Strolling down the most popular shopping district in Atlantic Canada, from Robie down to Brunswick—including side-streets bristling with boutiques—the sheer number of vital businesses provides an embarrassment of riches for Shoptalk. More than anywhere else in our fine city, we slam up against the limitation of space on this page. A street that provides a […]
P’Lovers
Posted inBest of Halifax
Best Eco-conscious Store
As environmental issues get more play in the mainstream, p’lovers, the environmental department store in Park Lane, is “raising the bar” on the criteria for the products they carry, according to store co-owner Ann Caverzan. “Most of our personal care products are certified organic, our women’s and men’s clothing is either organic, hemp, bamboo, soy […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
P’lovers: Liz and Ann’s Dream
“I’m really sick of fear, I’m really interested in hope.” That’s Liz Crocker. She has seen her share of fear over the prominence of climate change and ecological awareness in our culture. In the Halifax business community, she and co-owner Ann Caverzan operate the green business, with their environmental store, P’lovers. “We were the first […]
Posted inLifestyle
Life free and DIY hard
Kyla Francis Picture Kyla Francis wandering in and out of secondhand stores “like a junkie looking for a fix,” she says. “I love looking for treasure and then finding a fun way to add my own inspiration to it.” She took excess stackable white cups from the Delta Barrington (found on the Agricola Army Navy […]
