Biscuit has been a fixture of Argyle Street since 1996. The curated shop was ahead of its time in bringing “local love” to Halifax, whether it was through fashion, accessories or a range of giftables that everyone wants to receive. Over the years, Biscuit General Store—named for owner Wendy Friedman’s upbringing in the American South, […]
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HRM seeks African Nova Scotian artist to design panel about Black Methodist church
The Halifax Regional Municipality is seeking an African Nova Scotian artist to help create an interpretive panel that will reflect on a 19th century Black Methodist church that once stood on Gottingen Street. The chosen artist will create a rendering of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, which opened in 1846 and was demolished around […]
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Gottingen Street returns to its roots with Taking Blk Gottingen
Black-owned businesses and vendors will participate in a pop-up market on Gottingen Street this weekend, hosted by the North End Business Association, Alteregos Cafe and the Khyber Center for the Arts. For two days, the highly gentrified street will return to its roots as more than 15 vendors—from clothing to food to arts and jewellery—set […]
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Halifax Regional Council approves $250,000 towards saving the Bus Stop Theatre
H alifax Regional Council voted this week to give The Bus Stop Theatre Co-operative $250,000 over two years to go towards the cost of buying its home on Gottingen Street. The motion, which first came to council last spring as a last-chance request to save the arts venue means that if the theatre co-op can get […]
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Halifax street style: Gottingen Street
Name: Kate Macdonald Age: 28 Occupation: Education and outreach coordinator, artist, activist Spotted: Halifax North Memorial Public Library on Gottingen Street Wearing: Sweater, t-shirt and army pants: H&M; jacket: Forever 21; kicks: Jordans. “I have a Black Lives Matter patch on my jacket that my wildly talented artist girlfriend Kordeena Clayton (She Nubian Liberation) made.” […]
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G-Street Pizza opens next week
Childhood friends Moe Alhaj and Paul Jebailey had home on their minds when they dreamt up G-Street Pizza. The pair, who grew up in Dartmouth and have spent most of their adult lives living away—Jebailey on the west coast until recently; Alhaj lives in Dubai—and wanted to make a mark on their community, together. And […]
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Making sense of transit on Gottingen
Gottingen Street is one of Halifax’s busiest, most historic sections of road. Once stigmatized as unsafe and crime-filled, Gottingen is now in transition to a vibrant, dynamic and livable neighbourhood. A major component of that transition is how people move into, out of, and around the area. Where people can go and what places people […]
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Massage and yoga meet at Pramana
Massage therapist Alicia Wright and yoga instructor Lara Frankcom will combine forces at Pramana—a new business coming to Gottingen street in August. Wright describes Pramana as a space to learn about your body. A client’s needs can dictate the service they receive. For example, if someone is trying to correct an injury, Wright and Frankcom […]
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Tragedy is not something to be dismissed and flippantly ignored
[Image-1] When I spoke to CBC on Wednesday, the last concern on my mind was having what I said be misrepresented. I certainly didn’t expect to have a five minute conversation distilled down to one line and to be presented to the public without any context. On Tuesday night, a shooting on Gottingen Street claimed the […]
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CeaseFire Halifax calls for a cure to recent violence
[Image-1] With the city still reeling from two murders in less than 72 hours, CeaseFire Halifax gathered together with local residents and community activists at a public rally Thursday evening in an effort to try and stop the violence. Halifax’s anti-violence intervention non-profit organized the event at Squiggle Park, on the corner of Falkland and […]
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Plan B has a new plan
Plan B Merchants’ Co-op (2180 Gottingen Street) is opening a cafe as part of its plan to re-organize the shop and stabilize its finances. This week it will begin serving coffee, and over the next month it will roll out its full menu. The grilled cheese, soups and hot mains such as Swedish meatballs and […]
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The Carrot co-op to close next week
Gottingen Street’s The Carrot (2063 Gottingen Street)—a community grocer that opened about a year ago, after winning an Aviva Community Fund grant—is closing at the end of next week. The co-op announced the sudden closure in a members’ email sent out this morning, stating: “Unfortunately, we simply do not have sufficient capital to continue operating […]