Ugh, Burnside. If Dartmouth’s industrial park were to have a slogan, it could easily be something along the lines of “Want to feel like a rat in a maze? Come to Burnside!” A labyrinth of streets walled with a series of squat warehouses and industrial-commercial buildings that have all the charm of a knocked-over stack […]
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Remembering Craig Blake
When Priscilla Blake first met Craig she knew him as “the guy upstairs.” One of a group of them, actually. She was a 19-year-old student sharing an apartment with her girlfriends, and he was a friendly neighbour attempting to offload some Tragically Hip tickets. “You just have to buy me a t-shirt while you’re there,” […]
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You say tomato
The reputation of Renée Lavallée’s popular Dartmouth sandwich shop, The Canteen, is built—just like its sandwiches—on a foundation of freshly baked bread. Along with a devotion to beautifully baked sourdough, focaccia and bagels, The Canteen embraces seasonal ingredients that are used in creative and classic combinations. And there are very few things bread loves more […]
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Tuesday’s 7 things you have to read
[Image-1] 1 Did you know The Coast’s homepage won’t accept swear words in headlines? We didn’t until trying to publish this Voice of the City by “asshole with a shovel” Paul Vienneau. The photographer and ice-destroyer was one of several voices whose input was sought, then ignored by the consultant report on what went wrong […]
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Where there’s a Goodwill, there’s a way
Just in time for its 80th anniversary of life changing social enterprise work, Goodwill is coming to town. Opening in a 17,000 square foot space in Burnside (202 Brownlow Avenue, Unit 8), Dartmouth’s Goodwill location—the first in this region—will be home to a non-profit Goodies Thrift Store, full of gently used clothing and accessories, an […]
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Brooklyn and North team up for Battery Park
Back in June Brooklyn Warehouse and North Brewing Company piqued interests with a little tease—the beloved restaurant and craft brewery were teaming up and taking the show on the road to Dartmouth. Together, they’d open something new, a bar, in the former Nectar Restaurant and Wine Bar (62 Ochterloney Street) space. But the rest was […]
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Group homes won’t ruin your neighbourhood, Dartmouth
Councillor Darren Fisher of Harbourview-Burnside-Dartmouth East recently caused a controversy which caught my attention on Twitter. Acting on behalf of local residents who had concerns about the number of group homes in their neighbourhood—while admitting he didn’t know specific numbers—Fisher said: “It’d be the same if a small neighbourhood had one convenience store, they’re fine […]
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TNT Candles are heaven scent
Claire Simmons and Tabitha Taylor are ready to light it up. The pair of best pals are behind TNT Candles, a local line of all-natural, micro-batch aromatherapy candles celebrating its launch today (Thursday, August 6, 5-7pm) at Bodega Boutique (20 Wentworth Street). “We are both pretty creative and we both wanted a jobby,” says Simmons. […]
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This Halifax/Dartmouth branding war will destroy us all
[Image-1] A regional municipality divided against itself cannot stand. But that’s exactly what HRM is dealing with as a chorus of Dartmouth citizens raise their voices and take to the Internet in protest against some flags and a couple signs. Dartmouth—a former city across the harbour that Matt Mays sung about—has always been one of […]
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Dartmouth’s Velo Lab expands
Four hundred square feet is all it took to get Velo Lab Cycle Works off the ground. The little bike shop that could got its start three years ago in a Dartmouth garage on the corner of Thistle and Victoria Streets, the garage of longtime cyclist and mechanic Shawn Marshall and his wife and business […]
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Nectar is closing, but North Brewing and Brooklyn Warehouse are moving in
After six years of bringing great meals, cocktails and jazz to downtown Dartmouth, Nectar Restaurant & Wine Bar (62 Ochterloney Street) announced this morning that it would serve its last customers on Sunday, June 21. The doors won’t be closed for too long, though—the restaurant has been sold and the unnamed new owners will reveal […]
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13 things you need to know Friday
1 Dalhousie’s report into the sexually violent Facebook page created by fourth-year dentistry students was released today. If somehow you missed the scandal, refresh yourself with our coverage on the Facebook posts, subsequent suspensions and Dal’s general public relations nightmare. All of the men involved in the group can now graduate, according to the report. […]