When Barrington Street’s book and spirituality shop, Little Mysteries, closed last August, it was more than a loss for the street. “There was an entire community without anything like it,” says Pamela McInnis, owner of Put Me On (1526 Queen Street) and a one-time Little Mysteries employee. “There’s a very spiritual community here, and there […]
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Get swept away by Broom Closet Tarot
Take a walk on the strange side. Atop of Put Me On! (1526 Queen Street) is a little room full of magic. Open for only a couple of weeks now, is Broom Closet Tarot. It might be as small as a broom closet, but you’ll get big vibes up there. “Halifax is a very magical […]
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Unsolved Little Mysteries
Little Mysteries Books (1663 Barrington Street) has been holding it down, selling books, crystals, oils and tarot readings downtown for 20 years. “In retail years, we’re positively ancient,” laughs Vanessa Smith who owns the store with her mother Sandra. Some web buzz arose in the last couple of weeks when a For Lease posting popped […]
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Little Mysteries, big birthday
My how time flies when you’re healing spirits. Downtown bookstore-and-more Little Mysteries (1663 Barrington Street, 423-1313) is celebrating 18 years of holding it down on Barrington. First, let’s give props to this wonderfully unique little shop for nearly two decades of downtown business—its first day of business was April 1, 1995, no joke. Talk about […]
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Little Mysteries celebrates its 17th birthday
Little Mysteries Books (1663 Barrington Street, 423-1313) will be celebrating its 17th birthday on Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1. Everything in the shop will be Draw For Your Discount, or 20 to 50 percent off—depending on your luck—and there will be a draw for a gift basket of treats and treasures, including a […]
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Little Mysteries’ sweet 16
Stop by Little Mysteries (1663 Barrington Street, 423-1313) Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 to take part of their Draw For You Discount Sale. Everything in the shop is 20 percent to 50 percent off. That includes all their Earth-based spiritual materials, stones and crystals, tarot and aromatherapy stuff, and, of course, books. You […]
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Little Mysteries prize opportunities
From now until the end of December, with every purchase at Little Mysteries Books (1663 Barrington Street, 423-7106) the total amount spent will be tallied and put on a ballot with your name. All the ballots will be collected and at the beginning of January one will be chosen, the winner will get back the […]
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Go local on Barrington Street
We’ve all heard about the problems on Barrington Street, but the real story might be how longtime retailers have managed to survive and even thrive downtown, despite the closure of businesses, which recently have included CD Plus, Carsand Mosher and Peep Show Girly Boutique. And at press time, we’re receiving word that locally owned outdoor […]
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January sales
Typically, business in the retail sector can slow to a crawl at this time of year as people take stock of the consumer frenzy of the holidays and shift under the weight of credit card bills coming in. This is why there are so many sales ongoing in downtown. We took a look on Barrington […]
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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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How to enroll in a summer course
Academic, my dear Watson Are you too busy to take a course? Well, why not take a course in Time Management through the Nova Scotia Community College. Hurry, the one-day workshop is happening on June 20 and will teach students things such as how to save up to one hour per day of time, overcome […]