1 Things got rowdy last night at a public meeting for a Lake Echo waste site. As previously noted, Lawrence Bellefontaine’s Kiann Management wants a waste processing facility on an empty Lake Echo lot so badly that the company’s already started dumping materials before any plans have been approved by the city. Neighbouring residents aren’t […]
Mills
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Mills closes its doors for the last time
Mills, the retail anchor of Spring Garden Road for almost 100 years, shut down Tuesday night. Given how often over Mills is cited as the exemplar awesome local company that proves downtown is a great place to do business, its closure is an ominous portent. If Mills can’t make a go of it, does that […]
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Thursday’s 7 things you need to know
[Image-1] 1 The Dingle is closed! Repeat; the Dingle Tower has been closed! Due to vandalism. A safety screen at the top of the tower has been kicked in. Listen up, teens: it is not cool to vandalize Dingles. 2 Awareness of Nova Scotia amongst global business people is “virtually non-existent.” So says a provincial […]
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Mills adds Kick Ass Shoes to the mix
Here’s some business news to get pumped about, the fresh-faced Mills (5640 Spring Garden Road, 429-6111) announced today that it had acquired Spring Garden and Queen’s ladies’ footwear funhouse Kick Ass Shoes (5475 Spring Garden Road, 444-7527). Lisa Gallivan, one-fourth of Mills’ ownership, says it was a very “natural decision” to take over the already […]
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Mills’ big move
Mills almost ready to show off its makeover! The popular Spring Garden Road store is receiving everything from new clothing lines to a new logo for its new location at 5640 Spring Garden Road. Deanne MacLeod, Lisa Gallivan, Kath Perry and Candace Thomas—the store’s new owners—are hoping that their new lines will lock down the […]
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Go Local: Spring Garden
You know this place. It’s the busiest strip of shopping in Atlantic Canada, with plenty in the way of whatever you’re looking for. What might surprise you is in the presence of great restaurants, bars and high-end retailers, both local boutiques and national chains, there are many sales and discounts ongoing, if you know where […]
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Mills reopens
Shoptalk reported that a fire had closed Mills (5486 Spring Garden Road, 429-6111) as well as new boutqiue <b.Twisted Muse upstairs. Well, we’ve now heard that Mills intends on reopening the beauty department on Thursday (tomorrow) and apparel on Friday. No info yet on Twisted Muse.
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Mills and Twisted Muse close temporarily
Shoptalk has heard that a fire last Friday, September 3 at Mills (5486 Spring Garden Road, 429-6111) has closed the place, which includes the boutique Twisted Muse on the second floor. (Calls to Twisted Muse owner Joanna Gallipeau were not returned.) The Daily Grind is soon to take up residence on the second floor, too. […]
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Daily Grind move means less magazines
The Daily Grind’s (5686 Spring Garden Road, 429-6397) impending move down the street to the Mills Brothers building is coming along more or less on schedule, says owner Ann Franz, who expects an October 1 move-in date. The new space, which faces Birmingham Street, comes complete with three fireplaces. Franz says the newsstand part of […]
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Twisted up with Sweet Pea’s alter ego
Spring 2010 looks from BB Dakota & Jack Great news for fans of Sweet Pea (1542 Queen Street, 423-0975): owner Johanna Galipeau is opening a second boutique in the soon-to-be opened retail space above Mills on Spring Garden, joining Daily Grind newsstand. Galipeau refers to Twisted Muse as Sweet Pea’s “alter ego”—-less girly dresses, more […]
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January sales continue…
As we mentioned last week, downtown retailers are offering all kinds of deals to get consumers back into their stores after the holiday season. Spring Garden Road (and vicinity) is a veritable sea of red sale signs, replacing the scarlet Santa-infused seasonal cheer. Here’s just a small sample: Chapel Hill (5307 Spring Garden Road, 422-7150) […]