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Best Furniture Store

Gold Winner Attica Furnishings Silver Winner Geddes Furniture Bronze Winner Statement Attica Furnishings inhabits a unique niche in Halifax, as exemplified by its two gold wins in this year’s Best of. On one hand, this local independent shop owned by Suzanne Saul and Christopher Joyce outdoes the big-box chains when it comes to big-ticket items […]

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Best Antiques Store

The popular antiques destination at the corner of Granville and Duke once again takes the prize, offering a broad range of items, from furniture to fixtures to hidden treasures. But if you haven’t been there, don’t imagine it as some kind of dark cave. This is a large store with high ceilings, plenty of light […]

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Best Antiques Store

“We’re just a year older and deeper in debt,” says John Beatty, owner and operator of the popular antiques and furniture store. He’s joking about the debt, we think. “Business is booming,” he confirms, which he says is largely due to the store’s policy of ensuring there’s a change-over in inventory every 90 days through […]

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Go local on Agricola Street

Stretching down from the north end, Agricola Street is a series of pauses, movements and environments. North of Young is the largely residential energy of the Hydrostone, but points south you’ll encounter the dominating presence of the Oland Brewery (3055 Agricola, 453-1867), then the distinguished formality of the antiques district just around Almon. Further south […]

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