It was after a trip to Bali that Victoria Raine “fell in love with the place and wanted to figure out how to keep going there.” The result was Hilltribe Design, known for its women’s clothing designed in Canada and made in Indonesia. Raine’s has been running shops downtown since 1985. From her first store […]
Hilltribe Designs
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Barrington Street sales
The last music store still standing on Barrington Street—having witnessed the passing of Sam The Record Man and CD Plus—Random Play (1587 Barrington Street, 445-1056) is still kickin’ it with a 20 percent off on DVDs sale happening right now through February. And speaking of sales, take a stroll down Barrington Street right now and […]
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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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Shop local: business profiles along Barrington Street
The historic area of Barrington Street is buttressed by the towers at Scotia Square at one end and the Maritime Centre on the other. It’s a busy thoroughfare for transit, local workers and shoppers. Sure, there are pockets of fallow storefront, but all it takes are a couple of key retailers to create a little […]