Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner HMV, Spring Garden Road Bronze Winner Obsolete Records There’s a special thrill you get walking into a really good record store—the feeling that you could stumble across something great at any moment. It’s even better when the workers have the High Fidelity-level passion that fuels Taz Records. “We […]
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Best Record Store
Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner Obsolete Records Bronze Winner HMV (Spring Garden Road) Taz remains ground zero for the local music retail scene, having won both Best Retail and Best Second-hand Record store again this year. Vinyl fiends will be thrilled to hear they’re selling a lot of the format, including a recent […]
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Best Record Store
For more than 25 years Taz has been a staple of the Halifax music retail scene and has navigated through the rough waters of the changing economy and rise of the internet, which has decimated other outlets. But with vinyl’s resurgence, Taz remains busy to collectors and new music lovers who maybe weren’t around for […]
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Best Record Store
In the cut-throat world of music retail, CD Plus has done well. Starting off as a mail-order company, then operating dozens of retail locations across Canada, it’s also an online store, too. The Barrington Street location stays vital with a staff that knows its stuff, and a nice cross-section of stock, from indie to jazz. […]
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How to have a dog-friendly summer
Jake is 12. His black-lab muzzle has gone grey, his limbs are a little stiff and his hearing isn’t as sharp as in his canine prime. But his master, graphic designer Jamie Sinclair, still takes him regularly to the Halifax Common and Jake loves being out there, where he’s been walked most of his life. […]