The lap of luxury that Garrison Brewery Company now calls home, or part of its home, wasn’t always as pristine as it is these days. The massive space at 1096 Marginal Road, with its 40-foot ceilings, was once used to repair trains, and hadn’t been touched (or tidied) in decades. Like, there was a five-foot-deep […]
Halifax Waterfront
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Best Place For A First Date
Gold Winner Tom’s Little Havana Silver Winner Board Room Game Cafe Bronze Winner Halifax Waterfront Provided it’s summer, a walk along the waterfront is always a nice date, and depending on how competitive they are, a trip to the Board Room Cafe can be a great time too. But the tasty drinks, gorgeous atmosphere and […]
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Bend it like Em
Sydney, Australia’s Bendy Em (AKA Em Kerger) contortionist-meets-comedy show is one of the featured acts at this year’s Halifax International Busker Festival, July 30 to August 4 on the Halifax Waterfront, schedule online at buskers.ca—don’t get it twisted, it’ll be a ball. Bendy Em went from business degree to street performer after she found a […]
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Aboriginal Day’s unity and solidarity
“I think hip-hop got adopted very quickly by First Nations culture because of the idea of the struggle. Especially with hip-hop being born from the struggle of New York, it was something that First Nations children and kids growing up on the rez could identify with, and rightly so,” says Ian Campeau (AKA DJ NDN) […]
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Hart and Thistle closes today
The sweetest spot on the Halifax waterfront is officially up for grabs. Today, via Facebook, Bruce Keith announced that after five years of pub eats and brilliant craft beer Hart & Thistle Gastropub (1869 Upper Water Street) was closing. Post by Hart & Thistle Gastropub & Brewery. You can direct your cravings for Greg Nash‘s […]
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Best Place For A First Date
Gold Winner Tom’s Little Havana Cafe Silver Winner Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk Bronze Winner The Fireside Bar/Restaurant Along with collecting Best Bar honours in our Best of Food survey this year, the ever reliable Tom’s Little Havana has earned many a Best Place To Drink Alone plaques in the past. And it wins this award for […]
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Best Place To Go Running
Gold Winner Point Pleasant Park Silver Winner Shubie Park Bronze Winner Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk We thought about replacing this category with Best Place to Eat Pizza in Your Underwear this year but it didn’t seem to have the same amount of traction. So exercising outside where everyone can see how healthy you are, it is. […]
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Best Staycation Spot
Gold Winner Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk Silver Winner White Point Beach Resort Bronze Winner Lunenburg No matter if you’ve lived here for years or just stepped off one of the giant oceanliners filled with merry cruise-goers, the Halifax Waterfront has a knack for making you feel like it’s your first time in the city. Grab a […]
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Buskers: a musical round up
There’s only so much fire-breathing, put-a-fifty-in-the-hat comedy routines, contortion and strange gyrating that I can take before I have to call it a day at the annual Halifax International Busker Festival, which is why, every year at some point I flock to the musical acts like a moth to the less-annoying flame. Sometimes, things you […]
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The Feisty Chef Shacks up
Holy shuck, the waterfront’s newest seafood hut is open! Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Another one? Really?”. But I can assure you this isn’t your average fish and chips stand. Started by the Feisty Chef herself, Renée Lavallée, along with fish fanatic Nicholas Budreski, The Shack Oyster Bar (Queen’s Wharf, Halifax Waterfront) offers raw […]
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Best Place For A First Date
Gold Winner Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk Silver Winner Tom’s Little Havana Cafe Bronze Winner Economy Shoe Shop Sure, the boardwalk is prime tourist real estate, home of docking cruise ships, Cows ice cream and Americans who aren’t sure where they are, but Coast readers alike have a soft spot for the waterfront walk and the sweet […]