“I’ve always been environmentally-minded, but I’ve chosen two careers in my life that have been pretty bad for the environment,” says Foxy Moon Hair Gallery’s (2725 Agricola Street) owner Evyeneia Dexter. Needless to say when she found out that Green Circle Salons was heading this way, she jumped on the opportunity to team up. The […]
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Big Pony rides to Gottingen
After weeks of hinting about their move to a new location, Big Pony (formerly of 1453 Brenton Street) finally spilled the beans about their new place via Instagram, natch. The quirky second-hand boutique temporarily closed up shop on April 11 and will be re-opening June 1 at 2168 Gottingen Street, replacing Parentheses Gallery, which leaves […]
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Back in the FRED. zone
For the past few weeks, sliding and sloshing through what have become claustrophobic tunnels had slowly chipped away at my moxie, the weight of winter pressing down on my shoulders as heavily as the year’s snowfall. It reached a point where I would rather sit at home, blankly watching the fog creep up and down […]
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Loong way to the top
I had a craving for Big Plate Chicken when I went to Loong 7 last week. Loong 7 opened late last year in the small space on Robie Street where the underappreciated Pars Restaurant—which, incidentally, is set to reopen in April on Barrington Street—previously sat. The menu is a mix of classic Canadian Chinese, and […]
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Make my day: Makenew’s Valentine’s sale
Whether it’s in the name of love, or self-love, this week would be the time to pay Makenew (2468 Agricola Street) a visit. With Valentine’s on her mind, owner Anna Gilkerson is putting all of her men’s and women’s clothing on for 50 percent off from now until end of day Saturday, February 14 and […]
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Robie’s intercontinental breakfast
There’s a reason I don’t like to try a restaurant in the first few months it’s open. It’s the same reason I don’t try to eat a fried egg two seconds after it’s been dropped into a hot pan: it’s not ready yet. I had low expectations for Robie Street Station when I met Allison […]
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Float hopes—get psyched on sensory deprivation
Former engineer, current craft beer lover Lindsay MacPhee is bringing Halifax The Floatation Centre—the only sensory deprivation experience east of Montreal and exciting new way to chill the heck out (seriously—one hour of floating is the equivalent of four to six hours of deep sleep). She’s just secured her location, at 2631 King Street (around […]
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RIO grand
RIO | Rock In Opposition Studio (5781 Charles Street), one of north end Halifax’s newest spots, has been welcoming yogis, brogis (yeah, broga is totally a thing here) and anyone interested in moving, stretching and sweating through its doors since December, but it officially celebrates its arrival this Saturday, January 17. From 7pm-10pm enjoy the […]
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Seven Bays Bouldering is ready to rock Gottingen
The gutted shell of what was once home to Raceway Auto Centre‘s seven bay garage (2019 Gottingen Street, next to Propeller Brewing Co.) will soon be the north end’s newest source of entertainment, and exercise—Seven Bays Bouldering is set to open this spring. The idea for an east coast spin-off of Montreal’s Allez Up came […]
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Hana Nelson
Owner Afishionado Fishmongers, 2530 Agricola Street “In travelling, I realized the main connection between people was food, it transcended nations,” says Hana Nelson, who studied international development, and then a master’s in agriculture in Europe, before arriving back in Halifax. Passionate about the purveyors of our food, this fall she opened Afishionado, an small-scale fish […]
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EDNA’s one of Canada’s top restos
One of our favourite new restaurants of 2013, EDNA (2053 Gottingen Street), should be toasting itself with a glass of something cold and local today—it’s been named one of Canada’s Best New Restaurants by enRoute magazine. Ranked as number 10 in the entire country—the only Maritime restaurant to make the list—Jenna Mooers‘ gorgeous north end […]
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Gottingen’s still Got A Voice
Seth Glasgow will never forget the day Got A Voice, the official radio station of the Gottingen 250 festival, started broadcasting. He was an intern helping to run the show when the fire alarms were triggered in the North Memorial Public Library, where they had set up. Everyone evacuated, and once they were back inside […]
