9:30am to 5:30pm. Biscuit General Store (1661 Argyle Street, 425-5436) will help you look more stylin’ from 12 noon to 6pm, and the Atlantic News
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Get sweet on Louanna Murphy at Biscuit
When Louanna Murphy won Off the Cuff, the Project Runway-style fashion competition last summer at Argyle Fine Art, she received a mentorship with Wendy Friedman, owner of Biscuit General Store (1661 Argyle Street, 425-5436). It was a chance for the NSCAD student to learn the business side of the fashion industry, and the result is […]
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Wearable Art
When Louanna Murphy won Off the Cuff, the Project Runway-style fashion competition last summer at Argyle Fine Art, she received a mentorship with Wendy Friedman, owner of Biscuit General Store (1661 Argyle Street, 425-5436). It was a chance for the NSCAD student to learn the business side of the fashion industry, and the result is […]
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Keep the homefries hopping
1. Karyn McCombe Belgian pendant light, $360, Bellissimo, 2743 Agricola Street, 423-6014. 2. Assorted Umbra clocks, various prices, Attica, 1566 Barrington Street, 423-2557. 3. Vintage Fire-King mugs, various prices, Finer Things. 4. Bodum toaster, $99, Cucina Moderna, Sunnyside Mall, 835-9560, 1535 Dresden Row, 423-9562. 5. Recycled flip-flop welcome mat, $39.95-$59.95, P’Lovers, Park Lane Mall, 422-6060. […]
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Rebekah Higgs gets laced in with Jewelry by Twiggs
Rebekah Higgs’ grandmother didn’t just inspire her fearless electro-dance alter ego, Ruby Jean, she’s also the spirit behind Higgs’ Jewelry by Twiggs. “I started making them at Christmas time for friends and family out of scraps of lace around the house and my grandmother’s broken jewellery left to me,” says Higgs, who always shows up […]
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2009 Downtown Shopping Promotion
Its official name is the 2009 Downtown Shopping Promotion, but here at Shoptalk we like to refer to it with a nickname that carries a little more pizzazz: A Cowabunga Shopping Holiday Extravaganza for The End of the First Decade of the Millennium! (No, not really, but it is cool.) From November 23-28, participating downtown […]
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Best Retail Sign
The art-school past and creative passion of Freak Lunchbox co-owner Jeremy Smith shows up in the look of his store every day. He and his wife Erin (who also own Peepshow Girly Boutique next door) came up with the concept long before opening the business. They arrived from Toronto, where Jeremy spent five years at […]
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Best Women’s Clothing Store
Johanna Galipeau sees new stuff come into her store weekly, but only a few items, keeping the stock selling quickly. “It’s constantly new and fresh,” she says, focusing mainly on dresses, both business and casual styles. She also is proud of local designer Katrina Tuttle’s Sweet Pea Collection, a line that is only available at […]
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Best Men’s Clothing Store
It’s the double-barrelled approach of Duggers and D2 that keeps it winning this category: Like the beloved mullet hairstyle, it’s business in the front and party in the back. (Well, except that it’s business on the ground floor and party in the basement, but you know what we’re getting at.) Dugger’s has everything you need […]
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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. […]
